Planning the Railway
Suitability:
7-11 year olds, Short activity
Overview:
In this activity pupils use co-ordinates to place features on the map. They then use wooden train tracks to plan their route between two cities, considering how crossing different features on the map would impact on the environment and communities.
Learning objectives:
Students will learn to:
- Use simple co-ordinates to find locations on a map.
- Understand that physical and human features in the landscape can affect how and where people build.
- Evaluate different options when making a decision and explain the reasons for the choices they made.
Students will use the Essential Skills of speaking, listening and problem solving.
Delivery notes:
This activity will take about 30 to complete.
Pupils will need a wooden track train set or similar. To create a 3 x 3 grid, you may want to use A3 paper, or newspaper pages, or draw the lines with pieces of string.
