Encourage your students to become materials hunters through historical ages with this resource! It is based on a serious game developed by researchers. The students will learn about the properties and sustainability of materials, construction processes, available technologies and will make comparisons between different materials' capability to de used in similar applications. We greatly value your opinion so please send us your feedback at vkioupi@gmail.com

Engage your students in project based learning, incorporating Google earth activities and field study at their neighborhood! Plus you get to make them care about urban environment and promote active citizenship! In this activity students work collaboratively to unravel the history, evolution and propose future uses of an urban green space. I greatly appreciate your feedback so please leave your comments.

Help your students gain insight into their nutritional habits and realize their healthy and ... not so healthy food choices! The aim of this activity is to encourage the students to read food labels in order to collect and analyze nutritional information and have them think critically about the products they buy for food. It is suggested for implementation in 7 and 8th grade. As a first step, discuss with your students about the food pyramid as a tool for recording and assessing their food choices and then use the nutritional information worksheet to practice data collection from food labels and promote informed nutritional choices.

Help your students develop observation and identification skills using common herbs. They will also learn about scientific terminology and use simple lab equipment. Ideal for outdoor learning and lab practice. It is particularly useful if the school has a garden. We greatly value your feedback, so email us at vkioupi@gmail.com.

Set up an exciting project for your students to act about the environment and sustainability. Help them become active thinkers and explorer in the spirit of Charles Darwin. The resource consists of a file with instructions about the project "discover nature in your area" and extension activities about monitoring and recording biodiversity, air pollution and promoting active citizenship in urban green spaces.

Use this assessment activity to evaluate your student's knowledge and skills concerning organisms and their environment! Students will put their capabilities to the test regarding concepts such as food chains, webs and pyramids, ecological interactions and major environmental issues. It is suitable for 8 and 9th grade students. This activity is suggested as an one-hour assessment after teaching the relevant subject. The teacher should have installed the Microsoft mouse mischief plug-in on their PowerPoint software and made sure they have enough wireless mice for all the students' groups to use. My students' really enjoy this kind of assessment because it is competitive and fun!