| Kent Schools Infomapper Phase II Project |
| Claremont Primary School | Age Range | Year 3 | |
| Traffic Survey Road Safety outside our school | ![]() ![]() | |
| Learning Intentions | Activities |
| The children will: • Use maps and aerial photographs to locate roads in an area • Learn about the notable features associated with Road Safety • use a wide range of equipment and resources (including ICT) to gather information local traffic • use ICT to share results with others | • Use Infomapper to find out how we travel to school – which major roads do, we cross? • Discuss safe ways to cross a road (Highway Code) • Record the traffic travelling outside our school at different times of the day • Record the information on a tally table • Prepare a questionnaire for parents • Copy the information on to a spreadsheet |
| Learning Outcomes | ||
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• Used digital cameras and Intel Movie Makers to gather evidence • Presented information in a tally table • Discussed and listed ways to make travelling to school safer • Published reports including proposed safety improvements | ||
| Published Infomapper Layers | ||
| The children created and published the following layers on Infomapper: Claremont Traffic Survey | ||
| Use of ICT to enhance Teaching and Learning | ||
The children used: • Digital cameras and camcorders to record types of traffic and dangerous points to cross roads near the school • Microsoft Excel to present their information on a spreadsheet |