Air_Sun+Climate "A hands on approach to climate change topics."
▶Summary
The project aimed to empower high school student education in Germany, Türkiye, and Greece to actively engage with climate change and environmental challenges through innovative STEM concepts. Our...
▶Objectives
The project aimed to empower high school student education in Germany, Türkiye, and Greece to actively engage with climate change and environmental challenges through innovative STEM concepts. Our main goal was to develop new courses to improve students’ digital, scientific, and social competencies via hands-on activities such as air quality monitoring, solar energy workshops, and climate adaptation design. This exchange allowed teachers to test new concepts, explore emerging technologies, and propose real-world solutions for their communities with an eager group of diverse students. While schools supported the process, the focus remained on teacher and student learning, creativity, and international collaboration. The project fostered curiosity, critical thinking, and intercultural understanding, preparing teachers to become proactive contributors of an innovative network.
▶Activities
We implemented three teacher and student exchanges and two virtual meetings to test new STEM-based concepts and materials focused on climate change. The exchanges included: AIR (Germany): Students built and tested air quality sensors using SenseBox and modeled climate data. SUN (Spain): Students explored solar energy systems, including photovoltaics and heating/cooling technologies. CLIMATE (Türkiye): Students designed climate adaptation models using AI and urban technologies. The two virtual meetings supported concept development: Energy Systems & Innovation: Students learned about renewable energy and agile methods like Design Thinking. Climate Adaptation in Cities: Students explored passive and active climate technologies and proposed local solutions. All activities were designed to test new teaching materials, foster intercultural collaboration, and empower students to apply STEM knowledge to real-world environmental challenges.
▶Impact
The project produced several concrete outputs: A full air quality curriculum using SenseBox sensors, including a week-long workshop and permanent installations for real-time data collection. A published guide titled Understanding the Greenhouse Effect through Experimental Modeling, offering hands-on experiments for classroom use. A solar energy workshop module focused on heating, cooling, and photovoltaic systems. A climate adaptation design framework, where students developed tech-based solutions for local resilience. Two virtual meetings and three student exchanges to test new teaching materials and foster intercultural collaboration. Additional results include increased student competencies in STEM, digital literacy, and environmental awareness, as well as the creation of a sustainable network of educators committed to climate education.