Locating places in our school grounds
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can talk about my favourite places to play in the school grounds and locate them on an aerial photograph.
Key learning points
- We all have opinions on our favourite places to play around school.
- Aerial images and large-scale maps show the main features of a place, e.g. the school grounds.
- Geographers use images, words and maps to help them explain why they like a place and how they use it.
Keywords
School grounds - The school grounds are all the outside spaces at a school.
Aerial photograph - An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.
Common misconception
Everyone has the same favourite area to play.
Everyone has different opinions and can have different favourite areas to play compared to other pupils.
Teacher tip
This lesson explores places to play around your school grounds- you could replace the images in the slide deck with your own images of areas to play from your school.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What are your school grounds?
Q2.What is fieldwork in geography?
Q3.Why do geographers use maps?
Q4.How do we put information onto a map?
Q5.How can you find out what local people think about a change to their local area?
Q6.What is this a map of?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these photos is an aerial photograph?
Q2.Which of these might you find in a play area on your school grounds?
Q3.Why do you have different areas to play in?
Q4.Decide whether these sentences are facts or opinions.
Q5.It is important to keep yourself when in the school grounds, and look out for each other.
Q6.Which of these statements will keep you safe?
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