Year 1 - Geography
A survey of how we get to school
Local area: where do we live?
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Unit Summary
This unit investigates the area around school and home by identifying local features, exploring buildings, using simple maps, collecting data on how we travel to school, and describing familiar routes using basic geographical vocabulary.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to collect information to find out how pupils in your class get to school, and why they travel that way.
Key Notes
- In investigations, geographers collect and organise information to sort and rank it.
- Many different means of transport are used to travel to school, e.g. bus, walk, car, train, bike.
- Graphs showing information (or data) from fieldwork or surveys can help us discuss and analyse what has been found out.
- People have different reasons for choosing how they travel, e.g. distance, time available, safety, the weather, etc.
Vocabulary To Learn
- journey to school: The journey to school is the method of transport used and the route taken to get to school.
- block graph: A block graph is a graph made of coloured blocks or squares showing data that allows us to compare numbers in a clear and visual way.
- data: Data is a collection of information that can be analysed to help us answer a question.
- transport: Transport is a way of travelling between places and methods of transport include cars, buses, trains, bicycles.
- choices: Choices are decisions made based on a range of options.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children only use one method of transport to get to school everyday.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
In investigations, geographers collect and organise information to sort and rank it. Many different means of transport are used to travel to school, e.g. bus, walk, car, train, bike.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'journey to school'
The journey to school is the method of transport used and the route taken to get to school.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children only use one method of transport to get to school everyday. Correction: Depending on the circumstances on that day, e.g. weather, parent's work schedule, public transport delays etc. you might travel to school in different ways on different days of the week. We are looking at the most frequent way you travel on average.
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