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People and environment - New primary level Biosphere Educational Resources
Developed by the Devon Learning and Development Partnership, ‘ People and Environment' is the name for a new suite of learning and teaching materials for primary schools focused on North Devon's Biosphere Reserve - its past, present and future.
The materials have been written to the requirements of the new (2009) primary curriculum and have been planned to make creative and challenging links between Citizenship, History, Science and Geography. They encourage children to consider how the biosphere and its people, economy and culture has changed in the past, is still changing today and the challenges of sustainable development that await in the future.
Example KS2 work scheme - Question 2
Example KS2 work scheme - Question 3
Example KS2 work scheme - Question 7 part 1
Example KS2 work scheme - Question 7 part 2
The resources are enquiry based and investigative, with children being encouraged to find the answers to ‘big' questions such as: ‘Why is there a Biosphere Reserve in north Devon?', ‘What do O.S. maps tell me about the north Devon Biosphere Reserve?' and ‘How should Seven Brethren be developed in the future?'.
Teachers from 20 schools have now attended familiarisation days to try out the resources and sample teaching activities and are using them in their own schools. For more information contact Matt Edworthy (01237 423655)
| Bishops Tawton Primary School | Royal Albert Memorial Museum |
| Bolham Primary School | South Molton United Church Of England Junior School |
| Bridgerule Church Of England Primary School | Sticklepath Community School |
| Buckland Brewer Community Primary School | Stockland Church of England Primary School |
| Fremington Community Primary and Nursery School | Tedburn St Mary School |
| Goodleigh Church of England Primary School | Uplowman Church Of England Primary School |
| Horwood And Newton Tracey Community Primary School | West Croft Junior School |
| Instow Community Primary School | Willand School |
| Manor Primary School, Ivybridge | Woolsery Primary School |
| Newport Community School | |
| Parkham Primary School |
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The ‘People and their environment' materials were written by David Weatherly, Adviser for Geography and Education for Sustainability and Jamie Byrom, Adviser for History at the Devon Learning and Development Partnership.
