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Tall buildings in a city

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Teaching resources

The distorted reflections of buildings

Do you really know where you are?

We think we know the places we use every day – but how well do we really know them? Here are five great teaching activities to help your pupils take another look at the buildings around them and learn from them.

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A large sports stadium

Great Expectations

A tour of the Olympic site reveals the architecture of the major buildings and a vast infrastructure …

Network

House on top of tall, narrow plinth

Unforgettable lessons: overview

Engaging Places network projects show schools and cultural organisations enhancing the curriculum by working together.

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Engaging Places research

Presenting research that assesses the supply and demand of built environment education in schools throughout England.

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