Introduction /Supplementary Resources /Credits

Welcome to the 11th edition of Global Eye Primary. The website was launched in September 2000 to complement the Global Eye magazine and website for secondary schools. The ten previous editions of Global Eye Primary are still on-line 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 global issues to tie in with UK primary curriculum requirements.

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 global issues.

Each section of the website uses interactive features, key questions and photos to break down the issues covered into manageable chunks. The sections of Global Eye Primary are:

	Eye on		a specific case study of a country (or region) 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 different places.
	On Camera		images from locations around the world with accompanying questions and activities for pupils.
	Competitions		quizzes and prize-winning competitions for individual pupils and group projects.

Click here to see details of how the Global Eye Primary Spring 2005 web pages can be applied to different subject criteria in the primary curriculum. There are also references to the Key Stage Two National Curriculum targets in England & Wales.

Although the funding situation for future editions remains uncertain, we are hopeful that Global Eye Primary will continue. Please let us know what you think of Global Eye Primary and what you would like to see featured in future editions. We need your input to help the site develop and grow. Contact the editor, [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES

Eye on Mumbai

Websites
Snaith Primary School designed for 7-9 year olds to explore some India�s diverse culture and landscape, including Mumbai.

More images of Mumbai can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Images_of_Mumbai

User-friendly information about Bollywood is available from the BBC Newsround site.

"Ragpickers" (UNICEF) is a 19 minute video that follows the lives of two children in Bangalore who start up a business sorting rubbish. Available from www.unicef.org.uk/store/ £6.50.

"The India File" (Channel Four Learning 1998) is a 75 minute video of five programmes and accompanying booklets based around the life of a young boy, looking at various aspects of India today, including a programme on life in Mumbai. Available from www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/catalogue.htm £29.50

"The Road to Mumbai" by Ruth Jeyaveeran (Houghton Mifflin 2004) is a richly illustrated storybook for 4-8 year olds that follows the adventures of Shoba and her pet monkey, Fuzzy Patel on their journey to Mumbai for a wedding, joined by a variety of characters. Older children can use the map, the note about the name Mumbai, and the illustrated glossary as a springboard to learning more about India. Available from www.amazon.co.uk £7.69.

Other resources on India:

As a contrast to Mumbai, "Bangalore: Life and change in an Indian city" (Action Aid 2002) is a pack with a 24 page booklet, 24 A4-size photos and activity & briefing cards that explores what it is like to live in Bangalore. Available from www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/catalogue.htm £21.60.

"Developing Images of India" (GlosDEC 2003) is an interactive CD-ROM with an accompanying 12 page booklet that highlights the similarities and differences between India and the UK, using two young people to guide the user through the content. Menu options include religion, map, food & water, education & health. Available from www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/catalogue.htm £18.95

www.netfundu.com/myindia.asp is a website written for children in India to find out about the country�s states, festivals, monuments, national symbols, famous people and a page where children can learn how to play a variety of Indian games.

"India: Children�s needs, Children�s rights" (UNICEF 1998) is a photopack designed around the lives of six children in India, from diverse backgrounds and locations. The pack brings a rights perspective and includes units on water and health, healthy diets, education and play. Available from www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/catalogue.htm £11.50.

"Child Art with everyday materials" by Tarit Bhattacharjee, Kanchana Arni and Gita Wolf (Tara Publishing 2003) is an activity book with 75 practical tasks where children experiment freely with different sorts of everyday material: newspaper sheets, clay, leaves, sand and even vegetables. Available from www.amazon.co.uk £7.99.

"Saira's Life in Lakhabawal" (Dave Knowles Films 2001) is a richly illustrated CD-ROM that focuses on a village in Gujarat. It is structured around Saira's day, touching upon topics such as water, farming, industry and disasters. The presentation, content and navigation is pitched at 9-11 year olds with a short-cut key to a clear menu suitable for children's research or adult interventions. The text is bold and the commentary is clear. It has many interactive features, such as games and animations, but the real strength of this CD-ROM is in the superb video clips obviously made with an educational purpose and with computer screens in mind. Available from www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/catalogue.htm £31

Chembakolli: Life and change in an Indian village (Action Aid 2002) is a completely new version of the original Chembakolli pack where pupils investigate change in the village through photos, comic strips and activities. The pack includes a 24 page booklet and 24 A4-size colour photographs, and activity & briefing cards. Available from www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/catalogue.htm £21.60
For more resources on Chembakolli, including 300 free downloadable images, visit www.chembakolli.com/

"Thengapalli" (Hampshire County Council Education/Hampshire DEC 1997) is rich resource for English, Performing Arts, RE and Geography to investigate the Indian village of Keshapur and its environmental movement. The pack includes a 24 page overview for teachers, 100 page locality booklet, 100 page sustaining environments booklet, 45 A4 colour photographs, and a 60 minute audio cassette. Available from www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/catalogue.htm £30.00

"Thengapalli: Forests and Futures" (Hampshire County Council Education/Hampshire DEC 2000) is a 25 minute video, 20 page booklet and map that extends the work of the Thengapalli pack. There are scenes of everyday life in and around Keshapur, and the social and environmental impacts of building a new road bridge are examined. Available from www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/catalogue.htm £20.00

Focus on Waste

Waste Watch has an excellent website, The Recycle Zone, designed for schools to look at issues to do with waste. Visit www.recyclezone.org.uk/

Olly Recycles is a fun website with ideas and games for children on the theme of recycling, and a teachers� section geared towards the Key Stage Two (England & Wales) curriculum.

The Recycle More website allows you to type in your school or home postcode to find out about recycling facilities in your local area, and an �activities� section for 5-11 year olds following themes on rubbish and recycling.

The British Glass site has games, information and facts about recycling glass and the address to send to for a free CD.

The Education for Sustainability website provides suggestions for how you can integrate the topic of waste and the importance of recycling into the curriculum, along with interactive activities for pupils.

Visit Waste Watch to find out about Schools Waste Action Club (SWAC) is an exciting project that provides advice on waste reduction, reuse and recycling in schools, and helps children take practical action on waste. SWAC currently operates in 8 regions in England. Phone Waste Watch on 020 7549 0331 or email: [email protected]

The US Environment Protection Agency has a useful website at www.epa.gov/recyclecity/mainmap.htm and the Planet Protectors at www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/kids/index.htm On the QCA�s �Innovating with Geography� site you can download a PDF for a Year 8 lesson plan based around the Recycle City website that could be adapted for Key Stage Two pupils.

The Global Footprints website has a useful page on waste at www.globalfootprints.org/issues/global/waste/global.htm

On the Coast to Coast website, Year 5-6 pupils in Wales, Nicaragua and Denmark compare how their household waste is treated.

"Family life and the 5 Rs" (Milton Keynes DEC and CEDEP 1995) includes 24 slides and activity sheets to compare lives in the UK and Ghana in relation to waste minimisation. Contact [email protected] or tel: 01908 310951

The "Eco Schools Handbook" (Tidy Britain Group 2001) includes information on how to get started as an Eco School, including sections on litter and waste.

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CREDITS

The Global Eye Primary website, Spring 2005 was written by Simon Scoones and Pat Trussell. Contributions and assistance from Elizabeth Hawes (Education Assistant, www.wastewatch.org.uk), Ben Ballin (www.tidec.org) and Mary Young.

Photographs: Panos Pictures, Simon Scoones/Worldaware and Mary Young.

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