Labanoras

/Translation from Lithuanian/
OBSERVATION POST OF CELESTIAL BODIES

TASK FOR THE YOUNGEST ONES
The Sun is the brightest celestial body and the star around which our round Earth rotates.
Because the entire life on Earth depends on the Sun, people have long attributed special
significance to it. Our forebears used to worship the Sun as a goddess. Daily and annual solstice
was anxiously looked forward to. Rites and rituals were held to make the sun return. During the
day, the sky looks beautiful; however, suns light blocks the view of other celestial bodies, such
as planets, Earths satellite Moon, stars, the Milky Way, meteors, glows, comets, perhaps even
flying sauces. Therefore, the best time to observe the sky is during a clear night, far from the city
lights, for example, in Labanoras Regional Park.
What you should know
The lesson will take place during or after dusk. Make sure you have head flashlights, clothes for
cool nights and repellents. Warm tea may also come in useful.
Remember that some wild animals rest at night, while others begin their active life. Remember
the rules for behaving in nature!
The guide should prepare to introduce celestial bodies, the natural nightlife, consider the places
where he will organize the activities, prepare copies of the activity sheets and tools.
Necessary tools
Activity I: the activity sheet, a pen/pencil, felt-tip pens, a small ball, poppy seeds.
Activity II: the activity sheet, a pen/pencil, a tablet or a laptop with internet access.
Activity III: the activity sheet, a pen/pencil, a mattress, electronic candles, a star map.

Duration
Activity I around 30 min.
Activity II around 30 min.
Activity III around 30 min.
Break Darkness and Ligh 10 min.
Note to the teacher!
Areas of learning or activities: man and inanimate nature.
What else to do?
Build a bonfire!
Play games Day and Night, Darkness and Light.
Working in groups, make sculptures of various celestial bodies from grasses, reeds, hay. Set them
ablaze and watch a spectacular fire show.
Ethnocosmology Museum and Moletai Observatory can be found at Labanoras Regional Park.
South to the observatory, at the ethnographic farmstead on the scenic side of Lenktinis Lake is an
observation post for celestial bodies a sanctuary (branch of Moletai Area Museum). Visit it!
In a classroom, make paper lights from reed stems. Use them to decorate the darkest corner of
your school.
Take photos of the sunset throughout the week and hold a photography exhibition in your school.
What to read?
Azusienis A., Pucinskas A., Straizys V. Astronomija. Vilnius, 2003.
Mitchell J. Populiarioji Enciklopedija: Mokslas Ir Visata. Vilnius, 1993.
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v=NCweccNOaqo.

ACTIVITY I. ETERNAL SKY VORTEX
Where will you study?
In an open site in a forest or on a mound, during sunset.
What will you learn?
You will learn what vortexes are, why the sun sets and rises, examine country flags, compare the
sizes of the Sun and the Earth, memorize the age of the Sun. Play the game Darkness and
Light.
Tasks
1. Vortex Easter egg.
Do you know that Suns name can be given to not only people (Saule, Saulius, Saulenis) but also
plans and animals, such as Sundew, Daisy, Sunflower, Sunbleak. What is a vortex? It is one of
the most common folklore motifs. It is used to decorate distaffs, furniture, Easter eggs and is
sometimes interwoven into fabric patterns. Why do we dye eggs during the most beautiful
celebration of the spring St. Easter?
2. Sunny flags
The Sun rises each morning and sets each evening. For a long time, people thought that the Sun
travels around the Earth. Ask your friend to sit in one place he will be the Sun. Meanwhile, you
rotate around yourself counterclockwise like the Earth does. Each time you rotate, you will see
your friend disappearing and reappearing from your field of vision. Can you recall the colors of
Lithuanian flag? What does each color mean? Which other countries have the Sun in their flag?
3. A giant in hand
You have probably tried taking a photo while holding the Sun in your hand. Have you ever
thought about how bit it is? Place a 14 cm wide ball on the ground and scatter some poppy seeds
15 meters away from it. This is how our planet would look around the Sun if reduced 10 billion
times!
Game Darkness and light
You will need a plate with a black surface on one side and a white one on the other. Divide the
playing ground with three parallel lines, with the edges being home to Light and Darkness. The
guide splits the players into two teams, such as, those dressed in bright clothes and those dressed
in dark. Each team selects its home and stands at a step away from the midline so that the line is
behind their backs and their home is in front of them. The guide throws the plate up. After it
falls, the guide exclaims light (if the plate is black side up) or dark (if the white side is up). If
the guide exclaims night, the dark players quickly run to their home, while the light players
turn around and chase after them. Those who are caught are taken hostage. The game lasts until
all players of the opposite side are caught.

ACTIVITY I SHEET. ETERNAL SKY VORTEX
Task 1. Vortex Easter egg.
Paint the egg in Sun symbols vortexes!
Task 2. Sunny flags
Write down the names of the flags with the Sun in them.
(Answers: Argentina, Macedonia, Philippines, Uruguay, Japan)
Task 3. A giant in hand
Try to fit in 109 Earth circles on a line.
You will have a better understanding of the Suns size.
Connect the dots.
This is approximately how many years the Sun shines.
How old are you:

ACTIVITY II. THE WHITE PANCAKE OF THE SKY
On a mound, in an open place.
You will observe celestial bodies, learn what glow is, learn to identify Moon phases, create
horror stories.
Tasks
Circle around the activity guide and listen to the legend: Sun and Moon lived in the sky. They
had a daughter named Earth, which they both loved very much. They once got into an argument.
Then the Sun decided that it would protect the Earth alone. But the Moon disagreed and sued it.
Judge Perkunas resolved the issue as follows: the Sun, being the mother, will take care of the
Earth at day, while the Moon, the father at night, assisted by his sisters stars when away. Sun,
Moon, Starts the most popular celestial bodies but others can be seen as well on a clear night.
1. Mysterious lights
A strong earthquake took place near Los Angeles (USA) in 1994. Panicking citizens saw a
strange, giant, silver cloud in the dark sky. What do you think they actually saw in the night sky?
Why do you think it is best to observe celestial bodies at night? Lie down and observe the sky of
Labanoras Regional Park. What celestial bodies did you see?
2. Moon portrait
If you observe the sky constantly, you will see that the Moon changes every night. Sometimes it
is round as a pancake, called full moon, other times it its thin and resembles a sickle new
moon. Sometimes it blows up the phase called gibbous. After reaching full moon, it begins
shrinking the beginning of wane. In reality, the Moon is round and does not change its shape.
The Moon itself does not radiate light it only reflects the light of the Sun. It rotates around the
Earth, while the Earth, together with the Moon, rotates around the Sun. Therefore, Moons
position with respect to the Sun always changes. We only see it different because sometimes it is
on the other side of the Earths globe and the Sun only illuminates part of it. Can you reach the
Moon in a hot air balloon?
3. Full moon horror story
During full moon in Labanoras Forest, you can hear wolves howling, see toads becoming restless
and cats shedding their fur. For hundreds of years, in order to explain strange events of the night,
people would say Its because of the full moon. It is said that some people turn into
werewolves or ghosts during full moon. Sit in a circle and by saying one word at a time each,
create a horror story about something horrific that happened on this hill.

ACTIVITY II SHEET. THE WHITE PANCAKE OF THE SKY
Task 1. Mysterious lights
While laying on your back, watch the sky for 5 min. In the table below, write down celestial
bodies that you saw.
Stars
Clouds
Sun
Space station
Moon
Glow
City sounds
Satellite
Falling star/meteorite
Milky Way
Ghost
Plane
Comet
Fireworks
Glow-worm
UFO (unrecognized
flying object)
Rainbow
Glowing wolf eyes
Other
Task 2. Moon portrait

Draw a portrait of the moon!
Write down the moon phase:
Task 3. Full moon horror story
Create a horror story and write it down:

ACTIVITY III. STARS LOOKING DOWN TO EARTH
On a mound site, in an open forest place.
You will learn what constellations and falling stars are, make wishes.
Tasks
1. Visit my star!
On a dark night without the Moon, your eyes can see up to 2500 stars, with just as many of them
hidden behind the horizon. More stars can be seen through binoculars, while the strongest
telescopes can allow us to see billions of them! The brightest stars have their own names, such as
Sirius (only seen in winter in Lithuania). Find your favorite star in the sky and draw it among
other stars. What is its name? Exchange your activity sheets with friends and try to visit their
stars.
2. Uncovered constellation
Maps help to orientate on the ground, while star maps help to stay on track in the sky. The
entire sky is divided into 88 constellations, 25 of which never show up in Lithuanian sky. Names
such as Dipper, Orion, Taurus have reached us from the ancient times. By connecting the
brightest stars of each constellation, you can discern various shapes. They were drawn in ancient
star maps and have reached us with meaningful names surrounded by legends. In groups, make
constellations from candles and think of their names.
3. Why do stars fall?
If you observe the clear night sky for a while, you can see a falling star. It is said that if you see a
falling star, you need to come up with a wish and it will come true! But do stars really fall to
Earth? Imagine what happened if the closest star the Sun fell to Earth. The Sun is thousands
of times larger than the Earth. And it is so hot! A falling star is a meteor, a glow, created by a
celestial body the size of a speck of dust, having entered out atmosphere at a high speed. It heats
up, flashes and goes up. Therefore, there is no use in looking for a fallen star.
At the end of the lesson. Create outlines of the moon, the sun and the stars by laying candles
down on the ground. Ask the children to stand inside each of the objects and tell what they have
learnt and memorized about these celestial bodies.

ACTIVITY III SHEET. STARS LOOKING DOWN TO EARTH
1. Visit my star!
Find your favorite start in the sky and draw it among other stars.
Name your star:
Write down the name of your friends star that you visited:
2. Uncovered constellation
With your friends, create a constellation using candles and name it.
The name of our constellation is
Visit the constellations created by two other friends. Try to guess their constellations names.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
3. Why do stars fall?
Create a wish for a falling star:
What is a falling star also known as?

INSIDE LABANORAS FOREST
TASK FOR THE OLDER ONES
There are several forests at Labanoras Regional Park, interspersed by clear large and small lakes,
impressive swamps and marshes, soughing ageless pines. However, one of the largest and most
beautiful is Labanoras Forest, inhabited by horned moose, marrying wood grouses, hooting
boreal owls, chattering woodpeckers. After visiting Labanoras Regional Parks Visitor Center,
hurry to see the great mysterious forest.
Remember how to estimate a trees age, how to draw a mind map, what are tree levels. Look up
information about ancient forests, the definition of a woodland key habitat, their classification,
and meaning. Find out what forest goods can be found in Labanoras Forest, have plant, fungi,
animal guides. Recall how lycopodiophyta plants breed, which species belong to this group.
Necessary tools
Activity I: a bicycle to arrive at the place of the green lesson, the activity sheet, a pen, a hardcover file, a copy of Braun-Blanquet scale.
Activity II: a bicycle to arrive at the place of the green lesson, the activity sheet, a pen, pencils, a
hard-cover fie, plant, fungi, animal guides, A3 paper, felt-tip pens.
Activity III: a bicycle to arrive at the place of the green lesson, the activity sheet, a pen, pencils,
a hard-cover file, a string and sticks to mark a square meter, a measuring tape, a magnifying
glass, plant, fungi, animal guides.
Break Tracker: a pen, a piece of paper with descriptions of items searched for, a bag for items,
a camera or a smartphone, binoculars or a monocle.

Areas of learning or activity: nature research, life continuity and variety, organism and
environment.
Duration
Activity I around 1 hour
Activity II around 2 hours
Activity III around 2 hours
Break Tracer 35 min.
What else to do?
Compare the pines growing in the forest and in the swamp. Ask the participant to estimate the
age of both types of pines. Find out the reasons why the swamp plants are shabbier and why it is
difficult to determine the exact age of a swamp pine.
In the swamp, find the Bog Bilberry and Marsh Labrador Tea. Let all participants smell the latter
one. Look at why the berries of Bog Bilberry or Marsh Labrador Tea are thought to cause a
headache. Find illustrations of animals and plants found at Labanoras Forest. Paste them on a
hard piece of paper or carton. Split the participants into groups and ask them to make a food
network out of them. Check if the participants did the task correctly. Ask a participant of another
team to eliminate one organism from the food network. Ask the participants to describe how the
forests ecosystem changes. Eliminate several organisms and discuss the consequences.
What to read?
Armolaitis K. Pazink Miska. Kaunas, 2000, p. 95.
Barzdenas J. Labanoro Girioje. Kaunas, 2006.
Isokas G. Giriose. Vilnius, 1979, p. 14.
Vilkonis K. K. Lietuvos Zaliasis Rubas. Kaunas, 2001, p. 38.
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ACTIVITY I. SECRETS OF THE OLD FOREST
On Labanoras Forest Sightseeing Trail.
After completing the tasks, you will know how to describe an ancient forest, learn how forests
looked in the past, who inhabited them, what benefits they provided to people; you will compare
old forests with modern ones, understand the importance of woodland key habitat.
Tasks
Start your introduction to the famous Labanoras Forest from the introductory stand. Once again,
look through the rules of behaving at the regional park, read the information provided in the
stand, try to guess what the objects found in Labanoras Regional Parks emblem mean.
1. Old forest, what is it?
Split the participants into two groups. Within the specified amount of time, one team should
examine the area next to the introductory stand, while the other one should examine the one
slightly further, where the sightseeing trail begins. After the expiry of the task time, gather at a
pre-agreed place and discuss the results of the task. The teams should show each other the
examined area by introducing the task. Discuss the results, look at which forest area is more
valuable for the nature. Describe an old forest.
2. Forests in the past
Split the group into several smaller teams. Each team should read an extract from M. Valancius
and draw a mind map within a specified amount of time. Later, get together and discuss the
results. Compare old forests with modern ones, their areas, benefits, purpose. You can prepare for
the discussion in advance by asking the participants to collect information on the topic to be
discussed.
Text for the task:
Old scribes write that the duchy used to be beset with dense forests and crackling trees in the
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, which accumulated humidity and created many swamps and
pools, impenetrable to foreigners. These forests were inhabited by a whole lot of creatures, such
as moose, hogs, bears, roe, wolves, foxes, lynx, badgers, otters, martens, weasels, squirrels,
ermines, ferrets and rabbits. But most of all bees, which brought buckets of white honey from
lime bushes. Samogitians were thriving in the seventeenth century, having plenty of forests,
wood, birds, bread and honey.
3. Deciphering the abbreviation WKH
Find a tree with two green lines on it. After examining the sign and looking at its potential
meaning with the participants, discuss the concept of a woodland key habitat and its meaning.
Examine various WKHs.

ACTIVITY I SHEET. SECRETS OF THE OLD FOREST
1. Old forest, what is it?
Team
Place of examination:
Identify the composition of plant species in the examined area and estimate the number of certain
species (by area covered).
No Tree or bush species
Level
Coverage*
Approximate age of
.
the stand
*Area covered by the plants, estimated visually according to Braun-Blanquet scale.

How would you describe an old forest in 5 words?
1.
2.
3.
How is an old forest different from modern forests?
4.
5.
2. Forests in the past

Read the extract provided by the guide and draw a mind map. Write down the examined topic in
an oval in the middle of the page and draw three branches coming out of the oval with subtopics
on each one of them: forest animals, forest treasures, forest description.
3. Deciphering the abbreviation WKH
What is a forest habitat?
Which biologically valuable habitat characteristics are used to classify a habitat as a WKH?
Name at least a few.
How to recognize a WKH?
How to preserve a WKH?

ACTIVITY II. FOREST TREASURES
After completing the tasks, you will learn which forest treasures are used by the man; learn to
recognize a tapped tree and find out which products used to be produced from tree resin.
Tasks
After finding a forest site, sit in a circle and consider what a wood is and how it is different from
a forest. Complete the following tasks.
1. Forest benefits
Split the participants into smaller groups. You can do this randomly by drawing twigs.
Participants with equally long twigs form a team. Each team has to complete the first task on the
activity sheet within a specified amount of time. After hearing the answers of each team, draw a
conclusion about forests benefits for the man.
2. Tree scars
Show the participants pines with vertical scars. Ask them how these scars appear and why man
has made them. After hearing the brainstorm, provide several facts about the tapping of trees.
Allow the participants to touch and examine the trees. Discuss the benefits and harm of tapping.
Guides memo
People used resin to treat wounds, illuminate homes and roads. More intensive tree tapping
works began in 1915. Kaunas resin and turpentine factor would process 1000t resin a year. Tree
scars were made by axes. In 1939, 1-1.41 kg of resin was extracted from a single tree. Resin was
used to make shoe polish, floor wax, butyl lacquer, enamel for beer kegs, resin lacquer. The most
expensive products (turpentine and resin) were used to make paper, carton, lacquer, synthetic
rubber. Collectors were put up under incisions to collect this valuable industrial material and
mature pine woods were later cut down.
3. Shared treasures
The topic depends on the season. Split the participants into groups and give each of them an area
to complete the task. Discuss the rules for visiting the protected area. Ask each team to make a
list of different forest treasures that we share with animals (such as berries, mushrooms, forest
fruits, grasses). You should prepare for this task in advance by knowing how to recognize
poisonous mushrooms and plants. Remember that not only fruits but also other plant parts are
eatable, which makes the assortment of forest banquet especially wide. You can ask the
participants to bring collected objects or their photos.

ACTIVITY II SHEET. FOREST TREASURES
1. Forest benefits
Working in groups, on a piece of paper write USEFUL FOREST top-down. Next to each letter
write an example of forest use starting with that letter. For example, T tapping.
2. Tree scars
What thoughts come to mind when you see a scarred tree?
Why tapping was necessary?
Are trees still tapped today?
3. Shared treasures
Team:
Examined object:
No.
Species
Characteristics of the examined object
Fruit
Medicina Nectarou Poisonou
l
s
s
Use
Other

ACTIVITY III. THE GREEN FOREST ROBE
After examining the forest floor, you will find out what organisms live underneath and learn to
recognize the Firmosses and the Interrupted Clubmoss as well as name their key distinguishing
features.
Tasks
Waking in a forest, we often fail to notice the interesting world lying under our feet. Lets
discover it!
1. Forest floor
Split the participants into smaller groups. Give each group a small area of one square meter and
ask them to examine its floor. After an agreed period, gather and discuss the results. Decide what
is the purpose and benefit of a forest floor.
2. Lycopodiophyta!
Find a place on Labanoras Forest Sightseeing Trail with the following representatives of the
lycopodiophyta group: Firmosses and Interrupted Clubmoss. Warn the participants that the
Firmosses is included in Lithuanian Red Book so it is forbidden to pick it. Also examine other
lycopodiophyta species by browsing through the guidebook and remember how these plants
breed, their meaning and he use of medicinal lycopodiophyta.
Break Tracer
You can play in groups or individually. Participants are given a list of objects which they have to
find. The duration of the game depends on whether the participant is looking for all or just
several objects. After an agreed period of time, bring the objects found and share the photos.
After minutes, please bring the following objects or their photos to the agreed place:
a bark piece of Scots Pine (can be a piece of another tree). Bark peeling is not allowed?
a spiky plant leave;
a twig of a plant growing in shade;
seeds of two different plant species;
a trace of an animal living in a tree;
a branch with resin;
a trace of an animal that helps a tree;
an animal (or its trace) that destroys wood;
a mushroom that grows on a tree;
a reproductive organ of a conifer whose seeds are eaten by an animal.
(insert your own)

ACTIVITY III SHEET. THE GREEN FOREST ROBE
1. Forest floor
Team name:
Time of examination:
Area of examination:
Examination tools used:
No
.
Species (fungi, moss,

insect, another animal)
Number of
individuals
No
.
Species (fungi, moss,

insect, another animal)
Number of
individuals
Conclusions:
How is the growth of moss and fungi related to the humidity of the area?
2. Lycopodiophyta!
Draw the Firmosses and the Interrupted Clubmoss. Mark the key distinguishing characteristics
of each of them.
Drawing

LISTENING TO NAURE SOUNDS!
FAMILY TASK
Have you ever attentively listened to nature sounds? What sounds are made by wind, rain, grass,
trees, birds, grasshoppers, natural phenomena, people? By putting everything together, we can
hear the music of nature! Different melodies can be heard during different times of the day. You
will do an acoustic analysis in different places: various types of forests, meadows, swamps,
lakesides. You will also learn the differences between sounds, their duration and rhythm. Listen
to nature sounds and learn to understand the language of nature there is a reason why people
say that music is a language that doesnt need a translator. Folklore music, songs close to natural
melodies. Sounds made by Lithuanian folklore instruments are like a continuation of these
melodies. Such musical instruments include wooden bells, drums, cymbals, zither and wind
instruments, such as hornpipes, panpipes, whistles, wooden windpipes (Lumzdelis), bagpipes
(Labanoras Pipe), which are especially liked. You will learn to make musical instruments from
natural materials. We invite you to submerse yourself into the world of sounds and become
sound hunters and tracers!
After selecting listening places, make copies of the activity sheets, find recordings of Lithuanian
nature sounds (bird voices, grasshoppers) and material about the making of Lithuanian folklore
instruments, look at what natural material is used to make a hornpipe, a panpipe, a bagpipe or
any other musical instrument and how it is made.
Necessary tools
Activity I: a monocular and a Bionic SpyEar listening device (or a similar recording device), a
GPS, a local map, a compass, various hornpipes from wood, straws, feathers and clay, a
pocketknife, a camera, a hard-cover file, pens, the activity sheet.
Activity II: a monocular and a Bionic SpyEar listening device, a camera, a local map, a compass,
a GPS, a Labanoras Pipe, tools for making a bagpipe, a pocketknife, a notepad, pens, the activity
sheet.
Activity III: a monocular and a Bionic SpyEar listening device (4-5 units), a camera, a hardcover file, pens.
Break Imitation of nature sounds: recordings of nature sounds.
Duration
Activity I around 3 hours.
Activity II around 3 hours.
Activity III around 4 hours.
Break Imitation of nature sounds 30 min.
Areas of activity or learning: nature research; organism structure and functions; life continuity
and variety; organism and environment; musical instruments, music listening.

Tips
Remember that you need to be careful in nature, especially in protected areas. Go through the
rules for visiting Labanoras Regional Park.
While listening to nature sounds, notice the local landscape: its characteristic features, the most
common colors, the emotions it arouses.
Remember that in order to hear nature sounds, you need to learn to behave silently and listen
carefully. After deciding on the listening place, make a smart disguise so you are less noticeable.
While listening to nature sounds, try to hear the rustling of leaves of different trees, the sounds
made by insects, birds and other natural objects.
Before beginning the task, learn to use the listening device. It can capture weak sounds within
20-30 meters and clear ones up to 100 meters. You will hear all of this through the headphones.
In addition, you can also observe objects through the installed monocular, which can zoom in up
to 8 times. The sound recording device will allow you to record the sounds you hear. Groups
should be at least 100 meters away from each other.
Integrate the nature sound listening activity with music, arts, technology.
Create a collection of nature sound recordings, which will help you to recognize sounds better.
What else to do?
The sounds you hear will depend not only on the place but on the time and weather. Therefore, it
would be interesting to listen to nature sounds in the same place in the morning, during midday,
in the evening, before rain, during rain, after rain, on a sunny and on a gloomy day and then
compare the recordings. Look at the common wisdom: which nature sounds predict weather
changes? Check it in practice.
Visit Labanoras Regional Parks Visitor Center and find out about the natural and cultural values
of this park, its biological diversity. Have a look at Embraced by the great forest, Water
kingdom, In plant kingdom exhibitions found here.
Watch movie Lithuanian folk instruments and their making.
What to read?
Jusys V., Karalius S., Raudonikis L. Lieuvos Pauksciu Pazinimo Vadovas. Kaunas, 2002.
Vilkonis K. K. Lietuvos Zaliasis Rubas. Kaunas, 2008.
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ACTIVITY I. FOREST SOUNDS
FAMILY TASK
On Labanoras Regional Parks Labanoras Forest Sightseeing Trail
You will travel on the sightseeing trail, look at the information in stands about the ecosystems of
Labanoras forest, swamps, lakes as well as plants and animals included in Lithuanian Red Book
found at the forest. Individually or in groups, you will listen to forest sounds, record them,
identify the sources of the sounds, summarize your results and introduce them to each other as
well as publish a joint recording of all groups online. So tense up your ears, widen your eyes and
watch the nature!
Task
The observations will be performed at your selected section of the sightseeing trail. They can be
performed individually or in small groups. Before starting the task, learn to use the listening
device and identify the exact coordinates. Agree for how long you will listen to the nature sounds
silently and in disguise. Labanoras Forest is inhabited by almost all animals found in Lithuanian
forests. It has a wide variety of birds: wood grouses, black storks, three-toed woodpeckers, greyheaded woodpeckers, ruffs, hoopoes, rollers, eagle-owls, boreal owls, pygmy owls, honey
buzzards, black kites, black grouses. Bird sounds are unique and it is easy to determine the bird
species according to the sounds. After recording the forests sounds, return to the agreed place.
Share your impressions, emotions, listen to the most interesting sounds. Discuss the results and
introduce them to each other.
Continue your journey along the sightseeing trail, stop by a water body and find plants to make a
hornpipe or a panpipe. Use a plant atlas to identify plants. The name of a hornpipe (Birbyne)
comes from the verb birbti (buzz) to pipe, to blow, to chatter. Hornpipes come in
various sizes from ten to sixty centimeters. Smaller and simpler ones have less holes, while
larger ones are more complex and resonant. They were made from straws, geese feathers, willow
bark, alders, apple trees, pear trees and other trees. A hornpipe can have a tab an inserted
mouthpiece. Draw a diagram of a hornpipe. Select a plant and use it to make a hornpipe. Hold a
contest choose your favorite hornpipe melody and explain why it is your favorite.
Hornpipes (Tetenskas, 2013)

ACTIVITY I SHEET. FOREST SOUNDS
Date and time (hours) of observation:
Place of observation and its coordinates:
Landscape features:
Weather, wind speed, direction, cloudiness:
Identification of nature sounds
Nature objects
Grass plants
Trees
Insects
Birds
Other animals
Objects of inanimate
nature (wind, rain,
etc.)
Anthropogenic
sounds
Other sounds
Sound sources
Sound recording
Conclusion:
Strongest positive emotions were aroused by the following sounds:
Emotions experienced

ACTIVITY II. BAGPIPE SOUNDS
FAMILY TASK
At Labanoras Regional Park, in the camp by Labanoras Lake.
Individually or in groups, you will listen to lake sounds, record them, identify their sources, get
to know the lake landscape, its biological diversity, learn to recognize nature sounds, summarize
the results and introduce them to each other and publish the joint sound recording online. You
will learn about the folklore instrument Labanoras Pipe and learn to make it.
Task
On the map, mark the listening places and identify their coordinates (GPS), mark world
countries. Select the places so that they are in varied landscapes, different lakeside places. Split
into groups, agree on the time of listening, time and place of gathering. While listening, try to
identify which sounds are of the forest and which ones are of the lake. Record the sounds, note
down the emotions they arouse. Gather and discuss the results, share your impressions, prepare a
joint sound recording of Labanoras lakeside and publish it online.
Learn about Labanoras Pipe a unique musical instrument of this area, which was very popular
in the XVI century. It was used in weddings, dance nights and other events as well as family
gatherings. A bagpipe consists of a bag (bellows, air reservoir made from the fur of a goat, sheep,
dog, rabbit or the stomach of a sheep), a melodic hornpipe (a horn, a pipe, a hornpipe, etc.,
usually made from an apple or a maple tree with the sound being made by tab vibrations; the tab
used to be made from a reed but now it is made from a bamboo; it is attached by thread or a
rubber band to an ash or a maple mouthpiece, inserting a horn (resonator) made from an apple
tree or a pine tree on the open end), a drone (drone pipe, great horn, etc. usually made from ash),
a mouthpiece (a wooden pipe for blowing air o the bag, mounted on the top or middle of the bag,
made from maple or ash). Draw a diagram of a bagpipe and try to make it, blowing it and
listening to its sounds.
Tips
This activity can be integrated with arts, technologies, ethics subjects.
Think about prepare for the making of a bagpipe in advance.
If possible, meet a bagpipe making expert, discuss the intricacies of bagpipe making (for
example, in Labanoras you can arrange a meeting with Zydrunas Mukulis).
Use nature sound recording to identify the sounds.
Try different plant parts to obtain the sound, find out everyones favorite melodies.

ACTIVITY II SHEET. BAGPIPE SOUNDS
Date and time (hours) of observation:
Place of observation and its coordinates:
Landscape features:
Weather, wind speed, direction, cloudiness, etc.:
Nature objects
Forest sounds
Lake sounds
Objects of inanimate
nature (wind, rain,
etc.)
Anthropogenic
sounds
Other sounds
Identification of nature sounds

Sound sources
Sound recording
Relaxing nature sounds:

Nature sounds that create the most beautiful melodies:
Emotions experienced

ACTIVITY III. MEADOW SOUNDS
FAMILY TASK
At the campsite on the lakeside of Alnis Lake at Labanoras Regional Park or another place of
your choice.
Using nature sound recordings, you will identify the nature sounds you have heard and learn to
recognize them. You will listen to the melodies of lakeside meadows (grasshoppers, rustling
meadows), learn to identify meadow plants, admire natures beauty, its smells and sounds. You
will experience the nature through all of your senses.
Task
Study the map of Alnis Lake region and select places suitable for observing nature. You are
advised to select the most scenic lakeside locations. The lake is surrounded by pinewoods, its
shores are hilly, dry and sandy, while the northeastern shore is flat and swampy. The lake is 4 km
long, its largest width is 0.5 km, its deepest place 22 meters. There is an island in the middle of
the lake. Travel along the hiking trail. Stop at the selected places (you are recommended to
choose small meadows), disguise yourself and quietly observe the landscape and listen to nature
sounds (use the listening device, record the sounds and observe their sources, whether its
grasshoppers or plants), smell the natural scents, make a scouts whistle and play various
melodies. Get to know meadow plants, describe them, make a drawing using their leaves and
petals. Enjoy!
Map of Alnis Lake
Break Imitation of nature sounds. Playfully replacing nature sounds by onomatopoetic
words and words. Split into two teams. One team imitates a bird, while the other has o guess
which bird it is (you can imitate any animal). Switch the roles: one group imitates, the other one
tries to guess. The winner is the team that knows the bird language best.
If you liked the game, you can also see which team can sing more songs about plants.

ACTIVITY III SHEET. MEADOW SOUNDS
Date and place of observation:
Landscape features:
Bird sounds on the lakeside:
Lake color:
Lake smell:
Describe lake sounds:
Observations in the meadow. Dominant meadow color:
Meadow plants: the most interesting
the most fragrant
the most ornate
the most original
most liked by insects
the softest
the most colorful
Nature sounds in the meadow. Dominant sound:
Volume on a 5-point scale:
Describe the sounds and indicate their sources:
Colors of meadow plants (rub the plant part on its designated place on the table)
Plant
Meadow
Buttercup
Petals
Stamens
Leaves, stem
My observations
After identifying the key dyeing properties of the plans, make a drawing using only plant dyes.
Try to make whistles from various parts of different plants. Indicate the plants that were best
suited for this task:
UDK 502.4(474.5) Guide to Labanoras Regional Park
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LABANORAS REGIONAL PARK
Astronomy Observatory and Ethno-cosmology Museum
Labanoras pines
Labanoras Church and Chapel
Sventakmenis Stone
Fishing Museum
Kertuoja Mound
Gumbulis Black Alder
Persoksna Fir
Ozka Stone

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OBSERVATION POST OF CELESTIAL BODIES

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Task 2. Moon portrait

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*Area covered by the plants, estimated visually according to Braun-Blanquet scale.

2. Forests in the past

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Species (fungi, moss,

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Identification of nature sounds

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