Map My Neighbourhood – Year 7

Map My Neighbourhood Year 7

The way people perceive the liveability of an area is heavily influenced by the quality of public spaces – places where individuals connect with each other and the wider community. These include streets, public transport hubs, shopping centres, schools, cultural and religious institutions, parks, sports facilities, and other communal areas.

The liveability of a location directly affects those who live, work, or visit there. Students will explore the various factors that contribute to the overall liveability of their neighbourhood, including social, economic, environmental, cultural, and infrastructural elements.

KEY INQUIRY QUESTIONS

• What does ‘liveability’ mean and how do we go about making places liveable?

• What criteria makes your neighbourhood ‘liveable’?

• What effect does the distribution of resources and services have on the people in your community?

• What approaches can be used to improve the availability of resources and access to services?

• How does people’s reliance on places and environments influence their perception of them?

LEARNING INTENTION

This unit of work offers engaging geospatial learning experiences for Year 7 Geography, focusing on the concepts of place and liveability. Through a series of hands-on activities, students explore and deepen their understanding of these ideas using accessible geospatial tools like Epicollect5 and online mapping platforms eg GeoNadir and Google My Maps. The aim of this investigation is to explore your neighbourhood or suburb and use geospatial tools to create an interactive map of the community.

What’s in the pack? This e-book contains a complete lesson sequence, assessment rubrics, activity sheets, StoryMap, curriculum map, and teacher notes.All units of work designed and created by She Maps are linked to the Australian Curriculum across multiple learning areas both inside and outside the STEM-identified subjects. By using these programs you help to equip your students with the necessary STEM skills and knowledge that will enable them to engage with the careers of the future.  Working in collaboration with schools we set out to achieve the five strategies of action outlined in the Australian STEM education strategy.Please note this virtual resource will be available for download as soon as we have received your purchase order / payment.