European ScienceCamps: Changing Climate, Changing Habitats - Exploring the Impacts of Climate Change on selected Habitats in Europe. The pupils should correspond to the habitats and their species in order to be able to interpret the complex interrelations as a basis for the consideration of climatic influences. By way of example, selected habitats are analyzed in Ireland, France and Germany, including heath and forest landscapes in the Parc Nature Regional du Morvan in France, coastal regions in Ireland and the Wadden Sea and Moor in Germany. In addition to the problem-oriented and experiential acquisition of skills, the students should discuss options for action for habitats in the local and European context. The starting point is interviews with local people who can describe changes in the habitats. In particular, the interdisciplinary approach, ie the networking of chemical, biological and geographical aspects is very challenging for students. The intensive, joint planning and didactic penetration of the interested / involved colleagues is the basis for the possible success of such a project. International student groups should have the opportunity to examine and analyze relevant ecosystems locally in international student teams, and to work together on research issues. The preparation and parts of the evaluation will continue through the eTwinning platform. Product-oriented, the students create a photo and video documentation and a joint research report. The handling of ordinary digital media is complemented by the use of digital geographic information systems and StoryMaps. To further promote the acquisition of skills is the participation in competitions and the public presentation of the research results.
European ScienceCamps: Changing Climate, Changing Habitats - Exploring the Impacts of Climate Change on selected Habitats in Europe. The students examined selected ecosystems and their animal and plant species in trinational teams. This gave you a deeper insight into the complex interrelationships between biotic and abiotic factors and intra- and sub-specific interrelationships that served as the basis for interpreting human and climatic influences. Selected habitats in Ireland, France and Germany were analyzed as examples, including heather and forest landscapes in the Parc Nature Regionalen du Morvan in France, coastal regions in Ireland and the Wadden Sea and moors in Germany. In addition to the problem-oriented and experimental acquisition of skills, the pupils should discuss options for action for the habitats in the local and European context. Interviews and guided tours, e.g. with regional scientists and nature conservationists, i.e. people who were able to characterize changes in the habitats. In particular, the interdisciplinary approach, i.e. the networking of chemical, biological and geographical aspects, was very challenging for students. The intensive, joint planning and didactic penetration of the colleagues involved was the basis for the possible success of such a project. International school groups should have the opportunity to examine and analyze relevant ecosystems on site in international school teams and to work on research questions together. The preparation and parts of the evaluation continued via the eTwinning platform. Product-oriented, the students created photo and video documentation as well as a joint research report. The handling of common digital media was supplemented by the use of digital geographic information systems and story maps. The public presentation of the research results was intended to further promote the acquisition of skills.