This document summarizes the results of an environmental survey addressed to 47 fifth and sixth grade students (ages 10-11). Most students were familiar with recycling and reported recycling paper, plastic, and cans at home and school. While many used solar power at school, fewer had it at home. Students identified ways to contribute to the environment such as recycling, reducing energy use, and active transportation. They recognized the importance of a healthy lifestyle through diet, exercise and spending time outdoors.

1. Comenius project
Green Europe:
Invest in the future.
Environmental survey

2. Survey adressed to:
5th and 6th level
10 and 11 years old
 47 pupils

3. 1. Do you know the meaning of the term “recycle”?
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YES NO

4. 2. Do you recycle at home?
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YES NO

5. Why?
YES
 Because it is necessary.
 Because it’s good for the environment.
 Because batteries are not good for health.
NO
 Because my mother doesn’t want to.
 Because I don’t have recycling bins at home.
 Because I don’t have time to do it.
 Because nobody at home wants to recycle
 Because I don’t want to separate the waste

6. 3. What materials do you recycle at home?
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Paper Glass Batteries Plastic Clothes Carton Cans Garden

7. 4. Do you recycle at school?
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YES NO

8. Why?
 Because materials can be renewed
 Because we are a green school
 To protect the environment
 To reuse the materials
 To keep clean the school

9. 5. What materials do you recycle at school?
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Paper Glass Batteries Plastic Clothes Carton Cans Garden

10. 6. Do you make the most of the solar power?
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YES NO

11. 7. Do you use solar energy at school?
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YES NO

12. 8. Do you use solar energy at home?
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YES NO

13. 9. While you are cleaning your teeth, do you turn off the tap water?
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YES NO SOMETIMES

14. 10. Do you have any way of saving water at school? If so, how?
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YES NO

15. Answers:
 We have switch taps
 There are bridles in the taps.
 Turning off the taps

16. And at home?
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YES NO

17. 11. Do you know what “renewable energy” is?
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YES NO

18. 12. Is there a wind farm near your school?
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YES NO

19. 13. How do you travel to school?
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WALKING BY CAR WALKING OR BY CAR

20. 14. In which way do you think you can contribute to take
care of our environment at home and at school?
 Taking care of plants and trees.
 Planting more trees.
 Recycling.
 Don’t throwing away things on the floor.
 Don’t wasting the energy.
 Using solar power.
 Don’t using the car if it’s not necessary.

21. 15. What does it mean for you, having a healthy lifestyle?
 Doing sports
 Eating a bit of everything
 Eating lots of fruits and vegetables
 Doing outside activities.

22. 16. How does your school help you eat more healthily?
 Giving us a healthy diet in the dining room.
 Taking care of what we bring for breakfast; do not
eating so much chocolates or pastries.

23. 17. How do you keep fit?
 I play football
 I skate
 I run
 I do P.E. at school
 I play basketball afterschool

24. 18. Why it is important to have a healthy
lifestyle?
 To keep fit
 To keep our muscles strong
 To keep our heart healthy
 To grow healthy
 For not being ill
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