Starter quiz
- Which of these are places to play in the school grounds?
- the school office
- the dining hall
- the school field ✓
- the playground ✓
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- __________ photographs are taken from above.
- 1⇔A
- 2⇔E
- 3⇔R
- 4⇔I
- 5⇔A
- 6⇔L
- Why do geographers create routes on maps?
- To locate special places ✓
- To share information with others
- To find buried treasure
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- What is the locational language in this sentence: the library is next to the school hall?
- 'next to' ✓
- Geographical ______ are words used to help us explain and describe in geography.
- 'vocabulary' ✓
- Which of these is a drawing of a playground?
photof a slide
map of a slide
hand drawn image of a slide ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of these features could be seen in your school grounds?
- the playground ✓
- the school field ✓
- the library ✓
- your home
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- A ______ is a space that contains equipment and features that children can use when playing.
- 'play area' ✓
- How can we look at detail on a digital map?
- zoom in ✓
- zoom out
- turn the page
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- Which of these sentences are opinions?
- I love playing table tennis. ✓
- The slide is broken.
- It's fun playing football with my friends. ✓
- We have wet play when it rains heavily.
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- The beginning of a route is called the ______ point.
- 'start' ✓
- A route should be...
- direct ✓
- safe ✓
- the longest way
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Lesson Details
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.
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.
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.
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