Lets do something for our planet

Lifelong Learning Programme 2008-2010

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ACTIVITIES JANUARY-MAY 2010

GHEORGHE MAGHERU SCHOOL Caracal, Romania
Activities about The Sun-our primary source of energy, obtaining energy from soil resources (wood) and from subsoil (methane, oil, coal), using solar energy for a clean environment. Activities in classrooms, experiments, gathering information.

THE SOLAR SYSTEM thematic project

What is the sun and which are the planets of our solar system?

The influence of the sun in the nature

The seasons formation, animals and plants life cycles The pupils asked questions and their questions were asked in turn

What happens when the sun heats the Earth? Sun takes its energy from where? How do eclipses occur? The sun will shine forever?

Be careful! Its burning !

The Sun, the leading actor of our solar system, a source of life on Terra ,is energy, light and high spirits source . The day star can be sometimes extremely dangerous if we ignore its hidden secrets from the rays that welcome us every morning .

Sun - green energy source

Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun , has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies.

Solar radiation, along with secondary solar-powered resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available renewable energy on earth. Only a minuscule fraction of the available solar energy is used.

Children working

Spring 8th March

Mothers Day holiday

The pupils from the second grade decorated their classrooms , designed costumes and made recycled paper greeting cards.

PRACTICAL WORKS
Model making, drawings, posters, worksheets, crossword puzzles

DONT LOOK AT THE SUN THROUGH OPTICAL INSTUMENTS THAT ARE NOT DESIGNED WITH SPECIAL FILTERS FOR WATCHING THE SUN !!!

The sun and the shadow In the suns light, things .have a shadow. We can use shadow to protect ourselves from the hot rays of the sun, or we can use it to draw objects. The shadow differs according to the position of the sun .

THE FIRE-A FRIEND OR AN ENEMY ?

Informative and practic activities about pollutionrubbish burning, energy production and ways of decreasing the effects of the pollution.

Children, dont play with fire!

TALK, PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES

22nd March The International Day of Water

THE WATER AND THE FIRE
Afire in the forest must be watched carefully! When you leave, put the fire out with water, then cover with soil! The firemen use water to put out fires. To announce a fire use the emergency number 112 !

THE FOREST MONTH 15th

March-

15th April Instructive activities of fire prevention in the forests, educating the respect for forests, trees, plants and animals.

Our school has taken a new look

On the windows, doors and walls and in the classrooms the forest turned green.

Instructive activities took place in our classrooms

Instructive sketch:

The nature friends

The pupils from the VI th grade prepared the sketch for their little schoolmates.

Drawing and posters making

Activities in the nature

Models, posters worksheet making

Vienna- Austria, the last project reunion

The pupils draw the Danube route, they discovered information about Austria and they are eager to see pictures

PRODUCER,

COMENIUS TEAM, GHEORGHE MAGHERU, SCHOOL CARACAL, ROMANIA