Environmental impact

This theme looks at the the environmental issues of development on and around the river, including the impact of transport plans and the conservation of local wildlife.

Several environmental issues are also considered in the River basin section particularly in the areas of water quality and the risk of flooding. There are also many references to the environment in the work being carried on the Green network.

The environmental impact of Clyde Waterfront has been carefully considered. Some of the factors taken into account are:

• Reducing the need to travel - people can live, work and use local facilities within a compact area. The development is within an existing urban area and close to a lot of people.
• Encouraging walking and cycling - high quality routes are being created along and leading to the waterfront.
• Decontamination of derelict land - all of the sites being developed are brown field land sites which needed to be cleaned up.
• Recycling - use of recycled materials is incorporated into new construction projects. Much of the demolition materials from the old buildings are reused and recycled as well. There is a large processing facility for making aggregates from demolition rubble at Scotstoun.

Lesson/project ideas (search all lesson/project ideas)

Title	Short description	Related curricular areas	Age group
Chair design	By using k/u of design & construction processes and taking inspiration from Clyde architecture, pupils will produce work that will be judged by a local design company and a Clyde developer.	Expressive Arts, Languages, Religious and Moral Education, Science, Social Studies, Technologies	Lower Secondary
Clean up the Clyde	Pupils as active citizens and taking responsibility for waste disposal by designing an attractive bin for school use with supplementary campaign materials.	Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Science, Technologies	Upper Primary, Lower Secondary
Conservation of local wildlife	Impact of the regeneration process on local wildlife and raising awareness of peers and local community to protect the wildlife through a conservation project.	Expressive Arts, Languages, Science, Social Studies, Technologies	Upper Primary, Lower Secondary
Design a recycling unit	By working as designers briefed to write a detailed specification on behalf of a client, pupils present their ideas to the client, for example reps from SMT in school, city council, local developers or companies who design and manufacture and distribute such equipment.	Social Studies, Technologies	Upper Secondary
Design an eco–friendly car	Applying understanding of percentages, SDT (speed, distance time) and finance in a project to design a car that runs on both petrol and battery power.	Expressive Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technologies	Lower Secondary
Documentary drama	Research environmental issues and learn about aspects of documentaries. Pupils will present to peers by way of a docu-drama, their findings, concerns and solutions on the environment.	Expressive Arts, Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies	Upper Primary, Lower Secondary
Eco transport challenge	Problem solving and creativity used to design and build a mode of transport which is environmentally friendly and complete a presentation of findings to an audience.	Expressive Arts, Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technologies	Lower Secondary
Environmental impact of recycling and regeneration	Design and make a regeneration product from recyclable materials for which the pupils will complete a design project and report for peers and local authority environmental dept. panel to promote recycling.	Expressive Arts, Languages, Social Studies	All
Fish hatchery	Pupils work in partnership with a science ambassador to grow trout in hatchery based in the school and when ready release into open water.	Science, Social Studies	Upper Primary
Fossil fuels	Campaigning for change by writing to influential person after applying understanding of ‘burning fossil fuels’ in a project to find ways of reducing the impact on the environment.	Health and Wellbeing, Science, Social Studies, Technologies	Lower Secondary
Futuristic Clyde transport	By considering how transport could be improved along the Clyde, and using skills in design and planning, pupils will create a photomontage of the Clyde waterfront to present for a competition judged by a transport provider.	Expressive Arts, Languages, Science, Social Studies, Technologies	Lower Secondary
Land use changes along the Clyde	Record the land uses along the Clyde, both in a report and 3D model, and present to peers and exhibit for parents.	Languages	Upper Secondary
Transport on the Clyde	Apply knowledge and understanding of technology to design a new public boat service for river transportation.	Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technologies	Lower Secondary
Urban animals	Produce a display of work based around their study of urban animals for showcasing at a school assembly/parents’ night/community event.	Languages, Social Studies, Technologies	Lower Primary, Upper Primary
Woodwork bookend	Craft project in which pupils are briefed and assessed by a local craftsman to design and make a wooden bookend inspired by their environment.	Expressive Arts, Languages, Technologies	Lower Secondary