HAPPY SCIENCE
COLLABORATION AND EVALUATION
VIDEO CONFERENCES
We collaborate and evaluate our activities by holding video conferences.
3The partners had a video – conference to evaluate project activities. They discussed the following issues: nesting boxes, didactic materials concerning birds and animals in Poland, Spain and Portugal, world distribution of plants and animals, famous scientists, amazing facts concerning science. There was a brainstorming session on the topic: ‘From gunpowder to atomic bomb’. We discussed outdoor classes held in our schools as well as carried out experiments. We also compared our school gardens in different seasons and made conclusions.
VIDEO CONFERENCE - POLISH AND SPANISH SCHOOLS
VIRTUAL MOBILITIES
Before the exchange of students in Spain, the students had a virtual eTwinning mobility. They exchanged information about themselves, their families, interests and countries. They prepared a mulimedia presentation.
Virtual eTwinning mobility offers an innovative approach to enhance international education by allowing our students to connect and collaborate before engaging in physical exchanges. In a recent project, Polish and Portuguese students participated in a series of videoconferences that facilitated online collaboration on various topics. They were able to share ideas, resources, and cultural insights, effectively laying the groundwork for their eTwinning virtual mobility before the real exchange in Poland. This method not only fosters a sense of community among students but also enriches their learning experiences by exposing them to diverse perspectives.
As the result of eTwinning virtual mobilities the students exchanged information about themselves, their countries, cities and places worth visiting.
1026FORUM & PAGES DISCUSSIONS
We publish information on Forum, exchange our thoughts and ideas.
We also share our opinions via PAGES DISCUSSIONS
351010OBSERVING NESTING BOXES AND PERFOMING THE RELATED TASKS
We observed our nesting boxes systematically. We were excited by having little baby tits in the nesting box in Poland! We did interesting tasks related to our observations.
Learning Together: Watching Blue Tits Grow Across Europe
Students from Poland, Spain, and Portugal worked together to observe the fascinating process of chick development in a nesting box installed in Poland. Although the nesting box experiments in Spain and Portugal were not successful, all partner schools benefited from the Polish project. By watching videos and live streams on YouTube, students could see how young blue tits hatched and grew day by day. They carried out biology exercises, shared their observations, and learned about the wonders of nature not from textbooks, but with their own eyes. The joint observations and exchange of materials and reflections helped them improve their English language skills, especially vocabulary related to nature, birds, and their development. This cooperation proved that learning together brings better results than studying alone.
Below a few photos from Spain, Portugal and Poland:
344Send your name to Jupiter’s icy moon
Class participants can join the space exploration conducted by NASA during the Clipper space probe mission sent towards the largest planet in the solar system - Jupiter. Anyone who enters their name and surname on the website will be included in the data sent into space in October 2024, and will then land with it on Jupiter's icy moon called Europa in 2030.
Link to the portal:
Kliper NASA Europa
Link to your name entry:Sign On | Message in a Bottle – NASA's Europa Clipper
Link to posters:
Wszystkie zasoby | Zasoby – NASA Europa Clipper
Link to educational resources (including paper models of surveys to be done during classes, models to be printed in a 3D printer):Zajęcia i zasoby edukacyjne | Zasoby – NASA Europa Clipper
Educational resources can be found there- paper model of a space probe (made of paper) DIY for younger and older children
- coloring pages
- data to the 3D printer to print the probe model
- posters
- infographics
- movies
- link to a live stream from the NASA laboratory where the Clipper probe is being built
Students of all the partner schools will join a space expedition. We are assembling a crew to send our names to NASA and then into space (link with printed confirmation of each willing participant). We will prepare a leaflet with the names of students who took part in the action. We will build paper models of the probe. We will exchange the photos among the partner schools.
IN POLAND
IN PORTUGAL
3IN SPAIN
International Gardening Calendar
Students from Poland, Spain, and Madeira worked together in international teams to create the International Gardening Calendar as part of the Erasmus+ “Happy Science” project.
Each group consisted of students from all three countries, who collaborated online using shared digital tools. They exchanged information about their local climate, seasonal gardening tasks, and traditional customs related to plants and nature. The students discussed their findings during virtual meetings, compared the data, and selected the most interesting facts and photos to include.
Working collaboratively, they divided responsibilities—some focused on research, others on graphic design or writing short descriptions. Finally, they combined all the materials into a single colorful and educational calendar, showing how gardening connects different cultures across Europe while helping them develop language, teamwork, and digital skills.Online quiz - plants, insects, and climatic conditions
in Poland, Spain, and Madeira.
Students worked in international teams to create an online quiz with questions about plants, insects, and climatic conditions in Poland, Spain, and Madeira. They collaborated through digital tools, sharing their local knowledge, researching together, and discussing the content in English. Each team combined contributions from all partner countries, which helped them learn not only about nature in different regions but also about teamwork, intercultural communication, and scientific vocabulary in a foreign language.
“The Secrets of the Happy Science World”.
As part of the Happy Science project, students from Poland, Spain, and Portugal took part in a unique literary-scientific activity aimed at creating a collaborative story. The whole process demonstrated how international cooperation can combine creativity, science, and diverse cultural perspectives.
The students worked in 7 international groups, meeting online to present their parts of the story, sharing ideas on a joint digital platform, and revising each other’s texts to ensure consistency in both plot and language. Group 1 created the first chapter, Groups 2–5 added the following ones as a continuation, Group 6 wrote the conclusion, and Group 7 was responsible for illustrating the story.
Through this collaboration, the students: developed their English language skills, practiced creative thinking and the integration of science with literature, learned about their partners’ cultures and experienced teamwork in an international setting.
As a result, they produced a coherent and vivid story entitled “The Secrets of the Happy Science World”. The whole work was the outcome of a shared effort. The story was presented in the form of a PowerPoint with illustrations, and the students emphasized that thanks to this activity they felt part of a larger European community learning through fun and cooperation.
ART INSPIRED BY THE NATURE OF OUR GARDENS
Students worked in international groups to create poems inspired by the nature of their school gardens. Each group was composed of students from Poland, Spain, and Portugal, who shared photos, videos, and descriptions of plants, flowers, and animals living in their gardens. They met online to discuss their impressions, exchange ideas, and choose common themes for their poems. The students combined words and phrases in English contributed by all group members, which helped them not only to develop their creativity and artistic expression but also to improve their language skills and intercultural communication. The final poems reflected the diversity of their natural environments and the collaborative spirit of the international teams.
Students compared the length of their countries' borders, their areas, population number, population density, and the length of the coastline. They used the collected data during computer science lessons to create appropriate graphs.
PHYSICS LESSON WORKED OUT BY TEACHERS OF THE PARTNER SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTED IN ALL THE PARTNER SCHOOLS
COMPETITIONS/CONTESTS
By taking part in various competition - deepepening knowledge of science, natural environment and nature.
RELAX IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
RURAL BIODIVERSITY MAP
The activities of our school's students were recognized in a nationwide project run by the Earth and People Foundation.
The competition uses a modern, increasingly popular and extremely effective digital mapping tool. Digital mapping allows you to place a selected category of information on the map along with a photo and text description. This tool is increasingly used to create maps of nature's richness. Mapping is also used in citizen participation techniques to identify problems and threats.
Success in Geological and Environmental Competition
Polish student Filip took the first place in the 25th edition of the Geological and Environmental Competition "Our Earth - the natural environment yesterday, today and tomorrow" organized by the Polish Geological Institute.
During the competition, he had to demonstrate his ability to write a paper on a given topic and then answer a number of detailed questions in the field of geology and geomorphology. This success allowed him to qualify for the central competition, where he will be the only representative of our region. The national competition will take place during 3-day field workshops, during which, in addition to a knowledge test, numerous attractions await participants. Another student Zofia - a 6th grade, became a finalist of the art part of the competition. Her work titled "On the border of desert and forest" qualified for the strict regional finals and was distinguished among 260 works submitted from both Silesian and Opole voivodeships. This is Zofia’s second award in the geological competition. We would like to congratulate the students and keep our fingers crossed for their further successes.
4SUCCESS IN GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPETITION
Filip Hutnik, a student of Primary School No. 13 in Zawiercie, took 3rd place in the final of the three-stage Geological and Environmental Competition "Our Earth - the natural environment yesterday, today and tomorrow" organized by the Polish Geological Institute in Warsaw.
The competition of the last stage was combined with field workshops in one of the most interesting geological areas of Poland, i.e. in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains.
the participants had to compete in the finals, which consisted of answering numerous questions in a knowledge test on five topics:1. Paleontology
2. Rocks and minerals
3. Geological processes
4. Mineral resources of Poland
5. "At the ends of the Earth" - tasks related to the slogan of this year's edition of the competition.Filip's success in the competition is proof that passion and commitment to the “Happy science” project can lead to great results.
2IN PORTUGAL
Students from Portuguese school took 1st and 2nd place in the 2024 National Science Competitions:
IN SPAIN
Spanish school won this award in a national contest in which the students had to solve various challenges to finally build a sustainable house with Minecraft.
EVALUATION OF THE CLASSES
EVALUATION OF OUR KNOWLEDGE BY MEANS OF QUIZZES
115EVALUATION OF MOBILITIES
EVALUATION BY MEANS OF SURVEYS
ANIMAL FRIENDLY SCHOOL
As part of the “Happy Science” project, students from Primary School No. 13 in Zawiercie actively participated in a pet food collection campaign for the Animal Shelter in Zawiercie. This initiative not only developed empathy, responsibility, and pro-social attitudes, but also served as a practical application of knowledge in biology and environmental protection. The students learned about the needs of domestic animals, deepened their understanding of responsible pet care, and got involved in real actions to support animal welfare.
Moreover, the school received the “Animal-Friendly School” certificate, and students from class 2a were awarded the title of “Animal Defenders” for their participation in the national art competition “Doggy Concerns.” Such activities perfectly reflect the goals of the “Happy Science” project, promoting education through experience, empathy, and cooperation.
EVALUATION REPORT
In the partner schools, ongoing evaluation of the project was carried out, allowing teachers and students to regularly reflect on the activities and their outcomes. Based on these evaluations, a final evaluation report was prepared in each partner school. Below is the evaluation report created by the Polish school.
21ETWINNING QUALITY LABELS
The partner schools received eTwinning quality labels - the evidence of high quaility of project activities.