Álka Nordplus                         Iceland 2017

Human response to the destructive forces of nature in Iceland

Students assignments

Denmark: Hot springs (Seltún, Geysir, Strokkur), causes and characteristics

Faeroe Islands:  Volcanic systems, stratovolcanoes, fissure swarms, kvikuhlaup (lateral movement of magma)

Finland: Lakes (Kleifarvatn, Þingvallavatn, Laugarvatn, Apavatn), how formed? Rivers in, rivers out.

Geenland: Sólheimajökull, succession of vegetation in front of glaciers

Norway: Waterfalls (Seljalandsfoss, Gljúfrabúi, Skógafoss, Hjálparfoss) how formed?

Sweden: Forests and forestry, selected locations in Ihe study area, pros and cons

Ísland: What are these compulsory schools doing in land restoration: Þjórsárskóli, Grunnskólinn Hellu, Hvolsskóli?

What to do: The students prepare to be guides on these localities.  They take independant decisions on what to observe and what to comment on. They may decide that they are guiding children. They should also try to have some activity or exercises or other assignments.

Sources: Only internet sources and source the students can find in their own library.

The purpose of this is that the teacher trainees have a go at this, be a guide in a localitiy they have never been to before. At the end of the course we evaluate this assignment.