The project "Mit Wasser für die Umwelt" (With Water for the Environment) builds on the guiding principle "The wise delight in water" (Confucius, 551-479). The thematic focus is on the basic element of water. In the course of the project, this precious commodity was examined from different angles, with the main goal of creating sustainable awareness and values. Cooperation with research institutions and experts rounded off the project. The students, with already acquired knowledge and skills in chemistry and physics, explored the structure and property relationships of water and applied their knowledge with regard to the environmental relevance of the raw material. The project combines technical knowledge, social skills training, and basic digital education. In the course of a public exhibition, the students communicated their acquired knowledge in short presentations. They also developed and produced a Pixi book including a researcher box. In the course of a project day, the children of the first grade elementary school visited the students of the fourth grade middle school and experimented together with the Pixi book and the researcher box. The project was concluded with impulse lectures and discussion rounds on the topics of "Water & Law" and "Our Lunz Drinking Water".

Photo: Valentina Leitner, Lisa Paumann, Lower Austrian Middle School Lunz am See 2023