What kind of place is Folkestone?
Folkestone: A contrasting UK locality (to become familiar with Folkestone, appreciating what it is like, what happens there, what kinds of people live and visit there, and how it compares and contrasts to our own town).
Likely time: 10 weeks @ 1 hour per week and fieldwork
Year: 6
FOCUS
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ACTIVITIES
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RESOURCES |
| Observing and asking relevant
geographical questions |
- What do we know about Folkestone? - Wordstorms
- Where is Folkestone and how do we get there? - Locate Folkestone,
produce a sketch map of the region with transport networks linking
Folkestone to our town. Measure straight line distances.
- What is Folkestone like? - Discuss need for fieldwork.
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- UK Atlases
- OS Maps - 1:50000
1:12500 Scale
- Base sketch map outline
- Rulers
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| Data collection and recording
activities |
FIELDWORK: Day trip to Folkestone
Draw a sketch map of the coastline from the Leas Cliffs. Observe and sketch
buildings, street furniture and environmental features. Shop survey. Photograph
key features. Study and travel on the Leas Lift. |
- Sketch map base
- Shop survey sheet
- Cameras
- Sketch pads
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| Interpretation
and analysis of data (2 examples given only) |
H. How does the landscape
affect human activity? - Discuss physical features and human activities:
establish which are a result of Folkestone's landscape and location.
A. What features are found on The Leas and why does Folkestone have these
features? - discuss term 'features' and analyse the role of tourism in
determining human features and locality.
L. Why are hotels, benches, bandstand and amusements found on The Leas
and not somewhere else? Do you like the Leas area? Why? - Offer explanations
for their opinions. |
- Fieldwork sketches and notes
- Photographs
- Question sheets, guidance
- Planning sheets
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H. How do human activities affect the environment in Folkestone? -
Mini-enquiry - establish meaning of 'human activities' and urban environment.
Consider street furniture and improvements.
A. How have people affected Folkestone's environment? - Discuss rural
and urban environments and positive and negative effects. Examine photos,
etc.
L. What kind of people visit Folkestone and the Leas and why? - Decide
what people do on The Leas and therefore who is attracted there.
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| Communicating findings -
Presentation |
- Produce sketch maps of the coastline from field sketches. H - Plan
view, A - Oblique sketch, L - Label features on base.
- Present written findings of the mini-enquiries above, including
sketches.
- Present survey findings in graph and chart form.
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- Sketches, plans, maps, photos, postcards, base sketch map.
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| Evaluation |
If you could go back to
Folkestone, what would you try to find out this time? Would you do anything
differently?
Written work. If you could talk to someone in Folkestone, what would you
ask them? Think up 5 geographical questions to ask them. |
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