We teach physics, science and English in a secondary school situated in the Netherlands. The people of the Netherlands are getting increasingly concerned about global warming, water management, unusual heat and the alarming prospect of seeing the sea level rise. The Investigation phase of the I ACT methodology will be facilitated by the national focus on the issue and the availability of resources.
We divide the class is divided into 3 groups, one for onlineinformation, one for TV documentaries and one on magazines and newspapers. The three groups also involve their families in the information collecting process. Very interesting interviews give new lights to the issue when parents and grandparents share their experience and memories.
After about three weeks, we switch to the analysis phase and define the areas that are most affected by climate change and choose to focus their Change and Transfer phases on one of them, because of its close link to their local community: the melting of the pole and consequently the rise of the sea level.
We also organise an action day in September/October every year on COASTWATCH. We clean the beaches and we test the quality of the water around us. We wish to link up with other schools and to make common proposals for a better future. Communication language is English. We use website and wiki. All classes compare, analyse and together agree on a series of measures which might help to slow down the pole melting process through a set of strict measures at local level. We will publish results here.