PL24 PSLL - Immersion in class (biology, chemistry)

French  students attend lesson with  their  polish  pen pals. They are  divided into two  groups, one group in biology class and the other in chemistry class. Then the  groups are swapped. 

First they  discover  different  species of  birds living  in  Poland, presented by a chemistry teacher, a birdwatcher. He  shows them photos of different birds such as eagles and buzzards. He describes the colours and talks about their diet. He  presents birds that live on an artificial lake near Plock. He even explains that during a normal winter it is very easy to  observe eagles in the town of Plock. In addition he says that pesticides in Poland had caused the disappearance of the Peregrine Falcon. 

Then  he asks the  students  to recognize different species of birds. He explains that there are also  many  birds  in Dunkirk and asks them for the names of the seabirds. He also talks about the  work of amateur photographers who can help scientists gather information.

In a second stage, they attends a  biology lesson given by the Polish students under  guidance  of  a teacher. First  they  watch a  film  on the loss of  biodiversity and its causes. They are able to assess their understanding of the essential information  through a quiz.

Then the Polish students  presents  a PowerPoint presentation on endangered species and the causes of this. They present the diversity of living  organisms on earth, such as animals and plants and the consequences of climate change, and pollution, monoculture…and gave example of animals in danger of extinction like Eurasian lynx.  Then the  French students and their partners have to  find solutions to this problem and present them in the  form of a poster. The title of  their poster is “how to protect biodiversity”. A sheet of paper and pens are provided and they are given 15 minutes to complete the talk. They present their posters to the group in English.

They produce a poster in a variety of ways. They  learn  about biodiversity and solutions against the loss of biodiversity.