Our school from above
I can find the features of my school grounds on an aerial photograph and a map.
Our school from above
I can find the features of my school grounds on an aerial photograph and a map.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Aerial photographs help us identify the main features of a school and its surroundings.
- Geographers go outside to gather information in different ways and we call this fieldwork.
- Geographers use photographs and sketches with labels to share opinions, information and ideas about places.
- We use locational vocabulary to describe where things are. E.g., the location of familiar features in the school ground.
Common misconception
You don't have to be in a field to be doing fieldwork.
Fieldwork means going outside to gather information. Going outside and exploring our school grounds is fieldwork.
Keywords
Aerial photograph - An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.
Fieldwork - Investigating the outdoors using geographical tools and thinking, and gathering information or data, is known as fieldwork.
Label - A label is a word or phrase added to a map, a photograph or a diagram to identify a feature.
Equipment
Cameras needed for fieldwork.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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