The journey to school is the method of transport used and the route taken to get to school.

A block graph is a graph made of coloured blocks or squares showing data that allows us to compare numbers in a clear and visual way.

Data is a collection of information that can be analysed to help us answer a question.

Transport is a way of travelling between places and methods of transport include cars, buses, trains, bicycles.

Choices are decisions made based on a range of options.

A survey of how we get to school

Geography

Our homes

Our local area

The street outside our school

Buildings and features near our school

Mapping our journey to school

This unit provides a foundation for 'Local area: Routes and maps', which focuses on investigating a specific land use - play areas. It lays the foundation for subsequent fieldwork investigations in the local area in 'Local area: how is (our place) special?', and a contrasting non-European locality.

This unit builds on 'Local area: Where do we go to school?', which focuses on the school site as a place, by extending the area of investigation into the local area. It develops basic geographical vocabulary and simple mapwork and fieldwork skills, focusing on human geographical features such as local buildings, land use and  journeys.

This unit investigates the area around school and home by identifying local features, exploring buildings, using simple maps, collecting data on how we travel to school, and describing familiar routes using basic geographical vocabulary.

Local area: where do we live?

Which of these is a popular way to get to school?

What do geographers do with the data they collect?

A sheet where you can note your findings from fieldwork.

A way of sharing your findings and can be written, drawn or spoken.

Asking people questions and recording their answers.

Match the key word to the correct definition. 

What type of graph can be used to display your data?

there are busy, dangerous roads to cross.

Walking may be a popular choice to get to school if ...

What factors affect which transport people choose to use?

investigating an issue by collecting data the outdoors 

this identifies possible dangers and ways to keep everyone safe

here you can note your findings from fieldwork

Match the correct word with its definition. 

Which of these are familiar physical features in a local area?

How can you share the data from your fieldwork?

Which of these are examples of public transport?

Which of these can you use to share the findings of your fieldwork?

A survey of how we get to school

Lesson outcome