Kent Schools Infomapper Phase II Project
School Case Studies
Godinton Primary School

Age Range

Year 2

Investigating Coastlines

The Kent Coast
Photo of the coast Photo of boats
Learning Intentions
Activities
The children will:

• Know and locate well known Kent beaches on a map of the area

• Know and describe features found on a beach

• Give reasons why people visit the Kent Coast

• Know how human activity can improve or harm a coastal environment
  • Used the Internet to learn about coastal features
  • Visit Herne Bay and Whitstable
  • Plan and write on the computer stories and myths about the sea
  • Look on the beaches for evidence to show how human activity is polluting
  • Use digital cameras to photograph wildlife and natural features
  • Design posters to encourage visitors to travel to Herne Bay and Whitstable

Learning Outcomes

What the children did:

• Used Infomapper to locate on a map of the area popular Kent beaches

• Used photographs and images obtained from the internet to create a wall frieze about “Past and Present – A visit to the seaside”

• Wrote poems about marine life

• Planned and wrote their own stories about “Lily the Herne Bay Giant”

• Designed posters encouraging visitors to pollute or harm our beaches

Published Infomapper Layers

Image: Pupil's workThe children created and published the following layers on Infomapper:

• Herne Bay by Seals class at Godinton

Use of ICT to enhance Teaching and Learning

The children used:

• Used the Internet to research and find information about Seaside towns “Past and Present”

• Digital cameras to record evidence of marine life and pollution on Kent beaches
features

• Used Microsoft Word to write their own stories about 'The Herne Bay Giant'.

 

 | Published: 21-1-09  | TOP