The Living Field offers online access to the following resources and exhibitions.

Virtual Farm 

A working farm has to achieve a balance between physical, chemical, biological, social and economic processes. Understanding these processes is at the heart of efforts to devise sustainable ways of managing farms so they continue to be productive while safeguarding the environment.

New in 2011, Virtual Farm sees the first of a collection of on-line exhibits that together will explore the environment of a typical arable farm in the Scottish lowlands.

We've started by considering the importance of farmland weeds as both economic burden and biodiversity. Additions are planned for the future that will explore other aspects of the arable farm.

To explore the exhibits, click on title Virtual Farm above.

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Living Field CD and download

The Living Field project released the educational aid - Linking Science and the Environment - in 2005, aligned with the 5-14 curriculum in Scotland's schools. The aid, widely known as the Living Field CD, was distributed to all schools in Scotland and can be freely copied for educational use.

The Living Field CD is a combination of illustrations, animations and interactive lessons. It contains more than 300 pages of high quality images, sounds, games, and activity sheets designed to enhance and enrich pupils’ knowledge and interest.

To Play online or download the CD, click on the title Living Field CD and download above.

Page updated 10 March 2011.

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