Environmental themesThe children’s section has many useful facts, activities and animations and includes sections on: air, energy, land, climate change, people and lifestyles, resources and waste, water and wildlife.
MappingAn introduction for key stage 2 on how maps work and how to interpret them. It includes these 8 sections: starting mapping, symbols, compasses and directions, grid references, understanding scale, measuring distance, relief and contour lines and compass bearings.
Up My StreetLocal street maps including a ‘find my nearest’ function, which can be used to locate features e.g. schools, list them and link them to a map.
StreetmapSearch for local street maps by postcode, OS grid reference, place name or street name. Maps are extendable in eight compass directions.
WorldmapperMaps resized to show population sizes, income, etc.
Google MapsOnline mapping site which includes eye level 'Streetview'
ActionAidIncludes a range of resources for information supporting distant locality studies.
OxfamExcellent site for global citizenship issues. Children’s pages include details of the history, geography and environment, people and society and a fact file for 14 countries), ‘children’ (exploring the lives of children in less developed countries) and ‘food’ (issues such as farming and fair trade).
GlobalEyeVery child-friendly site for understanding development issues.
GeographThe Geograph® Britain and Ireland project aims to collect geographical photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland, and you can be part of it.
Travel ImagesPhotographic images of countries which can be selected by continent, then by country.
Digimap for SchoolsDigimap for Schools is an online mapping service we subscribe to. It is used to provide easy access to a range of current and historical Ordnance Survey maps and aerial photography. Logins can be provided to pupils if needed.
Ordnance SurveyA useful, child friendly website to help children with understanding scale, testing grid reference skills, understanding map symbols and compass and direction.
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