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Dee Riverbank Resource List DEE RIVERBANK RESOURCE LIST BLUE USERS GUIDE In Box No. 1 Colour of paper Item Page number Introduction Acknowledgements Evaluation Sheet Teachers’ Guide Pink 5-14 details with Lesson Plan Numbers Yellow Chronological list of lesson plan numbers and worksheets White 1- Lesson Plans - River Heritage Yellow Teachers’ notes Green Pupil worksheets White 2- Lesson Plans - Landscape/River Systems Yellow Teachers’ notes Green Pupil worksheets White 3- Lesson Plans - Natural History/biodiversity Yellow Teachers’ notes Green Pupil worksheets White 4- Lesson Plans - Expressive Arts Interspersed within other lesson plan sections Yellow Teachers’ notes Green Pupil worksheets White 5 - Lesson Plans - Field Studies Yellow Teachers’ notes Green Pupil worksheets Green Assessment LOCATION - BOX 1 ARTEFACTS In Box No.1 Number Item 1 plastic box Pearl Mussel shells 1 fabric bag Stones from Deeside 1 plastic box Pine cones nibbled by squirrels 1 plastic box 6 Samples of 3D mini-beasts (activity for children) EQUIPMENT in Orange Bag Number Item 1 Orange nylon bag with drawstring containing: 4 Large fine mesh aquarium nets 2 Smaller fine mesh aquarium nets 20 cm 6 White trays 6 Bug pots in plastic box 50 White plastic tea spoons in plastic box 1 Acid rain test kit 1 Thermometer RED ARCHIVE FOLDER (sheet 1) In Box No. 2 ASSOCIATION INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS Page No. A parliament for children 1 Forest Education Initiative leaflet 2 Scottish Natural Heritage – Who we are…… 3 Earth Science Teachers’ Assoc. 4 About Bats – Join Us – Bat Conservation Trust 5 Curriculum Learning Centre - Web page 6 RSPB Leaflet 7 HISTORIC SITES List of Monuments around Deeside 8 Historic Churches, Battle Sites and Historic Objects 9 List of Sculptured Stones 10 Photos – Tomnaverie stone Circle 11 Text – Tomnavernie Stone Circle 12 Archaeology site – Clune Hill (2 sides) 13 Archaeology site – Cairn O’Mount (2 sides) 14 Archaeology site – Culsh Souterrain (2 sides) 15 Archaeology site – Nine Stanes (2 sides) 16 Archaeology site – Capo Long Barrow 17 Archaeology site – Tullich Kirk 18 RED ARCHIVE FOLDER (sheet 2 ) In Box No. 2 FOREST HISTORY Forest History magazine page 1 19 Forest History magazine page 2 20 Forest History magazine page 3 21 Forest History magazine page 4 22 Forest History magazine page 5 23 Forest History magazine page 6 24 Forest History magazine page 7 25 Birse Community Trust Newsletter June 2002 page 1 26 Birse Community Trust Newsletter June 2002 page 2 27 Birse Community Trust Newsletter Autumn 03 page 1 28 Birse Community Trust Newsletter Autumn 03 page 2 29 CASTLES, COAT OF ARMS, VICTORIAN ROYAL FAMILY, HERITAGE TRAIL The Castle Trail – Web page 30 Drum and Crathie Castles – Book extract 31 Photos – Drum Castle 32 Panoramic view of Balmoral 33 Coats of Arms connected with Deeside (1 ) 34 Coats of Arms connected with Deeside (2 ) 35 Coats of Arms connected with Deeside (3 ) 36 Coats of Arms connected with Deeside (4 ) 37 The arms of William Elphinstone 38 The arms of John Simpson 39 The arms of Robert Maitland 40 The arms of William Stewart 41 The arms of James IV of Scotland 42 The Milton Web pages – Victorian History (2) 43 Balmoral Castle - Web page 1 44 Balmoral Castle - Web page 2 45 Balmoral Castle - Web page 3 46 Fettercairn – Victorian Arch Web page 47 Lumphanan/Glen Quioch – Web Pages (2) 48 What to do – Activities for Children - Web (2) 49 RED ARCHIVE FOLDER (sheet 3 ) In Box No. 2 CHARACTERS FROM THE PAST Page No. Donald Dinnie (1837-1916) - Web page 50 Dinnie Stones - Web page 51 Photos – The Dinnie Steens (Stones) 52 Photo – Victorian Group 53 Text about the ‘Victorian Group’ photo 54 Fishwives on the shore 1910 55 Cove Fisher Couple 1890 56 Text Souter’s Workshop – James Merchant 57 Photos – Souter’s Workshop - A 58 Photos – Souter’s Workshop - B 59 BCT Newsletter – Souter’s Shop (2) 60 ARCHIVE PICTURES OF THE RIVER DEE AND LIST OF PASSES The Sources of the Dee – Text 1927 (2) 61 Photo – The Wells of Dee, Braeriach 1927 62 Photo - The larger of the Pools of Dee (1925) 63 Photo -The Chest of Dee (1933) 64 Photo - In Glen Lui (1926) 65 The River Dee at Banchory-Devenick (1929) 66 Passes over “The Mounth” East to West 67 FORDS, FERRIES AND BRIDGES OVER THE RIVER DEE (1) List of Fords crossing the River Dee 68 Historic list of Ferries on the River Dee 69 Bridges over the River Dee (1968) 70 Photo – Bridge at Spittal of Glenshee (1925) 71 Photo – The Chain Bridge 72 Photo – St. Devenick’s Bridge 73 Photo – Old Bridge of Dee at Invercauld (1935) 74 Photos – The Potarch Bridge 75 Photos – Bridge of Gairn 76 Photos – Steel suspension bridges over the Dee 77 Photo – Morrison’s Bridge 78 Photos – Bridges over the Dee 79 Deeside Field – Pilgrimage of the Deeside Bridges 80 RED ARCHIVE FOLDER (sheet 4 ) In Box No. 2 FORDS, FERRIES AND BRIDGES OVER THE RIVER DEE (2) Page No. The Second Brig 0’ Ballater 1984 81 Cambus O’May suspension bridge 82 Thomas Telford – Web Page 1 83 Thomas Telford – Web Page 2 84 Thomas Telford – Web Page 3 85 Thomas Telford – Web Page 4 86 Thomas Telford – Web Page 5 87 Plan of Telford Bridge over the River Dee 88 Web Page – George Wade 89 FLOODING The Muckle Spate 1829 – text – Deeside Field 90 The Floods of 1920 – Bridges of Ballater 91 Flooding – text (1925) 92 Cloudburst on Upper Deeside (1927) 93 Flooding – Painting/Engraving and text 94 Sketches – Wrecked Bridges at Ballater and Glen Quoich 95 Photos – Flooding on Upper Deeside 96 WATER WHEELS Photos – Turning the water wheels 97 Photos – Water Mill at Finzean 98 Photos – Finzean Saw Mill 99 BCT Newsletter – Finzean Wood Mills 100 BCT newsletter – Heritage Trees 101 BCT – Web pages – Visit BCT Projects 102 BCT – Web pages – Sawmill 103 BCT – Web pages – Water Power in Birse (2) 104 BCT – Web pages – Bucket Mill 105 BCT – Web pages – Bucket Mill Products 106 BCT – Web pages – Finzean Wood Mills 107 BCT – Web pages – Turning Mill 108 RED ARCHIVE FOLDER (sheet 5 ) In Box No. 2 CORACLES, FISHING AND SHIPPING Newspaper cutting –“ Paddle back in time” 109 Photo – Coracle made of hazel or willow 110 The Coracle – a one person boat… Web pages -2 111 Photos – Black and white – Coracles A 112 Photos – Black and white – Coracles B 113 Drying Fish at the Esplanade (1910) 114 Aberdeen Finnan Kilns (1911) 115 Photo – Trawlermen (1900) 116 Photo – “St. Sunniva” preparing for service 117 Photo – Launch of Aberdeen beach life-boat (1910) 118 Photo – Rows of trawlers (1920) 119 Photo – Shipbuilding on the Dee (1925) 120 Photo – Launch of the trawler “Summerlea” (1956) 121 DEESIDE RAILWAY Web pages (2) – The Royal Deeside Railway 122 Ballater - Old Railway Station Web page 123 Photos – The Railway Station Ballater 124 Photos – Queen Victoria arriving at Ballater Station 125 Early days of the Deeside Railway pages 1 126 Early days of the Deeside Railway pages 2 127 Early days of the Deeside Railway pages 3 128 Early days of the Deeside Railway pages 4 129 ABERDEEN Distances in miles from Aberdeen to Deeside towns 130 Historical views of Aberdeen (around 1900) A 131 Historical views of Aberdeen (around 1900) B 132 General View of New Aberdeen (1790) 133 Old Aberdeen - Web page 1 134 Old Aberdeen - Web page 1 135 Old Aberdeen - Web page 1 136 Old Aberdeen - Web page 1 137 Book pages – tourist information on Dundee page 1 138 Book pages – tourist information on Dundee page 2 139 Book pages – tourist information on Dundee page 3 140 Book pages – tourist information on Dundee page 4 141 Book pages – tourist information on Dundee page 5 142 Book pages – tourist information on Dundee page 6 143 RED ARCHIVE FOLDER (sheet 5 ) In Box No. 2 SCOTS WORDS and MEANINGS Page No. Glossary of Scots words (1933) 144 List of Deeside Villages with possible meanings of names 145 List of Principal mountains with possible meanings 146 Texts – The Speech of Deeside – Deeside Field page 1 147 Texts – The Speech of Deeside – Deeside Field page 2 148 BOOKS HISTORY BOOKS In Box No. 1 Letter Book Title ISBN number code A, B 2 COPIES – Scottish place names books ISBN 1-84204-010-3 C Royal Deeside – George Washington Wilson ISBN 1-874078-06-8 D Valley of the Dee – Robert Smith ISBN 1 870978 17 E Hotch Potch – old recipes for N.E. Scotland No ISBN F Old Banchory – David Jamieson ISBN 1-84033 087-2 G Aberdeen Remembered – City of Aberdeen ISBN 1-84033-268-9 Libraries and Museums H National Trust – Crathes Castle and Garden No ISBN STORY BOOKS, LANGUAGE AND POETRY In Box No. 1 Letter Book Title ISBN Number code A The Forest by David Bellamy ISBN 0-7112-1385-2 B The River by David Bellamy ISBN 0-7112-1387-9 C Wind in the Willows (adult version) ISBN 0-14-036685-7 D Wind in the Willows (children’s version) ISBN 0-7214-1653-5 E Tree Tales - contains stories about trees F The Water’s Journey – Eleonore Schmid ISBN 1-55858-360-2 G Otter in the Outhouse ISBN 0-340-69955-8 H Richard Rabbit goes boating – Truda Mordue ISBN 0-85503-046-1 I Animals of Farthing Wood – Story Collection ISBN 0-603-55339-7 J The Frog Ballet – Amanda McCardie ISBN 0-09-187300-2 K Language Folder – contains pieces of poetry and writing GEOGRAPHY/LANDSCAPE BOOKS In Box No. 1 Letter Title of Book/Resource ISBN Number code A, B 2 copies –What are rivers ? Take off! ISBN 0-431-02345-X C Rivers, ponds & seashore – Discovering ISBN 0-7496-4609-8 Nature D Water ISBN 0-7496-3920-2 E Rivers (Earth Alert) ISBN 0-7502-3377-X F Why do we have? - Rivers & seas ISBN 0-600-58786-X G Ponds & Lakes- Usbourne Spotter’s Guide ISBN 0-7460-4134-9 H Rocks & Minerals, Usborne Spotter’s Guide ISBN 0-7460-4066-0 I The Scots Pine - Phil Gates ISBN 0-521-49932-1 J What’s under the ground? No number K Trees Usborne Pocket Nature ISBN 0-7460-51549 L Wild Flowers Lomond Guide ISBN 0-947782-36-2 M, N 2 copies – Native Woodlands of Scotland No ISBN – Forestry Commission O SNH – Soils – Scotland’s Living Landscape ISBN 1-85397-223-1 P SNH – Coasts – Scotland’s Living Landscape ISBN 1-85397-003-4 Q SNH – Boglands – Scotland’s Living ISBN 1-85397-102-0 Landscape NATURAL HISTORY AND BIODIVERSITY Box No.
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