Curricular Links
A practical guide on using the township of Auchtavan as a Learning resource. Aimed at supporting teachers from all disciplines in delivering the Curriculum for Excellence and at those who work with and help people to broaden their horizons.
Auchtavan is situated in the Cairngorms National Park. Find about more about visiting or getting involved with National Parks and National Nature Reserves
https://cairngorms.co.uk/discover-explore/
Suggested Subject Links
Subject | The Place | The People | Resources |
English | Descriptive writing | Creative writing, poetry | Literature |
Mathematics | Distances, areas, maps, scales, graphs, charts | Population statistics | Statistical records |
Gaelic | Place names | People’s names
Local language Jacobites |
Maps, parish records, graveyards |
History | Development of settlement. Links with others. | Population changes, occupations, way of life, clans, feudal lords, clearances | Parish records, estate records, Braemar Castle |
Geography | Topography, climate, drainage, geology, mapping | Transport, farming, sustainability, communities. | Parish records, estate records |
Science | Weather, temperature, flora and fauna, energy, water. | Agriculture
Life expectancy |
Meteorological records, estate records |
Home Econ. | Houses, cooking facilities, fuel. | Food, diet, clothing, health | Estate records |
Technology | Structure of buildings, machinery, water, drainage | Transport, heat, water | Buildings |
Art | Drawing, painting, photography, landscape, flora, fauna | Drawing, painting, photography, people, dress | Aberdeen Art Gallery, G.W.W. Collection.
Braemar Castle- James. Giles Collection |
Music | Music and songs | Music and songs | Elphinstone Collection |
Drama | Presentations | Cheviot and the Stag | |
PE | Growth, nutrition, Highland Games | Games records and journals | |
RME | Church buildings, graveyards | Catholicism, Presbyterianism. Ministers and priests, worship | Parish records |