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".

Links: https://74210716.flowpaper.com/20230402PixiFinal/#page=1

NÖ Mittelschule Lunz am See

Unterrichtsfach: Chemie, Physik, Projektunterricht

Schulgruppe: Bildungscampus Lunz am See: 4. Klasse und 2. Klasse MS, 1. Klasse VS

Schüler*innen:

4. Klasse: Dominik F., Leon H., Samuel H., Andrea H., Tim J., Florian L., Gabriel M., Amelie M., Theresa P., Jonas P., Christoph S., Valentina S., Lukas S., Nikolaus St., Eric W.

2. Klasse: Magdalena G., Elina M., Julia L., Sara S.

1. Klasse VS

Lehrpersonen: Mag. Valentina Leitner, Lisa Paumann BEd.

Zusammenarbeit mit dem Wassercluster Lunz am See (Boku, Universität Wien und Donauuniversität), Marktgemeinde Lunz am See, Rechtsanwältin Mag. Marlies Teufel und BGM a. D. Martin Ploderer

This project reflects our philosophy of the Bildungscampus Lunz am See very well. The attempt to work across subjects, classes, schools and institutions is a special feature of our school location. It is a joy to see fourth grade middle school students applying their acquired knowledge and preparing it as age-appropriate lesson content for first grade elementary school students, followed by joint experimentation, research and learning.

Valentina Leitner completed a teaching degree in chemistry and history at the University of Vienna and has been teaching at the Lower Austrian Middle School Lunz am See since 2022.

Lisa Paumann : After graduating in the field of interior design / furniture construction she followed the teacher training program for mathematics and crafts at the KPH Vienna / Krems and has been teaching at the Lower Austrian Middle School Lunz am See since 2020.