The water tells

Recipients

• Primary school
• Lower secondary school
• Upper secondary school

Objectives

• Learn to observe and read the territory
• Discover how water influences the geomorphology of the landscape
• Understand how glaciers and rivers have shaped the appearance of the land where humans live and carry out their activities
• Explore the dynamics related to watercourses: animal and plant life, water resource management, risks associated with hydrogeological disasters

"Water is the substance from which all things originate;
its fluidity also explains the changes of things themselves." Thales

Description

Water is essential for the life of plants and animals and is one of the main agents involved in the geomorphology of the landscape. Glaciers and rivers have shaped the appearance of the territory on which humans live and carry out their activities. A journey through the history of valley formation to discover the dynamics related to watercourses: animal and plant life next to the river, the management over time of water resources, and the risks associated with hydrogeological instability.

Methodology

A journey through the history of the formation of Val Troncea to discover the dynamics related to watercourses: the animal and plant life next to the river, the management over time of water resources, and the risks related to hydrogeological instability.

The topics will be addressed through explanations, stories, games, and experiments.

It is possible to request an initial 2-hour classroom intervention.

Recommended period

• September/October
• May/June

Duration

• All day
• Optional preliminary two-hour meeting in class

Trasporti

Bus

School-run

Recommended equipment

• Long pants
• Mountain boots or shoes with non-slip soles
• Backpack with packed lunch and water bottle
• Tick and mosquito repellent
• K-way