Class develops a list of expectations for behaviour while on a field trip and for field notes that are handed in. Explain that this will be the basis for a summative assessment of their performance during the field trip. As a class, create a sketch map of the major streets and a few key land uses on the blackboard or overhead before the trip. The students complete this draft map by adding land uses during the trip. Provide instruction on the terms site and situation using examples from the school and the local community.
Site is the physical location of a place.
Situation is the relationship between a place and its surrounding area . Describe the location of the school or a local pizza shop in terms of site and situation. This is also an opportunity to review absolute and relative location from Unit 1 of the Grade 7 program. Students observe and record on their draft map different local land uses during the trip. Select one distinctive colour to represent each land use class, e.g., yellow for residential.