Year 1 - Geography
Our school in ten photos
Local area: where do we go to school?
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Unit Summary
Explore the school environment to identify features, describe locations using simple vocabulary, interpret aerial photos and observe seasonal change through early fieldwork.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to find the features of your school grounds on an aerial photograph and a map.
Key Notes
- 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.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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 Mistakes To Avoid
- Ground photos can only be taken close to the ground.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key 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.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'ground level photograph'
A ground level photograph is a picture of an object or place taken from the ground.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Ground photos can only be taken close to the ground. Correction: 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.
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