Education Links
Here are some useful links to external web sites:
- The Woodland Trust (external link, opens new window)
- Farming and Countryside Education (FACE) (external link, opens new window) Useful resources relating to farming and the countryside
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (external link, opens new window)
- Devon Wildlife Trust, River Dart - Resources for schools and teachers (external link, opens new window) You will neeed to scroll down the page to find these resources. (See also Study Sheets)
- Duke of Edinburgh's Award (external site, opens new window) - Provides personal development opportunities for those aged 14-25
- English Heritage (external site, opens new window) - Working to secure the conservation and enhancement of England's historic environment.
- Natural England (external site, opens new window) - Goverment agency working for the conservation of wildlife and geology.
- Bio Ethics Education Project (external link opens new window) A web site devoted to exploring moral, philosophical perspectives in science for A level students.
- MED Theatre (external link opens new window) MED Theatre is a community theatre organisation based on Dartmoor.
- Dartmoor Resource (external link, opens new window) Dartmoor Resource is MED Theatre's pioneering project to chart the history, ecology, folklore and communities of Dartmoor as interpreted by the performing arts.
Earth Science links:
- The interactive site of the Joint Earth Science Education Initiative (external link, opens new window) helps teachers to build up their background knowledge of Earth Science ‘and bring science teaching to life.’ There is a comprehensive set of teaching topics and resources.
- The Geological Society. (external link, opens new window) This has an excellent teaching resource section particularly for KS 3. The information in these sections is particularly useful as background information for Primary Teachers.
- UK regionally important geological and geomorphological sites are listed by county based RIGS groups. They can be contacted for information on suitable sites to visit to investigate exposures of rocks in their local area. Of particular relevance to Dartmoor is the Meldon Aplite Quarry. (external link, opens new window) There are useful teaching resources for KS3.
Sustainable Development links:
- Centre for Alternative Energy (external link, opens new window) is an interesting web site with information about constructing buidings with a low environmental impact. There are also useful downloads (external link, opens new window) for teaching sustainable development.
- The Hockerton Housing Project (external link, opens new window) An excellent example of a community living in a network of low environment impact buildings.
If you are planning a trip on to the open moor you might like to:
- check the weather by going to the Meteorological Office's web site (external link, opens new window);
- and also check to see if the area you intend visiting has any live firing by checking Firing Information (external link, opens new window)
If you are participating in the annual Ten Tors, we have a web page providing information on the Ten Tors event.
For more links to dartmoor related sites visit the Further Information page in the Visiting section of this web site.
Page updated 1 May 2009
