Blog by Tag: Geography

In Geography, we went outside to do some fieldwork. We observed, recorded and presented features in the local area by sketching what human and physical features we could see from the playground.

Today Year 5 walked to Williamson Park for our end of year trip.  We have been investigating Ordnance Survey maps to find the best route and also work out what we would be able to see from the viewpoint at Williamson Park.  We were very fortunate with the weather because the view today was…

Year 6 were extremely fortunate with the weather today for their geography field trip to the Lake District.

We set off early in the morning and headed for Ambleside, where we walked up to Todd Crag. At the top we had a spectacular view of Windermere and the surrounding fells, but could see the…

Here’s our map of the play area using natural resources.

Another group’s map of the play area.

Another example of the fabulous maps we made of the play area.

We were very proud of our maps of the playground using natural resources found lying around the park.

Our first activity was to locate various features around the park.  Each time we found one we had to then work out where exactly this place was on the map.  It was great fun and even the damp weather didn’t put us off.

Our first activity was to locate various features around the park.  Each time we found one we had to then work out where exactly this place was on the map.  It was great fun and even the damp weather didn’t put us off.

Sadly it was all over and we had to leave the park.  We were a bit soggy but great fun was had by all!

Next week we are heading to Williamson Park. Today we planned our route using ordnance survey maps. We revised map symbols and worked out what geographical features we would see during our journey. We also used the maps to work out what we would see from the viewpoint at the Ashton Memorial when…