Curriculum Integration

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Curriculum Integration

While this unit covers some of the History and Science Curricula, the main emphasis of the unit is on the Geography Curriculum.

Geography Curriculum


Strand: Human Environments

Strand Unit: People living and working in the local area and People living and working in a contrasting part of Ireland

Settlement: homes and other buildings

Explore, investigate and come to appreciate the major features of the built environment in the locality and in a contrasting part of Ireland.

Objectives as listed in the Geography Curriculum:

The student will be enabled to:

  • Explore, investigate and come to appreciate the major features of the built environment in the locality and in a contrasting part of Ireland.
  • Location and uses of buildings
  • Change, reconstruction and re-use of buildings
  • Shape/layout of features in the area
  • Natural environmental features and people
  • Become aware of the natural features in the locality and in a contrasting part of Ireland and their relationship with the lives of people living in these places.
  • Major natural features, flora and fauna
  • Interrelationships of these features and the lives and work of the people
  • Changes to the natural environment and their causes
  • Transport and Communications
  • Learn about the methods of transport and transport routes in the locality and in a contrasting area of Ireland
  • Become aware of the advantages, disadvantages and roles of these methods

History Curriculum


Strand: Local Studies

Strand Unit: My Locality through the Ages

Objectives

The student should be enabled to

  • Study a period or periods in the history of the local village, town… parish or county

Science Curriculum


Strand: Living Things

Strand unit: Plant and animal life

Objectives

The student should be enabled to

  • Observe, identify and examine the animals and plants that live in local habitats and environments
  • Local stream, river or pond
  • Aspect of a local urban area
  • Identify the interrelationships and interdependence between plants and animals in local and other habitats

Strand: Materials

Strand unit: Properties and characteristics of materials

Objectives

The student should be enabled to

  • Identify and investigate a widening range of common materials in the immediate environment:
  • Water, Rock. Metal, Wood….

Strand: Environmental Awareness and Care

Strand Unit: Environmental Awareness

The student should be enabled to

  • Identify positive aspects of natural and built environments through observation, discussion and recording

Strand unit: Caring for the Environment

The student should be enabled to

  • Identify and discuss a local. environmental issue
  • Come to appreciate individual, community and national responsibility for environmental care
  • Appreciate the need to protect the environments for present and future inhabitants