Fieldwork
Stars in your lives
A fieldwork activity using OS free maps for schools
This activity has been designed to be a stimulating and fun way of practising map skills using the free OS maps for schools. Students imagine that they have won a competition to play host to their favourite celebrity for the day. They must design a route and itinerary which will give the celeb a flavour of their local area, taking into account the individual's likes and dislikes. The fieldwork involves walking the intended route and collecting geographical data (route description, field sketches, digital photos, grid references, etc.) to add to a plan of the route which will be sent to their celebrity in advance of their visit.
This activity has been designed to be a stimulating and fun way of practising map skills using the free OS maps for schools. Students imagine that they have won a competition to play host to their favourite celebrity for the day. They must design a route and itinerary which will give the celeb a flavour of their local area, taking into account the individual's likes and dislikes. The fieldwork involves walking the intended route and collecting geographical data (route description, field sketches, digital photos, grid references, etc.) to add to a plan of the route which will be sent to their celebrity in advance of their visit.