Planning a route
Lesson details
Learning outcome
You can plan a route to your local play area using aerial images and a large-scale map.
Key learning points
- Maps of different scales, or a zoom function on a digital map, may be needed to locate pupils’ favourite play places.
- Aerial photographs and large-scale maps show local features, including play areas.
- Aerial photographs and large-scale maps can be used to plan routes.
- Play areas need to be accessed safely so thinking about routes and access is important.
Keywords
Play area - A play area is a space that contains equipment and features that children can use when playing.
Map - A map is a two-dimensional representation of an area, showing geographical features and where they are in relation to each other.
Risk - Risk means the possibility that something bad or unpleasant, such as an injury, might happen.
Route - A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.
Common misconception
The most direct route to a play area might not be the safest.
Just because a route might be the shortest, it does not mean it's the best route to take if there are no safe areas or pavements to walk along or safe crossing points. The best route must consider the time taken, most direct way and be safest.
Teacher tip
Replace the aerial photographs with those of your local area. You can replace the images of play areas with images of play areas local to you that your pupils will recognise.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these are places to play in the school grounds?
Q2.__________ photographs are taken from above.
Q3.Why do geographers create routes on maps?
Q4.What is the locational language in this sentence: the library is next to the school hall?
Q5.Geographical are words used to help us explain and describe in geography.
Q6.Which of these is a drawing of a playground?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these features could be seen in your school grounds?
Q2.A is a space that contains equipment and features that children can use when playing.
Q3.How can we look at detail on a digital map?
Q4.Which of these sentences are opinions?
Q5.The beginning of a route is called the point.
Q6.A route should be...
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