Categoria: The hydrogeological risk

Influence of soil texture and structure on overland flows

Objective:

Learning about the properties of water, the water-soil interaction, soil texture and structure, water retention.
Doing practical work and laboratory analysis but also developing skills in using GIS software.

This learning unit includes outdoor activities for sampling data from literature review, interviews and surveys to citizens and experts.

School subjects: science, biology, pedology, chemistry, informatics.

Total time estimated: 6 hours.

Objective:

Learning about the main laws, policies and institutions/organisations affecting river management in a selected river basin
Increasing analytical skills and developing skills in using GIS software.

This learning unit includes outdoor activities for sampling data from literature review, interviews and surveys to citizens and experts.

School subjects: science, informatics.

Total time estimated: 8.5 hours.

Objective:

Learning about the hydrological risks associated to heavy rains and urban development
Learning how to search and download data from digitized newspapers repositories

This learning unit includes activities that stimulate critical thinking, link textual information and geographical information systems.

School subjects: science, informatics.

Total time estimated: 3 hours.

Objective:

Giving students the knowledge on how to investigate on landscape using Math and Physics
Knowing about hydraulic risk meaning and management, risk and hazard and covered rivers

This learning unit includes activities on hydrogeological risks area mapping and it may include GIS.

School subjects: science, informatics.

Total time estimated: 4 hours.

Age of the students: 16-18