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Carved stone dog, formal
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Our collections represent a vast and valuable resource for teachers and educators in a wide variety of curriculum subjects and for a wide variety of age groups.
We have recently started a programme of liaison with teachers involving placements and the development of ideas for new resource material to ascertain how best our collections can be presented for use in Schools. Early discussions suggest our resources can provide valuable contextual or primary source evidence for many areas of the curriculum. Our resources are especially useful for topics where pupils are encouraged to interpret historical sources for themselves.
See Exploring Your Heritage for examples of what we have in our collections.
Our resources complement the cross-curricular subject 'The Culture of Scotland', but can also be used in many specific areas of the 5-14 curriculum, Standard Grade and Higher Grade teaching. Many of the suggestions below and in our teacher placement report can be adapted to suit a variety of curriculum areas and age groups.
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Gravestone of James
Shepherd and Janet Smith,
Inverkeilor Parish Church,
Angus. An example of one
of our extensive collection
of gravestone images
which reveal details of
social history, costume,
religion and belief, folk art,
trade emblems and
genealogy. SC795274
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (5-14) - SOCIAL SUBJECTS - PEOPLE IN THE PAST
· People, events and societies of significance in the past
· Change and continuity, cause and effect
· Time and historical sequence
· The nature of historical evidence
We can provide:
· 'Then and Now' images of towns and villages for walking tours
· Information about surveying and recording graveyards, and information on social history to complement such a study
· 'Victorians' study aids such as period photographs and country house albums
· Architect's drawings of famous buildings, houses, lighthouses, farms etc
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Railway track and cart for moving food between the basement kitchen and ground floor dining room, Arniston House, Midlothian. SC769801 | |
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Bedroom of Curling Hall, Largs, North Ayrshire (now demolished), taken in 1893 by society architectural photographer, Harry Bedford Lemere. SC702748 | ||||
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Gravestone of Margaret Ramsay 1772, Inverarity Churchyard, Angus, showing the finely sculpted tools of her watchmaker brother, David Ramsay. SC789850
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Lighthouse keeper's barn and kiln from South-East, Start Point Lighthouse farm, Sanday, Orkney Islands. SC738817
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The East gate of the
Citadel, Dock Street,
Leith, Edinburgh, c.1910.
An example of an
atmospheric photograph
suitable for use as a
stimulus for creative
writing. SC621194
EXPRESSIVE ARTS (5-14) - ART AND DESIGN
· Evaluating and appreciating
· Observing, reflecting, describing and responding
· Expressing feeling, ideas, thoughts and solutions
We can provide:
· Information on architects and craftsmen and artists
· Images of a variety of building techniques, decorative schemes and styles
· Images suitable for interpretation and observation skills lessons
· 'Mood' photographs of sites and buildings as aids to creative writing
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Pontius Pilate on a canopied throne, from 'The Way of the Cross' (painted 1961-2) a mural by Alberto Morocco in St Columba's Parish church, Church Street, Glenrothes, Fife. SC440097 | |
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'The kiss of Righteousness and Peace' mural (painted 1895-7) by Phoebe Anna Traquair, North chancel aisle, Mansfield Place Church, Edinburgh. SC576321 | ||||
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Miller working on the kiln floor of New Barony Corn Mill, Boardhouse Mills, Birsay, Orkney Islands, 1968. An atmospheric image suitable for use in creative writing composition. SC745555 |
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Watercolour of a burial monument by John Nicolson, Nybster Caithness, Highland. SC876619 |
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The Roman fort at
Elginhaugh, Midlothian,
during excavation in 1986.
One of our extensive
collections of aerial
photographs taken by our
own photographers.
Images like this are ideal
for group analysis or for
inclusion in projects and
resource packs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (5-14, Higher and Further levels) - SOCIETY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
· People and Place
· Using maps
· The physical environment
· The human environment
· Human-physical interactions
We can provide:
· Images of industry
· Aerial photographs for interpreting archaeology and landscape and townscape change
· A variety of map-based resources including PASTMAP and Canmore, together with historic maps available on microfiche to print out
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Section drawing through the south cone of Alloa glass works, Clackmannanshire, by G D Hay. SC356907 | |
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South Cone of Alloa glassworks, Clackmannanshire (demolished 1972). SC356905 | ||||
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Vertical aerial photograph of Leith Docks taken by RAF reconnaissance, 1941. SC458770
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Detail of the gravestone of
James Lamb, 1776,
showing a brig and
shipwright’s tools,
Inchbraoch Church,
Angus. SC795242
We are interested in any feedback from educational professionals about our services, particularly those who may be interested in placements or professional development opportunities with RCAHMS. These could involve finding out more about our collections and creating resources based around them, which could then be made available for use by other education professionals.
Find out about past teacher placements and other resource ideas.
At present we are unable to accommodate large school groups, but we do offer a limited number of placements for secondary school pupils to enable students to find out more about what we do.
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