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A Bioloy lesson in the Spa Park in Wysowa ZdrojMgr. Paulina Ryba, Biology and Chemistry teacher.

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Natural value of the Spa Park in Wysowa Zdrój. Natural springs of mineral water in Wysowa Zdrój.

Sixth grade students of Primary School.

45 min.

· Learning bout natural springs of mineral water in Wysowa Zdrój and their

health value.

· Explaining what the natural springs of mineral therapeutic water are.

· Explaining the influence of the mineral components on people's health.

· Learning about different kinds of mineral therapeutic water in Wysowa

Zdrój.

· Exploring local flora in the Spa Park.

· Learning how to use special botanical atlases and guides to name different

trees and plants in the Spa Park in Wysowa Zdrój.

· Exploring different trees using special botanical atlases and guides.

· Exploring different types of lichens on the tree trunks in the Spa Park.

· Explaining the term: “a natural feature of historic importance”.

Wysowa Zdrój is famous for its mineral therapeutic drinking water such as:

Franciszek, Józef, Henryk and Aleksandra. They can be found in the centre of

the Spa Park and are available for everybody. Mostly those are carbonated

water like: bicarbonate - chloride – sodium water and carbonate – sodium –

calcium water. “Wysowianka” mineral drinking water is based on those

carbonated waters. At the Health Resort diseases of respiratory, digestive and

urinary systems are treated. The students were informed about all of it while

they were visiting a Pump House and tasting mineral water there.

The Spa Park is full of beautiful trees, lichens and birds. A Biology teacher

helped the students to name different trees and lichens on their trunks. To do

this exercise students observed local flora and used special botanical atlases

and pocket guides of popular trees they took from school. They also learnt

about the pollution and its influence on the lichens, which are very sensitive to

polluted air.

The participants of the trip visited the Greek Catholic Parish Church in

Wysowa Zdrój too and saw the lime tree, which is “a natural feature of historic

importance”. The Biology teacher explained them the meaning of this term.

The students observed the birds and spiders in the Spa Park as well. A

blackbird, a woodpecker and a chaffinch are the most popular birds in

Wysowa Zdrój.

· A pocket guide of popular plants and animals.

· A pocket atlas of trees.

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____________________________________________________________________10. Outdoor lessons and activities Zespół Szkół, Kobylanka, PL

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· Lecture.

· Observation.

The students:

· Can name popular trees, lichens and birds.

· Can use botanical atlases and guides of popular plants and animals.

· Can assess the level of air pollution by observing the lichens on the tree

trunks.

· Know what the term “a natural feature of historic importance” means.

· Learnt about the mineral therapeutic water in Wysowa Zdrój and their

health value.

An outdoor Biology lesson should be preceded by students' own observations

of the nature in their nearest surroundings. At school students should be

presented how to name different plants species or birds using atlases and

guides.

An outdoor Biology lesson is a great occasion to:

· Observe the nature.

· Use different sources of information.

· Remember different information better.

· Spend time actively.

· Teach regional education.

Worksheet 1Recognizing trees in the Spa Park.

a) Look at the pictures of the trees below. Circle those ones you can see in the Spa Park. Write

their names using a pocket atlas of popular trees or ask your teacher for help.

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b) In the park you can see much more trees than in the pictures above. Take one leaf, draw its

shape and name it using a pocket atlas of popular trees.

Worksheet 2Observation of lichens on the tree trunks.

You can see a lot of lichens on the tree trunks in the Spa Park. A teacher will help you to name

them. Below, you can read the names of different lichens. Circle those ones you can see in the

park. Try to remember their names. [the names of the lichens are in Polish]

Liszajec szary, misecznica proszkowana, złotorost ścienny, wzorzec geograficzny, tarczownica

bruzdkowana, pustułka pęcherzykowata, mąklik otrębiasty, mąkla tarniowa, brodaczka

zwyczajna, granicznik płucnik,

inne:……………………………………………………………………………………..

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Worksheet 3An assessment of the air cleanness in the Spa Park in Wysowa Zdrój based on different lichens on the

tree trunks.

Lichens are popular signs of the air cleanness. They can be used to assess the level of the air pollution.

Information below will help you to do it.

crusty or powdery lichens frondosa lichens

bush lichens

· Heavily polluted air – crusty lichens

· Average polluted air – frondosa lichens

· Little polluted air – trees covered with different frondosa lichens

· Slightly polluted air – a dense layer of different bush lichens

· Clean air – bush or frondosa lichens

Using the information above, assess the cleanness of the air in Wysowa Zdrój.

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Observe the lichens in your nearest surrounding and assess how clean the air is.

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Worksheet 4Birds in the Spa Park in Wysowa Zdrój.

If you are quiet enough, you can see and hear a lot of birds in the park. In the pictures below circle those

ones you can observe. Use a pocket atlas of birds. At home you can colour the pictures of birds.

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