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African Gardens DVD
Published
2012
Type
DVD
Price
£12.00
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This DVD is the perfect way to start on an engaging school gardening project. It is full of great film clips - animations and instructional videos where learning is brought to life as African young people teach you and your pupils all sorts of useful gardening skills! As well as showing gardens being built by African families, there are also examples from schools in England. There is a strong e...
Subjects
- Design and technology,
- Environmental studies,
- ESD / global citizenship,
- Geography,
- Local and global citizens,
- Science,
- Social and environmental,
- Technology and design,
- Whole School
Topics
- Appropriate technology,
- Environment,
- Farming,
- Food,
- Global citizenship,
- Natural resources,
- Sustainable development
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Nkonjeru school gardens
Published
2012
Type
Image
PDF
Website
Price
FREE
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This case study of a poor school can be used to inspire your pupils in their school gardening project. It tells the story of a small and poor school in rural Uganda who have been working hard to grow their own crops and produce food at school. The pupils all help out and have learnt some really valuable gardening skills that they are using at home and will be useful for the rest of their lives....
Subjects
- Environmental studies,
- ESD / global citizenship,
- Local and global citizens,
- Social and environmental,
- Whole School
Topics
- Development,
- Education,
- Farming,
- Food,
- Global citizenship,
- Natural resources,
- Poverty,
- Sustainable development
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100 Small Things to Make a Difference poster
Published
2011
Type
- PDF
Poster
Price
FREE
Average rating
This colourful A1 poster from the charity Practical Action gives pupils 90 ideas of small things they can do to make a difference to their global community and environment, with space for them to add 10 ideas of their own.
The ideas are divided into the 6R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair, Refuse, Rethink). They can be great prompts for classroom discussion on ways to make the wo...
Subjects
- Citizenship,
- Craft and design,
- Design and technology,
- Environmental studies,
- ESD / global citizenship,
- Local and global citizens,
- PSHE / PSE / PSED,
- Technology and design
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Global Explorers
Published
2010
Type
- Website
Price
FREE
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Global Explorers is an interactive whiteboard resource for primary schools (ages 7-11) from Christian Aid, accessible free online as web pages. It features facts, quizzes, video footage, photos, lesson plans, worksheets and the real-life stories of children all around the world, in the countries in which Christian Aid works.
Ideal for cross-curricular teaching, the resource encourages a...
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Planet Cork
Published
2010
Type
- Website
Price
FREE
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Planet Cork is a website developed and sponsored by the Cork Industry Federation. It is aimed at primary school teachers and children who are learning about sustainable development.
Planet Cork explains in a fun way the unique properties and benefits of cork, a natural material that has been used by humans for at least 2,000 years and is still used today in a wide range of industries (n...
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Collins Keystart World Atlas
Published
2009
Type
Book
Price
£7.99
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An atlas that is much more than just an atlas, this colourful book brings together masses of historical, geographical and environmental information about the planet we live on and organises it in an engaging way for 7-11 year-olds.
Starting with a brief overview of planet Earth's place in the solar system and the beginnings of life, it then looks at different ways of mapping the globe, ...
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Topics
- Climate change,
- Colonialism,
- Conflict,
- Environment,
- Farming,
- Food,
- Language,
- Peace,
- Population,
- Religion,
- Sustainable development,
- Trade
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People of the Great War
Published
2008
Type
Film- Image
- Website
Price
FREE
Average rating
This educational resource was produced to coincide with the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War and a copy was distributed free to every primary and secondary school in the UK (now available online). It marks the passing of the generation of men and women who lived during that time and aims to show how the war of 1914-1918 changed the lives of ordinary people and shaped the moder...
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Crazy Climate Resource Pack
Published
2007
Type
- Image
- PDF
- Poster
Price
FREE
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This set of resources from Christian Aid explores the issues of climate change and poverty. It tells the stories of young people living in different countries where Christian Aid works, and their experiences of extreme weather. It encourages pupils to think about the effects of climate change and how their own actions can make a difference.
The resources include a poster, a set of teach...
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Making a Meal of It
Published
2007
Type
- PDF
- Website
Price
FREE
Average rating
Where does our food come from? Why are people hungry? What can we do to help?
These free activities on the Oxfam Education website help to answer these questions, and help students to understand the importance of food in all our lives. The resource includes a photo gallery, activities on Fair Trade, explanations of terms such as hunger and starvation, and supporting materials for teache...
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One Well
Published
2007
Type
- Book
- Website
Price
£12.99
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All water on Earth is connected, so there really is just one source - one global well - from which we all draw our water. All living things depend on Earth’s One Well. Life would be impossible without it. But the water in the Earth’s well is threatened by our growing population and increased demands. What can we do to protect it?
One Well answers this important question whil...
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