2022 GLOBE Virtual Student Conference
I.S.I.S. Europa-Italy
Thanks Globe!
Students: Antonella Aiello - Giulia Ascione - Simona Ascione Raffaela Auriemma - Sabrina D’Onofrio
Simona Faccetta - Jasmine Romano, class 3Ctg
We are part
of the globe family!
Survey site
Park: 40.91185605270865, 14.378784995112236
We have established a green area as a study site: The Water Park near to the school, where we collected our data.
Climate change
The effects of climate change are more and more evident: melting glaciers, drought, rising seas, extinction of animal species...
Deforestation, emissions of polluting gasses, the use of fossil fuels are among the main causes of this problem.
Climate change
Who else we can blame, if not ourselves?
Will we be able to
counter global warming?
Climate change
in Italy
Pomigliano D’Arco
25/09/2022
Sicily
08/09/2022
10-11/09/2022
23/09/2022
Somma Vesuviana
22/11/2022
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Storm in Pomigliano
inconvenience and flooding, the roads turn into rivers
22/11/2022
Average temperatures and rainfall over the past 30 years
2022
17/10/2022
18/11/2022
The pathogen also caused the buds to fall off the branches.
We noted…
The buds, initially green, have darkened and started to drop; as well as the leaves following the alteration of the chlorophyll.
2022 Autumn
Phenology Campaign
Leaves
We are observing leaves falling to ensure that the ambient temperature is balanced during the seasons so, similarly to lichens, leaves can also become environmental indicators.
How?
With the arrival of autumn, light and temperature decrease.
In this phase we can notice a clear change, the color of the leaves: green-down.
area leaf 1 | 24.5cm2 |
area leaf 2 | 29.75cm2 |
area leaf 3 | 11.5cm2 |
area leaf 4 | 40.5cm2 |
Climate change also affects the little things of everyday life.
The plants react with early flowering of the buds with subsequent fall of the leaves or alterations of the chlorophyll and of the leaf apparatus.
As temperatures rise, many viruses, bacteria and pathogens also proliferate.
17/10/22
18/11/22
We watched how leaves change color from October 14th to November 18th.
We did this using a color guide, that is a card where there are the colors that a leaf can have.
Trees height
Birch
CALCULATIONS
VOLUME:=4.123m3
MASS=2886,1 kg
CALCULATION OF CO2(in kg)
mass of tree (kg of fresh biomass) · 65%(dry mass) · 50%(% carbon) · 3.67 · 120%=11.317 kg
Carbon calculation
DATAS
Circumference: 105cm -> 1,05m
Height: 5 m
Hardwood density: 700 kg/m3
Environmental sentinels
A lichen is a symbiosis between mushroom and seaweed that grows on logs and rocks.
Seaweed produces the nourishment for the mushroom and the mushroom absorbs water and mineral salts.
They are environmental bioindicators of air quality, because they absorb polluting substances in the environment.
The Biomonitoring
Environmental
Through LICHENS
Parco delle Acque
Pomigliano D’Arco
Clouds
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They can help forecast the condition of the weather, say something on the air temperature, dampness and wind at the different heights, and are responsible of the rain.
Studying clouds through variations in quantity, geographic location or type effects on climate and weather conditions.
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THANK YOU GLOBE!
Special thanks
Headmaster: teacher Angela Comparone
Global teachers: Sabrina Nappi, Mario Di Fonza
Teachers: Elisa Lorè, Maddalena Spiezia, Carolina Romano Carotenuto, Nunzio Troilo
Globe Italia: Lorella Rigonat, Sandro Sutti, Maria Pia Coceano
Class 3Ctg
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Sitography
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