| Activity summary: |
- To provide an activity where pupils investigate and become more aware of their classroom environment
- To allow pupils to use their findings to compile and handle data
- To identify the properties of familiar objects and spaces
- To initiate a range of responses within an investigation
- Links can be made with National Curriculum schemes of work:
Art: A sense of place (Unit 6C)
Geography: Around our school - the local area - How and where do we spend our time? (Units 1, 19)
Science: Characteristics of and using materials (Unit 1C, 3C)
- Extension tasks:
Numeracy & IT: Handling data - tally, assemble and analyse the data using graphs
Art: Draw the features that make up the environment - Consider alternative environments and their features: bedroom, shop, place of worship
D&T: make a scale model/plan of the environment
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| KS1 Lesson Plan: Investigate the classroom
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1. Introduce the classroom
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The classroom is a familiar environment. Identify its main features: doors, walls, windows, furniture, objects.
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2. Introduce the worksheet
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Relate the classroom features to colour & shape - go to workframe 1
Relate the classroom features to materials & shape - go to workframe 2
Demonstrate how these findings can be recorded on the workframes using words and/or drawings
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3. The activity
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Ask pupils to look and record their findings on the workframes.
Refer to illustrations of sample finding to aid learning. Go to teaching aid.
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4. Evaluate findings
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Tally and assemble data into a graph.
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Recommendations:
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- Use the teaching aid illustrations for pupils needing learning support
- Ask pupils to draw as well as write their response
- Colour in drawn responses
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| KS2 Lesson Plan: Investigate the classroom
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1. Introduce the classroom/school
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The classroom/hall/school is a familiar environment.
Identify its main features: doors, walls, windows, objects
Relate features to colour and shape: the rectangular red door
Identify its uses: aid learning, eating lunch, enclose a space
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2. Introduce the worksheet
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Demonstrate how these findings can be recorded on the worksheet - go to KS2 Worksheet
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3. The activity
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Ask pupils to look for and record their findings on the worksheet, including as much detail as they can.
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4. Evaluate findings
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Tally and assemble data into a graph.
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Recommendations:
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- Restrict activity to a specific area and within a timeframe
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| KS2 Investigate! Worksheet |
- What shapes can you see? List as many different ones you can.
- What colours can you see? List as many different ones you can.
- How many apertures can you count? List them all.
- What types of material is this environment made of? List them all.
- Identify something rough, smooth, soft, hard, opaque and transparent? List them all.
- What is this environment used for? List all the uses.
- Which is your favourite part of this environment? Describe why.
- What would you change about this environment to improve it? Describe your ideas.
- Have you noticed anything for the first time while doing this investigation?
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