Resources for Key Stage 4 and A Level
The moorland environment provides great opportunities for teaching and learning across the curriculum. These resources have been developed to support citizenship, geography and environmental sciences.
Fact sheets and reports about the National Park and how it is managed.
Danby Moor Resource Pack
This set of resources has been produced for schools through the Danby Environmental Stewardship Scheme. Scroll down to find downloadable activities and worksheets about moorland, how it is managed and about the impacts of grouse shooting.
Introduction to Danby Moor and learning objectives
Activity 1 - Slide presentation 'What's So Special About Moorland?' plus notes for teachers.
Click here for activities 2 to 6
Activity 2 - The importance of moorland on different scales
Activity 3 - Environmental change and succession
Activity 4 - Climate change and moorland as a carbon sink
Activity 5 - Does biodiversity matter?
Activity 6 - Conservation designations
Click here for activities 7 to 10
Activity 7 - People involved in a grouse shoot plus photo pack
Activity 8 - How sustainable is your roast dinner?
Activity 9 - The impacts of grouse shooting
Activity 10 - Debating a controversial issue
The Unbelievable Truth about Moorland! Quiz to consolidate learning about the moorland environment.
