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Strategic Partnership Project( Key action no 2)“ ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION”( ACEAFNE)

CURRICULUM INTEGRATED ACTIVITY LESSON PLAN

OBJECTIVES To be able to design a flyer or a small catalogue based on Internet research TEACHING STRATEGIES Active learning, collaborative learning, discussion, interdisciplinary learning TEACHING METHOD

Collaboration ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION Students are presented a series of pictures showing rubbish that has been washed up on beaches and shown a short documentary about the most bizarre things that have been found on beaches. This should initiate a debate about the amount of rubbish that ends up in the ocean and on the beaches every year and the impact it has on marine life. Following the discussion, students read a short text about Julie Church and her idea to turn old flip flops found in the ocean and on the beaches into works of art( everything up to this point was covered in the lesson preceding the project). Students then go online, visit Julie ‟ s company website www. ocean-sole. com and do a research on the history and philosophy of the company and the products it offers. Based on their research, students( in small groups) create a flyer / catalogue presenting Julie ‟ s project and the products her company sells. Students can choose to create a paper flyer / catalogue or a digital one using PowerPoint, etc. Once finished, the groups swap their fliers / catalogues and complete the two stars(= two positive comments about the flyer / catalogue) and a wish(= one comment on an area which needs improvement) sheet to provide feedback on their classmates ‟ work. ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT Peer assessment through the „ two stars and a wish sheet ‟ STUDENTS ‟ IMPACT *

Awareness of the impact of human actions on nature Enhancing of interest in participating in the environmental protection activities Refinement of the independent learning techniques through investigation, selection, presentation CONCLUSIONS AS TO THE STUDENTS ‟ BEHAVIOUR, INTEREST, ACTIVITY: Most students seemed really engaged in the activity. They proudly showed off their artistic skills and created imaginative and captivating pieces of art to help raise awareness of the environmental issue. They co-operated well within their groups and showed a good grasp of IT skills. Also, students provided valuable feedback on their classmates ‟ work.

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