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Please choose one direction

(Mathematics / Science / Literacy)

and design a classroom activity that connects

cultural heritage with the development of life skills.

And create an animation 🎬

Let's turn the final submission into an 'Online Film Festival.' We can stream the kids' videos on Zoom and do live voting. It creates huge engagement for them and gives us killer content for social media.

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Please select your team and add your name,surname to document and join the journey!

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1. Mathematics

Focus:

Using mathematics in everyday life and within a cultural context

Situations / Topics:

🛒 Market and trade – prices, budgeting, percentages

🍲 Traditional dishes – proportions, measurements, weights

🏛 Architecture – symmetry, geometric shapes

💃 Folk dances – rhythm, counting, time

🧵 Ornaments and patterns – repetition, symmetry, sequences

Life Skills Developed:

Logical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making

Final Product:

🎬 Student-created animation

The animation should include:

A mathematical situation

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1. Mathematics

Focus:

Using mathematics in everyday life and within a cultural context

Situations / Topics:

🛒 Market and trade – prices, budgeting, percentages

🍲 Traditional dishes – proportions, measurements, weights

🏛 Architecture – symmetry, geometric shapes

💃 Folk dances – rhythm, counting, time

🧵 Ornaments and patterns – repetition, symmetry, sequences

Life Skills Developed:

Logical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making

Final Product:

🎬 Student-created animation

The animation should include:

A mathematical situation

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2. Science

Focus:

Connecting natural phenomena with traditional knowledge

Situations / Topics:

🌿 Traditional agriculture – seasons, climate

🔥 Traditional cooking – physical and chemical changes

🌊 Water use in traditional life – sustainability and conservation

🪵 Natural materials in architecture – properties and durability

☀️ Sun and time – shadows, natural clocks

Life Skills Developed:

Inquiry skills, observation, environmental awareness

Final Product:

🎬 Student-created animation

The animation should include:

A scientific observation

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2. Science

Focus:

Connecting natural phenomena with traditional knowledge

Situations / Topics:

🌿 Traditional agriculture – seasons, climate

🔥 Traditional cooking – physical and chemical changes

🌊 Water use in traditional life – sustainability and conservation

🪵 Natural materials in architecture – properties and durability

☀️ Sun and time – shadows, natural clocks

Life Skills Developed:

Inquiry skills, observation, environmental awareness

Final Product:

🎬 Student-created animation

The animation should include:

A scientific observation

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3. Literacy

Focus:

Understanding cultural identity through communication and storytelling

Situations / Topics:

📖 Folk tales and legends

📝 Writing traditional recipes

🎭 Oral traditions and storytelling

🎤 Interviews with older generations

📜 Presenting cultural heritage through text and animation

Life Skills Developed:

Communication skills, critical reading, self-expression

Final Product:

🎬 Student-created animation

The animation should include:

A literacy element (text or narration)

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3. Literacy

Focus:

Understanding cultural identity through communication and storytelling

Situations / Topics:

📖 Folk tales and legends

📝 Writing traditional recipes

🎭 Oral traditions and storytelling

🎤 Interviews with older generations

📜 Presenting cultural heritage through text and animation

Life Skills Developed:

Communication skills, critical reading, self-expression

Final Product:

🎬 Student-created animation

The animation should include:

A literacy element (text or narration)

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17.Elif, Bağlıca Anatolian High School, Türkiye, Leyla Çinici

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17.Elif, Bağlıca Anatolian High School, Türkiye, Leyla Çinici

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18.Ege, Bağlıca Anatolian High School, Türkiye, Leyla Çinici

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18.Ege, Bağlıca Anatolian High School, Türkiye, Leyla Çinici

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Ege, Bağlıca Anatolian High School, Türkiye, Leyla Çinici

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1.Mathematics focus: Using mathematics in everyday life and within a cultural context situations/topics : Folk dances - rhythm, counting, time

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1.Mathematics focus: Using mathematics in everyday life and within a cultural context situations/topics : Folk dances - rhythm, counting, time

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Georgia. Tezeri public school

Nona Gorgadze

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Rustavi 24th public school Nino Kandelaki, Cotne Kakiashvili, NIta Togonidze, Giorgi Mchedlishvili

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19.Ece / Türkiye/ Baglica Anatolian High School/ Leyla Çinici

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19.Ece / Türkiye/ Baglica Anatolian High School/ Leyla Çinici

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20.Sudenaz, Bağlıca Anatolian High School, Türkiye, Leyla Çinici

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20.Sudenaz, Bağlıca Anatolian High School, Türkiye, Leyla Çinici

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Ottoman palace dish

Canan,Bağlıca Anatolian HighSchool,Türkiye,Leyla Çinici

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22.Beren / BAĞLICA ANATOLIAN HIGHSCHOOL / Meryem Örük

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22.Beren / BAĞLICA ANATOLIAN HIGHSCHOOL / Meryem Örük

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23.Uras/Eren Bağlıca Anadolu Lisesi/Meryem Örük

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23.Uras/Eren Bağlıca Anadolu Lisesi/Meryem Örük

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24.Ege/Eren BAĞLICA ANATOLIAN HIGHSCHOOL / Meryem ÖRÜK

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24.Ege/Eren BAĞLICA ANATOLIAN HIGHSCHOOL / Meryem ÖRÜK

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25.Ilgın / BAĞLICA ANATOLIAN HIGHSCHOOL / Meryem Örük

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25.Ilgın / BAĞLICA ANATOLIAN HIGHSCHOOL / Meryem Örük

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2.Mehmet Ali AVCI Mehmet Akif Ersoy Middle School

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2.Mehmet Ali AVCI Mehmet Akif Ersoy Middle School

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Pattern symmetry reflection

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Rustavis 24th public school Nino Kandelaki,Anri Loria

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3.Using proportions to prepare a traditional desert

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3.Using proportions to prepare a traditional desert

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We all like deserts. Today we wanted to prepare a traditional one for our family, Papanași, a sweet cheese dough served with cream and jam. But then some unexpected guests arrived, so we needed more Papanași! Luckily, we learnt proportions at school and we managed to calculate correctly the ingredients for more food.

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26.Student: Miray B.Teacher: Derya KARAHAN/ Kızılyer Hüseyin Avni Özden Secondary School

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26.Student: Miray B.Teacher: Derya KARAHAN/ Kızılyer Hüseyin Avni Özden Secondary School

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A cup of tea,
a beautiful view,
and warm conversations.

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iMy 5th grade students created a short animation about Svetitskhoveli, where mathematical concepts (proportion, symmetry, shapes) are explored in a cultural context. This project combines creativity, teamwork, and practical math — check it out, share your ideas in the comments, and tag your favorite moments!nbound7452498567910876108

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4.Nino Giorgadze/LEPL Baghdati Municipality village Persati N2 Public School/Mathematics in Cultural Heritage – Svetitskhoveli

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4.Nino Giorgadze/LEPL Baghdati Municipality village Persati N2 Public School/Mathematics in Cultural Heritage – Svetitskhoveli

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Students: Kato Kochiasvili&Data Endeladze

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Teacher: Nino Kandelaki

Student: Sofio Shavishvili

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6.Georgia/ LEPL Kareli municipality village Kekhijvari public school-Zhuleta Devrisashvili                               The role of mathematics in the creation of cultural heritage artifacts

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6.Georgia/ LEPL Kareli municipality village Kekhijvari public school-Zhuleta Devrisashvili                               The role of mathematics in the creation of cultural heritage artifacts

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38.Student: Rukiye Ş.Teacher: Derya KARAHAN/ Kızılyer Hüseyin Avni Özden Secondary School

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38.Student: Rukiye Ş.Teacher: Derya KARAHAN/ Kızılyer Hüseyin Avni Özden Secondary School

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Zeybek is an important part of our cultural heritage and keeps our traditions alive.This work was prepared by our students as part of our cultural identity project.

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27 .Rustavi Public School N10 - Tea Gagua-Kajrishvili 

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27 .Rustavi Public School N10 - Tea Gagua-Kajrishvili 

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Amirani and the Dragon – Logic Puzzle

Amirani is fighting a magical dragon with three heads and three tails.

He can cut off two heads or two tails in one blow.

However, the dragon has special powers:

*If one head is cut, one new head grows.

*If one tail is cut, two new tails grow.

*If two tails are cut, one new head appears.

*If two heads are cut, nothing grows back.

The challenge is to find the minimum number of blows Amirani needs to cut off all the heads and all the tails.

This puzzle combines strategy, logical thinking, and mathematical reasoning.

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7.Sevinç Kılıç, Batı Söke Çimento Secondary School,Türkiye 

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🎶 Mathematics in Motion

In this activity, we connected mathematics with our cultural heritage through folk dances. While dancing, students worked with rhythm, counting and timing all important maths concepts.

Each step followed a pattern. Each beat required counting. Different tempos helped students understand timing and fractions in a natural way. They also noticed symmetry and formations while moving together.

Through this experience, students saw that mathematics is not only in books it is in music, in movement, and in our traditions.

Horon – The Dance of the Black Sea

Horon is a traditional folk dance from Türkiye’s Black Sea region, especially in Trabzon, Rize, and Artvin. It is performed in a circle or line, with dancers holding hands and moving together.

The dance is fast and energetic, accompanied by traditional instruments like the kemençe and tulum. Quick footwork and shoulder movements show strength, unity, and joy.

Horon is more than a dance it is a symbol of community and cultural identity in the Black Sea region.

Sometimes, maths simply dances. 💃✨

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8.Sevinç Kılıç, Batı Söke Çimento Secondary School,Türkiye 

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Harmandalı – The Heroic Zeybek Dance

Harmandalı is one of the most famous Zeybek folk dances of Western Türkiye, especially in Izmir and the Aegean region. It represents courage, pride, and dignity.

Unlike the fast Horon, Harmandalı is slower and more majestic. The dancer moves with wide, strong steps, spreading the arms like an eagle. The music is powerful and emotional, reflecting bravery and honor.

Harmandalı is often performed at national celebrations and cultural events. It is not just a dance, but a symbol of strength and independence in Turkish culture.

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9.Sevinç Kılıç, Batı Söke Çimento Secondary School,Türkiye 

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Halay – The Dance of Unity

Halay is a traditional folk dance widely performed in Central and Eastern Türkiye, especially in cities like Gaziantep, Sivas, and Diyarbakır.

It is danced in a line or semi-circle, with people holding hands or shoulders. The movements can be slow and graceful at the beginning, then become faster and more energetic. Drums (davul) and the zurna usually accompany the dance, creating a lively rhythm.

Halay symbolizes unity, friendship, and celebration. It is commonly performed at weddings, festivals, and special gatherings, bringing people together in joy.

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10.Zhuleta Devrisashvili/LEPL Kareli Municipality, Kekhijvari Village Public School  -    Student Nino Sakhvadze   The role of mathematics in traditional Georgian cuisine                                                                                                   

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10.Zhuleta Devrisashvili/LEPL Kareli Municipality, Kekhijvari Village Public School  -    Student Nino Sakhvadze   The role of mathematics in traditional Georgian cuisine                                                                                                   

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Mathematics plays an important role in cooking, especially through proportion, because the taste, texture, and quality of a dish depend on the correct ratio of ingredients. Proportion helps us determine exactly how much of each ingredient to use during cooking so that the dish is neither too dry nor too liquid, neither bland nor too flavorful. That is why maintaining proportion is especially important in traditional cuisine, where recipes are passed down from generation to generation.

Georgian traditional dishes clearly demonstrate how important the right balance of ingredients is. Georgian cuisine is distinguished by its diverse flavors, dough dishes, and carefully selected ingredients. One of the most famous Georgian dishes is khinkali. Khinkali is made from dough and meat filling, and its preparation requires precision and experience. The dough should be elastic and thin, and the filling should be a mixture of meat, onions, spices, and water or broth in the right proportions to make khinkali juicy and delicious. It is precisely maintaining proportions that ensures that khinkali is as Georgian tradition requires.

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16.Sundial - OŠ Zdenka Turkovića, Kutjevo, Croatia, Marijana Karničnik - student Helena G.

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16.Sundial - OŠ Zdenka Turkovića, Kutjevo, Croatia, Marijana Karničnik - student Helena G.

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Since there are more than 300 sundials in Croatia, we decided to explore them. We explored how people used to measure time using sundials, how the position of the sun affects the position of the shadow on a sundial, and whether sundials are accurate. We learned that due to the varying lengths of daylight, the length of the hour depends on the time of year and latitude.

Here you can see one of the sundials located in the capital of Croatia, Zagreb. https://www.celestialscenes.com/sundials/img/zg-tkalca-1-20060423-skokic.jpg

Map of sundials in Croatia:

https://www.celestialscenes.com/sundials/index.php?location=Map&lng=hr

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11.Dilara ELBİR, Damyeri Secondary School, Ordu, Türkiye, "Patterns from Our Culture"

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11.Dilara ELBİR, Damyeri Secondary School, Ordu, Türkiye, "Patterns from Our Culture"

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Our students created this colorful animation as part of the “Heritage in Motion – Animation Festival.” In this project, they explored the connection between cultural heritage and mathematics by analyzing traditional kilim patterns. Through creativity and collaboration, they discovered the harmony of symmetry and geometric design in our culture.

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28.Saliha / Bağlıca Anatolian High School / meryem ÖRÜK 

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28.Saliha / Bağlıca Anatolian High School / meryem ÖRÜK 

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29.ipek / Bağlıca Anatolian High School/ Meryem ÖRÜK /

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29.ipek / Bağlıca Anatolian High School/ Meryem ÖRÜK /

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In Turkish culture, compassion, wastefulness, and respect for nature are intertwined.

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Poti public school №4

Mariam Pachkoria

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12.Ebru Eroğlu Çevik-Abdürrahim Mısri Secondary School

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12.Ebru Eroğlu Çevik-Abdürrahim Mısri Secondary School

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Rhythm is one of the most fundamental elements of music and has a mathematical structure. The rhythmic structure of a piece of music consists of sounds arranged within specific time intervals. This is parallel to the process of accurately calculating a mathematical sequence or time intervals. Timing and ratios, which require mathematical thinking, are the fundamental components that make up rhythm. Rhythm can be an effective tool for teaching mathematical concepts, especially at the primary school level. Creating rhythmic patterns with students using the durations of different notes can help them understand basic mathematical concepts such as fractions and ratios. For example, showing that each quarter note in a 4/4 time signature is equal to one-quarter of a whole measure makes the concept of fractions concrete. We carried out this activity with my students for this purpose.

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30.Ebru Eroğlu Çevik-Abdürrahim Mısri Secondary School

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30.Ebru Eroğlu Çevik-Abdürrahim Mısri Secondary School

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The figures of Karagöz and Hacivat are important in Turkish culture. Through this traditional shadow play, children have the opportunity to learn about and appreciate regional cultural heritage. Karagöz and Hacivat plays entertain children with their humor while presenting stories in an educational way. In this way, children can both have fun and learn about traditional values ​​and social issues. Our students organized a performance related to the Phases of the Moon topic they learned in their Science class, thus both introducing the figures of Hacivat and Karagöz and reinforcing the topic they learned in a fun way.

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31.Ege U./ Bağlıca Anatolian High School / Leyla Çinici

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31.Ege U./ Bağlıca Anatolian High School / Leyla Çinici

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Let's vote for best ✨

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NEXTGEN Animation Festival started ✨ - StrawPoll

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Poti public school №4

Mia Gegelashvili

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Ilia Makalatia

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Poti public school №4

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Poti public school №4

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32.Şevval , Boyabat Şehit Ersoy Gürsu Anatolian High School, SİNOP-TÜRKİYE , Filiz ÖZKURT

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32.Şevval , Boyabat Şehit Ersoy Gürsu Anatolian High School, SİNOP-TÜRKİYE , Filiz ÖZKURT

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Boyabat Şehit Ersoy Gürsu Anadolu Lisesi

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Writing traditional recipes, Nextgen Etwinning project- 2026

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37.LEPL Vazha Pshavela School No. 9 of the city of Gori. Lela Bedoshvili

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37.LEPL Vazha Pshavela School No. 9 of the city of Gori. Lela Bedoshvili

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37.LEPL Vazha Pshavela School No. 9 of the city of Gori. Lela Bedoshvili

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37.LEPL Vazha Pshavela School No. 9 of the city of Gori. Lela Bedoshvili

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ლელა ბედოშვილი

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ოქროს კვეთა ვეფხისტყაოსანში

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Math in Georgian architecture and dance;

Students: Elif Gumbatova, Gulnara Iskandarova

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40.Georgia Signagi Kvemo Bodbe Public School  Nunu Kusikashvili

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40.Georgia Signagi Kvemo Bodbe Public School  Nunu Kusikashvili

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Symmetry is not only in nature — we use this “secret code” every day without even thinking about it. For example, when we look in a mirror, we see a symmetrical reflection of ourselves. Our faces are mostly balanced on both sides, which is why symmetry is often connected to beauty. In buildings and bridges, architects use symmetry to make structures strong and stable. Many famous places, like the Taj Mahal, are designed with perfect symmetry to create harmony and balance. We also see symmetry in logos and symbols. For example, the Mercedes-Benz logo uses balanced design to look clean and powerful. Even in sports, our bodies move in symmetrical ways — when we walk or run, both sides of our body work together in balance. Symmetry helps us stay stable, create beauty, and build safely. It truly is a secret code hidden in our everyday life.

Zura Kagashvili

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Elif Nehir , Boyabat Şehit Ersoy Gürsu Anatolian High School -Sinop / TÜRKİYE

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Elif Nehir , Boyabat Şehit Ersoy Gürsu Anatolian High School -Sinop / TÜRKİYE

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Teacher Filiz Özkurt

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Boyabat Şehit Ersoy Gürsu Anadolu Lisesi

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Science -  Nextgen eTwinning project 2026

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literacy