New
New
Year 1

Buildings and features near our school

I can investigate the street outside my school and do some fieldwork to observe and record what is there.

New
New
Year 1

Buildings and features near our school

I can investigate the street outside my school and do some fieldwork to observe and record what is there.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Many streets include a range of buildings, including homes, shops, places of worship, offices, etc.
  2. When doing fieldwork geographers use large-scale maps to locate their position and features they see.
  3. Geographers use maps, labels and photographs to share information about places they have investigated through fieldwork.

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.

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.

Include some photographs from your local area showing each type of feature for children to look out for while completing fieldwork.
Teacher tip

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these are physical features you might see in your local area?
post box
Correct answer: hedge
shops
Correct answer: trees
carpark
Q2.
What helps to decide the type of transport people choose to use to get to school?
Correct answer: length of the journey
Correct answer: the weather
what they have for breakfast
Q3.
Why is fieldwork important?
Correct answer: you collect data
Correct answer: you see and experience what you have learnt about in the classroom
you sometimes get to go on a coach
Correct answer: you investigate issues
Q4.
Which of these are used as locational language?
Correct answer: in between
Correct answer: next to
floor
Correct answer: above
Q5.
Why are risk assessments important?
Correct answer: to identify dangers
Correct answer: to find solutions to the dangers
to practice filling collecting data
Q6.
Match the problem to a suitable solution.
Correct Answer:heavy rain is expected,make sure everyone has a raincoat

make sure everyone has a raincoat

Correct Answer:working near a stream,stay away from the edge

stay away from the edge

Correct Answer:busy road to cross,use a pedestrian crossing

use a pedestrian crossing

Correct Answer:travelling by coach,wear your seatbelt

wear your seatbelt

6 Questions

Q1.
Which image shows a familiar human feature on the journey to school?
Trees
Waterfall
Correct answer: Local shops
Correct answer: Zebra crossing
Q2.
Presenting your findings can be done by...
Correct answer: making a poster
Correct answer: writing a report
Correct answer: talking to your class
keeping your recording sheet
Q3.
To collect your data you need to write it on a sheet.
Correct Answer: recording, Recording
Q4.
Geographers use a __________ to help us locate things in our local area
Correct answer: large scale map
world map
map of England
Q5.
Why are labels around maps or photos useful?
Correct answer: They locate a place/feature
Correct answer: They add information
They look neat
They fill up space on the paper
Q6.
What makes a presentation successful?
Correct answer: Clear voice
Correct answer: Useful resources
Looking at the clock
Finishing quickly
Correct answer: Using language that your audience will understand