Our superhero for this meeting was Atmos who helped consolidate the participants’
understanding of the causes of the Greenhouse Effect to develop responses to the problems
the planet faces. Partner schools had their own curriculum activities addressing these
issues. Additionally three science activities were devised which showed how greenhouse
gases are necessary to warm the planet but too much can harm the environment, how
human activity is producing too much CO2, and how we can minimise the pollution we
create. The investigations were a range of practical and fun activities, to further explore
atmospheric pollution. During the meeting pupils presented their learning about the
Greenhouse Effect and its effects on the environment. They explained their outcomes and
conclusions and answered questions from the other participants.
As well as school-based
activities there were visits focussed on Serbia’s industrial history. The Prince’s Arsenal and
the Old Foundry Museum in Kragujevac told the story of the city’s early industrialisation.
The country’s first light bulb was switched on at the arsenal, as was its first electric operated
machine. In Belgrade the pupils visited the Tesla Museum and took part in demonstrations
of Tesla’s inventions and heard about his failed attempt to create free power for the world.
The Jevremovac Botanical Gardens in Belgrade and the Natural History Centre of Serbia in
Svilajnac were great opportunities for the pupils who studied the diversity of flora and fauna
of Serbia and its geological history.
Pupils learnt about the culture and history of Serbia on visits to Kalemegdan fortress in
Belgrade, the Historical Archive of Šumadija, the Manasija Monastery , National Museum in
Kragujevac, the first secondary school in Kragujevac - Memorial Classroom , Science
Garden, and the Memorial Park Šumarice.
In each module, the pupils have met one of our Superheroes. They have studied their
powers and how they are working to prevent aspects of climate change. All their
understanding of the causes and effects of Climate Change were brought together in a
comic book produced by the pupils. Everyone had worked on a beginning involving the
superhero from their own project meeting. In workshops the pupils completed the comic
books showing how the heroes needed each other to defeat climate change. Together our
Superheroes are The Earth Force Five and through them the children learned how they can
work together to change the future of our world. The comic book workshops brought
together all the learning from the earlier meetings as well as this final one. Each group
discussed their ideas with the others and a list of actions to prevent Climate Change was
prepared. Workshops looked back at the work of the project and how it will continue. As the
final meeting we had a presentation event for members of the local community as well as
participants. The hosts prepared a performance, and the superheroes took part in their
costumes. It was both a celebration of the project’s achievements so far and of the ongoing
work still to be done back in our own communities.
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