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Learning Opportunities using travel plans and travel data

1. Use the Annual Travel Survey statistics in Maths/ICT

• Process the raw data to produce numbers of pupils using each form of transport (convert to percentages)
  •  Plot the processed data for example bar charts
  •  Discussion of the current years data
  •  Compare this years data to previous data - suggest reasons for the differences
  •  Plot the data for each mode of transport for several years - discuss the patterns

2. Use the school's travel plan data in Maths/ICT

• Use the data as above but also compare the two sets

3. Compare travel data between schools - Maths/ICT/Geography

• SCC (travel plan team) can supply travel data

4. Plotting where pupils live - Geography

• Use www.gmap-pedometer.com to plot where a pupil lives and measure distance to school. If the pupils mass is imputed the programme will calculate energy used by the journey.

5. Recording traffic flow - Geography

• Standard activity which could be given an added dimension of recording parking.(link to congestion problems at the beginning and end of the day.

6. Mapping routes to school - Geography

• Pupils walk a key route(s), digital photos taken of key safety points - crossing points, junctions, dropped kerbs, overhanging bushes, uneven pavements.... Map/display produced. Things of interest on the route could also be photographed.

The National Walk to School Week also has opportunities to record distances walked, mapping of routes, recording things of interest.

Carbon Detectives website (www.carbondetectives.org.uk) provides the means to calculate the travel carbon footprint of the school.

PSHE - see Sustrans website for a Yearly Plan for PSHE and Practical Training

Discovery Trails - SCC Road Safety team can help set up local trails to include Pedestrian training (contact SCC Road Safety team)

Rojo Art - A half day workshop with 60 children working in groups. Includes a drama workshop and a variety of workshops resulting in large scale piece of art with an environment twist - can be tailored to sustainable travel.

Cost £250 + mileage.   Contact email - rojoart3@yahoo.co.uk . See ww w .rojoart.co.uk

7. Planning School Journeys

• When a school trip is approaching use PSHE time to discuss/research possible modes of transport to the venue - which is most sustainable? which is most practical? which is the safest? Which is the most cost effective? Use timetables if appropriate.
• When a class is walking to an event discuss/look at the best route from a safety and distance point of view. (To have pre prepared photos of the key junctions, hazards, interesting views, features, and buildings - traffic trail idea - would provide a good resource.)

8. Cycling to School

• Use www.gmap-pedometer.com to calculate distances.
• Work out the most appropriate (safest) route from an area to school - pupils bring in photos of the route, produce a route guide and publish in the school brochure.

9. Using Pedometers

• An internet search comes up with some interesting ideas
• Be-Active Ltd produce a pack Active Steps to Learning (www.whi.org.uk) - not cheap.

Websites

www.safetymatters.renault.co.uk - assembly plans, lesson plans, pupil worksheets, on line video - KS2.

www.bmweducation.co.uk - a site designed to teach road safety through the use of pupil' ICT skills. There are activities, quizzes, road safety tips and a picture bank. There is also a section for parents. KS2.

www.censusatschool.ntu.ac.uk - a site with numerous lesson ideas based on the statistics from the national school census. Go into curriculum activities, then select all (subject) and travel (search) - there are two KS2 activities based on travelling to school.

www.stats4schools.gov.uk - useful lesson plan and worksheet on travel to school - KS3

www.databases.dft.gov.uk/primary - lesson ideas can be found for Geography, Literacy, ICT, Numeracy, PSHE and Science for KS2.

www.databases.dft.gov.uk/secondary - lesson ideas can be found for Media, PSHE, Citizenship and MFL for KS3/4.

www.saferoutestoschool.org.uk - the PSHE section contains a useful Yearly Plan for including Road Safety Training in PSHE. - KS2

www.globalfootprints.org - a variety of lesson ideas on wider environmental issues including four lesson ideas on transport - KS2

www.dft.gov.uk/schooltraveldatabas  - the site can search for materials relating to sustainable education

www.teachernet.gov.uk - useful bank of resources

www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk   - wide range of material