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This mini unit uses Guerrilla Geography to allow pupils to explore the places and spaces of Priory School.  

1.

What are the hidden features of Priory School?

To locate school features on a satellite image.

To be able to work as a team.

To be able to describe the location of a feature to another person.

Starter: Display OS map; Study Diary Map and Google Earth map – which is best for locating features? Why?

Teacher demo of main features of Google Earth e.g. how large is the site. How the images are sought.  Features like Wikipedia, Photographs.

Main activity is to locate the 15 photographs as accurately as possible on a satellite image.

 Photo orienteering - find the images in the school grounds and then locate on GE image (or on GE placemarks)

Feedback – debrief on difficulties and top tips for future people.

3 maps on 1 slide

Photo Orienteering images

15 photos, poss GE school laminate.

2.

How do the places in Priory School affect our emotions?

Appreciate how the design of places can change and affect our emotions.

Explain how the built environment affects emotions.

Suggest ways in which the built environment could be improved so that the school community feel better.

Starter: Series of 10 images/ music clips/ headlines etc, pupils rate using a bipolar scale (happy to sad).  Feedback – what are the top 5 features of a ‘happy’ place?

Main activity is to map 1 happy and 1 sad place of Priory School.  At each place, interview, take a photo, sketch, create a song, write, rub, about the reasons why.  Email in.

Share by uploading / random name generator back in the school.

End with criteria of a happy place – suggest ways in which the unhappy places could be improved.

Extension is to email the Head.

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/gallery/redesigning-space-health-wellbeing-in-pictures

3.

Does everyone feel the same about Priory School?

Appreciate that different groups of people will feel differently about places.

Starter:  Little People images. Spot the people, how would they feel if they were that small?

Pupils work in groups of 5.  Tasks:

1. Place their little person somewhere in the school that meets their needs.  Take a photo / video / recording using phone.
2. Explore the school as a character. E.g. Head, future parent, Year 4, physically / visually / hearing impaired, Harry Potter, etc

Feedback using a Google (or Office.live) spreadsheet. Show at the end. Questions like – how did they feel?, how would their impression differ from your own?

Sharing location of little people through hot seating or snowballing.

Little people – lego?

Role cards