Outdoor Learning in Frankfurt

We visited the zoo and learned about the giraffes. The newborn baby-giraffe stayed close to its mother. We saw sea lions and the seals outside and inside the water.

Sticks for our new raised-bed garden that will be installed in the school-yard were collected. We also built a tipi made of long sticks. It was nice to see the blooming spring-flowers.

A Car driven by Air (Car Race in Frankfurt)

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A Car – driven by Air

The children built a car and started a car race.

What we needed was:

·         A piece of board of a rectangular shape

·         Board for the wheels

·         2 drinking straws

·         2 cocktail sticks

·         Cord

·         The cap of a detergent bottle

·         1 Balloon

Tools:

·         Scissors

·         Glue

·         Adhesive tape

·         Pencil

The drinking straws are fixed at the board with the adhesive tape. Through the straws the cocktail sticks are pushed. At the ends of the cocktail sticks the wheels with a diameter of about 5 cm are fixed. Now the balloon is pulled as far as possible over the cap of a detergent bottle. On top of one of the axis a ca. 30 cm long piece of cord is fixed with adhesive tape. This cord is needed to fix the nozzle. Now the balloon can be inflated. The air is escaping through the nozzle and the car races can start.

Recycling Bookmarks made in Germany

The bookmarks are made of self-made-paper. We used old newspapers.

Summer in Berkersheim

In Germany for the summer picture of the photo contest, students of the classes 2b and 4b used straw as a natural material. It was cut, formed and bent various ways and tied together with some wire. Decorated with further natural material, such as flowers and leaves, little straw dolls originated.

We counted vehicles in Berkersheim

From 08:15 until 09:00 p.m.

Result:

Cars	Motorcycles	Bicycles	Pedestrian
260	10	45	70

We saw that from 07:30 until 08:30 p.m. the density of traffic is very high. The people drive to the places where they work.

In the afternoon we don’t have such intense traffic because the working day ends at different times for different people.

We saw most often that there was only one person in each car. Pollution produced by automobiles could be reduced if people chose to car-pool.

Science-Week in Berkersheim

During the science week the children from the first grade went on an excursion to examine the water of a little stream close to the school.

The kids were all set, equipped with a scoop net, some magnifiers, a notepad and rubber boots.

We took a closer look at the limpidness, smell, temperature, ph-value and small animals.

We took notes about what we found out.

We compared the water from the local stream to the tap water and the Main (river running through Frankfurt).

Artworks of Nature in Spring

The children in Berkersheim collected springflowers and decorated them in a "flower-carpet".

Questionaire Results from Germany:

Artwork of Materials of Nature in Springtime

The children in Frankfurt find the daisies in springtime to produce a nice chain.

Meeting in Berkersheim (Germany), 30.11.-03.12.2012

A very warm welcome to all the teachers.

Sylvia has organised the meeting.

The children from Frankfurt are decorating the christmas tree.

Only recycled material was used for the nice things.

All partners broght nice decorations.

Rudoph the red nosed reindeer made of a cork.

Santa Clause made of an old bottle.

100 children are singing in the church the song of the Christmas tree in several languages.

 

The Polish dress for dancing.