wind lesson
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Lesson on Wind Turbines - plan to accompany it as a documentTRANSCRIPT
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1/ To be able to DESCRIBE how people can change the landscape
2/ To EXPLAIN why people change the landscape
3/ To come to a justified OPINION about a possible change in the local landscape.
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changes
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magic spectacles
Changes to the Landscape
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continuum
Changes to the Landscape
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A landfill site
Some wind turbines
Road-widening scheme
A new high speed rail line
A housing development
Some flytipped rubbish
Litter left in a parkTree-felling
Neighbour builds an extension
A new supermarket
Changes to the Landscape
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Changes you’ve noticed ?
Size of impact
Length of impact
Changes to the Landscape
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A landfill site
Some wind turbines
New dual carriageway
A new high speed rail link
A housing development
Some flytipped rubbish
Litter left in a parkTree-felling
Neighbour builds an extension
10Old Hunstanton Beach – image Alan Parkinson
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Which way does your turbine blow ?
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Which way does your turbine blow ?
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In favour – right arm down….
Which way does your turbine blow ?
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Against – left arm down….
Wind farms near Ely
17Google Earth plus SketchUp model – hat-tip Noel Jenkins
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Wind farms – what do you think?
• Do you think that the changes wind farms bring to an area are a good thing? • Do you think the changes they bring to an area are a bad thing?• Do you think the changes are a problem for the local area but important for the country?• Do you have a different opinion from these 3 possibilities?• AND WHAT ARE THE REASONS FOR YOUR OPINION?
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Plus Minus
Interesting
Dear Editor….
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People involved in the wind farm and its potential landscape• People who live within a mile of where they are to be located• Visitors to the area• Farmers who own the land the turbines are built on.• Landowners who want to install wind turbines• Electricity generating companies• Local planning authorities who have to make the final decision on whether to allow the turbines or not• Conservation groups who want to preserve the landscape• Residents who will have their view changed
1/ To be able to DESCRIBE how people can change the landscape
2/ To EXPLAIN why people change the landscape
3/ To come to a justified OPINION about a possible change in the local landscape.
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