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

The way it used to be – 1940’s Collect crops by hand No machines in sight

The way it is now

The big hedge debate Advantages Attractive scenery Roots hold soil together and reduce soil erosion Provides a home for the birds and insects. Provides a natural divide instead of putting up fences and walls.

Advantages

Attractive scenery

Roots hold soil together and reduce soil erosion

Provides a home for the birds and insects.

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

When they’re gone… Soil erosion can take place. This means that the soil is removed by the wind (blow away) or rain (washed away). Without soil, we wouldn’t be alive as it is essential for growing our food.

Soil erosion can take place.

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

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

Farming changes the landscape Connections book Page 36 Study the two pictures l940’s/2000’s Identify all the changes that have taken place and summarize them in a table 1940’s 2000’s Change from to After the class have discussed this, explain the reasons for at least 5 of the changes

Connections book Page 36

Study the two pictures l940’s/2000’s

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

1940’s 2000’s

Change from to

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

Hedges ~ good or bad? Connections book Page 37 Study your diagram of the hedge Labels that show good things colour GREEN Labels that show bad things colour RED Stick it into your book Describe what is happening in photo D

Connections book Page 37

Study your diagram of the hedge

Labels that show good things colour GREEN

Labels that show bad things colour RED

Stick it into your book

Describe what is happening in photo D

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

Bug flew into a barn

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

It went in one ear and out the udder.