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How has farming How has farming changed the landscape? changed the landscape? Aim Aim : : To discover how our To discover how our countryside has changed over countryside has changed over the last 60 years. the last 60 years.

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Page 1: Lesson 4   How Has Farming Changed The Landscape

How has farming changed the How has farming changed the landscape?landscape?

AimAim: : To discover how our countryside To discover how our countryside has changed over the last 60 years.has changed over the last 60 years.

Page 2: Lesson 4   How Has Farming Changed The Landscape

The way it used The way it used to be – 1940’sto be – 1940’s

Collect crops by hand No machines in sight

Page 3: Lesson 4   How Has Farming Changed The Landscape

The way it is nowThe way it is now

Page 4: Lesson 4   How Has Farming Changed The Landscape

The big hedge debateThe big hedge debate

AdvantagesAdvantages

•Attractive sceneryAttractive scenery

•Roots hold soil Roots hold soil together and reduce together and reduce soil erosionsoil erosion

•Provides a home Provides a home for the birds and for the birds and insects.insects.

•Provides a natural Provides a natural divide instead of divide instead of putting up fences putting up fences and walls.and walls.

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When they’re gone…When they’re gone…

•Soil erosion can Soil erosion can take place. take place.

•This means that the This means that the soil is removed by soil is removed by the wind (blow the wind (blow away) or rain away) or rain (washed away).(washed away).

•Without soil, we Without soil, we wouldn’t be alive as wouldn’t be alive as it is essential for it is essential for growing our food.growing our food.

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Farming changes the landscapeFarming changes the landscapeConnections book Page 36Connections book Page 36

•Study the two pictures Study the two pictures l940’s/2000’sl940’s/2000’s

•Identify all the changes that Identify all the changes that have taken place and summarize have taken place and summarize them in a tablethem in a table

1940’s1940’s 2000’s2000’s

Change from Change from toto

•After the class have discussed After the class have discussed this, explain the reasons for at this, explain the reasons for at least 5 of the changesleast 5 of the changes

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Hedges ~ good or bad?Hedges ~ good or bad?Connections book Page 37Connections book Page 37

•Study your diagram of the hedgeStudy your diagram of the hedge

•Labels that show good things Labels that show good things colour GREENcolour GREEN

•Labels that show bad things Labels that show bad things colour REDcolour RED

•Stick it into your bookStick it into your book

•Describe what is happening in Describe what is happening in photo Dphoto D

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Bug flew into a barn

A farmer was milking his cow. He was just A farmer was milking his cow. He was just starting to get a good rhythm going when a bug starting to get a good rhythm going when a bug flew into the barn and started circling his head. flew into the barn and started circling his head. Suddenly, the bug flew into the cow's ear. The Suddenly, the bug flew into the cow's ear. The farmer didn't think much about it, until the farmer didn't think much about it, until the bug squirted out into his bucket.bug squirted out into his bucket.

It went in one ear and out the udder.It went in one ear and out the udder.