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Ellen MacArthur Foundation - Education resources
Published
2012
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Website
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FREE
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an independent charity which supports schools and teachers in using the framework of a circular economy to present a real alternative for students to discuss and debate. They have worked with teachers, subject associations and education professionals to develop a wide range of free downloadable teaching resources focused on the circular economy.
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- Corporate Responsibility,
- Economy,
- Energy,
- Environment,
- Natural resources,
- Sustainable development,
- Waste
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Make an African brick & clay stove for school - VIDEO
Published
2012
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PDF- Website
- Website
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FREE
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This is a great little sustainable African style brick stove that's easy to make and will last some time (important when there might be vandals). Good for discussing sustainable resource use, fuel-wood crisis, energy and health - 2 million die prematurely every year from smoke from cooking fires! Charles from Uganda makes stoves like these to reduce his use of fuel wood from forests...
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Energy and the Millennium Development Goals
Published
2012
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- PDF
- Website
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This free online resource from Practical Action explores the connection between energy and development.
Access to energy in developing countries is vital if we are to achieve the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. This resource consists of a PDF presentation which introduces the MDGs and helps students understand the important role energy plays in enabling us to achieve them...
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Life on the Edge?
Published
2011
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Book
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£16.99
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This is a GCSE Geography Toolkit from the Geographical Association exploring extreme environments - perhaps the most distant, both spatially and experientially, from the everyday lives of students.
This series of lessons uses a range of teaching strategies and a series of case studies to engage students in exploring extremely hot, dry and very cold environments. Through the local, they ...
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Textiles: Environmental Impacts
Published
2011
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DVD
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£45.00
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Filmed in Bangladesh and the UK, this DVD resource assesses the environmental impacts of the textile industry both here and abroad. It looks at how companies in the UK are working to meet government targets to reduce their environmental impact by using state of the art water recycling plants and by making better use of their waste streams. The resource then explores the environmental impact of ...
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Issues in Globalisation: Environmental Impacts & Sustainability
Published
2011
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- DVD
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£45.00
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Can economic growth be environmentally sustainable? In this DVD, residents of Dhaka's slums show how extreme industrial pollution is destroying their environment and health. Next we talk to Bangladesh's environmental activists, factory owners and government officials and ask what needs to be done to make industrial growth sustainable? We then see how a company sited in a UK National Park is fac...
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The Virtual Farm Walk - African Field
Published
2011
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Film- Website
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FREE
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The Virtual Farm Walk is an educational website created by LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming), a national charity which promotes environmentally responsible farming. It aims to get school students exploring life on the farm via the computer screen.
As well as providing a virtual "walk" around a typical UK farm, there is also an African Field to explore. Pupils can find out all about...
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Christian Aid secondary assemblies
Published
2011
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- Website
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FREE
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Christian Aid has produced a range of free, ready-to-use multi-faith secondary assemblies that bring global issues of poverty and injustice to life.
Each assembly includes a suggested script on a PDF, with ideas for reflection and further action around the topic. There is also a PowerPoint presentation with illustrations and photographs.
A wide range of topics are covered, inclu...
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- Climate change,
- Community,
- Conflict,
- Education,
- Energy,
- Fair trade,
- Food,
- Gender,
- Health,
- HIV/Aids,
- Natural disasters,
- Participation,
- Peace,
- Refugees / Asylum,
- Religion,
- Water
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- Afghanistan,
- Angola,
- Bangladesh,
- Bolivia,
- Burkina Faso,
- Congo,
- Ethiopia,
- Ghana,
- Guatemala,
- Haiti,
- India,
- Ireland,
- Israel,
- Jamaica,
- Kenya,
- Malawi,
- Mali,
- Burma,
- Nicaragua,
- Nigeria,
- Pakistan,
- Palestine,
- Peru,
- Philippines,
- Senegal,
- Sierra Leone,
- Sudan,
- Tajikistan,
- United Kingdom,
- Zimbabwe
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Christian Aid primary assemblies
Published
2011
Type
- Website
Price
FREE
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Christian Aid has produced a range of free, ready-to-use multi-faith primary assemblies that bring global issues of poverty and injustice to life.
Each assembly includes a suggested script on a PDF, with ideas for reflection and further action around the topic. There is also a PowerPoint presentation with illustrations and photographs.
A wide range of topics are covered, includi...
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Topics
- Climate change,
- Conflict,
- Education,
- Energy,
- Environment,
- Equality,
- Fair trade,
- Farming,
- Festival/Celebrations,
- Food,
- Health,
- Natural disasters,
- Peace,
- Play and toys,
- Refugees / Asylum,
- Social justice,
- Water
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Sunny Schools Teaching Resources
Published
2011
Type
Image- PDF
Price
FREE
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Sunny Schools is a UK education project run by SolarAid, a charity which works in rural areas across East and Southern Africa; installing solar on schools, community centres and clinics.
Sunny Schools addresses the issues of climate change and solar power within a global dimension. The programme helps primary schools to bring these vital issues to life in an investigative and practical ...
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