Are you looking for innovative and inspiring resources for soil education? The LOESS project has just launched an online database of case studies featuring a diverse range of soil education resources, practices and initiatives from 15 European countries. The case studies offer practical examples for educators, covering five educational levels: primary, secondary, higher education, vocational training, as well as activities for the general public.
Compiled by LOESS project partners, the collection of learning activities includes citizen science, competitions, films, experiments, games, publications, school garden activities, field trips, and campaigns. The search facility can be used to find those most suitable to your interests, including whether activities are best suited for outdoor or indoor learning environments.
The collection includes examples from Swedish organisations including:
- From seeds to harvest: an activity run by Vårfruskolan primary school in Lund
- The Earth’s arable surface: a workshop for secondary schools developed by the Nature School
- The Swedish championship in decomposition: an annual national competition for agriculture students run by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the Federation of Swedish Farmers
- A transdisciplinary field trip run in Skåne for students at Lund University
- Teatime4science / Tea Bag Index – a citizen science-based tool to study decomposition
The case studies database can be found at: https://loess-project.eu/case-studies/
