Project title: Is the climate “warming up”?

Team: Ε Δημοτικού

Μαντουλίδη   Θεσσαλονίκη   Greece   5 Student’s age: 10-11 years old

What is the reason for the temperature change in the city of Thessaloniki over the last 50 years?
Πού οφείλεται η μεταβολή της θερμοκρασίας στην πόλη της Θεσσαλονίκης τα τελευταία 50 χρόνια;

To inform the children about the climate problem, videos were initially shown. In addition to general information on the issue of climate change, these focused in particular on the phenomenon of warming and the negative consequences of climate change. The aim in the first instance was – and fortunately it was achieved – to make all the pupils aware not only of the magnitude of the problem but also of the need to tackle it immediately. Next, the students searched for articles on the internet about the divergence in temperature values per decade and made comparisons of data obtained from tables of reputable scientific studies. On this basis, they also completed a worksheet with corresponding data. Furthermore, the students carried out on-site measurements – which they carried out themselves in the schoolyard using soil thermometers – and the programme was concluded with the projection of four famous works of Western painting and their altered form, as they were modelled by the WWF in an effort to raise public awareness of the problem of climate change.

The implementation of the project resulted in many useful conclusions. First of all, the students realised that climate change is indeed a fact and that it has already had negative consequences on the lives of people all over the planet. In particular, the issue of warming, over time, seems to be becoming extremely dangerous, which is why it is more urgent than ever to address it immediately. In this direction, the children thought and through a class discussion, they presented their views on actions and actions that we can all take in order to mitigate the phenomenon.

Through the study of the phenomenon of global warming, fruitful discussions were developed in the classroom and many actions were proposed by which the problem could be mitigated. Some of them concern the operation of the industrial sector and the rest relate to simple actions of our daily life. In particular, the children mentioned the need to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources, the mitigation of unnecessary energy waste (by switching off household appliances when we do not need to use them, using public transport or cycling more often, reducing the consumption of meat and other products of animal origin, etc.) and the need to protect forests.

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