Plants and their Role in Protection from Water and Wind

This poster presents the role of water and wind as natural factors that influence the Earth – its eco-systems, relief and the soil. Students learn about the positive and negative influence of water and wind through various activities in the classroom, school garden and school yard. The activities are also used to teach students how to control and bring these forces’ negative influence to the minimum.

When observing the soil around the school, students deduce that large amounts of water and the force of the wind bring great damage to nature and disrupt normal functioning in every aspect. They notice that plants are the main defenders against the negative force of water and air, i.e. present a protective barrier that controls and alleviates.

Planting new plants – trees in the school yard contributes directly to the protection of the soil from rain’s direct impact. This also controls water flow through the plant root system and their above-ground parts. School garden experiments also teach students that trees protect and alleviate or absorb the impact of wind, i.e. reduce the force of wind, which can have destructive powers.

Maintaining and nurturing low vegetation (grass) in the school yard helps water absorption, i.e. protects the yard from floods and makes the school area safe for everyone.

Students create flyers and help raise awareness about the protection and nurturing of plant life in the vicinity and far.

Conclusion: Plants play an important role in environmental protection because they are a natural and efficient manner of reducing the negative force of water and wind i.e. main natural disaster causes.