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This is a how-to manual to make the most out of your school grounds as a place for investigation, enquiry and inspiration for the pupils at your school. t provides the tools to run an exciting 6 to 8 one hour session school grounds project and sets out how to use a range of ICT and multimedia tools to add an extra dimension to your teaching and learning strategies.
Here are some ideas about how you might use the manual in a school context:
- Run an after-school environmental school club
- Geography unit of work on micro-climates; any environmental issue from resource use to litter; or on sustainability issues
- Science unit of work on biodiversity or ecosystems
- Citizenship unit of work exploring sustainability and local issues
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Advanced placemarks (information sheet) 266.04 KB
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Creating a placemark (information sheet) 978.91 KB
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Measuring distance (information sheet) 211.43 KB
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Using layers (information sheet) 1.29 MB
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Using the 3D viewer (information sheet) 770.95 KB