1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:24,510 We are year 5 in Luzernuda School in Madrid, Spain. We are 21 students. We are very funny and we talk a lot. 2 00:00:24,510 --> 00:00:33,509 But we also work and are kind to each other. Our group is very creative and works designing projects together. 3 00:00:33,509 --> 00:00:44,509 Global Scholars is an international program in which students from different countries can communicate and exchange ideas about the environment. 4 00:00:44,509 --> 00:00:49,509 This year we have joined the program and worked about water. 5 00:00:49,509 --> 00:00:53,509 This is the way we have worked in the program. 6 00:00:53,509 --> 00:00:58,509 We have completed five units about different issues related to water. 7 00:00:58,509 --> 00:01:06,349 water. First, we have read the material that Global Scholars has sent us. Then, we have researched 8 00:01:06,349 --> 00:01:14,109 and shared our ideas with students from other countries. We have been able to read their ideas 9 00:01:14,109 --> 00:01:21,629 as well and exchange opinions. We have worked in groups to plan, design and elaborate a final 10 00:01:21,629 --> 00:01:29,549 project that shows our compressor for each unit. We have post our project and check the ones from 11 00:01:29,549 --> 00:01:39,870 our fields. This project has been the video from unit 1 and the postcard from unit 3 but we have 12 00:01:39,870 --> 00:01:49,310 also had from preparing the water pipe, poster and infographic. The most important things we have 13 00:01:49,310 --> 00:01:55,390 learned this year from global scholars are how many people take care of the environment 14 00:01:55,390 --> 00:02:02,430 in different parts of the world, how important it is to recycle and save water, how to make 15 00:02:02,430 --> 00:02:09,229 projects in group, how to communicate with other students with respect and how to post 16 00:02:09,229 --> 00:02:13,469 projects and opinions so that other students can see them. 17 00:02:13,469 --> 00:02:34,020 In this unit, our teacher explained to us that we were going to be part of a big project 18 00:02:34,020 --> 00:02:37,780 along the school year, Global Scholars. 19 00:02:37,780 --> 00:02:45,699 She said that we were going to meet people from different countries and research where 20 00:02:45,699 --> 00:02:49,180 in the world they work. 21 00:02:49,180 --> 00:02:54,180 Later she explained important to interact with other students. 22 00:02:54,180 --> 00:03:03,180 We couldn't show our faces in our profile photos, use our surnames, share personal information, 23 00:03:03,180 --> 00:03:09,180 or post unreliable messages without permission or supervision from our teachers. 24 00:03:09,180 --> 00:03:31,180 At the next day, Steve showed us the vocabulary of Slovak language, and we learned to post 25 00:03:31,180 --> 00:03:34,180 and reply to messages. 26 00:03:34,180 --> 00:03:47,620 Then we started a project, which consisted of preparing a video presentation of our class and school, as it was our first project. 27 00:03:47,620 --> 00:03:53,620 We learned how to organize the work. We formed groups and distributed tags. 28 00:03:53,620 --> 00:04:04,620 The editors, the writers and the ones that looked for images. All the material was shared in a padlet in our virtual classroom. 29 00:04:04,620 --> 00:04:26,620 When the project was finished, including a recording of our voices and photos of our class, school and city, we posted it explaining what it was and how we had done it. 30 00:04:26,620 --> 00:04:34,620 We could also see products from other cities. 31 00:04:34,620 --> 00:04:50,519 This unit was water. 32 00:04:50,519 --> 00:05:02,500 The first to leave was to investigate water pollution in our country, 33 00:05:02,500 --> 00:05:05,500 and it was very much. 34 00:05:05,500 --> 00:05:11,500 We chose the most important one from all cities. 35 00:05:11,500 --> 00:05:17,500 We were friendly, though, sharing it in the normal discussion. 36 00:05:17,500 --> 00:05:22,500 We could play around water celebration. 37 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:33,060 Around there was food for our peers, for other people. 38 00:05:33,060 --> 00:05:37,060 King was pretty interesting. 39 00:05:37,060 --> 00:05:44,060 Another very important activity in this unit was an analysis of water footprint. 40 00:05:44,060 --> 00:05:50,060 We were really surprised about the amount of water we used. It is huge. 41 00:05:50,060 --> 00:05:57,060 We also had a really good time conducting a field research of water used in our school. 42 00:05:57,060 --> 00:06:05,060 We went around it, counting the taps and tonnage without looking for where we used water. 43 00:06:05,060 --> 00:06:12,060 For our final project, a water life, we did a brainstorm for ideas about how to use water to waste it. 44 00:06:12,060 --> 00:06:19,060 Then, we planned the content of our project and used Canva to do a presentation about it. 45 00:06:19,060 --> 00:06:21,060 Everything in the class continued. 46 00:06:21,060 --> 00:06:28,060 It was very interesting to learn about water access and security at the school and other parts of the world. 47 00:06:28,060 --> 00:06:36,060 We realised we are very lucky in our city because water is safe and available for everybody. 48 00:06:40,939 --> 00:06:47,939 The first thing we did was research about a body of water and read about water security, 49 00:06:47,939 --> 00:06:54,939 which means that people can access the water they need to be healthy and happy. 50 00:06:54,939 --> 00:07:07,939 We looked for information about the way our water system works and the sources of water for our city. 51 00:07:07,939 --> 00:07:15,939 All of us went to an exhibition, Somos Agua, We are Water, organized by Canal de Isabel II, 52 00:07:15,939 --> 00:07:20,939 the company that manages the water in the city of Madrid. 53 00:07:20,939 --> 00:07:40,939 It was really interesting to see the models, photos and videos about water, about how water is brought, treated and delivered into our houses. 54 00:07:40,939 --> 00:07:53,939 We learned about the cycle of water in our region, and we became engineers and designed two projects to use the wind and water to generate electricity. 55 00:07:53,939 --> 00:08:10,939 We also learned about water conservation tips, like having showers instead of baths, or not leaving the tap open while washing our hands or brushing our teeth. 56 00:08:10,939 --> 00:08:22,939 Our final project in this unit was a podcast in which we explained that we had learned about water in the cities of Madrid. 57 00:08:22,939 --> 00:08:24,939 It was fun, but difficult. 58 00:08:33,340 --> 00:08:40,940 In this unit, we learned that everything we do to the environment affects other parts of the world. 59 00:08:41,580 --> 00:08:47,740 The water in the world is limited and different types of pollution can affect it. 60 00:08:48,620 --> 00:08:56,860 We read about it. We played the water game all together in the class and could 61 00:08:56,860 --> 00:09:08,860 to see very clearly how decisions and actions we take affect the rights of the community and the cycle of life. 62 00:09:09,860 --> 00:09:13,860 Another activity we really enjoyed was the water security issue survey. 63 00:09:14,860 --> 00:09:23,860 First, the environment issue relates to environment for water that are important for our community 64 00:09:23,860 --> 00:09:34,860 a possible action that we can take, then we choose the four most important ones in our opinion. 65 00:09:34,860 --> 00:09:38,860 Leukoplastic, municipals, drugs and pollutions. 66 00:09:38,860 --> 00:09:40,860 We also choose four possible solutions. 67 00:09:40,860 --> 00:09:45,860 Recycling, saving water, using less plastic and eating less red meat. 68 00:09:45,860 --> 00:09:51,860 We did the survey to our schoolmates from year four and six. 69 00:09:51,860 --> 00:09:54,860 and recover their answer. 70 00:09:54,860 --> 00:10:06,860 For our final project, we refine the results and conclusion of survey on a photographic 71 00:10:06,860 --> 00:10:23,809 that some of us elaborate using the application Canva. 72 00:10:23,809 --> 00:10:32,809 In this unit we have summarized everything we have learned along the year in Global Scholars. 73 00:10:32,809 --> 00:10:41,809 We want to show it to our schoolmates, parents and community because we think it is important. 74 00:10:41,809 --> 00:10:49,809 We started the unit by saying what we could do to improve life in our neighbourhood and choose elections. 75 00:10:49,809 --> 00:10:57,250 clean an area that isn't near our school we brought we brought bags and clubs and went to 76 00:10:57,250 --> 00:11:05,009 empty lots we split the class into small groups and picked up all the rubbish we called fun 77 00:11:05,889 --> 00:11:14,929 the place didn't seem to be very dirty but the amount of degrees that we called it was amazing 78 00:11:14,929 --> 00:11:24,929 When we finished it, we classified the rubbish into different types, plastic, paper, glass, 79 00:11:24,929 --> 00:11:31,929 contribution and materials, and placed them into recycling bins. 80 00:11:31,929 --> 00:11:37,929 We even found a carpet and a mattress. 81 00:11:37,929 --> 00:11:52,929 From the activity we learned that it is everybody's responsibility to keep our streets and neighbourhoods clean. 82 00:11:52,929 --> 00:11:59,929 Another important community action is making this video to promote our work. 83 00:11:59,929 --> 00:12:07,929 each other in Spain, others to collaborate and improve our community. 84 00:12:07,929 --> 00:12:11,929 We want to invite you to help our planet by doing different things. 85 00:12:11,929 --> 00:12:14,929 Recycle as much as you can. 86 00:12:14,929 --> 00:12:17,929 Keep your radio, don't throw rubbish on the floor. 87 00:12:17,929 --> 00:12:20,929 Save water, take showers instead of bath. 88 00:12:20,929 --> 00:12:23,929 Close the tub when washing your hands. 89 00:12:23,929 --> 00:12:25,929 Stop using plastic bottles or bags. 90 00:12:25,929 --> 00:12:29,929 Pre-use clothes or donate them so that others can use them. 91 00:12:29,929 --> 00:12:33,929 Before buying something, think if you really need it. 92 00:12:33,929 --> 00:12:35,929 Use public transport. 93 00:12:35,929 --> 00:12:41,929 Share your ideas to help the planet with your friends and relatives. 94 00:12:41,929 --> 00:12:48,929 We are sure that if everyone takes action, we can stop climate change and its effects. 95 00:12:48,929 --> 00:12:51,990 Help our planet! We only have you!