麻豆社 - Geography

KS1: Geographical skills - using maps, atlases and globes

Here you will find videos and activities about geographical skills: maps and atlases.

KS1: 3D map making

Presenter Kirsten O'Brien shows how to record the physical features of an area on to a 2D map using painting and sketching.

KS1: Geographical skills - fieldwork and observations

Here you will find videos and activities about geographical skills: fieldwork and observations.

KS1: What tools can we use to carry out fieldwork?

There are lots of different tools you can use when doing fieldwork.

KS1: What can we find out about our school grounds?

To find out what kind of fieldwork you could do around school, think of a question you want to answer or a problem that needs to be solved.

KS1: What fieldwork can we do in the local area?

To find out what kind of fieldwork you could do around your local area, you need to think of a question that you want to find the answer to or a problem that needs to be solved.

KS1: What are maps?

Maps are drawings and they can help you find where you are and where you are going.

KS2: How do you plan a fieldwork investigation?

Before visiting an area to do your fieldwork, you need to plan exactly what you are going to do and how you are going to do it.

KS2: How do you carry out a fieldwork investigation?

After you have researched and planned your fieldwork, it鈥檚 time to carry it out.

KS2: How do you analyse, present and evaluate your findings?

After you鈥檝e carried out your fieldwork, you need to analyse your findings by looking carefully at them so you can understand them.

KS2: How do you read a map?

Being able to read a map takes skill. Here are some tips to help you out.

KS2: What is geographical fieldwork?

Fieldwork is when you go outside the classroom and find things out for yourself.

KS2: How do you research a fieldwork investigation?

To find out people鈥檚 views during your fieldwork, you need to think of what types of questions to ask.