Pollution Find a STEM solution

is a two year long cross-curricular project that grew out of indentified need to develop STEM and ICT skills more. Pisa 2012 results make evident that students’ knowledge is poor and motivation for math and similar subjects is low. Implying priorities of European Commission, like e-learning will raise motivation and also develop basic skills and improve knowledge in science, math, physic, ICT. Main objectives are to increase students’ interest in STEM education and careers and introduced them to all available new trends in technology, engineering and science in their region by visiting clean technology industries and strengthening links with them, to introduce some future digital jobs and prepare students for rapid technological changes by integrating ICT into classroom practice more, to highlight the importance of global environmental issues and improve the knowledge in the areas of sustainable development and renewable energy, to develop collaborative partnership between schools and the wider community in formal, non-formal and informal learning, to support multilingualism by publishing Open Educational Resources in 8 different languages and to strengthen the professional profile of the teaching profession. Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Cross Curricular, Environmental Education, European Studies, Foreign Languages, Geography, Informatics / ICT, Mathematics / Geometry, Natural Sciences, Physics, Technology
Languages: EN
Pupil's age: 11 - 16
Tools to be used: Chat, Forum, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Project Diary, Twinspace, Video conference, Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing
Aims:
Students will improve their ICT knowledge by doing several different activities in web 2.0 tools like making eBooks, brochures, presentations,... read more
Work process:
The project consists of 33 activities divided into 4 groups: We have divided our activities in 4 categories: 1. STEM ACTIVITIES... read more
Expected results:
We expect the students to: - Improve their knowledge of English language in reading and writing - Improve their ICT skills by... read more