Resource #V152021

Précis

This is an on-site resource with post-visit activities. The resource is started on-site with three or four group activities lasting about 30 minutes each. Back at school, the project covers a range of subject areas including English, maths/science, art and the humanities.

Contextual Summary

This is an on-site resource with post-visit activities. The resource is started on-site with three or four group activities lasting about 30 minutes each. Back at school, the project covers a range of subject areas including English, maths/science, art and the humanities.

Curriculum Relevance

Cross-Curricular → Single-venue Projects → Tapnell Farm Carousel Project

Implementation

The on-site activities are intended for smaller groups to be completed on a rotation system. This work is intended to be teacher/adult led within the different subject areas. There are 4 different tasks: Mapping, Description, Diagrams and Drawing. The project may be continued in the classroom, post-visit.

Key Skills Practised

• Application of learnt skills in a new context
• Self management & organisation
• Reading for information
• Higher order thinking skills
• Writing skills required for composition
• Observational skills

Learning Outcomes

Students will have demonstrated a range of skills involved in a cross-curricular study. The project will reinforce skills learnt in a range of subject areas. New knowledge will be encountered on a ?want/need to know? basis which will add to the building of background knowledge which, in turn, will impact on subsequent learning.