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Our school in ten photos
I can find the features of my school grounds on an aerial photograph and a map.
New
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Year 1
Our school in ten photos
I can find the features of my school grounds on an aerial photograph and a map.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- People may have similar and different ideas about the most important feature of a place.
- Real and relevant questions from people help geographers find out what others want to know about a place.
- Geographers add captions or labels to photographs to share information and opinions about places.
- Geographers might talk about the evidence they have collected to find out what others think.
Keywords
Ground level photograph - A ground level photograph is a picture of an object or place taken from the ground.
Label - A label is a word or phrase added to a map, a photograph or a diagram to identify a feature.
Aerial photograph - An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.
Common misconception
Ground photos can only be taken close to the ground.
They can also be taken at eye level (if you are lying on the floor, sitting down or standing up). They all count as ground level photos.
You can replace the photographs of important places around school with your own photos of your school.
Teacher tip
Equipment
Cameras.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on
Open Government Licence version 3.0
except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
What are photographs?
Drawings made using a pencil
Paintings made with brushes
Images drawn on a computer
Q2.
Photographs are useful to geographers because ...
they are colourful.
they look nice.
Q3.
Maps ...
are books with pictures.
are things you use to dig soil.
Q4.
Photographing places in geography is important so we can ...
have a memory of a holiday.
show our friends.
Q5.
In geography, we need to explain what is in the photograph using labels and captions because ...
it's a fun activity.
it's a way to show off our drawing skills.
Q6.
When taking a photograph we should ...
point it at our feet.
point it up at the sky.
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Photographs are useful in geography because ...
they look nice and colourful.
they are nice to look at.
Q2.
Photographs ...
help us know what something smells like.
Q3.
Which type of photographs are useful for sharing information in geography?
Selfie photographs
Family photographs
Q4.
What type of photograph is this?

A ground level photograph
An eye level photograph
Q5.
Geographers use labels and captions to ...
draw pictures on a map.
colour in areas on a map.
write stories about the map.
Q6.
Labels and captions should be:
long and descriptive
Q4 "Canterbury Cathedral Aerial image" by John D Fielding is licensed under CC BY 2.0.