Lesson video

Hello, I'm Miss Reid.

And welcome to another geography lesson, on energy and sustainability.

So in this lesson, we are going to be using firsthand observation to enhance our local awareness of the areas that we live in, and determine how sustainably we are living.

For today's lesson, all your need is a pencil, some paper and your brain.

Please take a moment to clear away any distractions, including turning off any notifications or apps or conversations that you have running, if you know how to do this.

Finally, if you can try and find a quiet place where you won't be disturbed during the lesson.

Pause the video now, so you can get the things you need.

Now, you have everything you need.

Let's continue.

So in this lesson, we'll be thinking about my local community.

We'll be drawing sketch maps.

We'll be looking at transport links, recycling and waste collection.

And then we'll be asking the question, how sustainably do you live in your local area? Let's recap on sustainability.

You should be really good at this now.

You can sense it on with me at home.

So sustainability is using resources that are good for people, the environment, and the economy, both in the present and in the future.

That's sustainability at the heart.

Great work.

And remember that when we discuss resources, we're thinking about the things that the country uses to support itself, such as energy sources like, fossil fuels or wind and solar energy, or we're thinking about things that are found in the land, such as the precious stones or wood from rainforest.

Now, I live in a place called Peckham which is in South London.

That's my local community.

This is a view from a rooftop in Peckham, which is my local community.

Where do you live? What is your local community? What is it called? Well, so many of you from so many different local communities across our country.

Amazing.

Now here is a map of Peckham and this is where I live.

By looking at the map, you should be able to see some physical features that I've made a key to help you.

Let's have a closer look.

I'm going to get my pointer so that we can look at the key.

So the key.

The main roads are marked with a yellow line.

Can you put your finger on any main roads on the map? Did you put your finger on this main road or perhaps this one or this main road leading onto this main road? Very good.

Now green spaces, such as parks or commons are marked in green.

Can you put your finger on any green spaces? Great.

Maybe you put your finger on a green space like this one or this one or this one, or perhaps down here or here, which is Peckham Rye Park and common.

And here, this one is Nunhead Cemetery.

There are lots of green spaces in my local area, I'm really lucky to be able to walk outside, and sit in or walk through a green space and quite quickly.

Now railway stations are marked on maps with this symbol.

Can you put your finger on any railway stations on the map? Excellent.

Maybe you found this railway station or here.

There's another one here, here, up here.

And there's even one hiding down here.

And finally underground or overground stations.

And they are marked with the symbol, the underground railway symbol.

Can you put your finger on any underground or overground symbols on the map? Great should have found on here, here and here.

You might have noticed that's the overground symbols are slightly different to the underground symbols, because they are orange rather than the traditional red.

Now we've had a look at that map.

We can move forward.

So I said that my local community is Peckham.

And you can see the red mark on the map of London, shows you where Peckham is in London.

And London is in the United Kingdom and it's in the South of the country.

So sketch maps.

Here is a map of Feltham.

And Feltham is where I work.

Now I've got, I'm going to show you a sketch map that I have drawn of the area.

And I've included a title.

I've included road names.

I've included map symbols and a key to show you what those map symbols mean.

And I've included a compass, which shows you North, East, South, and West.

Let's have a quick look or a closer look at my sketch map.

So here is my sketch map.

I have a title.

The title is Feltham.

And of course I have a key.

And the key is outlining all of the symbols on the map.

Let's go through some of the symbols and see if you can find them.

Can you find a pond on the map? Which is a blue space.

Very good.

Did you locate here or here? What about a green space? Can you find that from the map? Great.

Maybe pointed to here.

Can you find any supermarkets? There's one right here, here, and here.

That's my shopping trolley that I've drawn.

Can you see any schools, which is this hut symbol? Great Work.

There's a hut symbol or a school here and here.

Can you find the station? It's up here.

Can you find the railway line as a clue there, because it should be next to the station.

It's just running along here.

Absolutely.

And can you find any restaurants? Here absolutely.

Great work.

And really, really importantly, on my sketch map, I have included a compass that shows North, the direction of North, East, South, and West.

It's important that you include a compass on your sketch map, so that anyone looking at it knows where North, East, South and West is.

Now that I've shown you my sketch map, your task is going to be to draw your own sketch map.

Let's have a look at the task.

Ask your parent or carer to look on Google maps for an image of your local area, and draw a sketch map of your local community.

It's cool to sketch map because you sketch it by hand.

It doesn't have to be perfect mind you that isn't important But you want it to include, a title, a key with map symbols, road names and a compass.

Don't worry about it being perfect.

Do your best when you're looking at the Google maps image, and try to include as much detail and symbols as possible.

Make sure you've got a key so that somebody looking at it, knows exactly what those symbols mean.

Pause the video now and complete that task.

I'd love to see as many sketch maps as possible.

At the end of the video, I'll show you how you can share your work if you'd like to.

So here's that map again, this time we're thinking about transport links.

So let's take a closer look.

This time on the map, I have circled transport links that include stations, or railway stations and underground or overground stations.

You can see that I've circled those on the map.

I've also placed a rectangle on the map to show you where my local bus station is.

What we're going to do is have a look at some information that shows you how long it takes for me to get to my local transport links.

So you've seen a map of the local transport links in my area.

Well, I'm going to show you on this table, how long it takes me to walk to those transport links.

How long it takes me to access them on foot.

So the first transport link that I've listed on this table is a bus.

And it takes me about one minute to walk to my local bus stop, which is not very long to.

Another transport link that I've listed is the overground.

And it takes me about nine minutes to walk to the overground station.

The train is in the, or the train station is in the same place though ground tech station.

So that also takes me nine minutes to walk to.

And Santander Bicycles.

We talked about those in our previous lesson.

Well, they are a long way away from me.

It takes me about 23 minutes to walk to Santander Bicycle Station.

I don't have any in my local area, but I'm lucky enough to own a bike so that I can cycle straight from my house.

So your task is to draw the table below.

And when you finish drawing the table, I'd like you to list what public transport links do you have in your local area.

And how long does it take you to access these links on foot? How long does it take you to walk towards them.

Now, perhaps in your area, you do not have very good transport links.

Perhaps your transport links include taxis or cars.

Maybe you have a scooter.

I'd like you to list your transport links and how long it takes you to access them.

Pause the video now.

So you can complete that task.

Great work everyone.

The next thing we're going to do is we're going to think about, recycling and waste collection.

Because this is a really important factor When thinking about how sustainably we live.

I'm going to show you a list of the waste collection and recycling collection options that I have in my area.

So I have a general waste collection.

And the collection days for general waste are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

it's very frequent.

I also have mixed recycling.

And this includes plastic containers and bottles, paper, cardboard, and tents.

And this collection day for this is Friday.

Now I can't recycle plastic bags in my mix recycling.

In general plastic bags, aren't accepted in mixed recycling, because they're harder to recycle or more difficult to recycle.

I can also recycle my food waste and the collection day for that is Thursday.

Here are some pictures that I took of my waste and recycling collection bins.

I wonder if you can take a picture of your waste and recycling collection bins, with the help of a parent or carer.

So here's your task.

I'd like you to draw the table below.

And I'd like you to answer the question by listing what types of recycling and waste collection, do you have in your area? Record them in the table and take pictures of your recycling bins or units, with the help of a parent or carer.

Pause the video now so that you can do that.

Great work, everyone.

Thanks for doing that.

Now that we have collected lots of information about our local area, we can answer the question.

How sustainably do you live in your local community? Well, I thought about this for myself and I've written some information.

I'm going to read it, and you can read it along with me at your home.

In my local community, I do live sustainably, because I often use my bicycle and public transport to travel to work and to get around the city.

I also try to recycle all my mixed recycling, such as plastic containers, cardboard, toilet rolls, and old piece of paper.

I also try to use all the food I buy and I recycle my food my food waste such as eggshells and banana skins.

I could try to live more sustainably by cycling instead of using my car when going to the supermarket.

I could also try to grow more of my own fruits and vegetables in my garden to try and waste less food.

I don't use all the food I've bought.

I could try to use an app to give away.

So I thought carefully about how I already live sustainably.

And I think I do live quite sustainably already, but there's definitely more that I could be doing.

Your task is to write two paragraphs, just like I have done.

You can use the sentence starters.

The first one is in my local community, I do or do not live sustainably because, and the second paragraph can begin with.

I could live more sustainably by.

As you're writing your paragraphs, I'd like you to consider methods of transport new use.

Do you use sustainable methods of transport such as walking or cycling or using scooter, or do you use cars, taxis and even buses or trains? Do you recycle your household waste? Do you throw away lots of food? These are the things that I would like you to consider.

I'd like you to pause the video now, so you can complete that task.

I wonder how sustainably you all live.

I would be really, really excited to see any of the work, that you would like to share.

And I'm going to explain how you can do that.

So we're at the end of our lesson today, and a really big, well done on another fantastic lesson and you've achieved so much.

Now, I wonder if you can write down the most interesting thing, that you've learned about your local area today.

If you're able to please take a picture of your work and ask your parents or carer to share it with your teacher, so that they can see all of the fantastic things you've learned today.

And if you'd like ask a parent or carer to share your work on @OakNational on Twitter so that I can see you love your work too.

That's all that's left me to say.

A big thank you.

Take care and enjoy the rest of your learning today.