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What learning resources are there about organic food and farming and how we can protect the countryside?

Visit a farm online trail to find out the real value of a school visit to an organic farm...

New Food for Life curriculum pack: 26 engaging activities for KS1 & 2 with high quality teaching resources and activity sheets to accompany them - all available to download for free. 

A colourful Little Book of Organic Farming (KS1-4) is free to schools
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Gardening activities for kids
Activity sheets and Organic gardening posters Set of 4, A4 black and white line drawings on: Protecting wildlife; Recycling waste; A cleaner countryside; Encouraging diversity. Easily enlarged on a photocopier; excellent for colouring in.
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Where can we find out about starting a waste school projects and how  the school community can help save resources ?

You could try the schools waste action club.
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or the Shout about waste pack. A FREE resource on waste and recycling

Recycling pack for schools
Ideas, facts and figures on recycling and composting. Suitable for cross curricula work at several key stages, enables schools to set up their own recycling and composting systems. 31 photocopiable investigations, puzzles and information sheets
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Where can we find out about climate change and how we can help protect species for the future?

Energy Quest - kids site by California Energy Commission. Well presented information if a little uncritical.

you could try the BBCs learning site
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A Global Warming website has been developed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It gives pupils an overview of the causes and effects global warming and what they can do to help. It also contains notes for teachers and suggestions for projects and course work.

For more information visit the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs website at:
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The Planet Energy website has been developed by the Department of Trade and Industry. It provides information on renewable energy especially aimed at school children, university students and teachers. It has two trial one for 7-11 year olds, the other for 12-16 year olds.
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Where can we find information about  transport and how the school community can help clear the air? 

Young TransNet uses IT and the Internet to assist children and young people in transport research and action. The long term aim of Young TransNet is to increase walking, cycling and the use of public transport, and to reduce motor traffic.
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The Smogbusters Way To School is an Australian resource designed to encourage students, parents, and the broader school community to consider the implications of motor vehicle travel, particularly to and from school.
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More details of the national walking and safer routes to school campaigns can be found at:

www.walktoschool.org.uk

www.saferoutestochools.org.uk

 

 

 

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