Curriculum Making
Teaching Ideas - Environmental problems in your local area
Laura Douglas
Wootton Bassett School
Author: Our current scheme of work looks at environmental concerns on a number of levels and at the local level we focus on the following geographical concepts: place and environmental interaction. The aim of this unit is to use ICT techniques (including word processing, Excel spreadsheets and graphs, digital cameras, PowerPoint, and Movie Maker) to answer the following enquiry: 'To find out the levels of environmental problems in your area'
Please note: although the work below is kept as close as possible to the originals, some modifications have had to be made for copyright reasons.
Download: Teacher Overview
Download: Planning Document
Download: Fieldwork Sheet for Students
Download: Presentation Guidelines for Students
Download: Student Work Sample 1
Download: Student Work Sample 2
Course leader: We have chosen to share this unit of work as it highlights the engaging way in which out of classroom learning and ICT have been used well together to encourage students to deepen their own awareness of their local area and the issues it faces. In this unit ICT has been used as a tool to collect data, analyse data, present statistics and communicate findings.
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