This project will develop a knowledge and understanding of the
'water cycle' by applying this knowledge in a real life context.
Young people will work in teams with the task of researching the
water cycle and producing an informative, themed wall display, as
well as individually producing a creative writing piece. The title
will be 'Sharing a drink with a dinosaur'.
Broad Outcomes of learning
- Subject knowledge of the water cycle, gained and enhanced
- Enterprising skills improved by developing creativity,
confidence, positive attitude; increasing motivation to learning;
taking responsibility and making decisions; consideration of others
through group work and discussion
- Developed employability skills: communication, planning,
organisation, time management, researching, co-operating,
presenting
- Confidence of working independently from teacher-led lessons
demonstrated through successful completion of short story and wall
display
- Pupils take responsibility for their learning through making
decisions about what information is important to include in the
story and display
- Pupils have developed 4 capacities of CfE
Relevance to curriculum
- Supports 5-14 Environmental Studies
- Relevance of how curriculum topic on materials from the Earth
is relevant to pupils lives and how this subject knowledge is put
into practice in a real situation