Title: Green Planet Guardians:
Exploring Environmental Solutions
Age group: 13–14 years (7th grade)
Duration: 6 months
Project Objectives
- Raise
students’ awareness of environmental issues.
- Encourage
collaboration and intercultural exchange with partner schools in Europe.
- Develop
digital, research, and communication skills through project-based
learning.
- Promote
sustainable habits in daily life.
November: Introduction
& Team Building
Activity 1: Online Kick-off Meeting
- Welcome: teachers introduce
the project Green Planet Guardians.
- Student
presentations:
1–2 students from each school talk about their country, town, and school
(with photos).
- Fun
activity:
everyone joins a “Green Quiz Show” on Kahoot to test their knowledge about
the environment.
Activity 2: Designing the Project
Logo & Slogan
- After
the meeting, each school asks students to create logo and slogan
proposals.
- Students
can work individually or in small teams using Canva, Paint, or traditional
drawings.
- All
proposals are uploaded on Padlet.
- The
most popular logo and slogan become the official visual identity of
the project.
December: Exploring
Biodiversity & A Green Christmas Together: Cards & Carols Across Europe
Activity 1: Digital Biodiversity
Album (Teamwork Edition)
·
Students
are divided into small teams (2–3 members).
·
Each
team selects one local species (plant, animal, or insect).
·
They
gather information together:
o
Name
(in English + local language).
o
Short
description (appearance, habitat, diet, role in the ecosystem).
o
Fun
fact (something surprising or unique).
·
Each
team creates one Canva page (A4 format or slide size).
·
The
page should include:
- Title
(species name).
- Photo
or illustration (taken by the team or from free image banks).
- A
short text (4–6 sentences written collaboratively).
- A
highlighted fun fact.
- Team
members’ first names + school.
·
Teachers
guide the teams and collect the final Canva pages.
·
All team pages are uploaded by
each school to TwinSpace / Padlet.
·
A coordinating teacher compiles
the pages into a joint Canva e-book.
·
The e-book becomes the Digital Biodiversity Album of Europe, with contributions from all partner schools.
Activity 2 - Christmas Cards
- Students
design digital Christmas cards in Canva
- The
students display them in a shared digital card gallery (Padlet)
Virtual Caroling Event
- Each
school records a Christmas greeting or song.
- Videos
are edited together into a Green Planet Guardians Christmas Celebration
Video.
January: Understanding
Our Carbon Footprint
- Students
work in teams of 3–4 to explore the idea of a carbon footprint
— how our daily actions (transport, food, energy, shopping) affect the
planet.
- Each
team uses a simple online calculator (WWF or similar) to estimate
their personal footprint.
- Teams
then analyze the results and identify the biggest sources of
emissions in their lives.
- Using
Canva, they design an infographic or poster showing:
- Their
footprint results (in simple terms).
- The
main habits that increase it.
- 3–4
easy solutions to reduce it (e.g., walking instead of driving, reducing
food waste, turning off lights).
- All
posters are uploaded to Padlet to create a European Gallery of
Green Solutions.
- Finally,
students compare results with partner schools and discuss:
- What
habits are similar across countries?
- Which
eco-actions are easiest for teenagers to adopt?
February: Future
Planet 2050
- The
students work in international groups and they imagine what the world will
look like in 2050 if people adopt sustainable habits.
- They
design presentations in Canva showing a “Green City of the Future.”
- All
works are displayed in a Virtual Expo: Our Planet in 2050.
March – April: Local
Water Research: Every Drop Tells a Story
- Teams
choose a local water source (river, lake, well, fountain, sea).
- They
find out: Where does the water come from? How is it used? Are there
pollution issues?
- Results
are turned into a a report or infographic.
- Shared
across schools on a padlet.
May: Our Project in a
Reel
Students will create a short video presentation (30–60
seconds) in the format of an Instagram Reel to showcase their participation and
experiences within the Green Planet Guardians project.
The videos may include photographs and materials
collected during previous project activities and can be created using
accessible video editing applications such as CapCut or similar tools.
To support the development of the videos, students are
encouraged to structure their presentations as follows:
- Introduction – brief
presentation of the project;
- Project
activities
– examples of activities carried out and topics explored;
- Personal
reflection
– sharing the most enjoyable or meaningful activity;
- Final
message
– a short environmental awareness statement or conclusion.
Students are encouraged to use creative elements such
as on-screen text, transitions, and background music, while ensuring that the
videos remain concise, clear, and informative. Each video should also include
the students’ names, school, and country.
Methodology
- Collaborative
work in international teams.
- Use
of ICT tools: Padlet, Canva, Google Slides, TwinSpace, Kahoot
- Project-based
learning and inquiry-based activities.
Expected Results
- Increased
awareness of environmental problems.
- Improved
digital competences and English communication skills.
- Creation
of digital products (infographics, e-book, videos, online exhibitions).
- Stronger
sense of responsibility for the planet.
Evaluation
- Feedback
from students (surveys, reflections).
- Teachers’
assessment of participation and outputs.
- Final
evaluation meeting with partner schools.
