In May and June 2024, we organized an educational workshop “The world around us – become an explorer of biodiversity in your city. Take care of your environment and act!”, for the second time. The workshop was a series of five meetings, during which the participants —school children and their teachers — took part in a variety of laboratory and field activities. Pupils from Biskupice Elementary School learned how to distinguish between meadows and city lawns. During the field activities, they turned out to be efficient insect hunters and keen observers. Students from Nielepice enjoyed the quest to find and learn about the small inhabitants of meadows, while our guests from Elementary School No. 2 in Niepołomice as well as from the Elementary School in Rzeszotary, explored the world of living creatures under their feet. They were fascinated by earthworms and other soil organisms observed under the microscope. We were surprised at how well they coped with the complex topics presented, such as the effect of mycorrhiza on plant growth and diversity, and the impact of mowing intensity on the soil. The weather was excellent, and there was plenty of time to play in the garden and admire the beautiful flower meadow, which was particularly lush this year.
Huge thanks to all the participants!
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