ISPRA Let's go down to the bottom of the sea - Traveling with an underwater robot
The ISPRA book Let’s go down to the bottom of the sea – Traveling with an underwater robot tells some aspects of research at sea.
The book “Let’s dive into the sea – Traveling with a submarine robot” created by the Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA) tells in a simple and fun way, some aspects of the research activity at sea: this is how the story of Pollux begins, an underwater robot, who, together with his friends Astrea (the research vessel) and EM2040 (the sonar), tells in the first person some of the explorations made on the beautiful seabed of our “Blue Planet”.
The themes of the book are the Mediterranean Sea, the animals that live there and the research that is carried out in this environment to understand it and, therefore, protect it.
Instructions for use:
The book can be used in class as a basis for analysis and understanding of the text or for more playful moments.
Cognitive learning objectives:
- Increase knowledge about the importance and appeal of marine research.
Social-emotional learning goals:
- The student learns to respect marine life in all its forms.
- The student learns to respect an environment completely different from the one we live in.
UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Approaches:
Scientific perspective.
Connection between subjects:
Natural sciences, civic and environmental education.
