Transcript John Muir Presentation (PowerPoint)

With Year 8 Haltwhistle Campus
Lookwide UK
WHERE WE WENT
by Ilona, Sam and Abbie
Tipalt Burn and
Thirlwall Castle
Bonnyrigg Hall
Cawfields
Greenlea Lough
Peat Bog at Steel Rigg
Bonnyrigg Hall..!
Chopping and burning
Rhododendron!
(conservation task)
Communication,
Teamwork,
Motivation,
Confidence,
Responsibility.
Exploring the environment
Cooking
Photography
•Communication
•Team work
•Planning
•Organisation
•Confidence
•Responsibility
Survey Conservation:
•PH
•Peat Depth
•Plant Species
•Communication
•Team work
•Planning
•Confidence
•Responsibility
Exploring the environment
Photography
Communication,
Teamwork,
Organisation,
Motivation.
Discovery
By Dion, Jake & Matty
Plants
• When we went in the countryside we saw
a different variety of plants like : fungi,
mosses, lichen, cranberry, bog myrtle,
ferns, heather, sphagnum moss, oak trees
and many more.
Animals
We saw lots of different animals
like : roe deer, swan, hare, crow,
cow, dead moles, sheep, bull,
turkey, peacock, duck, robin and
kestrel.
Natural features
• There have been lots of natural features
such as : rivers, a lake, peat bogs, a cave,
oak trees, forests and more.
Man Made Features
• We have seen a lot of man made features,
here are some examples : Plantation,
Thirlwall castle, a croft, a hide and the
Roman wall.
By Kate and Billy and Craig
• We have cooked
different things on a
trangia. A trangia is a
small like cooker you
have with this 2 bowls
and a pan. We cooked
Bacon, pasta and hot
drinks. We used
methlyted spirits as fuel.
• We visited Greenlea
Lough and saw swans
when we were going back
to the van. Also we seen
hares when we were
going to the bird hide,
kestrels, and on the lake
in the summer different
birds lay their own eggs
and otters steel their
eggs.
We walked through wind rain and
sun. we eventually got there and
met rangers from the
Northumberland National Park.
We reached where we were going
and split into 4 groups - we did
different actives. Like making a
square with sticks and we looked
inside to investigate which plants
were growing in different ways.
I enjoyed seeing the
deer. Daniel and
Billy
I didn’t like getting cold and
wet at Greenlea Lough.
Kate, Craig and Dion
I liked
exploring
the castle
but didn’t
enjoy the
long
walk..
Sam
We have learnt about
helping others and having
a positive attitude. Craig,
Billy and Kate
Cutting the
rhododendron
bushes was
hard work but
fun. Matthew
and Shaun
I enjoyed
cooking
pasta and
bacon
sandwiches.
Jake and
Owen
I didn’t enjoy getting
chased by turkeys. Ilona
and Abbie
What We Have Learnt
By Owen, Shaun, Daniel
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• Location: steel rig.
• Skills we learnt was: communication, team
work, confidence, responsibility and
negotiation.
• We learnt what peat is its basically 3000
year old squashed plants.
• We dug holes for water samples and took
pH scales.
Cutting back Rhododendron
• Location: Bonnyrigg hall
• We used hacksaws and loppers to cut it
down.
• We put them in a fire to dispose of them.
• We learnt that they come from the
Himalayas.
• Their oily leaves stop other plants growing.
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• Hypothermia is when you are too cold.
• Hyperthermia is when you are too hot.
• You need to be prepared because the
weather will change fast and you could die
of hypothermia.
• Be prepared and keep wrapped up.
• Take suitable clothing.
Access Conservation in
Northumberland National Park
• Rangers get paid to run the park.
• Volunteer wardens also help in the park.
They make stiles, fencing and boardwalks.
• The bird hide boardwalk saves the peat
bog and helps people to cross the bog.