Baltic Sea Project

April 27 (Tuesday) a remote conference "Back to Nature" will take place at Prienai "Žiburys" gymnasium. Beginning at 9 am Central European Summer Time.   During the conference, participants from Lithuania and other countries (Italy, France, Spain, Greece) will present their research in English: scientific observations, experiments and research. The topic of the conference is climate change. We invite students of Baltic Sea Project, grades 9–12 (I – IV gymnasiums) of general education schools and their teachers to participate. Teachers and students will receive certificates.   Those wishing to participate are invited until April 10 to register here: https://forms.gle/zw7nCD4eE8PrhnVZ7   More information: Rasa Kučinskienė, +37065643470, kucinskiene.rasa@gmail.com. 

    International art campaign “Green life among lichen” February was announced as Baltic sea project air quality month. Students from different schools and all age groups observed, learned and made some art about lichens! Let's see! KMSC naturalists club (Lithuania) Waiting for the spring The first name of teachers name (Vaida) What do you see here? Different stories...  Viļānu secondary school (Latvia)  Kseniya Jakushonoka Jekaterina Lebedeva Viktorija Gavrilova  Nikita Ribakovs Raseiniai Viktoras Petkus school (Lithuania) Gabija Kvietkutė says: " I created the image of the first two images myself, using grass, flowers (the name of which I have not yet found out), found broken twigs with moss and lichens on them. Meanwhile, the third photo - complete art of nature - twisted, wind-brought lichens with a landscape creates amazing beauty! It was a lot of fun to watch and admire the environment!" - she says.    Gabija Kvietkutė Gabija Kvietkutė Gabija Kvietkutė Julija Juška

The BSP is inviting you to join the  "Phenological studies!"  The aim of the studies is to observe when spring appears in the different countries around the Baltic Sea -  to keep an eye on the spring signs  by learning those 23 species on the worksheet  and marking down when and where did you  first  saw that species.  The observations were started by a little group of pupils from Finland, Sweden and Estonia in 1992 within the UNESCO Associates Schools Network (ASPnet). It has grown up to a common programme of the Baltic Sea Project within the UNESCO ASPnet. Phenological studies is a fun and practical outdoor activity recommended for primary schools but can be done with the secondary school as well by adding the links with the climate change and human impacts into the lesson.  This programme does not require special equipments or preparation, and motivates students to observe nature during the spring season. The pupils can observe nature alone, with their family members or wi

March 22 has been known as World Water Day since 1992. This year UNESCO ASPnet Baltic Sea Project (BSP) schools will celebrate Water Week 22nd - 26th of March . The theme of UN Water Day this year is “Valuing water”. The theme challenges us to think about how water is important to our home, local environment, livelihoods, well-being and cultural practices. By thinking about all the different ways water benefits our lives we can value water and save it for everyone. More information about UN World Water Day The schools can take part in Water Week in many different ways. You can choose the activities that are suitable for you. Most of them can be done even at home in case you are doing remote learning. You can also create your own ideas and share them with us. If you want to participate in the following activities, please register here . After that you will get the links to Water Week padlets. Also, the teacher can register the whole class at once. OPTIONS FOR BSP WATER WEEK FOR SCHOOLS

When the snow shows, it's very fun to take pictures!  Sometimes  snowflakes  can occur triangular or hexagonal, but most are hexagonal. This is because the water molecule is curved. As they freeze, due to their shape, they group into rings of six. As they continue to freeze, others join them, until a beautiful hexagonal  snowflake  grows. As it flies through different temperature zones, the  snowflake  melts or grows until it acquires it's unique shape.  It takes a lot of patience to photograph  snowflakes , but the final images are worth all the trouble!  It is best to do it in sub-zero temperatures, snow, or just falling snow, because then the  snowflakes  are most beautiful. It is also advisable to wear thick gloves, because from the heat of the hands,  snowflakes  begin to dissolve before you will be able to take a picture. For this reason, you also should allow all the items you will use to cool down too before shooting.  The easiest way to get  snowflakes  is to put down