somerset geography conference
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Look at it this WayTeaching about Landscapes
http://livinggeography.blogspot.com
Alan Parkinson
http://www.flickr.com/photos/geographypages/
Image: Flickr user earthwatcher
The British / English / Scottish / Somerset Landscape
GA Toolkit BookChoice of landscapesWhere does landscape feature ?
Scottish National 4 and 5
One of the first things that children learn
how to do is to tell stories.....
Locations for stories...
LiteracyGeography
Writing the earth
Courtesy: Learning Teaching Scotland
Language of Landscapes
The Map that came to Lifehttp://www.fulltable.com/vts/aoi/l/lampitt/map.htm
Stamps : First Class Landscapeshttp://pinterest.com/geoblogs/stamps-a-z
“Socially constructed”
Topophilia“love of place”
Recipe for the English Landscape
I’ll collect them in at the end and create a recipe book and post
online…
Human impact on the landscape
Footdee or ‘Fittie’
Changing Landscapes
Electric Forest
“Age of Plastic”
Image: FLICKR user: ncr23 – Creative Commons licensed
Chris Jordan’s images – visualising the scale of consumption
http://www.chrisjordan.com/
Artwork depicts 2.4 million pieces of plastic, equal to the estimated number of pounds of
plastic pollution that enter the world's oceans every hour. All of the plastic in this image was
collected from the Pacific Ocean.
Image by Flickr user Bu Yousef
Landscape in a Box
Geography Pods
Matt Podbury
http://www.geographypods.com/landscape-in-a-box.html
Landscape on the BodyI know this place like the back of my hand
• Tattoo Maps
Tourist LandscapesGoogle World Wonders
http://www.google.com/intl/en/culturalinstitute/worldwonders
Brave Geography
http://www.visitscotland.com/brave/
Images: Copyright Disney/Pixar and used in educational context….
TourismCulture
Landscape(Re)Branding
“free from drug-abuse and midges”
“There is not a stream or a
rock that doesn’t have its
own story”
“You can’t escape the grandeur and beauty of Scotland. It’s so wild and rough. You don’t find
anywhere else on earth that has mountains like that. All the lochs and the trenches are so rugged
it evokes the mysteries and legends that have come out of Scottish culture. The grey, cool mist
mixes in with the russet mountains. The variation of landscape and ecosystems makes everything
feel very touchable, everything has texture”.Mark Andrews, Director
BRAVE
Mapping
http://www.adventuresbydisney.com/europe/scotland-vacations/
CONTEXT
Using Digimap – identify a location suitable for a tour…..
Choose from:• A castle• A circle of standing stones• A stunning landscape with a view to matchIdentify:• The method of arrival / transport• An activity that will be done there• A place to stay / eat / have a comfort break…
Images from Geograph… http://www.geograph.org.uk/
iD badgeshttp://bighugelabs.com/badge.php
Landscape in the Curriculum
• Which landscapes should feature ?• Which landscapes would you include if you
had a free choice ?
Exploring the Landscape
ExploreExperienceExpertise