If you want to teach basic information about water and the environment, what better way than a quiz?
This presentation compiled by Espi is a method to get in touch with water related topics and start discussing about relevant aspects.
Download the quiz here: water_quiz_OBUK
This is the presentation on hydroelectricity Bojana Petrović made during the OpenSpace.
Water Source Energy Connection
On Monday we started the day with a world-cafe. The action-research-teams presented their research-approaches and results. Starting from early lunch time, we learned about the water footprint of our food and tried water-sensitive-cooking in two groups.
At the afternoon we stepped into the roles of different characters exploring privileges.
Topics of the day
Monday, September 25th, 2017
Today we had one of the most useful workshops. We had to implement our theoretical input regarding water footprints by cooking the lunch by ourselves and in the same time calculating the water footprints for every ingredient. The task was very challenging and complex and we had the chance to use the method learning by doing.
First we had to divide our group in three other small groups, each responsible for the entrée, main dish and dessert. In our small groups we tried to decide what to cook, based on water footprints of each ingredient. Also we had one volunteer who was taking notes on each calculation we were doing.
Besides the main goal, which was related to learning an eco-friendy approach in our everyday life, this task was very interesting because of the fact that we had to collaborate with each other. The group dynamic was very good and while cooking we had lot of funny moments as well. We managed to give space for everyone’s ideas and to come up with a delicious international eco-friendly meal.
Personally, I think that using this specific way of practicing what we learn, has helped us to store all this process in our long-term knowledges, which makes it easier for us to share this knowledge in our communities or in our daily work as youth workers.
So, thank you OBUK for the productive and nice time we had cooking all together!
Flussbad Berlin e.V. seeks to transform and reactivate the largely unused Spree Canal in Berlin-Mitte along with its adjacent urban areas. The project has a number of different and multilayered objectives; however, its main focus is on revitalising the existing natural and urban resources in the area, cleaning the river in this section and establishing direct public access to the canal. Along Museum Island, between the Humboldt Forum and the Bode Museum, a public space will be created that invites Berliners and visitors alike to swim in clean, uncontaminated water. The project foresees filtering the water in a completely natural way and also transforming the Spree Canal near the Fischerinsel into an ecological water landscape. (Text: Flussbad Berlin e.V.)
What can be useful for your own environmental youth work?
The experiment waterfiltration can be useful as it simulates one important step of the complex processs of waterfiltration happening in the nature. It also shows the pupils how rivers clean themenselves or can be cleaned and where the drinking water in Berlin comes from: at the water protection areas around Berlin the waterfiltration process takes place at the lake shores so that water goes through different sand and grivel layers to the groundwater which is finally used for drinking water.
Useful materials for your own :
Annual Review of Flussbad Berlin 1
Annual Review of Flussbad Berlin 2
Pictures about waterfiltration
Waterfiltration video
Instruction water experiment
Drinking water in Berlin
About Rivers
Toolbox of various actions about water/river/environment
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact info@flussbad-berlin.de.