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Summer Discoveries (14/8/11)
What have you discovered over the past few weeks… here you can find five new resources that I’ve found over my summer break!
Leafcutter Wildlife Park
The Leafcutter Wildlife Park is a website-based animal park, which gives children the opportunity to develop their ICT skills while learning about some of the world’s most endangered species. Pupils control an online character to tour the world’s continents and visit animal enclosures, coming “face-to-face” with a range of species including snow leopards, western lowland gorillas [...]
Let nature feed your senses
Let Nature Feed Your Senses is an England-wide project to provide farm and nature reserve visits for children, older people, people with disabilities, and others who have difficulty visiting the countryside. The visits are supported by the Big Lottery and Natural England and are tailored to suit different ages and abilities. www.letnaturefeedyoursenses.org For more information [...]
My Pet Book
MyPetBook is a new website dedicated to pets and their owners. For schools, the site has lots of useful wildlife tips from Chris Packham as well as tips and frequently asked questions in the vets section. www.mypetbook.co.uk The site is also running an animal photography competition for under 10s, where pupils could win a Kidizoom [...]
explore.org
explore is a multimedia organization that documents leaders around the world who have devoted their lives to extraordinary causes. Their library consists of more than 250 original films and 30,000 photographs from around the world. explore features a wide range of topics—from animal rights, health and human services, and poverty to the environment, education, and spirituality. [...]
Blue Cross
The Blue Cross has volunteer speakers around the UK who are able to visit primary schools to talk to the children about responsible pet ownership, the needs of pets and how to be safe around dogs. These talks are free of charge. www.bluecross.org.uk To date, The Blue Cross have seen over 100,000 school children with [...]
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