Comenius

Downstream

Presentation prepared byMałgorzata Samek and Iwona Śmiałek

Translate by Agnieszka M. Paduch

Comenius has the following goals:

to improve and increase the mobility of pupils and educational staff in different Member States,

to enhance and increase partnerships between schools in different Member States, with at least three million pupils taking part in joint educational activities by 2010,

to encourage language learning, innovative ICT-based content, services and better teaching techniques and practices,

to enhance the quality and European dimension of teacher training,

to improve pedagogical approaches and school management.

Counties taking part in Comenius Programme

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech

Republic,

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,

Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Ireland,

Island, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,

Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal,

Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,

Turkey.

DownstreamWe will work on Project

Downstream-understanding of watersheds and how to protect the environment. It is an educational project based on ecology.

Different problems connected with waters done as project work from the different partners will give the opportunity for the students to find out more about how other countries solve the problems and manage to protect the endangered areas.

The responsibility of the children will be a good example to the whole society for being more aware to the problems of nature.

Project partners

We cooperate with

partners from Bulgaria,

Greece and Portugal

(Madeira Island)

BulgariaBulgaria (България,

Република България)

– is a country in the Balkans

in south-eastern Europe.

Bulgaria borders five other

countries: Romania to the

north, Serbia and the

Republic of Macedonia to

the west, and Greece and

Turkey to the south. The

Black Sea defines the extent

of the country to the east.

The land area of Bulgaria is 110,550

square kilometers. The relief of Bulgaria is

varied: there are extensive lowlands,

plains, hills, low and high mountains,

many valleys and deep gorges.

The main characteristic of Bulgaria's

topography is alternating bands of high

and low terrain that extend east to west

across the country. From north to south,

those bands (called geomorphological

regions) are the Danubian Plain, Stara

Planina, the Transitional region and the

Rilo-Rhodope Massif. The easternmost

sections near the Black Sea are hilly, but

they gradually gain height to the west

until the westernmost part of the country

is entirely high ground.

Bulgaria has a dense network of about 540 rivers.

The Rila and Pirin mountain ranges feature around 260 glacial lakes.

The country also has several large lakes on the Black Sea coast and more than 2,200 dam lakes.

Many mineral springs exist, located mainly in the south-western and central parts of the country along the faults between the mountains.

Greece

Greece (gr. Ελλάδα (Elláda),

(Ελληνική Δημοκρατία (Ellinikí

Dimokratía), is a country in

southeastern Europe, situated on the

southern end of the Balkan

Peninsula. The country has borders

with Albania, the Republic of

Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north,

and Turkey to the east. The Aegean

Sea lies to the east and south of

mainland Greece, while the Ionian

Sea lies to the west.

The Greek Islands are a collection of over 3,000 islands that belong to

Greece. Only 167 of the islands are inhabited.

Crete (about 8260 km²) Euboea (about 3621 km²) Lesbos (about 1630 km²) Rhodes (about 1400 km²) Khíos (about 840 km²) Kefalonia (about 780 km²) Samos (about 480 km²) Naxos (about 430 km²) Thassos(about 390 km²) Archipelagos

The Ionian IslandsThe CycladesThe Saronic Islands

Rivers in Greece are an important

natural feature. Most of the biggest

rivers of Greece have their springs

on the mountain range of Pindos.

Among them, the rivers Aliakmon,

Pinios, Acheloos, Kalamas and

Arahthos rivers. The rivers of Evros

and Nestos have their sources in

Bulgaria. In the Peloponese are the

rivers of Alfios and Eurotas with their

sources in the Taygetos Mountains.

The largest river in Greece is the

Aliakmonas (297 kilometers in

length).

Most of the lakes of Greece

are located in northern

Greece, mainly in the region of

Macedonia. Among them the

lakes of small and big Prespa

and the lakes of Volvi and

Vegoritis. the lake of Trihonis

is located in Sterea Elada.

Portugal- Madeira Island

Madeira Island (port. Madeira) – it is

one of the Autonomous regions of

Portugal, with Madeira Island (741

km²), and Porto Santo Island (42,5

km²) being the only inhabited islands.

Madeira belongs and has belonged

ethnically, culturally, economically and

politically to Europe for 600 years

despite being geographically closer to

Africa. Madeira is part of Portugal, and

as such a part of the European Union,

as an Outermost Region.

Levadas The levadas originated out of the

necessity of bringing large amounts of water from the west and northwest of the island to the drier southeast, which is more conducive to habitation and agriculture (such as sugar cane production).

In the 16th century the Portuguese started building levadas or aqueducts to carry water to the agricultural regions.

Madeira is very mountainous, and building the levadas was often difficult. Many are cut into the sides of mountains, and it was also necessary to dig 40 km of tunnels.

LEVADAS

Today the levadas not only supply water to the southern parts of the island but provide hydro-electric power.

There are over 2,170 km of levadas and they provide a remarkable network of walking paths. Some provide easy and relaxing walks through beautiful countryside, but others are narrow, crumbling ledges where a slip could result in serious injury or death.

We will work together with our

partners for two years.

Students will learn about different

rivers, lakes (waters in general) in

our regions.

Topics and problems to realise in DOWNSTREAM project :

History of regional waters

Secrets of rivers and seas-

what do rivers and seas

hide?

Vistula (WISŁA) River

Fieldtrips to cities

on the Vistula.

Kraków

Kazimierz DolnyWarszawa

Sandomierz

Variety of water ecosystem

Importance of waters in human exist

Water environmental pollution

Waters protection

Taking care for the limpidity of water (protecting

environment).

Chemical Laboratory

Experiments

Sewage treatment plant

To stock with fry

Recreation and health

Project Fieldtrips

Wild reserve

Vistula River Cruise

Dam

Machov Lake

Comenius Festivals

During Festivals we will present our work on project.

Take a part in our project and have a fun

This project is realised with financial help of European Union (Foundation for the Development of the Education System, Comenius Programme) although European Commission or National Agencies do not hold any responsible for its ideas.