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Chapter 13 Special Places


Fig 13.1 Making maps of special places in the school playground.
Photo: Paula Owens.


Featured websites 

Website 13.1 Word art
This online word cloud art creator is a simple and enjoyable way to create a word cloud
www.wordart.com

Website 13.2 Digimap for schools
An award-winning online mapping service that supports the use of critical digital and data skills in many curriculum areas. 
https://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/

Website 13.3 UK National parks in 100 seconds
In this 100 second video, each second of the walk reveals 1% of the land use in the UK national parks as shown from above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuzsacn-8aA

Website 13.4 World heritage sites
A complete list and supporting map of the 1,100 plus world heritage sites around the globe. 
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/

Website 13.5 Alcaldia-de-Medellin
Details of how Alcaldia de Medellin in Colombia has tackled problems of global heating and reduced pollution through the creation of green corridors.
https://ashden.org/winners/alcaldia-de-medellin/

Website 13,6 Copenhagen sustainable city
A short video about how Copenhagen is transitioning to become more sustainable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUbHGI-kHsU

Website 13.7 Living roofs
How roofs in central London could be made more ecologically and environmentally friendly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzgmQp-7QuY


Picture books

The Promise by Nicola Davies (Walker Books 2018).
When a young thief tries to snatch an old lady’s bag, he makes a promise which changes everything.

What Planet Are You From Clarice Bean? by Lauren Child (2001 Orchard Books). 
Clarice Bean does her bit to save the planet when she finds a tree in her street is about to be chopped down.


Other resources

Meaningful maps 
Find out more about the places which children treasure and access articles about children’s map from the Meaningful Maps Project (A social portrait through the eyes of young people)
http://meaningfulmaps.org/

The sound collector 
Poet Roger McGough reads his poem about a man who steals sounds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zc6qxnb#:~:text=Roger%20McGough%20performs%20his%20own,mysterious%20man%20who%20steals%20sounds

Two kilometres from home
Find out about the places from one to 25 kilometres from your school or home using this website.
https://2kmfromhome.com/2km

World heritage sites
For a map of UNESCO world heritage sites, available for a small fee, go to 
https://whc.unesco.org/en/map/