Comenius Project Changing with the Climate Barcelona October 2011 GOALS OF THE PROJECT Increasing students’ consciousness and knowledge about climate change Fortifying their autonomy and responsability Enlarging their scientific skills Reinforcing their cooperative skills STRATEGY Peer education: upper secondary school students will teach lower secondary school pupils how to manage a chemistry lab experiment on climate change; after the lab experience they will discuss together about it; finally the younger students will write a scientific report assisted by their peer mentors. School subjects involved in the project : chemistry, biology, geography, english METHODOLOGY step one : upper secondary school students will write a PPT on laboratory safety and general rules lower secondary school students will study with their teacher the subjects involved in the laboratory step two : upper secondary school students will prepare the layout of the report that will be filled in by younger students once the lab experience is completed l lower secondary school students will read newspapers articles and books on climate change step three: U upper seconday school students will prepare cards on the elements and compounds involved in the lab experience, they will also train for leading a discussion on climate change lo lower secondary school students will formulate questions to ask their older peers products will be exchanged through the blog :