Rachel Bowles
SuperSchemes Unit 26
Investigating the local area: Our town
Image Sources
Google - click on ‘Images’ then enter your search term. This usually brings up a good selection of photographs, which may or may not be copyright free. Searching for ‘Market Towns’ brings up images and maps of small towns from every region in the UK.
James Miller - Images of Bury St Edmunds, free use for educational/private purposes.
St Edmundsbury Town Centre Management Strategy - More images of Bury St Edmunds; also gives details of changes in the town.
Map Websites
Cassini Maps - historical maps of England, Wales & Edinburgh which have been re-formatted to match OS Landrangers. You can also use the Cassini Mapmaker service to select any A4 or A3 area you want by town name or postcode.
Mapzone - This Ordnance Survey website for kids is very navigable, but you do need to give students directions and objectives. It also includes interactive games and resources.
Multimap- This site requires precise instructions and penalises users for straying into the business areas.
Old Maps - Search for 19th century maps by place name, address or co-ordinates.
AccuWeather - Satellite and symbol maps of the UK. Includes the facility to generate temperature, wind speed, and precipitation maps.
OS Get-a-map - Search for maps of any location in the UK using postcodes or place names. Students may need precise instructions regarding search terms and help with the zoom function.
BBC UK Weather - This site is easily navigable, but is more effective with precise instructions.
Related Fiction
Hayes, R. (1989) Flight of the Mallard: A Fenland Adventure. County Down: Mill Publishing.
Jeevar, P. (1993) Thomas Hickathrift (Giant). Ketton Publishing.
Non-fiction Resources
Lines, C. (1988) Exploring Shopping (Exploring the Past series). London: Hodder Wayland..
Nottridge, R. (1992) Sugar (Food Facts series). London: Hodder Wayland.
Place, R. (1992) Saxon Villages (Beginning History series). London: Hodder Wayland.
Steel, B. (1993) Medieval Markets (Beginning History series). London: Hodder Wayland.
Watson, C. (1997) Supermarket (Busy Places series). London: Franklin Watts.
Books for Teachers
Bowles, R. (1994) A Market Town: Bury St Edmunds. Scholastic. (Now out of print - copies available from Amazon or the author - Rachel Bowles)
Bowles, R. (2001) Primary Internet Investigator. London: WWF-UK
Brunskill, R.W. (2000) Illustrated Handbook of Vernacular Architecture. London: Faber & Faber.
Brunskill, R.W. (2004) Timber Building in Britain. London: Cassell.
Brunskill, R.W. (2004) Traditional Buildings of Britain: An Introduction to Vernacular Architecture. London: Cassell.
Chamberlin, E. R. (1993) English Market Towns. London: Artus Books.
Clifton Taylor, A. (1987) The Pattern of English Building. London: Faber & Faber.
Harris, R. (1993) Timber-framed Buildings (Discovering series). Bucks: Shire Publications.
Kendell, P. (2002) Thinking Skills. London: WWF-UK.
Lloyd, D. (1998) The Making of English Towns. London: Weidenfeld Nicholson.
Midwinter, C. (1995) Our Street Our World. London: WWF-UK
Penoyre, J. and Penoyre, J. (1978) Houses in the Landscape. London: Faber & Faber.
Pevsner, N. (1975) Suffolk (Buildings of England series). London: Penguin Books.
Powell, C. (1984) Discovering Cottage Architecture (Discovering series). Bucks: Shire Publications.
Prizeman, J. (1975) Your House: The Outside View. London: Hutchinson.
Sandbach, T. and Borowski, R.(2001) Exploring Towns and Cities. London: WWF-UK.
Symmons, G (1998). Making it Happen. London: WWF-UK.
Websites for Teachers
Brickfields - An interactive exhibition exploring buildings and the built environment.
The Standards Site - CD-Roms for foundation year and each succeeding year, with between two and four example lesson extracts for every subject (Ref DfES 0315-2004G).
MyFootPrint.org - Ecological Footprint Quiz.
Britain Express - Half-timbered houses.
Britain Express - Georgian architecture
Global Footprint Network - advancing the science of sustainability.
Map Histeria - Includes pre-19th-century county maps.
Mind Genius - mind-mapping software.
QCA - The QCA Sustainability site.
QCA - The QCA ESD Activities site.
English Heritage - The Save Our Streets campaign.
QCA - Useful ESD definitions.
World Wildlife Fund - A list of primary activities
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