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Causes of deforestation research
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Causes of deforestation research

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Children use internet search engines in small groups to find out more about a specific threat to the worlds rainforests. Children collect information in the form of notes and present their concerns and solutions to the class.
Ndebele Beadwork
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Ndebele Beadwork

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Zooming in on South Africa, children are introduced to the incredible beadwork of the Ndebele people of KwaNdebele. Through web images children explore the history of this craft and investigate its key visual elements.
Australian Rainforest Animals
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Australian Rainforest Animals

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Children think about the animals that they know come from Australia and then find out if they live in any of its rainforest regions. Children then look at a list of Australian rainforest animals, and print an image from the computer.
Designing Greenhouse Games
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Designing Greenhouse Games

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In this session children apply what they found out in the previous session about internet games to create their own Saving the Planet computer game. Whose will be most enjoyable? Which game will encourage us to do things differently?
Jigsaw
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Jigsaw

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Ensure that children understand that all the people who have come to live here since Roman times have made an impact on Britain. Children research one country that people have immigrated from and add a picture and label to a large class version of the jigsaw.
Grow Your Own
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Grow Your Own

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Children compare a food journal they have kept with a food pyramid which gives the recommended servings of different food groups. The need to include fruit and vegetables is highlighted and children design a garden to grow their own.
How Are We Changing The World?
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How Are We Changing The World?

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Children consider ways in which we use the land and how it has changed since WW2. The four main ways are human land use, industrial agriculture, deforestation and urban sprawl. Children help decide the future of the imaginary Grousebrook Valley in the Peak District NP.
Multi-media presentation - Saving rainforest
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Multi-media presentation - Saving rainforest

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In this session children look at a multi media presentation prepared by you which has some good bits and some that need improving! Children then use what they have learnt to plan and then start work on their own using notes from previous sessions.
How Has Farming Changed?
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How Has Farming Changed?

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After WW2 and rationing farmers had to increase production. Children discuss where food comes from, and their views on the use of heavy farm machinery and pesticides. Children make a model of a fruit/vegetable or create an ICT presentation showing seasonal availability.
Living Life In The Rainforest
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Living Life In The Rainforest

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The Rainforests are home to some 1.5 million people worldwide. But what is life for them really like? Chn take a close look in this session as they delve deeper into the forests and find out about life in the Jungle using books and ICT.
School Structure
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School Structure

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Compare your school with your link school (or use a Ghanaian school). The UNICEF book 'A school like mine' is used as a starting point to look at similarities and differences. Children prepare a website describing their school or the UK education system. Suitable for years 5 and 6.
Year 2 Fiction 3: Traditional tales from other cultures
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Year 2 Fiction 3: Traditional tales from other cultures

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Read and compare Hansel and Gretel by Anthony Browne, and Baba Yaga and the Stolen Baby by Alison Lurie, Francis Lincoln, and Baba Yaga by Tony Bradman using drama and story maps. Discuss joining sentences using or, and or but. Children write witch stories using story pegs to plan. Introduce some 'story language' and encourage interesting endings. Hamilton Group Reader, Why Not Me?, is used to build confidence in reading aloud.
Multi-media presentation - Saving rainforest 2
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Multi-media presentation - Saving rainforest 2

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Children complete their presentations started in Session 10, bringing together the information they have collected in previous weeks and images selected from the internet. Children watch the presentations and give feedback to their peers.
More than a game… Saving The Environment
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More than a game… Saving The Environment

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Who says learning can’t be fun! Children play and interact with a variety of computer games in the internet, all with a serious message. Children evaluate which are the most fun to play but also best at getting that message across.
Keeping Food Fresh
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Keeping Food Fresh

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Food was rationed during WW2 and the government constantly gave out advice about how to grow and preserve food using various methods. Fridges went into mass production after WW2. Children explore a BBC site – rations, shops, a quiz, etc!
Cholera Case Study
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Cholera Case Study

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Through following a case study in Benue State, Nigeria, children learn about cholera. They plan and write a script for a video campaign to highlight and educate people about cholera, finally taking turns to use a camera to film their short cholera campaign videos. Suitable for years 5 and 6.
Who Are The British People?
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Who Are The British People?

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Discuss the diff peoples who came to Britain in the past and made it their home - Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings and Normans and how other peoples have continued to come since WW2. Start a class timeline and individual timelines using ICT about this.
Mountains to Seas
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Mountains to Seas

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Using an exciting presentation, children look at a variety of images from across Africa, the largest landmass on the planet. They begin a research project to find out more about a particular type of landscape, possibly linking this to their chosen country. Suitable for years 5 and 6.
African Elections
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African Elections

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Africa is a large continent with over 50 countries – usually there is an election going on somewhere! Children research a current/recent election in Africa and/or the election of Barack Obama as President of USA. Discuss the significance of Obama’s election. Suitable for years 5 and 6.
Adinkra Cloth
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Adinkra Cloth

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Moving to West Africa, children explore how history of Asante people has been represented through the craft of block printing Adinkra cloths. Children use web research to find out about history, techniques and processes involved.