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The footprint of man from prehistoric times to the present day

Elisabetta Flor

Product: Book

Trim size in cm: 20x27cm

Pages: 56

ISBN: 978-88-590-2785-0

Publication date: 01/03/2022

Suitable for: Primary 1st level (ages 6-7), Primary 2nd level (ages 8-10)


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A cheerful and colourful educational notebook, created in collaboration with MUSE – The Trento Science Museum, to bring primary school children closer to science and education for sustainable development by combining a narrative story with exercises and activities.

To help Rebecca, Martin and the whole staff of Planet 2030 science experts save our beautiful Planet, you must climb aboard with them on the grandiose and super-technological “ark” that will take you around the world to verify the impact produced by mankind from prehistoric times to the present day.

With the contribution of the experts who will guide you during the activities, you will be able to receive useful information and knowledge which trains critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of the issues related to the design of a sustainable and environmentally friendly future.

Let’s Save the Earth Notebooks!
The notebooks from the series LET’S SAVE THE EARTH!, a new series created in collaboration with MUSE – The Trento Museum of Science, helps the younger generations gain a better understanding of the theme of environmental sustainability in a scientific, fun, and adventurous way. 


In this notebook we will talk about:


  • man and the environment;

  • climate changes;

  • extinction;

  • comparing lifestyle habits;

  • garbage and the ecological footprint;

  • demography;

  • the environment and landscape;

  • innovations.



Let’s Save the Earth!


THE SERIES

The reference framework for the new series of workbooks, Let’s Save the Earth, is that of Environmental Sustainability promoted by the United Nations 2030 Agenda. The series offers 5 informative, colourful and engaging workbooks, full of activities and exercises, created in collaboration with MUSE - The Trento Science Museum, to accompany boys and girls on a journey of discovery of the environmental challenges of our century.

Young readers, accompanied by the expert scientists of Planet 2030, a super technological ark with zero impact, will learn about the phenomena that cause the alteration of our planet’s ecosystems and train their critical thinking skills to become promoters of conscious change and succeed in achieving important future goals in the field of environmental sustainability.

STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS

Each notebook in the series includes:

  • a narrative frame introduced by a comic
  • a leading character who is an expert in a specific field of study (an archaeologist, a naturalist, a climatologist, a geographer and a physicist)
  • a journey of discovery in stages, each of which includes a narrative part with in-depth studies, exercises and activities and a final verification quiz
  • a final map of the world to collect the stickers relating to each completed stage
  • solutions available online

Initial comic and character guide

Narration of the contents

Activities and exercises

Final review quiz

Final stickers’ collection map

Solutions available online

THE VOLUMES IN THE SERIES

The footprint of man from prehistoric times to the present day

Help the staff of expert scientists of Planet 2030 save our beautiful Planet by verifying the impact produced by mankind from prehistoric times to the present day.

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The topics in this notebook are:

  • man and the environment;
  • climate changes;
  • extinction;
  • comparing lifestyle habits;
  • garbage and the ecological footprint;
  • demography;
  • the environment and landscape;
  • innovations.

Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:

Habitats, ecosystems and biodiversity protection

Help the staff of expert scientists of Planet 2030 save our beautiful Planet: get to know ecosystems and the immense variety of living organisms that populate them.

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The topics in this notebook are:

  • ecosystems and biodiversity;
  • the importance of biodiversity;
  • causes of the loss of biodiversity;
  • climate changes;
  • habitat destruction;
  • alien species;
  • direct persecution;
  • pollution.

Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:

Climate, mountains and environmental changes

Let’s help the expert scientists of Planet 2030 save our beautiful planet by studying how glaciers work, their importance for the earth's balance, and for man, and their fragility.

Find out more!

The topics in this notebook are:

  • weather and climate;
  • how a glacier forms;
  • glacier structure;
  • glaciers of the world;
  • climate changes;
  • mass balance;
  • crevasses, seracs, mushrooms, bediérès and mills;
  • albedo effect;
  • glacier retreat;
  • how to protect the glaciers.

Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:

THE AUTHORS

Elisabetta Flor manages archeology at MUSE - The Trento Science Museum. Her passion for the oldest part of human history has led her to specialize, in particular, on the study of the population of the Alps during the Mesolithic. Today she manages scientific dissemination, such as exhibitions, the organization of events and the planning of activities for schools.

Alessandra Pallaveri is a zoologist and cultural mediator at MUSE - The Trento Science Museum. Her passion for nature and animals has led her to graduate in Natural Sciences and specialize in zoology, in particular on animal behavior. In the museum she deals with the planning of educational activities, events for the public, communication and setting up of exhibitions, all with a zoological theme.