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Protocol
of the 1st project meeting
Arroyo
de la Luz (Spain), November
24th - 30th, 2001
27.11.2001
TOP
1: Schoolmasterweb
(www.schoolmaster.net):
TOP
2: Comenius
Web
We
need:
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Drawings
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descriptions of each aquatic system
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project newspaper / one school for layout
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information about exchanges
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second year information
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dates of next meetings
TOP
3: Evaluation
click here
TOP
4: Reports of the countries:
SPAIN:
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Teacher meetings / parents meetings
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biological analysis
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no chemical measurements yet
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English emails of the students after January (faxes, postcards instead)
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15 teachers involved
ITALY:
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cleaning the environment off rubbish (29th of September)
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chemical measurements in October (25 students)
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problems, because students don’t have enough spare time to be really
engaged
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7 teachers involved
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aim: orientation in the ecosystem after a self created map
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excursion to an island
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Agenda 21 meeting in January to inform other teachers
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4 students want an exchange
HUNGARY:
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second visit of an artificial lake in Budapest in September
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compared with the youngest natural protected area in B. (stream for
hobby fishing, forest and swamp)
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connections of water plants and water animals
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20 different species of moss and many butterflies to watch
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chemical measurements
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traffic counting in the protected area (public road)
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biological indicators analysis
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insect trappings
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ringing a bird in spring
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swamp plants measurements
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watching activities on the frozen lake in winter (skating)
AZORES:
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teacher and parents meetings
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bird watching
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chemical and biological measurements
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drawings of the landscapes
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feedback of the day (students filled out a form)
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preparing of the next trip by the students (expectations, problems of
nitrification)
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CD-ROM of measurements and results
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(A for azure lake, V for green lake; 1 for border, 2 for middle
lake)
GERMANY:
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teacher meetings
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parents evening with 4 classes of students involved about the culture
of every country
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measurements (biological and chemical)
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strategy game with every involved class
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Comenius week event with air balloons and wishes for Europe written by
the students (November)
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water as a top topic for one week (water week in January)
TOP 5:
Suggestions and Improvements:
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testing of the water quality
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registering all typical plants around the ecosystem
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collecting
biotope data
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using the forms of the TAPAS website (Hungary will create them)
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use of fax, mail and CDs
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increasing contacts, every student should have 2 partners
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sending maps, pictures and histories of the ecosystems
28.11.2001
TOP 1:
Ideas for the Action-1 website:
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fast
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interesting
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easy to use
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with important links to homepage
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a second homepage as a suggestion
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external links
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links for students
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links to school websites
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CD as a product of the activities
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a mailbox on the first page for opinions and questions
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more links of the different countries to use for information
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links to related projects
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a counter for counting the visits of the site
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ecosystems as a part of the Comenius-web (presentations of the
ecosystems till January, pictures of the measurements in steps, charts with
pictures of the animals, drawings, no copies from books !)
TOP 2:
International work of the participating schools:
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attempts to compare the results
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find the reasons for different results
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research work of the students to get background information
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emailing to find solutions of economic problems
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international questionnaire about indicators, pollution... (Italy)
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riddle (crosswords) of every school (10 questions each)
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emailing to find solutions
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chatting (Italy: Mondays 2 - 3.30 pm; Azores: Thursdays / Fridays
3.30pm)
TOP 3:
Topics of year 2002:
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art exhibitions related to the project: two-dimensions or any visual
art, preparation this school year, presentation next school year, exhibition in
every school for a couple of months
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history / geography: stories, tales, myths of the aquatic system to be
send to each school
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deadline: May / June 2002
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Jan Amos Comenius 1592 - 1670: one student of every participating
country writes one page about Comenius´ life in his native language till end of march 2002
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language guide: creating most important sentences and words for a
leaflet (max. 40)
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video clip: of activities to send them to Germany for a video of the
project
TOP 4:
Newspaper of the project:
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for students, parents, teachers and external people
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deadline of reports and pictures 15th April 2002
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Azorean school is responsible for layout
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deadline of the layout 1st June 2002
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printed in every country in color of a CD
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contents: pictures with English titles and the name of the country they belong to
two reports in English and two reports in the native languages
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every school decides about the contents themselves
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send logos of the sponsors for the sponsors site index
29.11.2001:
TOP 1:
Application Form for 2002:
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in English, to be send as an email
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evaluation
form about money use and topics till 1st of September
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Germany will send the form to Italy 15th January 2002
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deadline: 1st march 2002 to the national agency
TOP 2:
Exchanges 2002:
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apply for maximum amount of money
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20 students of Spain and Germany
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possibility to exchange one teacher
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Hungary and Azores are going to exchange 4 students early April
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important to exchange holiday dates of 02/03
TOP 3:
Ideas for other activities:
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workshops about the future of the aquatic system (in 50, 100 years)
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interactive material to use in the classrooms (puzzles, questionnaires)
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power print game (quiz)
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animals and plants in plastic or
formalin
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three dimensional map of the eco system
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students play of historical tales about the area
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more measurements
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collecting ideas to save the system with the community, discussing
problems of water shortness in summer
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students prepare lessons related to water themselves
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students teach younger students of the school or another school
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create a didactic park
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make of a brochure
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interviews with people about their behavior with water in households
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find out where the drinking water comes from
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find rules to save water in households and communities
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interactive presentations of eco system and saving water
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looking for historical pollution and accidents around the area
TOP 4:
Language assistant:
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apply till 1st of march at the national agency
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for 6 - 8 months
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are students of universities
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they give lessons and work regularly
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information in the internet
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