My Coastal Life Photography Competition
- Take ONE photo of a coastal scene important to you.
- Write 50 words explaining why it is so important.
- Send your photo to competition@atlanticrising.org
- Win over £1000 of prizes for yourself and your school.
- Have your photo judged by a leading explorer.
- Have your photo seen on websites around the world.
- Get your teacher to register your school.
Email will@atlanticrising.org
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Download film
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Competition posters (PDF 3Mb) |
Teacher and Student notes (PDF 1.2Mb) |
Competition Rules
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Complete pack
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Climate Change Connections
How are our different local environments connected around the Atlantic Ocean? How will climate change in West Africa impact people in Western Europe? In this article Lynn explores how different parts of the Atlantic are connected, and how climate change in one area will echo around the entire coastal rim. A useful resource for teachers looking to include advanced magazine material in lessons. Click on logo for the article.
Age Group: Advanced (A-Level)
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Lesson plans for 2010
We will be producing five individual lesson plans in 2010, focussed on the issues of climate change relevant for KS3 teaching. These lesson plans will contain film material from the places we visit, interviews with experts and acitivities for students. The schedule for the release of these material is still being finalised, but you can get an overview of the lessons by clicking on the photo.
Age Group: Entry (KS3)
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School Newletters
Every six weeks we produce a Newsletter updating schools on the expedition, providing a Climate Change Case study and sharing the work of other schools. To subscribe to the Newsletter email will@atlanticrising.org. You can download previous newsletters here:
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September 2009
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December 2009
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January 2010
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March 2010
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Age Group: Entry (KS3)
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What do students think about climate change?
We have been recording students' voices in every school that we visit. Whose responsibility is climate change What can we do about it? What does the future hold? Here are a selection from the Eastern shores of the ocean:
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England
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Gambia
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Ghana
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Sierra Leone
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Wales
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Age Group: Entry (KS3)
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Interview with an expert
In December 2009, we interviewed Dr. George Wiafe, a climate scientist at Legon University, Ghana. We asked him questions sent to us by students from around the world. It is a useful resource for teachers looking for a bit of back-up when addressing some of the issues of climate change. Click on the photo to watch the video.
Age Group: Entry (KS3) & Intermediate (GCSE)
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Project Name: Climate change, who cares?
Subject: Geography, PHSE
Duration: 1-2 lessons
Age Group: 12-14 year olds
Summary: Why should we care about climate change? These two lessons use an Oxfam video as way of exploring ideas of responsibility and interdependence. The message is simple: our actions impact everybody in the world. The second part of the lesson explores ways we can reduce our own carbon footprint and actions we can take in school. This lesson can be extended to two lessons.
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Project Name: Message in a Bottle
Subject: Geography, Creative Writing
Duration: 1 lesson
Age group: 12-14 years
Summary: If you had to write a message in a bottle, what would you say? This lesson explores why people write messages, their importance as historical documents and gets pupils to write their own letters - introducing themselves to the world.
Materials include: Teacher guide, Classroom presentation, Fact sheet, Newspaper article
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Project Name: The Atlantic Community
Subject: Geography, History
Duration: 1 lesson
Age group: 12-14 years
Summary: What do you have in common with other people around the Atlantic? This lesson looks at the history of the Atlantic, and the journeys taken by people, products and information that connect us all today. It asks pupils to consider the origins and histories of everyday items as well as the identities of people living around the Atlantic coastline today.
Materials include: Teacher guide, Classroom presentation, Activity sheet
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