Buildings and features near our school
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can investigate the street outside my school and do some fieldwork to observe and record what is there.
Key learning points
- Many streets include a range of buildings, including homes, shops, places of worship, offices, etc.
- When doing fieldwork geographers use large-scale maps to locate their position and features they see.
- Geographers use maps, labels and photographs to share information about places they have investigated through fieldwork.
Keywords
Fieldwork - Fieldwork is investigating the outdoors using geographical tools and thinking to gather information or data.
Buildings - Buildings are structures made by people that have walls and a roof, such as homes, offices, schools, shops, places of worship.
Large-scale map - A large-scale map shows a small area on a map in a great amount of detail.
Recording sheet - A recording sheet is where you can note your findings from fieldwork, and can include a table, chart, etc.
Display - A display is a way of sharing your findings and can be written, drawn, spoken or be a mixture of all these methods.
Common misconception
The features discussed in the slides are the only way they look in real life e.g. all houses/ shops/ leisure facilities all look the same (like the pictures in the slides).
Houses, shops, green spaces, places of worship etc. are all unique. The features in your area might look the same as the examples or they might look different to the examples used. They are still a type of that feature.
Teacher tip
Include some photographs from your local area showing each type of feature for children to look out for while completing fieldwork.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these are physical features you might see in your local area?
Q2.What helps to decide the type of transport people choose to use to get to school?
Q3.Why is fieldwork important?
Q4.Which of these are used as locational language?
Q5.Why are risk assessments important?
Q6.Match the problem to a suitable solution.
make sure everyone has a raincoat
stay away from the edge
use a pedestrian crossing
wear your seatbelt
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which image shows a familiar human feature on the journey to school?
Q2.Presenting your findings can be done by...
Q3.To collect your data you need to write it on a sheet.
Q4.Geographers use a __________ to help us locate things in our local area
Q5.Why are labels around maps or photos useful?
Q6.What makes a presentation successful?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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