Here are some tools that will help you complete the task - for Wednesday!
Your free OS map from Year 7
MultiMap You move around by clicking the arows on the edge of the map. You can also add an aerial photo overlay. This is useful for showing transport links. You need to make a screenshot of the map to use it in your work (At+Print Screen) and then crop it to size.
Google Maps Using the aerial photos will allow you to zoom right in on you chosen site so that you can describe the advantages and disadvantages in a bit more detail.
Environment Agency Is your site at risk from floods? Find out here. You need to put in a postcode and then navigate around.
What I’m looking for
A report that chooses the best site to build 300 new homes in Wellington. Your report must include a map (this can be the one you produced in the lesson)
At level 4 you will describe a few reasons why you chose your site and mention how the new homes could affect the area.
At level 5 your report must show that you used O.S map evidence (in particular you should have referred to 4/6 figure grid references) in order to explain why your site is a good choice. For example you might start a paragraph of with: “The roundabout in grid square SW2345 makes access to the M5 very easy” You will start to explain how the new homes will affect the area.
At level 6 you will have used other evidence including aerial photos and Environment Agency maps to back up your ideas. You show how people will have different points of view about the new homes.
At level 7 you might have found other evidence using your own initiative. This could include your own photos, discussions with other people or information from the web. You could draw a detailed sketch map of your site that clearly labels the advanatages and disadvantages of the site. You will explain which factors were more important than others when you made your decision. You understand that no one site can be perfect and that the impact of the new homes will be felt differently by different people.
