Measuring climate data in school environment: Analysis of Climatic Trends on the island of Chios (2014–2025)

Teachers of natural sciences theoretically have the ability and privilege to conduct their lessons in a laboratory. In this way, students develop a special interest in the subject of science and acquire additional skills. However, these experiments are typically focus on the syllabus and examinations of secondary schools, without particularly attracting the students' interest. Experimental practice, as a broader concept, includes not only the typical laboratory environment in vitro but also the space, the nature (in situ, in vivo). Such subjects can easily be found if our planet, the environment in which we live, and the understanding of its condition become active laboratory spaces, through experiments where students are active and study and understand the phenomena of climate change, then propose solutions to change the current situation. There are national and European programs available through which students carry out daily experiments within their own school, in a natural environment, process the data, and come to conclusions. This is also a great benefit for teachers, who improve their daily practices while learning to exchange views and interact with colleagues. Students use online applications to share (Internet of Things, IoT), collaborate, and work as a team, trained in soft skills. Case study: Measurements inside and outside of the 1st Lyceum of Chios. Students perform measurements and experiments on basic climate parameters (temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, particle concentration, etc.) especially under extreme conditions (heatwave, frost, storm, high dust concentration), using apart their school lab equipment the Davis meteorological station of National Observatory of Athens (NOA), that is situated in school's roof.