Village or Town Study
Audience: KS2 Geography
Location: Cuffley, Hudnall Park
Description of Activity
- Origins of settlement
- Map work to establish how an area has changed over time
- Land use mapping
- Environmental quality assessment
- Amenity provision assessment
- Building styles and materials
- Environmental improvement exercise
- Pollution assessment
- Comparison with home area
Learning Outcomes
Children will:
- Understand how a settlement has developed over time
- Develop their map reading skills
- Be able to use a variety of methods to record their observations
- Have specific knowledge of local architecture
- Have generated ideas for environmental improvement
- Understand the forms of pollution and how to assess them
- Gain critical awareness of the environment and be able to express
an informed opinion
- Appreciate the differences between their home and study area
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