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Project Based Learning – World Environments – Literacy

These lessons have been specifically written to support the teaching of literacy through the theme of World Environments.

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      string(3481) "not understand. Then ask themto research how plants haveadapted to suit the rainforestenvironment. Once the research hasbeen completed, the pupils candraw a rainforest plant and label it.Plenary: As an additional activity,ask the class if they can list someplants that originally came from theworlds’ rainforests. The list shouldinclude: avocado, banana, coffee,lemon, orange, peanut, pepper and pineapple.Differentiation: This activity should suit children of all abilities.51This page may be photocopied for use only within the purchasing institution. March/April 2005 Teaching & LearningScience Lesson 6 – Rainforest wonderTeaching & Learning SCIENCE Lesson plansThe thousands of different plants in the world’s rainforests have adaptedto suit their environment. Here is some information on how some plantshave adapted.❖Bark: Some trees have a thick bark that helps to reduce moistureevaporation from the tree’s trunk.❖Lianas: These are vines that climb rainforest trees. They have adaptedto life in the rainforest by having their roots in the ground and climbinghigh into the forest canopy to reach the sunlight.❖Drip tips: Many tropical rainforest leaves have drip tips to allow raindrops to run off quickly.❖Buttresses: Many large trees have massive ridges, called buttress roots,near the base to provide extra stability.❖Epiphytes: These are plants that live on the surface of other plants,especially the trunk and branches, to take advantage of the sunlight inthe canopy.❖Bromeliads: These plants have leaves that form a vase or tank thatholds water. The tanks can hold a lot of water and support a thrivingecosystem of bacteria, protozoa, tiny crustaceans, mosquito anddragonfly larvae, tadpoles, birds, salamanders and frogs.❖Mangroves: Some trees have adapted to living in wet, marshyconditions. These trees, called mangroves, have wide-spreading roots tosupport them in the tidal mud and trap nutritious organic matter.51This page may be photocopied for use only within the purchasing institution. March/April 2005 Teaching & LearningScience Lesson 6 – Rainforest wonderTeaching & Learning SCIENCE Lesson plansThe thousands of different plants in the world’s rainforests have adaptedto suit their environment. Here is some information on how some plantshave adapted.❖Bark: Some trees have a thick bark that helps to reduce moistureevaporation from the tree’s trunk.❖Lianas: These are vines that climb rainforest trees. They have adaptedto life in the rainforest by having their roots in the ground and climbinghigh into the forest canopy to reach the sunlight.❖Drip tips: Many tropical rainforest leaves have drip tips to allow raindrops to run off quickly.❖Buttresses: Many large trees have massive ridges, called buttress roots,near the base to provide extra stability.❖Epiphytes: These are plants that live on the surface of other plants,especially the trunk and branches, to take advantage of the sunlight inthe canopy.❖Bromeliads: These plants have leaves that form a vase or tank thatholds water. The tanks can hold a lot of water and support a thrivingecosystem of bacteria, protozoa, tiny crustaceans, mosquito anddragonfly larvae, tadpoles, birds, salamanders and frogs.❖Mangroves: Some trees have adapted to living in wet, marshyconditions. These trees, called mangroves, have wide-spreading roots tosupport them in the tidal mud and trap nutritious organic matter."
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Project Based Learning - World Environments - Full Plan

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In the 2007 Primary Review, a“high level of concern and anxiety was expressed bypupils about themselves and about their world.” Theywere struggling to understand the big picture of wherethey are, where they came from and what their futureholds: Little wonder, when Government directives havefocused our teaching and learning attention on otherareas of the curriculum.“All our focus is on literacy, numeracy and ICT at themoment,” says Jemma Powell, geography leaderof Shanklin Primary school on the Isle of Wight. “Iwouldn’t have asked for any geography training becausegeography seems to have been pushed down in priority.”Left to her own devices with little external directiveJemma has been leading geography on her own, as bestshe can. ‘So it was’, she says, ‘with surprise and reliefthat the opportunity came up to be a part of a pilot TDA(Training Development Agency) programme earlier thisyear. 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As soon as thetraining began I realised that I needed to widen ourcurriculum content so that it wasn’t just history from aBritish point of view.”Understanding InternationalMindednessThis issue of a global perspective is something thatwe’ve been facing more frequently as a result of the QCAdirective for a more globally minded approach to theprimary curriculum. For many teachers it’s the first timethey’ve faced the issue head on. At Fieldwork Educationwe’ve been fortunate enough to have some time todevelop an understanding of what ‘globally minded’really means. Ten years ago we created and wrote theInternational Primary Curriculum, with internationalmindedness at its forefront. It was four years in themaking. We work with some of the most respectededucators and learning experts in the world, enablingus to really get under the skin of what internationallyminded really means.So what does it mean? 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History and Geography

2 Apr 2009

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      string(4600) "and ‘responsible’ in the videos that they accepted for transmission. In one rather extreme example, a Year 4 boy suggested that safety would be increased by blocking Google from every computer.To conclude, the pupils in our study were apparently aware of a need to be careful when using digital technologies. Nevertheless, our findings suggest that their understandings of the potential risks and dangers are underdeveloped and they would greatly benefit from more e-safety guidance in school. Moreover, the majority of pupils wanted more guidance in their schools, particularly those who were younger and also less frequent users of digital technologies.70 Vol 1.1 n www.teachingtimes.co.ukResearch ICTA positive finding of this study was that children’s experiences of risk, which informed their responses, were often mundane and represented inconvenience rather than actual dangers or risks per se. However, many children expressed anxiety about the potential risks, underpinned by abstract and sometimes fantastic ideas, which lacked clear and realistic understandings of the risks they are most likely to encounter such as cyberbullying, age-inappropriate content and so on.These children’s apparent lack of understanding is certainly cause for concern. The findings suggest that ongoing e-safety initiatives in schools require rethinking in ways that recognise more pragmatically what might happen to children when using digital technologies. Children’s awareness needs to be refocused away from the more extreme, extraordinary understandings of risk that they have and/or the more prosaic, mundane inconveniences they suffer, towards the more probable risks. While the risks of cyberbullying, accessing inappropriate content and so on were part of the schools’ e-safety provision in the study, it appeared that such messages were not being internalised by pupils as well as they might have been.It could be argued that our findings provide support for rethinking how primary schools go about teaching pupils when using digital technologies. In particular, schools might introduce media literacy programmes which embed safety guidance within a wider consideration of technology use. It is quite possible that the current standalone or ‘bolt-on’ e-safety initiatives emerge as a kind of deterrent to children’s enthusiasm for digital technologies. It may be more effectiveto embed e-safety messages within a more empowering digital media literacy programme, which develops children’s skills for using digital technologies and which includes e- safety guidance enabling them to successfully negotiate the everyday risks of use.These suggestions require further thinking and careful development in light of the Byron review. We hope that this article provides a useful point for further debate and development of practice.Dr Sue Cranmer is a researcher at the University of Oxford exploring learners’ uses of digital technologies for informal learning. Previously she worked at the University of London on the social uses of technology and on countering social exclusion.This article is drawn from a Becta-funded project carried out by Sue Cranmer, John Potter and Neil Selwyn at the London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, University of London. For the full project report go to partners.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=rh&catcode=_ re_rp_02&rid=14837Further readingBecta (2006), ‘Safeguarding children in a digital world’Byron review (2008), ‘Safer children in a digitalworld [The Byron Review]’, DCSF/DCMSAre you feeling left behind with your schools ICT teaching, management and administration?The list of requirements for schools regarding the utilisation of technology gets longer each year: VLE’s, Web-based learning, game-based learning, online assessment, new equipment, SEN learning…etc, etc.e-Learning Today magazine exists to help school leaders and ICT teachers understand the issues involved and the best way forward.Each issue brings you all the latest news and best practice to ensure your school is not left behind in the rapidly changing world of digital development.SUBSCRIBE NOW Enjoy 3 issues per year for only £32 paCall 0121 224 7578 ref EL09 or Visit www.teachingtimes.co.ukIn the current issue:ICT Access in Special Needs Digital revolution in examination Enabling Environments Setting new challenges for eagerlearners Ten from TEEM●●●●●Sign up today to guaranteereceiving e-LearningToday"
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Safety online: the pupils’ view

10 May 2009