A ground level photograph is a picture of an object or place taken from the ground.

A label is a word or phrase added to a map, a photograph or a diagram to identify a feature.

An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.

Our school in ten photos

Geography

Our school

Our school from above

Jobs in our school

Describing locations

Fieldwork: Autumn in the school grounds

This unit provides a foundation for 'Local area: Where do we live?', which extends geographical investigation to the immediate locality, and for 'Local area: routes and maps' which investigates a specific land use, play areas. It lays the foundation for fieldwork investigations in the local area in 'Local area: how is our place special?' and a contrasting non-European locality.

This unit builds on explorations of the local area in EYFS,  focusing on the school site as a place. It develops basic geographical vocabulary and simple mapwork and fieldwork skills.

Explore the school environment to identify features, describe locations using simple vocabulary, interpret aerial photos and observe seasonal change through early fieldwork.

Local area: where do we go to school?

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Risk assessment required - physical activity

Photographs are useful in geography because ...

help us remember what a place looked like.

help us understand people and communities better.

Which type of photographs are useful for sharing information in geography?

Geographers use labels and captions to ...

include simple language that others can understand

Photographs are useful to geographers because ...

Photographing places in geography is important so we can ...

we need to share information about what it shows.

it's a way to show off our drawing skills.

In geography, we need to explain what is in the photograph using labels and captions because ...

point it towards the place, person or thing.

Starter Quiz

What are photographs?