This document outlines tasks for an 8th grade project on traveling around Europe. Students are asked to compare various attributes of cities in different European countries participating in an ERASMUS+ project, including population size, area, age, distance from Überlingen, climate, and present their results in charts and posters. They are to analyze the capitals of Italy, Lithuania, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Poland, and Germany in terms of population and area, and the participating towns of Vilnius, Athens, Larnaca, Taranto, Czestochowa, Konya, and Überlingen in terms of age, size, distance, climate, population, and area.

1. A 8:
„Travelling around Europe“
Interdisciplinary Tasks:
Geography & Maths
The project was done by 8th
grade

2. 1. Compare the size of the European capitals of our participating ERASMUS+ project partners
(Italy, Lithuania, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Poland, Germany).
 Population
Present your results using an appropriate chart. Create an interesting poster with results, pictures, sketches, map sections …
You can present your results using two kinds of charts to show the differences between them. Find a suitable statement and
write it on your poster.

3. 2. Compare the size of the European capitals of our participating ERASMUS+ project partners
(Italy, Lithuania, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Poland, Germany).
 Area expansion
Present your results using an appropriate chart. Create an interesting poster with results, pictures, sketches, map sections …
You can present your results using two kinds of charts to show the differences between them. Find a suitable statement and
write it on your poster.
3. Compare the age of the European capitals of our participating ERASMUS+ project partners
(Italy, Lithuania, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Poland, Germany).
 Which town is the oldest mentioned?
 Which town is the youngest?
Present your results using an appropriate chart. Create an interesting poster with results, pictures, sketches, map sections …
You can present your results using two kinds of charts to show the differences between them. Find a suitable statement and
write it on your poster.
Sorry, no picture available 
Sorry, no picture available 

4. 4. Find the distances between Überlingen and the participating towns in our ERASMUS+ project and present your
results using a chart.
Find an appropriate chart which compares the different distances. Create an interesting poster with results, pictures of the
towns/pictures of the travel route, sketches, map sections …
You can present your results using two kinds of charts to show the differences between them. Find a suitable statement and
write it on your poster.
Your destinations are Vilnius (Lithuania), Athens (Greece), Larnaca (Cyprus), Taranto (Italy), Czestochowa (Poland), Konya
(Turkey).

5. 5. Create climate charts of the he participating towns in our ERASMUS+ project. Find out the monthly average
temperatures and the annual average temperatures. Show the process using Excel.
 Represent the lowest (minimum)
 and the highest (maximum) monthly average temperature in your chart.
Your comparative locations are Vilnius (Lithuania), Athens (Greece), Larnaca (Cyprus), Taranto (Italy), Czestochowa
(Poland), Konya (Turkey).
Visualise your results using an appropriate chart. Create an interesting poster with results, pictures, sights, sketches, map
sections …
You can present your results using two kinds of charts to show the differences between them. Find a suitable statement and
write it on your poster.

6. 6. Compare the age of the towns which are part of our ERASMUS+ project:
Vilnius (Lithuania), Athens (Greece), Larnaca (Cyprus), Taranto (Italy), Czestochowa (Poland), Konya (Turkey),
Überlingen (Germany).
 Which town is the oldest mentioned?
 Which town is the youngest?
Visualise your results using an appropriate chart. Create an interesting poster with results, pictures, sights, sketches, map
sections …
You can present your results using two kinds of charts to show the differences between them. Find a suitable statement and
write it on your poster.
7. Compare the size of the participating towns in the ERASMUS+ project:
Vilnius (Lithuania), Athens (Greece), Larnaca (Cyprus), Taranto (Italy), Czestochowa (Poland), Konya (Turkey),
Überlingen (Germany).
 Area expansion
 Which town is the biggest?
 Which town is the smallest?
Visualise your results using an appropriate chart. Create an interesting poster with results, pictures, sights, sketches, map
sections …
You can present your results using two kinds of charts to show the differences between them. Find a suitable statement and
write it on your poster.
Sorry, no picture available 
Sorry, no picture available 

7. 8. Compare the size of the participating towns in the ERASMUS+ project:
Vilnius (Lithuania), Athens (Greece), Larnaca (Cyprus), Taranto (Italy), Czestochowa (Poland), Konya (Turkey),
Überlingen (Germany).
 Population
 Which town has the largest population?
 Which town has the smallest population?
Visualise your results using an appropriate chart. Create an interesting poster with results, pictures, sights, sketches, map
sections …
You can present your results using two kinds of charts to show the differences between them. Find a suitable statement and
write it on your poster.