AQUALABS
AQUALABS is a digital platform, financed by Autorità d'ambito Torinese ATO3, that brings together over a decade of educational material to create an interactive virtual workshop. Designed specifically for primary and lower secondary school teachers, AQUALABS offers a comprehensive and easily accessible collection of resources focused on water and environmental sustainability.
The platform is carefully curated to provide structured, multidisciplinary teaching tools, allowing educators to explore a wealth of in-depth content on water-related topics.
Hosted on Hydroaid’s Moodle platform, AQUALABS offers teachers a user-friendly, organized repository where they can discover interactive resources that support a wide range of educational needs.
The platform is carefully curated to provide structured, multidisciplinary teaching tools, allowing educators to explore a wealth of in-depth content on water-related topics.
Hosted on Hydroaid’s Moodle platform, AQUALABS offers teachers a user-friendly, organized repository where they can discover interactive resources that support a wide range of educational needs.
Key Themes of the Project:
- WATER: Understand the science of water, from its molecular structure to its chemical and physical properties, global distribution, freshwater vs. saltwater, and the hydrological and integrated water cycles.
- WETLANDS: Explore the world’s freshwater wetlands, learning about their morphology, ecology, biodiversity, and the challenges these vital ecosystems face.
- WATER AS A RESOURCE: Delve into the human use and misuse of water, virtual water, and water footprints, emphasizing the importance of sustainable management.
- CLIMATE CHANGE: Investigate the impacts of climate change on wetlands, the water cycle, sea levels, and the economy, with a focus on how human activity is interconnected with aquatic environments.
- AGENDA 2030: Examine water’s role in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting its essential connection to sustainable social, economic, and environmental development.
Organized into Three Sections:
- Learn: Access essential learning materials, including interactive thematic sheets and bibliographies, filled with links to further resources and activities for in-depth exploration.
- Play: Engage students with fun, interactive tools like quizzes, experiments, role-playing games, and puzzles. These activities are designed to spark curiosity, develop skills, and encourage active participation in the learning process.
- Create: Inspire creativity with hands-on assignments and real-life projects to be carried out in the classroom. These tasks help students apply their knowledge, build transversal skills, and foster critical thinking.
The methodologies employed in AQUALABS align with the three core learning steps—knowledge, skills, and competencies—outlined in the National Curriculum Guidelines for early childhood and primary education (D.M. n. 254, November 16, 2012).
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