Eskiltuna

Children’s Exhibit – Eskiltuna

An experiencial exhibit for grade school children that provides opportunity for understanding of effects of climate change – both in terms of what causes it and what the effects in our life might be. The organizers are a community children’s performing group. This exhibit providing a series of creative and handson exercises and adventures for children that frames the concepts of climate change …. Causes and effects.

A time capsule takes us into the future to see first hand some of the implications ranging from more illness, unrest, water shortages, glacial melts leading to flooding, etc. Play acting and problem identification are used.

Cause and effect was shown on a board with many messages, a peg on each one. Four different groups were asked to take long strings to connect the pegs, going from a situation (i.e. gloabal warming) to numerous sequential effects.



I found this inspiring and was certainly able to visualize the kids getting into it. Steve had some concerns from an educator’s perspective that he can share – however this continues to provide a critically needed component – that recognition that we must start teaching these things at young ages. The truth is, it is simple cause and effect, and children do understand this very clearly.

Waste Treatment Plant – Eskiltuna- This is the largest wetland in Sweden built in order to reduce the discharge of nitrogen and phosphorus going into the Eskiltuna River, Lake Maleren and the Baltic Sea. It is also obviously a tremendous natural environs.