The Science Museum of the University of Navarra is developing a pilot project on biodiversity and science in the schoolyard, and the first school to participate was Sansueña, a school in Zaragoza.

Last Thursday, sixty students from 3rd grade and 1st ESO participated in two activities around their school playground to learn the scientific method, from the collection, identification and classification of samples, to the comparison, observation and subsequent analysis.

The first activity was a bioblitz led by Enrique Baquero, professor of the Faculty of Sciences, who taught the participants how to identify and record the species found. The second part of the activity was a mapping of the courtyard with Juan José Pons, a researcher from the University's Institute of Biodiversity and Environment -BIOMA.

This educational project encourages schoolchildren to observe, protect biodiversity, understand the scientific method, and come up with creative solutions to improve the environment in which we live.