ACTIVITIES - ΔΡΑΣΕΙΣ

ACTIVITIES   

"Log in Nature"  2018-2021

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1. Activity  - October 2018

Our students took part in an online survey in order to measure their attitude towards Nature. 



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2.  Activity - November 2018

Hiking at the forest of Iana, just outside our town, activities in the woods

https://www.slideshare.net/secret/b8i2ZGBSqDPglJ
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3. 1st Learning-Training -Teaching activity in Scandicci, Florence Italy 19-23 November 2018


You can read about the meeting on the special page of this blog.

You can watch the video about the meeting here:

https://youtu.be/YDQnOfOCJs0

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4. Activity: Creation and selection of the logo of the program.

Our students took part in a competition for the creation of the logo of our project. Students from classes E and F participated and finally we chose the most suitable one. It was Frideriki's from class E1. All the logos of the 6 countries were gathered by the coordinator of the program and the final logo was voted by all the countries.  The winner was the Italian logo. This one will be from now on the logo of the program. 


Creation of logo from our school



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5. Activity - December 2018

Birds wall to wall-Birdwatching-Ornithological trip to the Delta of the Evros river. Visit to a water reservoir - the Delta of the Evros river and the Information center of the river.

Παρατήρηση πουλιών-Επίσκεψη στο κέντρο ενημέρωσης φορέα διαχείρισης

του Δέλτα του ποταμού Έβρου

https://drive.google.com/open?id=18BAcecRwWPx3CEd2yP2j1Wr60EZ9wjUG

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6.  Activity- January 2019   "Winged friends are everywhere"

Students brought photographs of birds and placed them on the school premises.

Classrooms and corridors were decorated with pictures of birds with information about them and representations of their natural habitat

Additionally, each day during school breaks bird sounds were played out loud so as to familiarize students with sounds of nature.

                   https://www.slideshare.net/secret/jfeylm8FXzwIs5


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7. Activity - Creation of  "Log in Nature" images 

https://www.slideshare.net/secret/mM3omxOtJi2BvI


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8. Activity - Decorating the school with  "Log in Nature " creations

https://www.slideshare.net/secret/Db6B21HHHDlCDh


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9. Activity- Visit to Dadia forest

Play Sherlock Holmes -Track the tracks and follow the trails of birds and aminals

The  students went on a trip to the National forest of Dadia. The aim of the trip was to draw the students' attention to the beauty of nature surrounding us and to get to know the natural and cultural heritage of the forest. The participants followed the tracks of the animals in the forest. The learned how to identify the tracks left by specific animal species. Finally, they prepared their observations documentation. 

https://www.slideshare.net/secret/77eizYoQpATP2i


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10. Activity / Tracks lead me to an animal / February 2019

Trails and tracks of the animals that were found on the trip to Dadia forest have been placed in different parts of the school premises and lead the students to the photographs of the particular species. The effect of this activity is a didactic game produced by the participants and used during the science lessons later on. 

 https://www.slideshare.net/secret/FFVSSoGEFcn0UC


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11.   Activity / 2nd  Learning Teaching Training meeting in Alexandroupoli, Greece,   18-22 March 2019

            The motto of the meeting was:  " Contact with nature is my right"



You can read about the meeting on the special page of this blog.

You can watch the video about the meeting here:


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12. Activity:   “Green gardens on the school windowsills"

It has been long known that spending time surrounded by plants has a relaxing and regenerating effect. Looking at green plants when we are tired and working in a green area gives us a sense of security and brings us close to Nature. In order to improve the school and class microclimate the students grew plants from seeds and seedlings, they looked after them and put them on the windowsills and all over the school premises. Spring has sprung! 

You can watch the activity here:

https://www.slideshare.net/secret/iYGjees6MBzXcD


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13. Activity  : The students collected information about the aromatic plants they planted. We talked about "Plants and their role in the Greek Mythology". We used all this information to create an e-book using Flip PDF.

You can see it here: 

online.flipbuilder.com/ddpx/xrmw/mobile/index.html#p=14 


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14. Activity :  " At the oasis of beauty and tranquility"

In spring, when the flowers bloom the gardens look more beautiful.  It was the best time for our students to visit a garden and develop a positive emotional relation with Nature.  Beautiful sunlight, the sweet scent of flowers and interesting information created an occasion to brunch our students' interest in Nature as well as to draw their attention to the beauty and variety to the nature surrounding them. . Due to the fact that there is no botanical garden in our area, we visited a privatly owned plantation, just outside our town. 

 You can watch the activity here:



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 15. Activity: 3rd  Learning-Training -Teaching activity in Priekule, Latvia     13-17 May 2019



The motto of the meeting was:   " The Forest is waiting, the river is waiting"



You can watch the video about the meeting here:



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16. Activity: "What squeaks in the grass"       June 2019

The students participated in a camping activity.First of all, we organized a beach clean-up day on June 5th, which coincided with the world Environmental day.  The activity was performed at the beach of the Municipal  camping site of  our town,  Alexandroupoli. The students collected rubbish found on the beach and sorted it out in order to be put in special rubbish bins.The students had brought their camping equipment with them.  They learnt how to work together and put up their tents.  They got into the tents, played games and had lots of fun. The activities enabled the students to get a polysensory and direct contact with nature and lower their stress and hyperactivity level. 

You can watch it here: 
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17. Activity:  4th  Learning-Training -Teaching activity in 


Pojorata, Bucovina, Romania  23-27 September 2019




You can watch the video about this meeting here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_EcLmW44_c 

 or you can visit the page of the Romanian meeting:

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18. Activity: Taking part in the beach clean up day 

 October 2019

         Students of classes C and D participated in the beach clean up campaign organized by the town council to mark the ending of the swimming season and send an ecological meaning for clean beaches and collecting things for recycling. All the materials found on the beach were separated into different bags and sent for recycling. 

   
                     




 



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19. Activity - A visit to a local National park   / October 2019

     The students of 6th grade visited Dadia National park. The purpose of the trip was to make them aware of the natural and cultural heritage of the area, to learn about the protected species of the area, plants and animals, especially the rare vultures and become acquainted with different forms of environmental protection. Students had the chance to get in a direct contact with nature in order to acquire a positive reaction with it and gain knowledge about the environment. 

       Then the students prepared a documentation of the trip. The video that follows was created by the students with photos they had gathered during their trip. It was realised in the Computer lab with the help of the ICT teacher.  

        You can watch the video here: 

           https://youtu.be/r9Du_gZvlgg



             












   
   
              


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 20. Activity - A knowledge competition about  Nature

     The students of 6th grade took part in a knowledge competition on National parks and endangered species. The students were given  sites on the internet or surfed the Internet on their own, in order to study and collect information on national parks and endangered species. They also had to focus on the information provided by the "Red Book" of WWF.

https://www.geogreece.gr/parka.php

http://www.parnitha-np.gr/ethnika_parka.htm

https://www.wwf.gr/who-we-are

https://www.wwf.gr/images/pdfs/additional_info.pdf

    The students learned about the national parks in Greece, where they are located , how many they are, their wildlife etc. They also learnt that the endangered species vary form country to country. A species that is considered to be endangered in one country, may not be endangered in another country. The students had to focus on the animals which are  considered endangered in Greece. After that, they took part in a knowledge competition which took place at school. The purpose of this activity was to brush out students' interest in Nature, to make them acquire a positive emotional relation with nature and to gain knowledge about the environment.

       The quiz they had to answer is the one that follows: 

In Greek :
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ΤΑ ΑΓΡΙΑ ΖΩΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΕΡΙΟΧΗ ΜΑΣ
      11ο Δ. Σ. Αλεξ/πολης


       Τάξη :                Τμήμα:

       Ονοματεπώνυμο:……………………………………………………………………………………

Κυκλώστε το σωστό

1.    Πόσα είναι τα Εθνικά πάρκα της Ελλάδας
Α:    8      Β:  16      Γ:   24      Δ:    17

2.     Ποιο από  τα παρακάτω δεν είναι Εθνικό Πάρκο
Α:   Δάσος Δαδιάς - Σουφλίου – Λευκίμης
Β:   Ανατ. Μακεδονίας και Θράκης  ( Δέλτα του Νέστου – Βιστωνίδας – Ισμαρίδας)
Γ:    Εθνικός Δρυμός Σουνίου
Δ:   Δέλτα του Έβρου

3.     Τι χρώμα έχει το  βιβλίο με τα απειλούμενα είδη
Α:  Πράσινο   Β:  Μπλε   Γ:  Κόκκινο   Δ:  Κίτρινο

4.    Ποιο από τα παρακάτω θηλαστικά δεν ανήκει στα απειλούμενα στην Ελλάδα                ( Απειλούμενα CR- Κινδυνεύοντα EN – Τρωτά VU )
Α:  Λύκος   Β:   Αρκούδα   Γ: Αλεπού  Δ : Τυφλοπόντικας

5.    Ποιο από τα παρακάτω πτηνά δεν ανήκει στα απειλούμενα στην Ελλάδα                      ( Απειλούμενα CR- Κινδυνεύοντα EN – Τρωτά VU )
Α:   Μαυρόγυπας      Β:  Πελαργός     Γ:    Μπούφος             Δ:  Ασπροπάρης

6.     Ποιο από τα παρακάτω δέντρα δεν αποτελεί μέρος της χλωρίδας του Εθνικού πάρκου Δαδιάς  - Λευκίμης -  Σουφλίου
Α:   Τραχεία πεύκη    Β:   Τούγια    Γ:   Μαύρη πεύκη    Δ:   Φράξος

7.     Γράψε  τέσσερα  Εθνικά Πάρκα της Ελλάδας
Α………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Β………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Γ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Δ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8.     Γράψε τέσσερα πτηνά που συναντάμε στο Εθνικό Πάρκο Δαδιάς-  Λευκίμης - Σουφλίου
Α………………………………………………………….
Β………………………………………………………….
Γ………………………………………………………….
Δ…………………………………………………………

9.     Γράψε τέσσερα Θηλαστικά που συναντάμε στο Εθνικό Πάρκο Δαδιάς -  Λευκίμης -  Σουφλίου.
Α………………………………………………………….
Β………………………………………………………….
Γ………………………………………………………….
Δ…………………………………………………………

10. Γράψτε ποιες κατά τη γνώμη σας είναι οι κύριες απειλές που οδηγούν τα είδη της Ελληνικής πανίδας σε μείωση του πληθυσμού τους  ή ακόμη και σε εξαφάνιση.
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IN ENGLISH: 

                                                WILD ANIMALS IN OUR REGION

 11th  Primary School of Alexandroupoli


      Class : ...............              

      Name:……………………………………………………………………………


Circle the correct answer:


1. How many are the National Parks in Greece?
 A: 8  B: 16  C: 24  D: 17

 2. Which of the following is not a National Park?
 A: Dadia - Soufli - Lefkimi Forest
 B: East Macedonia and Thrace (Nestos Delta - Vistonida - Ismarida Delta)
 C: Sounio National Park
 D: Evros Delta

3. What color is the book of endangered species?
 A: Green B: Blue C: Red D: Yellow

4. Which of the following mammals does not belong to the endangered species in Greece (Endangered CR - Endangered EN - VU Vulnerable)
 A: Wolf B: Bear C: Fox D: Mole

 5. Which of the following birds does not belong to the endangered species?
 A: Blackbird B: Stork C: Owl D: Asproparis

6. Which of the following trees is not part of the flora of Dadia - Lefkimi - Soufli National Park?
 A: Coarse pine B: Toya C: Black pine D: Fraxos

7. Name four National Parks in Greece
A………………………………………………………….
B ………………………………………………………….
C ………………………………………………………….
D …………………………………………………………

 8. Write four birds that we can meet in Dadia - Lefkimi - Soufli National Park
A………………………………………………………….
B ………………………………………………………….
C ………………………………………………………….
D …………………………………………………………

9. Write four mammals we can meet at Dadia - Lefkimi - Soufli National Park.
A………………………………………………………….
B ………………………………………………………….
C ………………………………………………………….
D …………………………………………………………

10. Write what you think the main threats that lead the species of Greek fauna to decline or even disappear are.
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        In total 50 students of  6th grade participated in this quiz solving competition. The student who answered all the questions correctly was Frideriki from Class F1. She was presented with an award and a symbolic present for her achievement, which was a "Log in Nature" souvenir.  

This certificate was presented to all participants:



Freideriki, a student of 6th Grade was the winner of the knowledge quiz. Here, she is awarded the prize by the Headteacher, Mr. Keramaris


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21. Activity: 5th Learning - Training- Teaching activity in Caldas da Rainha. Portugal, 25-29 November 2019



           You can watch the video about this meeting here:                             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdbAxuDLkvQ


or you can visit the page of the Portuguese meeting:


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22. Activity: "In the footsteps of endangered species of birds"

  Watching Birds of prey at Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Park

        The aim of this activity was to learn about locally protected species of birds, their appearance and  habitat, in order to create conditions and possibilities for students to build a direct contact with Nature. enhance their interest in it, develop a positive emotional relation with it and broaden their emotional relation with it. To that end, the students visited Dadia National forest in order to watch the protected species of vultures and other birds of prey that live there. 

        The Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park is one of the most important protected areas at national, European and international scale. It is one of the first areas in Greece to be declared as protected since a great deal of flora and fauna species found in the Balkan Peninsula, Europe and Asia coexist here. The landscape mosaic formed by pine and oak forests, interrupted by clearings, pastures and fields is the ideal habitat for birds of prey. The National Park hosts three out of the four Vulture species of Europe (the Black Vulture, the Griffon Vulture and the Egyptian Vulture), while it is home to the only breeding population of Black Vultures in the Balkans.
      The information and the pictures collected on that trip, together with information on these birds found in Literature and on the Internet were used to prepare and create an album which was created by the students in the computer lab using:  yumpu.com / Flip pdf. You can see it here: 

 https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/63175134/11th-primary-school-of-alexandroupoli-converted-1
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 23. Activity: "In the footsteps of migrating birds"
                    Visit to the Delta of the river Evros

      Thanks to our town's  location, very close to the Delta of the river Evros, our students had the opportunity to visit the Delta, get informed about the migrating birds that live there, watch the birds with binoculars, analyse their route and find the reason for their migration. 

 The students learnt that:

       The great variety of the types of vegetation of the Delta of the river Evros composes a diverse mosaic. The rare flora and fauna that characterize the area are a result of  the effects the wetlands get from their favorable geographical location.  The Evros Delta is home to a wide variety of birds and animals unique in Europe. For example, 316 bird species have been recorded here, a number which is particularly high when compared to the total number of species recorded in Greece - 425 species.














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24. Activity:  "Forest in winter time"  

       February 2020







        The students of 6th grade visited the "Plane tree area" - "Πλατανότοπος"  in Maistros, a village close to our town . It is a place full of plane trees where the students had the opportunity to enjoy nature in winter time. The purpose of this trip, was to branch out students' knowledge about nature, to enable them to get to know Nature in a plysenosrial way, to eliminate fear from direct contact with nature even in winter time and at lower temperatures, to let the students know the natural and cultural heritage of the place, to lower stress and hyperactivity.  The crucial point in the planning of this trip was to let students have spontaneous fun, even in cold weather. To that end the students participated in a variety of activities-games close to nature. 



The students played 2 games. 



1. Max. 12 students.



       The students were given cards with birds with information at the back. They had to study this information and try to remember as much as possible.Then the students stood in a circle and they started coming in the middle one by one describing the bird they were given. 



        All of them had to pay attention to that because they had to answer certain questions later and ckeck what they could remember. The student who could remember all the information was the winner. 





        As the students were standing in a circle the teacher in the middle was asking questions and was throwing the string to a student at random who had to answer and throw it to another student. The result was the creation of a web which connects all the students together. 





 2.  In pairs. 



        The students were divided in pairs. One of them was blindfolded and the other one was his/her guide offering instructions. The aim of this activity was to make students focus on all other senses apart from sight. The students admitted that they could feel, hear and smell nature better that way. 



        









































 

  





 

















                                                 









                   










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25.   Creation of educational scenarios based on our contact   with Nature
You can see the 3 educational scenarions based on our contact with nature here: 
https://www.slideshare.net/secret/JdAImSOlJzzdjL

26. "Birds wall-to-wall.    (P13)
The action is based on observing the birds which accompany us throughout the year  and those which come to out country in spring and Winter. During the Environmental Studies Class, the students talked about them, took photographs and presented them in class and school. 

27. "Making a multimedia presentation or writing a story influenced by their contact with Nature"     (P16)
The students got inspired by Nature and wrote a poem during the English Class both in Greek and English. Later, with the help of the Music Teacher, it was composed into a song and  finally the students sang it.  The song sends an environmental message to teh world urging people to take care of the planet. 
Κοιτα τον Κοσμο μας
Κοιτα τον κοσμο μας, κοιτα τη γη 
μαζί της χάνονται οι Εθνικοί Δρυμοί

και η Πλαση γυρω μας , θυμωμενη αναζητεί 
μια ελπίδα Σωτηρίας μια ελπίδα να φανει
αααααααααααα
aaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Είμαστε οι άvθρωποι, είμαστε τα ζώα , είμαστε τα φυτά
όλοι μαζί κάνουμε τη Γη να γυρνά
Σταματα να μολύνεις 
Σταματα να πετάς σκουπίδια πάνω κάτω
κάνε τη διαφορά


Look at our world, look at the Earth,
Our natural forests disappear along with her,

And the world around us is as angry as can be 
and is looking for salvation 
for some hope to appear
Ah, ah, aaaaaaaaaaaaa
ahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

We are the people, we are the animals, we are the plants
all together we can make the Earth run
Stop polluting, stop dropping litter, 
Make a difference

28. "Welcome to our school yard"  (P18)
The students, with the help of the Physical Education teacher, created a school yard with domesticated plants, such as vegetables and herbs. The students laerned about some principles of gardening, like preparing the soil, sowing seeds and looking after the plants.The students made observations and documented their actions. The aim of the acivity, among other things, was to eliminate the students' fear from a direct contact with Nature, lower stress and hyperactivity developmental deficit levels. Moreover, it gave the students the opportunity to get to know nature in polysensorial way. The purpose of the action was to brunch out the students interests in Nature and to develop a positive emotional relationship with it. The students will have a school yard companion with instructions on how to know the plants with their senses and how to use them. 

Υou can watch the video here:




 29. Activity:   6th Learning - Training- Teaching 
VIRTUAL MOBILITY in Lublin, Poland
17-21 May 2021            (C6)

You can see the activities of the meeting here:

https://11dimalex.blogspot.com/p/6th-ltt-activity-virtual-mobility.html



30. Activity: 7th LTT VIRTUAL MOBILITY 
Organized by all the 6 countries    (C6)
24-28 May 2021

 You can see the activities of the meeting here:
https://11dimalex.blogspot.com/p/7th-learning-teaching-training-activity.html

31. Camping activity
As  we could not do the activity "What can you hear the late at night in the forest"- "A camping trip at night", we did it in the morning. The camping trip was an opportunity for our students to have a direct contact with Nature, to brunch out their knowledge about Nature, to lower their stress and hyperactivity. They were informed about the rules of safe camping. The purpose of the camping trip was to give students the chance to have fun close to Nature. The task was directed towards the principal objective of the project, that is to diminish the number of students suffering from a deficit of Nature syndrome and to eliminate their fear with contact with NAture. 
You can get information about the camping trip here: 








































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