The Breath of the Earth (BRO)
The earth "breathes". This is particularly visible in karst landscapes, which are formed by the dissolution and carbonic acid weathering of calcareous rock. Typically, caves, springs, sinkholes and underground river systems can be found here. In such landscapes, water, rock, air and life interact. The Erasmus+ project "Breath of The Earth" (BRO for short) enables pupils from different regions of Europe to get to know the karst phenomenon. The focus is on carbon dioxide, which acts as a mediator between inanimate matter and living nature. The aim of the project is to make natural phenomena tangible and to understand ecological relationships. This homepage presents the activities of the project and the karst regions explored.
Activities
Our "Breath of the Earth" project is divided into five activities in which the pupils carry out various exciting experiments at different locations:
The first activity took us to the Slovenian coast. After check-in and an introductory game, the students were introduced to the Design Thinking method and given their task: "How can we introduce our karst region to people from all over the world?" The students carried out rock and water analyses and discovered various karst landscapes, from the Dragonja River to the salt pans of Secovlje and the coast near Strunjan. The group also learned a lot about carbon dioxide, marine life and environmental protection by visiting a fish farm, an aquarium and working with the Morigenos in Slovenia.
