Project Planner Transport and Journeys Week 1
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Week 1:

The purpose of this week is for each group of students to identify the modes of transport they use to travel to school.

Students conduct a transport to school survey. The students collect, record and analyse numerical data. The students write a collaborative review of the results of the transport survey. These activities give the students the opportunity to write in a style that demonstrates an awareness of the intended audience.

Curriculum focus Learning Objectives Curriculum focus Learning Objectives
Mathematics
  • To be able to collect, present and interpret data.
Personal, Social and Health Education
  • To know the basic road safety rules.
English
  • To be able to read a variety of texts.
  • To be able to read for information.
  • To be able to write for a wide audience.
  • To be able to share written accounts.
Geography
  • To be able to identify modes of transport to school.
  • To be able to represent the various modes of travel on a graph.

Activities
The main focus of this week is for students to collect and use data to find out about the modes of transport used to travel to school.

Step Title Notes
1 What is Transport? Establish the different forms of transport known to the students.
2 Transport to School Survey Whole class data collection.
3 How We Come to School Collaborative text account.
4 How I Come to School Individual text account.
5 Publish Our Work Upload and publish the data collection results and text overview to project web site.

Resources Keywords

Expectations for this week

Data collection sheets

  • Transport to School Survey

Support sheets

  • How We Come to School writing sheet
  • How I Come to School writing sheet

Optional

  • Digital camera

Keywords support sheet

tally, graph, chart, list, data, total, survey, collect, criteria, label, axis, estimate, car, bicycle, train, bus, school bus, coach, walk, interpret, compare, information, complete, publish, audience, collaborate

Most students will be able to

  • use a tally chart to collect information
  • interpret data using a tally chart
  • recognise that different modes of transport are used to travel to school

Some students will be able to

  • record data in different graphical forms
  • interpret data from a variety of graphs
  • solve problems using information displayed in graphical form
  • suggest reasons for the use of the modes of transport

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