Country: Croatia – City: Kutjevo – Address: Republike Hrvatske 26, Kujevo, Croatia

GEOnightfall at the 45th parallel

Description:

Geography Night will be held on April 10th at the Zdenko Turković Elementary School in Kutjevo (Croatia). City of Kutjevo is locatet at 45th parallel.

The activities will be as follows:
Start: 20 pm
Activities:
1. GEO modeling – students will use a topographic map to transfer contour lines (equidistance = 100 m) to paper. Then they will trace the contour lines onto polystyrene boards and cut out the layers. Finally, they will connect the layers, paint it and create a 3D relief model of the Papuk and Krndija mountains.
2. Geo technicians – students will create practical 3D models of earth rotation (with mini electric motor). They will also create a circular calendar (on thin wooden boards) on which they will be able to display and read the season, time and temperature that are important for grapes growing. After they complite the task, the prize will be a set of carpentry equipment and the second third of the mysterious painting.
3. GEO GooseChase – a GEO treasure hunt will be prepared for students, in which they will be guided by math teacher. While moving through the space, they will discover several important pieces of information related to the Turković family (builders of the castle in Kutjevo and authors of the first ampelographic atlas in Croatia). After returning to school, they will receive a compass as a gift and the last third of the mysterious painting too.
After completing all the tasks, they will assemble a painting together that will say “Greetings from Kutjevo at the 45th parallel.”
Finish: 22pm

Main objectives:

To stimulate interest in geography among children in primary school
To promote local cultural and natural heritage
To promote environmental awareness

Event language: Croatian

The event will be: Only in presence

Link (for online events):

Reference person: Danijel Barisic – Role or function: geography teacher – Reference organization: Primary school of Zdenko Turkovic Kutjevo

Those who organize are: Danijel Barišić, Sandra Grgić i Marijana Karničnik

Estimated starting time (local time): 8:00:00 PM

Expected duration: around 2 hours

Event program: it will be displayed here as soon as possible

GeoNight code: 2026147