Primary School No. 280Gorlicka 3

02-130 WarszawaTlf: 226583430

e-mail: sekretariat@szkola280.pl

Fax: 226583430Web: www.szkola280.pl

Hello friend!!!! This is your activity workbook. You

can start by writing your name.

Name:

Date of visit:Center:

City:

When you are in nature, don´t leave any sign of your passing.

Respect plants, animals, and your general environment.

If you conserve nature, you will be able to enjoy it.

From your home, you can help to conserve and care for nature. Save water and energy. Reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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Which legend about Warsaw did you like the most?

Draw a moment from the legend that especially drew your attention.

History and Legends of Warsaw

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7.       3.  

5.           1.        

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One of the most representative species of bird near the Vistula River is the duck.

Fauna the Path

I´m sure that along the path, you have learned many things

about me. Show it by answering these questions:

Even though both of these examples are ducks, you can see that they are not exactly the same. Can you tell how they are different?

What is the difference between the male and female?

Who is who?

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Fill in the crossword with the names of the birds in the pictures:

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Fauna on the Path

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Water is the fountain of life, and cities emerge along rivers. Warsaw was born in its current location because of its proximity to the Vistula river.

From the photos and the clues, try to identify the artistic monuments and note them in the box:

1) It is the highest building in Poland. It is also called ‘the gift from the Soviet Union’…

2) It is one of the largest parks in Warsaw …

3) The Palace built for the Polish king Jan III Sobieski …

4) It is the oldest historic district in the city …

1)__________________________

2)__________________________

3)__________________________

4)__________________________

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One of the most representative species of bird near the Vistula River is the duck.

Fauna the Path

I´m sure that along the path, you have learned many things

about me. Show it by answering these questions:

Even though both of these examples are ducks, you can see that they are not exactly the same. Can you tell how they are different?

What is the difference between the male and female?

Who is who?

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The river is not a dump. You can help to keep it clean if you deposit residue in the correct place.

Draw lines to connect each one of the following residues with the type of container that you should put it in:

Green Igloo

Yellow Igloo

Dark Green Container

Blue Container

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The natural richness of our water is seriously threatened by contamination, introduced

species, and human activity.

Fauna on the Path

Due to the contamination of the Vistula, there is not a large variety of fish and those that liver there are not very demanding in regard to the quality of the water. We can mainly find Carp and Catfish.

Help the carp to find that path that leads to the food:

Vistula Residue

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Rivers, lakes, and seas collect, and maintain for a long time, garbage produced by human activity.

If you want to enjoy your environment and a clean river, remember...

Learn to deposit residue in the correct containers so they can be treated correctly.

Don´t use the toilet or sink as a garbage can. Keep in mind that it can stop the river or sea.

And the most important... if you observe that something is damaging the river… REPORT IT!!!!!!!

Ahh!!! And remember...

GREEN CONTAINER: All glass containers (bottles, jars, and tins) without covers or lids.BLUE CONTAINER: Any paper and cardboard that is clean and folded well.YELLOW CONTAINER: Soda and food cans, plastic bags and containers, plastic food trays.WASTE: Food scraps and any type of residue that doesn´t go in the other containers.

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The natural richness of our water is seriously threatened by contamination, introduced

species, and human activity.

Fauna on the Path

Due to the contamination of the Vistula, there is not a large variety of fish and those that liver there are not very demanding in regard to the quality of the water. We can mainly find Carp and Catfish.

Help the carp to find that path that leads to the food:

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The Ecological Path also has many species of

vegetation. Surely you will learn many interesting

things about them.In the following boxes, draw a oak leaf, an maple leaf and a chestnut leaf:

oak maple chestnut

Note 5 species of trees or shrubs that you have been able to see along the path:

1) ____________________________________________________

2) ____________________________________________________

3) ____________________________________________________

4) ____________________________________________________

5) ____________________________________________________

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Make a list of things that dirty and contaminate the river and our environment:

_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________

What can we do? Write some ideas that occur to you in order to solve the problem of contamination in Warsaw:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Many bodies of water are contaminated to the point of being dangerous to human health and

damaging for life.

In the boxes, write the word that corresponds, and order the letters from the shaded squares to discover the words that form the secret phrase:

The secret phrase:

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1st Word

2nd Word

3rd Word

Flora on the Path

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Are you able to answer the following questions correctly?

1. Który z tych ptaków występuje w Polsce?A) albatrosB) srokaC) koliber

2. Które drzewo występuje w Polsce?A) dąbB) sekwojaC) eukaliptus

3. Która z tych roślin występuje w Polsce?A) imbirB) palmaC) trzcina

4. Jak możemy zapobiec zanieczyszczeniu środowiska w Polsce?A) zmniejszanie liczby fabryk, emisji CO2

B) zwiększanie ilości fabryk, emisji CO2

C) zostawianie włączonej wody

5. Co zanieczyszcza środowisko w Polsce?A) elektrownie wodne, wietrzneB) chemikalia, śmieci, toksynyC) tlen, woda, gleba

Flora on the Path

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c o o t s g f h v d u u or a s d g a p e r f t m mo y f b h j l o i w s a aw d c r s r y x v e l g dn x j i c w t k a e h p uq f d e h r a v e n k i ol o y z e d x n s c d e kg h s p a r r o w j h n pk d n l h t r a w t e i rd c u g t t e r m k g j hd u c c v x l a y e p m nn t a r k h l m o a r d uh s q d g i z n f q y a y

Coot Swan SparrowCrow Raven DuckGaper Magpie Pigeon

Look in the word search for the following vegetation species from the

path:

Flora on the Path

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Are you able to answer the following questions correctly?

1. Który z tych ptaków występuje w Polsce?A) albatrosB) srokaC) koliber

2. Które drzewo występuje w Polsce?A) dąbB) sekwojaC) eukaliptus

3. Która z tych roślin występuje w Polsce?A) imbirB) palmaC) trzcina

4. Jak możemy zapobiec zanieczyszczeniu środowiska w Polsce?A) zmniejszanie liczby fabryk, emisji CO2

B) zwiększanie ilości fabryk, emisji CO2

C) zostawianie włączonej wody

5. Co zanieczyszcza środowisko w Polsce?A) elektrownie wodne, wietrzneB) chemikalia, śmieci, toksynyC) tlen, woda, gleba

Draw your environment here. You can also write the names of the plants and animals that you

learned today:

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