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Rainforest Enquiry Assembly Click Here
Promoting Thinking Skills - Year 3 Fieldwork Sustainable development is about improving our wellbeing without jeopardising anyone's opportunities to do the same locally, globally or in the future. Background The aim of the Year 3 Fieldwork week is to present to the children first hand the interrelationships between aspects such as land use, the loss of biodiversity, the impacts of development and how culture and identity affect the way we interpret and value things. Through this week, pupils develop and learn about the impacts of decisions, how needs and rights are not always easy to balance. For instance they consider the needs of the local sand quarry workers in Sande to earn a living and the need to preserve wetland habitats. Taking the children into the field and looking at the relationship between industry, nature and recreation helps children with the difficult skill of making value judgements. By the end of the week the children were able to appreciate first hand some of the local development dilemmas. Follow up work was later carried out in the classroom. | |
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An aerial View of the manmade lake. |
Using our sketching skills helped us record places we had seen. |
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We used a data logger to measure the sound level of the sand quarry machines. |
People use this area for walking and picnics sometimes they leave their rubbish behind. |
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More litter! |
The sand quarry has made a vital home for wildlife. |
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The sand quarry provides jobs for people in the area and much needed sand for building new homes. |
The lake is a wonderful place for walking and observing wildlife at the same time. So, is the sand quarry a good thing? |
