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I am a Geoparker! Experiences

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Name of the Geopark Country Title of the educative action Type of education Target public Short description (100 words maximum). Type of action Link to a longer description of the activity Link to download documentation, materials, etc Other observations
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Lesvos Island Greece Travelling in my place Formal education Kindergarden The pupils of Kindergarten of Taxiarches tell us the story “Travelling in my place” which is the story of Lesvos Island, the place where they grew up and which they love. The story started many millions years ago. Back then, there were everywhere thick forests with sequoias, laurel trees, palm trees and many more. An animal called deinothere was also living there. There were also a lot of volcanoes that were ejecting smoke and lava… Activity (full design)
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Lesvos Island Greece Tree, our best friend Formal education Kindergarden The story “Tree, our best friend” of the pupils of Kindergarten of Chidira took place in a forest where everything was going smooth. The birds were singing, the little fawns were strolling on the dry leaves, the breeze blew gently, the river was running slowly and quietly. Until one day everything changed! Activity (full design)
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Lesvos Island Greece Sappho and the Deinothere Formal education Elementary school The story “Sappho and the Deinothere” of the 2nd Elementary School of Mytilene is a fairytale written and illustrated by the pupils of the 4th grade.
Many millions years ago, when Lesvos was not yet an island, there was a horrible king who was looking for the prettiest girl of the world for his bride. In a very beautiful village, in Nisiopi, lived a very pretty girl, Sappho! When the king heard about her, went there and with his deinothere abducted her and led her to his castle which was built in the picturesque Sigri…
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Lesvos Island Greece I learn about the climate change through Lesvos Geopark Formal education Elementary School The story “I learn about the climate change through Lesvos Geopark” travelled us 20 million years ago when plants were different and there were many large animals. But eruptions of volcanoes brought changes to the natural environment of our land. Through time, Lesvos acquired a different landscape!
The story was written by the pupils of the 4th grade and the motivation was the travelling exhibition of the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest “The forest under the road”.
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Lesvos Island Greece Lesvos Petrified Forest Formal education High School In the story “Lesvos Petrified Forest” of the 4th High School of Mytilene, Maria welcomes George to the Lesvos Petrified Forest and tells him its story.

The story was done in the framework of the Computer Science course using the Scratch 2.0 software, which is a programming tool for learning basic programming principles for students.

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Lesvos Island Greece The Refugee Island Formal education High School The story “The Refugee Island” of the Experimental Lyceum of Mytilene of the University of the Aegean travelled us just 20,000,000 years ago, when two great beasts roared, the ocean of Tethys with the land of Aegeus. Tethys and Aegeus are fighting relentlessly about who will prevail in the Aegean Zone. This fierce confrontation brought the two undisputed fighters into such a fierce clash between them that submarine tectonic plates began to vibrate and devour, with their enormous waves, Aegeus… Activity (full design)
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VILLUERCAS IBORES JARA
ESPAÑA CREACIÓN DE RECURSOS EDUCATIVOS PARA EL GEOPARQUE Formal education Primary School Creamos recursos para el conocimiento del geoparque. Paneles, fichas de actividades, murales, huerto escolar, puzzle territorio… Pedagogical material
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Villuercas, Ibores, Jara España Disfruto, conozco y valoro mi Geoparque Formal education Primary School El hecho de formar este grupo de trabajo anima a que el profesorado miremos más fuera de las ventanas del aula, que la realidad, la naturaleza, nos enseñe lo que es, que la curiosidad y el aprendizaje vivencial forme parte de nuestro currículo.
A partir de la puesta en común de las actividades que cada maestr@ ha llevado a cabo, se ha tratado de crear un proyecto enriquecido con las aportaciones y experiencias de cada uno.
Report of results
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VILLUERCAS-IBORES-JARA
SPAIN
THE CHIQUITA CAVE STORIES
Formal education High School
THERE IS A LOCAL LEGEND ABOUT ÁLVAREZ´S CAVE, WHERE YOU CAN FIND SOME PAINTINGS FROM THE CHALCOLITHIC PERIOD. OUR STUDENTS HAVE RE-VERSIONED THE LEGEND IMAGINING WHAT HAD HAPPENNED BEFORE OR WHAT HAPPENNED AFTER THE TRADITIONAL LEGEND. READ THEIR AMAZING
EXPLANATIONS OF THE LEGEND!
Pedagogical material
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VILLUERCAS-IBORES-JARA
SPAIN TRIP DIARY Formal education High School
DURING A THREE DAY TRIP TO GEOPARK VILLUERCAS-IBORES-JARA, THE STUDENTS HAVE TO WRITE A DIARY OF THE ACTIVITY THAT THEY EDIT BACK AT HOME.
Pedagogical material
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Sierras Subbéticas España Geoconvivencia Formal education Primary School
Video summary of the geo-survival between two schools of the Sierras Subbéticas Geopark. The activities carried out are shown: Geoparks roulette game, Video recording, posters, geogymkhana and a final flash mode dance.
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We have video for summary