Activity for March and April 2019./2020. Humans and nature (activity was done entirely online)
Description of the activities:
• watching of a catastrophe movie The Impossible (2012.)
• expression of emotions about the movie with exit cards
• solving a movie quiz
• watching a presentation about the movie and the true event (tsunami of 2014.) on which the movie is based
• creative expression of students – blackout poetry based on the Letter of an Indian chief of Seattle
Aims of the activities:
• develop the awareness of students regarding the harmful relationship of man towards nature (pollution, overexploitation of resources, destruction of the environment etc.) and consequences of that negative influence (natural catastrophes, volcanic eruptions, fires, floods…)
• encourage students for critical thinking and consideration of the environmental problems
• awaken the feeling of awe towards nature instead of the attitude that nature should serve humans
• encourage students' creative expression about Earth and environment protection
• Develop students' digital competences
Motivation for the activity comes out of the fact that the problems of environment protection and sustainable development are always current and significant, especially now in the time of the pandemic of the coronavirus which has a bad influence on humanity while, at the same time, nature is recovering from the harmful treatment of people against their environment.
Modern methods of work:
• creative writing method – creative expression of students with the blackout poetry technique
• e- learning (networked learning) – project activities done in online environment by using various digital tools (Bookwidgets, Genially, YouTube) in a virtual classroom on Yammer
Teaching aims:
Student will be able to:
• express their emotions regarding the seen movie
• creatively express themselves encouraged by a movie
• recognize the negative role of humans in the environment pollution
• Become aware of the importance of environment protection and sustainable development
Results of the activities:
Students will become aware of the negative effect of humans towards nature and they will develop their awareness of the importance of environment protection and the necessity of sustainable development. Their thoughts about the mentioned problems will be expressed through creative work technique of blackout poetry based on the Letter of the Indian chief of Seattle about the relationship of humans and nature.