In the international week 39 pupils and 4
teachers from Hattingskolen visited the new museum in Randbøldal on the
ground, where the old paper - and cloth mill has been situated.
The youngest pupils were active in workshops, making paper and making
experiments with water.
The pupils from class 7 worked as journalists, and participated in a walk in the area with a guide.
Home again the pupils will write about the trip in English for our friends in Wales, Bavaria and Austria.
The boys from class 2 were ready for exploration
The pupils were divided into 3 groups
Other pupils before start. In the background you can see that the area is rather steep.
The only part of the old building where the generator still works as a hydroelectric power station
In the clear water you maybe was able to see a trout or an eal
The stream falls 12 meter down to the building here.
The pupils forded one of the small streams in the area.
Goods from abroad
Steffen, Mikkel and Pernille E are listening to the storytelling.
Water was of course also used for public health
How was fire-fighting service in older time? Here we could learn about it.
Time for lunch
Mikkel and Jonas are using an old bucket for getting water
Archimede's water screw was difficult for the youngest pupils to make work
Here Melissa has helped Anne and Emma G., and now they try their best
The pupils are making a bridge together
It was a bit difficult to build the bridge, but in the end the small bridge worked and was tested many times.
Jonas and Frederik are opening the floodgates for the small ship to go down the sluice
Frederik
Another water reservoir and a pump
Nana is pumping water into the reservoir
Morten helps Malene screwing up the water in 2 meter's hight
Malene tries to take over
Inside the museum the pupils made green, orange and white paper
Sofie and Annabella are working wth the paper pulp made from banana palms and cotton plants
Anne Kathrine is reading on the pulp container
Some pulp was in a lovely orange colour
The paper comes out of the water and Annabella puts it on a cloth
Sidsel is weaving
In the weaving room
The pupils help each other
Working
By water Asmus makes an electric bulb glow
Thomas, Mikkel, Rasmus and Steffen are experimenting
It is great fun!
Thomas is pumping water up
Mikkel and Thomas
Are the boys writing English or Danish in the notebook?
Pupils from class 7 are looking at a local map showing lots of old water mills. It was a game for pupils to play.