On June 14, 2021, a practical lesson was held with 8th-grade students at 140th Secondary School “Ivan Bogorov” in Sofia as part of the STEAM4SEN project under the Erasmus+ program, in which NARU is a partner organization. The school is a long-term partner of NARU and strives to introduce educational innovations in the learning process. The activity was number 32, titled “Can people and individuals make changes?” Students were engaged in researching the interaction between humans and the environment, focusing on physical and chemical factors affecting human health and well-being. Participants worked on two case studies related to environmental pollution, investigating causes, consequences, and possible solutions to real problems.

This activity connects human health, the environment, and the curriculum in physics, chemistry, geography, and biology. Attention was given to noise and air pollution, linked to different types of waves (physics), liquid particles/aerosols and certain gases (chemistry), and their impact on nature (biology and geography) and humans (biology).

The practical lesson is part of project result O2 – A2: Conducting practical activities with students, developed within the product IO1_A2: Creation of methodology and practical lessons for students.