As part of the CurieuCity#2 festival, which focuses on biodiversity and the natural sciences, a preliminary project was carried out with the participation of pupils from several schools: Athénée Royal Andrée Thomas (1st differentiated class), École du Bempt (4th primary, Cigognes and Hirondelles classes) and École Saint Augustin (4th primary A and 4th primary B). The pupils explored fascinating questions such as: Why are plants green? Where is chlorophyll found? How can pigments be extracted from plants?
Through a variety of experiments, they discovered the fundamental role of plants in food webs and had fun learning about the scientific approach. A food web is the set of food interactions between living beings in an ecosystem, representing the food chains of an ecosystem. The food webs they created for the Duden Parks, the Wiels Marsh and the Bempt Park will be presented in the form of photo exhibitions at the Wiels Marsh.
To see the exhibition on the festival programme, follow this link: https://curieucity.brussels/en/focus-on-chlorophyl-exhibition/
