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Global Eye
Primary: Teachers' Notes Autumn 2001
Introduction|Eye
on Brazil|Focus on Rivers|On
Camera|Action|Competitions|Credits
Welcome
to the fourth edition of the Global Eye Primary website. Global
Eye Primary was launched in September 2000 to complement the
Global Eye magazine and website for secondary schools. The
three previous editions of Global Eye Primary are still online
in the 'Back Issue Archive'
section of the website.
The aim of Global Eye Primary is to provide interesting, well-illustrated
and interactive material about developing countries and development
issues to tie in with the primary curriculum requirements
in the UK. Each section of the website uses interactive features,
key questions and photos to break down the issues covered
into manageable chunks.
Three characters, Harry, Cecile and Jack (a parrot) guide
pupils around the website, answering their questions and challenging
them to think about a variety of development issues.
The sections of Global Eye Primary are:
| Eye
on |
a specific case
study of a developing country including maps, diagrams,
tables, a variety of photographs and a data file. |
| Focus
on |
looks at a development
issue and uses case studies to show how it affects people
in developing countries. |
| On
Camera |
images from locations
in the developing world with accompanying questions for
pupils. |
| Action |
shows how a school,
group, company or organisation is helping to raise awareness
about a developing country or a particular development
issue. |
| News |
recent events in
the developing world |
| Competitions |
quizzes and prize-winning
competitions for individual pupils and group projects. |
There is also a 'Talkboard'
to enable pupils to find out more from an 'expert' in the
field, and write in their own views. In addition there is
a Glossary
to help pupils get to grips with some of the more technical
language included on the web pages.
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Please
let us know what you think of Global Eye Primary
including ways in which your pupils have used
the website, what you would like to see featured
in future editions, and any other ideas and comments.
We need your input to help the site develop and
grow.
Contact the editor, [email protected]
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EXTRA INFORMATION
AND RESOURCES SUGGESTIONS
Eye on Brazil
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Click
here to see a QCA style
scheme of work for the web pages on Brazil that
can be adapted to suit your needs. The table outlines
the curriculum objectives, activities, learning
outcomes and links across the curriculum.
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As with previous editions
of Global Eye Primary, the Eye on Brazil section is divided
into:
Introduction
The Land and
Climate
The People
Work and Industry
Data File
Useful supplementary
materials for primary school pupils include:
"Brazil
in the Primary School": a highly recommended pack that
is available free from the Brazilian embassy (contact: Nelson
Lafraia, Brazil in the School programme, Brazilian Embassy,
32 Green Street, London W1K 7AT). The pack includes a colourful
wall poster, basic information and maps, ten A4 colour photographs,
and two locality studies that focus on children that live
in Rio and Manaus. Visit www.brazil.org.uk,
the Brazilian Embassy's site, (choose 'Brazil in the school'
from the menu on the left) where there is a whole section
to supplement the "Brazil in the Primary School" pack.
B is for Brazil by Maria de Fatima Campos (Frances
Lincoln April 2001) uses the alphabet to guide readers through
different aspects of Brazil, with stunning photographs and
accessible, informative text suitable for 7-11 year olds.
Frances Lincoln Publishers, 4 Torriano Avenue, London NW5
2RZ, Tel: 020 7284 4009, Fax: 020 7485 0490 or e mail: [email protected]
�5.99.
Fala Favela: life in the community of Vila Prudente,
Sao Paolo (Trocaire 1999): a lot of the information is more
suitable for an older age group but there are 25 A5 colour
photos and a variety of imaginative activities using the photos.
Also, there are some stories about children that live in the
favela, with discussion questions and activities for each.
Available from Worldaware (code PA-175) �6.95.
We,
the World pack edited by Elizabeth Gilbert (Survival International
2000). The pack consists of an A1 size poster of the world
with insets on eight tribal peoples, including the Yanomami.
Three of these are featured in A3 size posters with beautiful
photographs. As a means of engaging with the tribal children
a sequence of mock letters is provided for each. National
Lottery and commercial partnership has permitted this pack
to be distributed widely and Worldaware can provide copies
for just �2.50 to cover the postage. You can contact Survival
International directly at
11-15,
Emerald Street,
London WC1N 3QL,
Tel 020 7242,
Fax 020 7242 1771
E mail: [email protected]
Our World Geography "Comparing Places" by Trudy Boyle
(Heinemann 1993) compares life in Bristol and Manaus, looking
at city patterns on a map, transport, land uses, natural resources,
and changes over time. Contact Heinemann Publishers, Halley
Court, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8EJ, Tel: 01865 314276 or Fax:
01865 314140.
Emerald Forest, a film looking at the plight of the
people in the Amazon rainforest, a light-hearted way to look
at some of the issues. Rent it from your video shop!
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Focus
on Rivers Click here
to see a scheme of work covering parts of the
QCA Key Stage 2 Geography Unit 14 ("Investigating
Rivers"). The table outlines the curriculum objectives,
activities, learning outcomes and potential links
across the curriculum for the web pages on Rivers.
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As with previous editions
of Global Eye Primary, the Focus on Rivers section includes
case study pages on specific places (the Amazon and Bangladesh)
as well as obvious links to the Eye on, On Camera and Competitions
sections.
Useful supplementary materials for primary school pupils include:
www.waterinschools.com,
the educational website sponsored by Thames Water, with a
variety of interactive activities.
Our World: "Living by Lakes and Rivers" by Terry Jennings
(Channel Four 1998) consists of an activity book and an information
book. Photocopiable sheets about lakes & rivers, people &
settlements & the environmental issues. Channel Four Schools,
PO Box 100, Warwick CV34 6TZ, Tel: 01926 436444 or Fax: 01926
436446.
Horrible Geography: "Raging Rivers" by Anita Ganeri
(Scholastic 2000) Another of the successful 'Horrible' series
that would be a welcome addition to any primary school library.
Scholastic Children's Books, Commonwealth House, 1-19 New
Oxford Street, London WC1A 1NU. �3.99.
Focus on Rivers by Jane Featherstone (WWF-UK 2000)
is a pack containing 12 A4 colour photocards, an A2 sized
poster and a teachers' guide with suggestions for activities
and photocopiable sheets. The pack helps children appreciate
the importance of rivers and to understand how the many competing
uses of water can affect people and wildlife. Available from
WWF-UK, Education Distribution, PO Box 963, Slough SL2 3RS,
Tel: 01753 643104 or Fax: 01753 646553. �10.99. The June 2001
edition of Junior Education has an 'In Focus' double page
on Bangladesh pages 18-19.
In
the eye of the storm: Bangladesh by Lucy Marcovitch (Action
Aid 2001) is a non-fiction book for 7-11 year olds investigating
family life on the cyclone-prone island of Kukri Mukri, Bangladesh.
The book contains photographs with a variety of text styles,
teachers' information and activities. The book also comes
in two sizes; the 'big book' is available from Worldaware
(code B-121) �17.25 and the A5 size of the book is available
from Worldaware (code B-578) �6.25, or in a pack of six books
(code B-379) �32.00.
In the eye of the storm: cyclones in the Bay of Bengal
(Action Aid 1999) is an audio disk for CD players and computers
and a CD Rom of digital images, video, text and diagrams,
providing a study of the effects of cyclones on a disaster-prone
island off the coast of Bangladesh. CD Rom (Windows and Mac
OS). Available from Worldaware (code PA-136) �17.25.
Bangladesh Slide Set (Worldaware 1996): Thirty-six
slides portraying urban and rural life in Bangladesh, accompanied
by a brief commentary for teachers and suggestions for classroom
use. Available from Worldaware (code S-76) �18.50.
On
Camera
To encourage an enquiry-based approach to learning, children
are asked to think about ways in which we use rivers.
Action
This edition features a Year 6 class at Hangleton Junior School,
East Sussex. Building on a well established link with Edward
Kamara (Geography teacher at The Gambia High School), classroom
teacher Steve Bell invited Edward to visit the Year 6 pupils
during his visit to the UK for the Geographical Association
conference in April 2001. As well as providing pupils with
first-hand information, Edward's visit has inspired a number
of projects based on The Gambia with a particular emphasis
on ICT skills.
If you would like your school to establish a link with a school
in a developing country, visit The Central Bureau's new website,
www.wotw.org.uk/northsouth
Funded by the Department for International Development (DFID),
the site provides a wealth of information including advice
on setting up successful school links, lesson plans and project
ideas, and details of funding opportunities for teacher visits
and curriculum development. The site is part of 'Windows on
the World', www.wotw.org.uk,
which provides a free partner-finding service, and from mid-September,
an online discussion forum for teachers.
For more information on North South School Linking, e mail
[email protected]
or contact The Central Bureau's World Links and Partnerships
team by phone (020 7389 4247) or fax (020 7389 4426).
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In
order to share your ideas and experience with
a much wider audience, would you like your school
or class to feature in a future edition of Global
Eye Primary?
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We would be keen to
hear from any teachers who have been raising development awareness
amongst their pupils in an original, interesting way, whether
as part of the curriculum or via links that you may have with
developing countries. Here is a chance to have your hard work
shared with others and to spread good practice. Please contact
the editor, [email protected]
Competitions
As with previous editions of Global Eye Primary, the 'Competitions
1' page includes quizzes for fun which require pupils to seek
out and use information on the website.
Prizes are available for 'Competition 2', focusing on taking
action to use water resources responsibly, and the March 2002
closing entry date will hopefully give sufficient time for
the activity to be planned and integrated into the curriculum.
Credits
The Global Eye Primary website, Autumn 2001 was written by
Simon Scoones and Pat Trussell.
Contributions and assistance from: Steve Bell (Hangleton Junior
School), Jose Assuncao (Manaus), Tony Mono/Wave (map designs),
Brazilian Embassy, Survival International.
Photographs
Worldaware, Panos Pictures, Survival International, Still
Pictures.
The Global Eye website is a resource for both primary and
secondary school students about world development. It is produced
each term by Worldaware for the Department for International
Development (DFID).
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