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Curriculum opportunities
The beautiful and fascinating landscape of Chichester Harbour presents a wealth of exciting educational opportunities, which may be linked to a wide range of curriculum study – including the National Curriculum. We have put together just a few ‘sample’ suggestions for students and teachers to consider. For a fuller selection of curriculum ideas please contact the Chichester Harbour Conservancy Education Team at education@conservancy.co.ukTop
Art and Design
Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an inspiration for artists, not only for the views, but also as a source of materials.
Activities may include observational drawing, field sketching, landscape painting and model making etc., driftwood collage, willow weaving
Examples
KS1 and 2 Unit 2b Mother Nature – ‘..make observations of natural objects…’
KS3 Unit 7C Recreating Landscapes – ‘…pupils explore landscape…’
Citizenship
Concepts of Citizenship may be addressed in a variety of ways including investigating working together and caring for other people, animals and the environment. Citizenship is interpreted during our Junior Conservancy days.
Examples
KS1 and 2 Unit 03 Animals and us – ‘..responsibility of care towards… wildlife…’
KS3 Unit 21 People and the Environment – ‘….the notion of sustainability….’
KS4 Unit 12 Global issues, local action – ‘..the quality of life and the environment..’
English
Language pervades almost every element of study in the harbour environment, providing stimulation for creative writing, stories, poems, debate and drama as well as reporting field work including observations, data collection, identification and conclusions.
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Geography
Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty provides diverse opportunities for geographical investigation at every level. Study may relate to natural processes such as coastal erosion, the formation of rivers or weather or issues relating to human activity including recreational use and management of the environment.
Examples
KS1 and 2 Unit 4 Going to the Seaside – ‘..how seaside places have evolved…’
KS3 Unit 8 Coastal Environments – ‘…management of coastal areas…’
History
Chichester Harbour has a long and interesting history. Along the shoreline may be discovered fossil remains, boulders from the Ice Age, worked Stone Age flints, Roman pottery, medieval artefacts, derelict structures from the industrial past and relics from World War II.
Examples
KS 1 and 2 Unit 6A A Roman Case Study – ‘..consider the effects of the invasion...’
KS 2 Local History Study, "...how an aspect of the local area has changed over a
long period of time..."
KS3 Unit 18 …Major twentieth century conflict.. – ‘..select…local source material..’
ICT
Much study and research in the natural environment employs the use of information and communication technology. The investigation of natural processes, the impact of humans in the environment or the distribution of habitats and species may all be assisted by the use of computer technology. Chichester Harbour is equipped with digital recording systems for monitoring and data collection and the Education Centre employs the use of internet linked computers for identification and data analysis.
KS1 and 2 Unit 1E Representing information graphically – ‘..learn how to enter data..’
KS3 Unit 7 Measuring physical data – ‘measure changes in the physical environment’
Maths
Investigate the exciting mathematics of the harbour including changing weather patterns, the rhythms of the tides, the movements of migrating species, navigational techniques or the statistics of recreational use.
Examples
KS1 Using and Applying Number - ‘…problems involving number and data…’
KS2 Using and Applying Handling Data Skills –‘..organise and present findings..’
KS3 Using and Applying Handling Data – ‘..interpret and discuss the data..’
KS4 Using and Applying Handling Data – ‘..formulate questions in terms of the data needed..’
Music
The sounds of the harbour environment and the traditional music of the sea provide a rich resource, which young and old may learn from and enjoy.
Examples
KS1and 2 Unit 9 Animal Magic – Exploring descriptive sounds – ‘..recognise how sounds can be used to describe different things e.g. animals..’
KS3 Unit 13 Music and media – ‘..identify how personal responses to music can be influenced by environments..’
Science
At every level scientific exploration in Chichester Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty reveals information about the natural environment and our relationship to it.
Examples
KS1 and 2 Unit 4B Habitats – ‘..begin to understand the concept of a habitat..’
KS3 Unit 8D Ecological relationships – ‘..learn how..living things in a community influence each other and are affected by the environment..’
Education for Sustainable Development
The management of Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the context of global influences and local pressures from the crowded South East, provides many opportunities for the study of sustainable development.
Examples
KS1 ‘..knowing that there are many different kinds of plants and animals living in the local environment..’
KS2 ‘..understanding how people, animals and plants are interconnected..’
KS3 ‘…knowing how decisions about….environmental issues are made…’
KS4 ‘..being able to analyse the impact of their actions and lifestyle on the environment…and take informed decisions…’
The selection of curriculum opportunities presented on this web page is necessarily limited and is by no means exhaustive. To discuss the full potential of Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty for curriculum study, please contact Chichester Harbour Conservancy Education Service at education@conservancy.co.uk