After her shower, she heads down to the river to swim with her friends. When she gets home, her skin starts itching terribly. In the following days, she notices how the reeds along the river are drooping, and the water smells awful.
She follows the river northward and, near the northern town, she sees a large pipe dumping sludge into the river. She meets Robert, who is fishing and coughing. He says his coughing is caused by the large factories in the southern town, while Anna believes the now-polluted river in the south is due to the pipe in the north dumping sludge into the water.
Together, they walk along the river, meet two other young people, and see how the river is treated by themselves and others. They film it and discuss what they can do.
If you want to further explore this story with your pupils, we think that for example the PLACES Playful activity cards ”Stories into movement” and “Working together”, works particularly well.
In addition, we think that the story can lead to a conversation about collaboration across borders, for example inspired by the PLACES info card: EU INTEGRATION.
