Fieldwork
Green Mapping
Activity: Green Mapping
Suitable for: Key Stages 3 & 4
Equipment: Local maps, green map key
Timing: 30 minutes
Instructions: Encourage students to explore their local area using the alternative mapping iconography of ‘green mapping'. Green mapping encourages students to think about the positive and negative environmental and community-based value of their local area, as well as potential environmental hazards.
More info: You can find out more about green mapping, plus a full selection of green map keys at www.greenmap.org/