Questions:

• Why did they wash their clothes in a loch and not the sea?
• What impression does the film present of island life?
• Can you identify and translate the recipe ingredients?
• Why are some words easily recognisable?
• What changes in technology would islanders have seen in the last 35 years?

Activities:

Geography / Maths: Research island industries and changing islander incomes in comparison to people on the mainland. Present the changing domestic product figures and changing incomes in graphs and other tables.

Geography / History: Research island houses and community life and discuss how these have changed in the last fifty years.

Craft / Art and Design: Research and build a croft or blackhouse.

RME: Religion and spirituality is an important part of Highland life. Research the different faiths of these island communities and discuss the social implications.

English / Geography / PSE: Debate the pros and cons of island life and the different outlook that growing up there might provide on the world. To do this you might want to use Glow to form links with highland and island schools.

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