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A project on preservation of the countryside carried out by children at Meadows C.P. School, Duffield, Derbyshire, showing how reading and writing skills are developed in this context.
A project on preservation of the countryside carried out by children at Meadows C.P. School, Duffield, Derbyshire, showing how reading and writing skills are developed in this context.
| Module code and title: | PE951, Reading Development |
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| Item code: | PE951; 07 |
| First transmission date: | 15-07-1973 |
| Published: | 1973 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:22:34 |
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| Producer: | Judith Fage |
| Contributors: | Donald Moyle; Donald Moyle; The Meadows C.P School |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Extracting and summarizing information; Interpretation; Letter writing; Meadows County Primary School; Preservation of the countryside; Reading and writing skills; Referencing |
| Footage description: | Programme opens with shots of lorries passing on a road with a broad grass verge. A school girl sitting on the grass explains how her school class came to do a project on the spraying of verges and fields, and the effect on wildlife. Headmaster Mr Brady, outside the school, elaborates and some boys are seen working on an experiment on the effects of salt and gravel. Classroom shots showing the senior class J4 who are about to leave for Secondary School having spent a year on the project. Rest of film is their description of their methods and findings. Class teacher Mr Keeling questions the children and gets them to draft letters to County Surveyors. Shots of various stages in drafting these letters, with examples pinned to the notice board. A girl, Suzanne, explains what replies were received and the action they took to find out about specified chemicals. Close up of "Approved products for farmers and growers 1971", sent by the Ministry of Agriculture. Suzanne explains they also wrote to important bodies like the Peak Park Planning Board as well as chemical manufacturers. Individual children use the library in the staff room to check on the harmful nature of chemicals on flowers and birds. Shots of them handling books and using indexes. Children in the work space compile maps and graphs using the information they have found. Shots of a group working on one aspect of the topic - noxious weeds. Mr Keeling explains what other groups studied. Shots of the contribution mounted in the School Hall by members of the class to interest the rest of the school. Letters, maps and pictures were used. Ian Moyle comments voice-over. Two visitors from the County Planning Office, Messrs. Bond and Swinscoe, discuss the project with the class. Finally two boys from the Junior 3 class describe how they intend to follow up the work of J4 next year. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/70985 |
| Production number: | 00525_6028 |
| Videofinder number: | 2994 |
| Available to public: | no |
