Timeline Learning Circles 'Saving Our planet' 2018

Phase 1. February 12 - March 04   

Introduction

 The official opening of the Learning Circle with the facilitator’s welcome message.

Before we start to learn and work together, it is nice to know who everyone is.

Once you have access to the wiki, you can start editing your own school page.

If you click on the name of your school on this page, you can start with the first phase!

Phase 2.  March 05 - April 01    

Challenge 1: Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7)            

Significance 

We are living in the Age of Energy. The fossil fuel based economy of the present must give way to the renewable energy based economy of the future, but getting there is one of the greatest challenge humanity faces. Science can help meet this challenge by discovering new materials that efficiently harvest solar radiation, store energy for later use, and reconvert the stored energy when needed.

According to the United Nations website: " Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and affecting lives, costing people, communities and countries dearly today and even more tomorrow.  

People are experiencing the significant impacts of climate change, which include changing weather patterns, rising sea level, and more extreme weather events. The greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are driving climate change and continue to rise. They are now at their highest levels in history.

Challenges:

In this phase we will start exploring the topics of the Circle and present the challenging assignments. Groups will use their school pages to report on conversations they had in their classroom and share their work and stories.  Students can make their own choices in the assignments and use all their creativity and knowledge to share contributions.

Created movies, pictures, texts, songs, poems, raps, drawings, works of art, designs, interviews, research, presentations, etc .will be visible for everyone. All participants are able to give and receive feedback and learn with and from each other.

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Task 1. How do people use Affordable and Clean Energy?

Please make a research and find out:

- What kinds of Affordable energy mentioned in the pictures beneath can be used in your country?

- How effective these kinds of energy are used in your country? (show numbers and other data)

- What are the perspectives of increasing Affordable and Clean Energy usage?
 

Task 2. Create your Energy Saving Guide.

Create the Energy Saving Guide  which show you how easy it is to cut your energy use at home and also on the road. The easy, practical solutions for saving energy may include tips you can use today -- from the roof and landscaping to appliances and lights. They are good for your wallet and for the environment -- and actions that you take help reduce our national needs to produce or import more energy, thereby improving our energy security.

Task 3. Research Activity 

Do research online and check out the companies you buy your clothes/ electronics/ food from. Do you know where the products come from and in which country they are produced? How “green/clean” are they?

Choose one company and research and find out more about them answering the following questions:

• Do they have sustainable practices and don’t harm the environment?

• How does this company inform you as a consumer about their attempt to reduce their carbon footprint/ clean practices?

• Where are their goods manufactured and what laws are in place in those countries to protect the environment? Did this country sign the Paris Agreement?

• Contact the company and do an interview or search for online information. What difficulties do they experience in producing their products as “green/ clean” as possible and reduce their carbon footprint and still be affordable/ competitive?

• Which other questions would you like to ask?

Present your research to your group

Task 4: Create an Infographic Activity

An infographic (information graphic) is a representation of information in a graphic format designed to make the data easily understandable at a glance. A well-designed infographic can help you simplify a complicated subject or turn an otherwise boring subject into a captivating experience

Phase 3. April 02 – April 29 

Questions and Answers

In the first week of this phase, every class comes up with a good question about the theme for the other participants in the Circle.

Classes can be divided into groups to answer all questions in the coming weeks. In this way, students from different schools can work closely on the same question.

Answers will be posted in the wiki (with a video, song, text, presentation, photos, etc.) and can be discussed in Skype meetings and in social media, to share insights from different perspectives.

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Phase 4. May 14 – June 03     

Summaries and Closing
 

Summaries
Each class summarizes all knowledge and skills they got from the learning Circle via creating and posting 2-3 minutes “Saving Our Planet”media.

Evaluation:

With your feedback, we can improve our Learning Circles and make the next even more successful.