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Project »Let's Talk About Soil« deals with environmental, ecological and cultural European heritage. Pedology, a study which defines the meaning of soil as a natural source in the frame of ecosystems, is the main subject of the project and through it we aim to emphasize the importance of the soil in the context of every-day endeavours for protecting the enovironment and continual development, the aim is also encouraging young people to learn about the topics in the field of natural science and making them aware of the soil's significance for human activity, directing them into further education in the field of soil, enhancing their critical thinking, language and ICT skills and forming a suitable and respectful attitude towards cultural and environmental heritage of European nations. We are also oriented towards strengthening of the teaching profession, for we wish to improve the teachers' professional and language competency. All aims are in accordance with the goals of »Europe 2020« strategy. Official languages of the project are the languages of partnering countries and English. Soil was chosen because it is poorly represented in the learning process. The soil is important, for it performs services crucial for the function of land ecosystems and the existence of life on land. The diversity of geological materials, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere in consequence creates different kinds of soil. That is why areas in Europe different in their geographical, climate and lithological aspects have been included in the project. This will make learning and comparison of different sorts of soil and their significance for people possible. The project includes five schools from five countries. Slovenia, the project manager, Poland, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. They are all situated in rural areas, where the local population is closely connected to the environment, the soil and agriculture. The project is intended for students between the ages of 13 and 17, who are interested in the set scientific topics and wish to continue their education in programmes connected with soil. Participating students will be those exhibiting talent in science, of diverse cultural background, economically challenged and exhibiting high language abilities. One focus group consists also of teachers, headmasters and technical personnel, who want to enhance their work methods and improve their ICS, language and organizational skills. Because of the international cooperation we will develop forms and manners of work, which will consequently affect the science teaching efficiency. We are planning to have cca. five hundred students participating in the project. One hundred of them will take part in five international meetings. The students will be organized into smaller interest groups, which will be devided according to topic - culture, ICT and science-ecology. They will participate in pedology and laboratory workshops, field work, professional lectures, preparation of multimedia materials, etc. Consequently, they will enhance their knowledge in the field of natural science and also acquire independence, creativity and understanding for solving intercultural problems, which requires team work, fast response and adaptation to new situations. By participating in use of computer programmes for soil data analysis, web site management, FB profile, etc. they will improve their ICT competence. By integrating art, culture and natural science they will deepen their understanding of and relations between different field areas on the same subject. The participants of international meetings will develop their language and communiacation skills. Alongside this they will get to know other European cultures and learn to respect their heritage. We expect the project activity and result effects will be reflected in the local population, which is active in farming or gardening. We will expand awareness among the local population by preparing school and municipal exhibitions, presentations and events with polution, soil use and healthy food production, the meaning of self-supply, natural farming etc. as the main themes. Results will be disseminated through newspapers, tv, school and project web sites, FB profile and YouTube channel. We will share the project results with teachers across Europe on eTwinningu and Erasmus+ Project Results portals. We expect the use of extra teaching materials in the field of pedology will benefit the rise in quality of educational activities in partnering schools also after the project activities have finished. The teaching methods with emphasis on field work, advanced computer tools and interdisciplinary connection of natural science topics, are expected to enhance students' motivation for study of natural science and increase the interest in continuing their education in natural science programmes. International cooperation of schools is also expected to enhance their promotion, the promotion of the Euro
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