The Geography and Arts teachers cooperated and organized a sub project together.

On the facultative Arts lessons, Finnish 9th graders built scale models of the future cities and vehicles using recycled material. In Geography, the pupils used different map applications when familiarising themselves with Finland. They also learned Spatial Information Systems, which are commonly used applications in daily and working life. Also, the pupils took part in discussion of the future environment, city landscapes and vehicles. Pupils learned and improved creative thinking, urban planning, scale model building, teamwork and ICT-skills.

In the summer 2021 there will be a housing fair in Lohja. We planned to bring the facultative Arts group of 9th graders to a guided tour in the construction places or the houses. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the fair was closed to all visitors prior to the opening. Instead, we organized a video visit through Google Meet. The advantage was, that this way all of the 7th to 9th graders were able to participate in the tour. The pupils learned what it demands to build a house according to the contemporary legislation of sustainable building. The pupils heard about green building, energy effecient windows, waste sorting possibilities, environmentally-friendly building materials and life-cycle concept building. Also, the pupils found out about the skills that are needed in the construction branch in the future and about the people and occupations that were involved in the housing fair process from the beginning.

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