This lesson/project idea will develop a knowledge and
understanding of the causes and consequences of water pollution
using the historical context of 19th Century Glasgow and the
condition of the River Clyde as a focus for enquiry. This can act
as a microcosm which can be expanded into a more generalised study
of the problems of water pollution and disease.
Technological solutions to the problems of polluted water supplies
will be examined in the first lesson area. Enterprising responses
can be developed by engaging learners in a model construction
project based on the difficulties of piping water from Loch Katrine
to Glasgow.
Broad Outcomes of learning
- Subject knowledge gained and enhanced through application
- Confident work independently from teacher-led lessons
improved
- Ability to express knowledge in context of local situation -
making learning relevant
- Established links in the community through study of topic
- Enhanced enterprising skills and attitudes developed (CfE)
through working on problems in a team and evaluating individual and
team work as they progress (additional self-development)
- Developed employability skills through applying learning to
model making and replicating a real situation
Relevance to curriculum
- Relevance of water pollution, its causes and consequences and
how technological solutions operate.
- Active learning using real world exemplars