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MY SCHOOL VOYAGES WITH PERSEUS
"Prepare students to think and act as well-informed citizens concerned with the marine ecosystems and how they are affected by human activities in (the Mediterranean and Black) Sea societies."
The international thematic project and accelerator “My school voyages with Perseus” aims to create a network of OSOS schools that will work on marine ecosystems by focusing on clean seas stewardship.
Educators along with marine scientists have a role in supporting and inspiring children to acquire the knowledge, skills and inspire their awareness to live and work as responsible and concerned Citizens.
PERSEUS “school partnerships” is a key for developing schools’ European/international dimension on voicing schools’ opinion in protecting the marine environment. The project will give students an opportunity to explore similarities and differences between schools and nationalities, while simultaneously creating awareness of other young people’s reality in a captivating way.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students be able to:
- Work like Young scientists for marine protection.
- Comprehend the reasons for which Mediterranean and the Black Sea are particularly important seas.
- Be informed and sensitized on the subject of marine environment protection.
- Undertake initiatives for the protection of marine ecosystems.
- Cultivate values that will contribute in the comprehension of “differential” in order to constitute seas spaces of connection and composition of different cultures.
- Develop communication and collaboration between school environmental teams of various states.
- Develop responsible attitudes in order to become future responsible active citizens Practice in the resolution of problems and in the decision-making.
Key thematic areas of PERSEUS project are: Marine biodiversity, Overfishing, Chemical Marine Pollution– Bioaccumulation- Health, Eutrophication in Marine Waters and Marine Litter.
CONTACT PERSON: Georgia Fermeli (gfermeli@iep.edu.gr)
ORGANIZATION IN CHARGE:
Institute of Educational Policy (IEP)
36 An.Tsocha str., 11521 Athens-Greece
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PERSEUS “school partnerships” is a key for developing schools’ European/international dimension on voicing schools’ opinion in protecting the marine environment. The project will give students an opportunity to explore similarities and differences between schools and nationalities, while simultaneously creating awareness of other young people’s reality in a captivating way.
"Prepare students to think and act as well-informed citizens concerned with the marine ecosystems and how they are affected by human activities in (the Mediterranean and Black) Sea societies."
Imagine
I. Plan your local based project on marine environment with the following general AIM and OBJECTIVES:
AIM: To involve students in marine scientific research and guide them to recognize the “value” of the seas (like Mediterranean and Black Sea) and the threats and challenges they face in the modern world.
OBJECTIVES: Students be able to
- Work like Young scientists for marine protection.
- Comprehend the reasons for which Mediterranean and the Black Sea are particularly important seas.
- Be informed and sensitized on the subject of marine environment protection.
- Undertake initiatives for the protection of marine ecosystems.
- Cultivate values that will contribute in the comprehension of “differential” in order to constitute seas spaces of connection and composition of different cultures.
- Develop communication and collaboration between school environmental teams of various states.
- Develop responsible attitudes in order to become future responsible active citizens Practice in the resolution of problems and in the decision-making.
Create
A list of Indicative activities for this accelerator is presented below:
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A. Local based project on marine environment |
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At least 5 months / 2 hour per week |
Free choice of the school projects which have to be related with local environmental issue related to the marine environment and connected with the main subjects of PERSEUS and the personal interest of the participating students. Students engage in collaborations with local research centres, universities, aquariums, museums, municipalities etc. Phases of the project: Phase 01: Schedule of a local based Project on the subjects of Perseus (Marine biodiversity, Overfishing, Chemical Marine Pollution – Bioaccumulation- Health, Eutrophication in Marine Waters and Marine Litter). Phase 02: Implementation of the project (at least 5 months/ 2 hours per week) with emphasis on field work and problem solving collaborative activities. Teachers develop
and organize
Phase 03: Evaluation of the school project (e.g. via questionnaires, interviews, etc.). It is proposed to be based on “before-after model”. Phase 04: Presentation (written communication, video, theater play, ect.) and dissemination (conference, exhibitions, school website etc.) of the results of the project in different ways in the school and in local, regional and national level in order to sensitize school, local and wider community. |
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In the classroom and in field |
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B. Proposed supporting educational material (Use optional the following educational activities in relation with your project) |
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1. Teachers’ Perseus@school Guide book |
http://www.perseus-net.eu/assets/media/PDF/General%20Public/Action_Plan/2310.pdf |
In the classroom, in school natural sciences laboratory and in the field |
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2. Teachers’ cruise Guide book
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In the classroom, in research centres and in the field |
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At least 1 school hour |
3. Nautilus educational material from HCMR (Hellenic Center for Marine Research) interactive TV series about our seas Educational supporting material on different subjects of Perseus project e.g. Water, Sperm Whales, Corals, Turtles, Underwater Technologies, Dolphins, Volcanoes, Red Shrimps, climate change, shipwrecks. This educational material is produced by the marine scientists’ research team and crew of “Nautilus”, divers and filmmakers sail across Greek seas in order to record and explore the marine ecosystem and explore further issues of the underwater life. “Nautilus” is a production with 3 years of shooting and over 80 sailing days in the seas of Greece, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Since September 2007, in cooperation with HCMR, over 50 Greek researchers and 25 members of crew have boarded on the “Aegean” ship. Video episodes and exclusive videos 1.Ten video episodes (in English): http://www.explorenautilus.com/index.php/site/episodes/en 2. 28 exclusive video (in English): http://www.explorenautilus.com/index.php/site/exclusives/en 3. Ten video episodes (in Greek): http://www.explorenautilus.com/index.php/site/episodes/ 4. 28 exclusive video (in Greek): http://www.explorenautilus.com/index.php/site/exclusives Kid’s activities Kid’s activities (in Greek): http://www.explorenautilus.com/index.php/kids/videoview/1 Kid’s activities (in English): https://cretaquarium.gr/en/node/2441 |
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In the classroom |
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Depends (at least 4 school hours) |
4. Write a story about Perseus (Myth and modern times) Collaborative activity between schools. Prepare two series of paintings. One on Perseus’ myth and a second one on the present situation of marine environment. Students in a collaborative way write two stories one on the myth of Perseus and a second one on the situation of the marine environment of modern times. The activity could took place in the class or through internet e.g. via Google form. |
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In the classroom |
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Depends (at least 2 school hours) |
5. Art works on marine “subjects” Visit an exhibition or a gallery on marine “subjects” and do artworks or use an exhibition catalog (e.g.: Catalog exhibition catalog of Images of the sea: http://www.perseus-net.eu/assets/media/PDF/1960.pdf) |
http://www.perseus-net.eu/assets/media/PDF/1960.pdf |
In the classroom and in the field (Galleries, School of Arts) |
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Depends
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6. Decorate your school with images of the sea With the consent of the school principal and in collaboration with the Arts teacher, select a wall of the school and paint an image of the sea. |
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In the School |
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Depends (at least 2 school hours) |
7. Students research marine litters -At the seaside: Students use Perseus Marine LitterWatch (MLW)* (http://www.perseus-net.eu/site/content.php?locale=1&locale_j=en&sel=516) to monitor beach marine litter in selected areas. *Marine LitterWatch app Download in the following addresses: -In the sea bottom Students use ROVs in order to monitor marine litter in the sea bottom. -Students research microplastics (Do we live a plastic world?) Students study microplastics in marine environment |
Marine Litter watch campaign: http://www.perseus-net.eu/site/content.php?locale=1&locale_j=en&sel=516 Marine LitterWatch app: iPhone/iPad: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marine-litterwatch/id850977882
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In the field (seaside) |
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1 school hour |
8.Follow the Glider http://followtheglider.socib.es/en/ (Follow the Glider is a web tool developed by CEFAS, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB) and SOCIB (Balearic Coastal Monitoring and Forecasting System). |
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In the classroom |
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Depends (from 5’) |
9. Perseus Jellyfish spotting campaign The jellyfish phenomenon is spreading across our seas and scientists don't have the tools for determining patterns of distribution because... they're here today, gone tomorrow. Did you spot a jellyfish on a beach of the Mediterranean or Black Sea? Have you seen one or more jellyfish? Report your sighting. You can send your record via internet, by using the form in the following link: http://www.perseus-net.eu/en/send_your_records/index.html |
http://www.perseus-net.eu/en/send_your_records/index.html |
In the field (sea) |
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Depends (at least 2 school hours) |
10. Visit an Aquarium (or do a Virtual tour in CretAquarium) Do a virtual tour in CretAquarium:https://cretaquarium.gr/AquaTour/AquaTour.html
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In the field (Aquarium) or in the classroom |
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1 school hour |
11. Sea Animals and Organisms Use CretAquarium videos on:
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In the classroom |
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1 school hour |
• Learning at the seaside through play… scavenger hunts, model boats...
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1school hour |
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In the classroom |
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1school hour |
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In the classroom |
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Preparation phase (depents), presentation (45’ ) |
Find songs about the sea. Choose some of them and organize a concert.
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Student choir, musical instruments |
In the school or town hall or concert hall |
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During the whole project |
16. Perseus Ambassadors activity This activity gives students the opportunity to become ambassadors for PERSEUS and the school network overall and talk about the project results in different events. Ambassadors in collaboration with all schools develop a declaration on the project’s subjects (e.g.:http://www.perseus-net.eu/assets/media/PDF/6841.pdf) |
http://www.perseus-net.eu/assets/media/PDF/6841.pdf |
In the classroom and in different events |
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Depends (In current example 4 days)
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17. Oceanographic cruises Organize an educational oceanographic cruise.
Example of Andromeda I, in the following link: http://www.perseus-net.eu/en/andromeda_one/en_andromeda_cruise.html
Twenty students from 10 Junior High and High Schools, 15 educators, 20 researchers and 22 crew members worked together onboard the research vessel AEGAEO, fully equipped like a laboratory with the latest state of the art instruments used currently in oceanographic research.
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Research center Research vessel |
In the classroom and in the field (Research centers and Research vessel) |