Park maps

Children get to grips with maps! Steve teaches children about map symbols and keys. Children make a map of their local park and help a toy find some treasure!

Teaching Support
To use geographical language to describe aerial views and modern maps and identify features.

Children will:

• Use aerial photographs/modern maps to identify human and physical features.
• Create a park map using a symbols, a key and describe features/routes.
• Make observations about where things are located and describe what places are like.

• Steve Backshall Challenge

• Different maps
• Aerial shots of the local park and grounds using Google Earth or Gov.uk weblink
• Download onto your computer the touch trail map from session 2
• Compass and toy
• Print the children's digital photographs of park features
• The children's egg cartons and rubbings.
• Glue, tape and a large roll of paper

Steve Backshall explains map symbols − YouTube clip
Identify your local park by using your postcode from gov.uk
Google Earth
Mr Measure finds treasure from bbc.co.uk