Clyde Waterfront Education

Maps

Changes in land use on the Clyde

This topic will encourage learners to use their learning to gain more information about their city and how it is changing, and what opportunities await them as they grow up in this newly developed city. They will produce a model of the new city and a report on changes for displaying in school and in community venues. It can also form a presentation of their findings to local community audience or local authority planning department.

Broad Outcomes of learning

• Subject knowledge gained and enhanced
• Improved soft skills
• Improved research skills
• Develop team work
• Improved map reading skills
• Learned more about model making techniques

Relevance to curriculum

• CfE People and Place
• CfE English language
• CfE ICT
• CfE Environmental Studies

About this lesson/project idea

Theme Curricular area Age group
Clyde community Social Studies
Lesson/project focus Interdisciplinary Learning Opportunities Cross cutting themes
Create a model scale map Expressive Arts;
Social Studies;
Technologies
CfE;
AifL;
NEET;
DtS