scottish-sea-and-river-myths.doc
When considering the ecology of the River Forth habitat we felt it was very important to look at the role of the fish in the history of East Lothian communities. The link between the river, its wildlife and towns such as MUSSELburgh is obvious - but most of the small villages and towns on the coast have had a fishing heritage of some sort. Cockenzie, Port Seton, Prestonpans, Eyemouth, Dunbar…we could go on and on. All of these places have at some point been fishing communities of varying degrees - and the fish has played a pivotal role in the economics of the area, as well as being a crucial part of the food chain…
Musselburgh fishwives from the past…
Boats in our local harbour
Although the local fishing industry has declined in recent years the harbour at Port Seton still retains a small fleet of vessels, mainly fishing for prawns. Meanwhile, East Linton and Haddington are famous for there excellent fishing spots along the river Tyne, and Cockenzie, Portseton, Dunbar and North Berwick are all excellent for deep sea fishing.
The science lessons entitled “From the rod to the plate” endeavours to bring this important aspect of local culture into the classroom with the food chain at the heart of it as the scientific “big concept” to be explored. It also comes as reinforcement of the “Old Lady who swallowed a fly” food chain lesson earlier in proceedings…
The attached worksheet files show how we used prior knowledge and local resources to bring a cultural aspect of the community very much into the laboratory…by very much literally bringing parts of the community into the laboratory!
It should be noted that we introduce the topic by having an introductory session on East Lothian’s fishing traditions - assessing prior knowledge and painting the historical picture to give the lesson context in terms of our thematic programme. We will also use this series of lessons to compare and contrast our local traditional fishing methods with those of other countries across the globe…whilst also looking at the Celtic myths and fairytales surrounding those who work and live on the sea.
SALKIE BRIDE MYTHS AND TALES
SCOTTISH CRAB FISHERMAN
SCOTTISH FLY FISHING
TROPICAL INDIAN OCEAN FISHING - JUST LIKE COCKENZIE?
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