ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
The school believes that field-
- Through studies of Cefn Hengoed, a village in South Wales, be able to compare lifestyles of people in different areas of Wales
- Be able to express a view on the attractive and unattractive features of an area.
- Use maps and resources to investigate the location of another area of Wales.
- In addition to the above draw on their own observations and on secondary sources to consider environmental issues facing the residents of the chosen locality. Extend to show the ability to raise geographical questions and issues.
- Show a basic understanding of how the features of the area affect human activities.
- Understand the meaning of legend and listen to the Tale of the Rhymney Oak.
- Understand how man can make a good impact on his environment.
- Link destruction with recycling –The use of the old Cedar tree.
- Give reasons for an environmental decision.
- Understand the need for many agencies to be involved in an environmental project for it to be realised. –Who set up the playground?, what skills did they have?
- Understand the differences between a sketch and a plan. – Landscape designers sketch
- Be able to locate the same features on a sketch and plan.
- Use letter writing to communicate ideas to others about our own environmental projects in the The Millennium Garden – Read their letters about the Butterfly garden.
- Develop their own ideas about what else they would like to see in the garden in the future, and a use a given scale plan to show their ideas.
- Use the Derwenog project to discuss how people improve their environment.
- Consider how we could improve our environment and draw up plans to show what will be done, by whom, and for what reason.
