Spain Mobilty

Spain Mobility 

From February 3rd to 7th, 2025, a visit took place in Zaragoza, Spain, as part of the KA210 Erasmus+ project 'NewTechnologies4Climate'. The mobility involved partners from Poland, North Macedonia and Turkey. The school in Zaragoza served as the host and main coordinator of the project. The visit focused on the topic of climate change and the use of technologies such as coding and robotics in the fight against this problem.

The first day was devoted to getting to know each other and discussing the impact of climate change on the environment and the importance of taking action in this regard. An overview of the coding and robotics tools to be used throughout the program was also presented.

On the second day participants were introduced to coding tools such as Python, C, Scratch and Scala, which can be used in climate change related projects. Participants were then assigned coding projects that could help mitigate the effects of climate change, such as a carbon footprint calculator or air pollution analysis. Participants received support in the coding process.

The third day focused on robotics and its application in climate change related projects. Participants learned about robotic tools such as simple programming in Python, Scala and C. As on the previous day, they were assigned projects, this time related to robotics, using sensors and helping to combat climate change, e.g. an autonomous plant watering system or a robot that cleans up plastic from the beach. Participants worked on building and programming their robots, receiving the necessary support.

On the 4th day, participants went to a nearby lake to analyze large amounts of data that will help identify patterns and trends in climate change. Changes in temperature were measured using electronic thermistors, water level in the lake (taking into account terrain corrections), wind speed using anemometers (including vane and cup anemometers), and carbon dioxide levels in the air using an NDIR sensor. Participants also learned about the principles of wind turbine operation and built a windmill prototype.

On the last day, participants presented their coding and robotics projects to local participants. A discussion was held on the role of technology in combating climate change. The visit was also summarized and further activities within the project were discussed.

The visit to Zaragoza was a valuable experience for all participants, allowing them to gain knowledge and skills in coding and robotics, as well as raising awareness of climate change and the possibilities of counteracting it.