Miedwie Lake as a source of life. Implementing SDGs in STEM lessons.

The Project is based on the Miedwie Lake, which is 5th largest lake in Poland and it was conducted by 6 13yo students. The project had a lasting impact on the community, ensuring sustainable water use practices, and reducing the impact of climate change on the environment. The  objective of this project was to create awareness among the community about the importance of water resources from the Miedwie Lake. This project aims to educate the community about the negative impacts of climate change on water resources and how sustainable water use practices can mitigate these effects. Also, to show young people that they have a huge impact on their communities and they actually can change the world.

The project was focused on different stages.

• Meeting with the Head of Kobylanka Municipality Mrs. Julita Pilecka. The mayor shared with us the problems as well as the development plans of the Kobylanka municipality, as well as gave us a glimpse of the threads concerning the city of Stargard.
• TRIP TO THE WATER PRODUCTION PLANT IN ŻELEWO. The trip was held for educational purposes, to learn more about how water is purified and what needs to be done so that the water from Lake Miedwie can be brought to the inhabitants of Szczecin. 
• Presentations and workshops for junior classes 1-3. Junior students were able to actively participate in the presentation.
• Professor of hydrology Hubert H.G. Savenije from Delft University visited our school. Our meeting with the professor of hydrology was aimed at introducing and explaining why water is the blood of the Earth. 
• Meeting with  Mr. Zenon Wiśniowski.  DIRECTOR OF THE POLISH GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE – NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
• Next was making a podcast. One of the project’s participants, conducted an interview with her grandfather, who’s the chief of Stargard District Fishing Guard. The interview was recorded and was played on the official conference.
• FIRST STUDENTS CONFERENCE FOR ADULTS Observing and monitoring the key variables governing the global water cycle is essential to our understanding of the Earth’s climate, forecasting weather, predicting floods and droughts, and improving water management.  It was a summary of all work done in the project. Every student could show adults how much he has done and how much efort gave to make the project succesful.

Using SDGS:

• Our activities helped us see that the health of residents cannot be threatened by poor water quality.
• Educated themselves at all times during all activities in areas such as science, technology, math, engineering, hydrology, geology.
• Our entire project involves researching, learning and exploring.. All our activities were about convincing ourselves of the safety of the population and making sure the water around us is clean.
• In the laboratory we researched and learned about a whole list of vegetation and animals that live thanks to water.
• The study of water and conversation with a geohydrologist showed us what life on land looks like and how the chain of life functions.

We did not sleep, we lost our tempers, but it was worth it. And this is what STEM education should like.