Starter quiz
- A ______ describes the journey between the start and end point.
- 'route' ✓
- Map makers use symbols and ______ to show information on a map.
- 'colour' ✓
- To improve an area is to make it...
- better ✓
- worse
- stay the same
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- Are these human or physical features that you might see on your route?
- zebra crossing⇔human feature ✓
- trees and flowers⇔physical feature ✓
- bus stop⇔human feature ✓
- local shops⇔human feature ✓
- Why do geographers collect information about an area when doing fieldwork?
- to remember what it is like ✓
- to ask people's opinions ✓
- to add to their souvenir collection
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- When you observe someting, what do you do?
- draw a picture
- take a photo
- look or watch carefully ✓
- chat to your friends
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Exit quiz
- Match the key term to the correct definition
- map⇔a drawing of an area, showing features and where they are ✓
- plan⇔a drawing from above that shows the area in detail ✓
- model⇔a smaller representation of something showing what it looks like ✓
- Why might a playground need improving?
- it is old and needs repairing ✓
- the colours are faded ✓
- it is not very exciting for the children ✓
- there is no more space
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How could you improve this playground?- add more games ✓
- build a new climbing frame ✓
- it is impossible to improve the area
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Building the outdoor gym and MUGA were improvements. How would they benefit children?- they could play sport in all weathers ✓
- it was safer ✓
- they could be more active ✓
- only a few people used it
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- What type of view is useful when planning new developments?
- a bird's foot view
- a bird's eye view ✓
- an over eye view
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- Evaluating your playground means you....
- discuss the problems ✓
- suggest ways to improve it ✓
- playing on the playground
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Key learning points
- School grounds can be adapted and changed to provide spaces and features that pupils want.
- A birds eye perspective is what a seagull might see if it flew overhead.
- Geographers make models and maps to share ideas, information and opinions about places.
Common misconception
There is only one way to improve something.
Improvements can be in any shape or form. If we think about our school grounds it could be to paint some areas, add extra climbing frames/ slides or plant more flowers etc. Everyone's ideas about improvements are different and unique.
Keywords
Model - A model is a smaller representation of something that shows what it looks like or how it works.
Improvement - An improvement is a change that makes something better.
Develop - To develop is to change something from how it has been, usually to make it better.
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