Where We Live
Transport
Activity Ideas
By Bus
Learning Objectives:
· To develop knowledge of local bus routes
· To develop map reading skills
· To increase knowledge of local area
· To reflect on their own experience of using the bus
NC links
KS 2 Geography
2c
2e
Resources:
Photos in transport section of the website
Photocopied and enlarged street plans of area which the route of the No.8 travels through. (one photocopy between two)
Print out of the route of no.8 Bus – see below
Highlighter pens or coloured pencils
Picture: Getting on a bus
Have you ever travelled on the bus?
Do you know where your nearest bus stop is?
Do you know what bus route runs closest to you home?
Do you know what bus route runs closest to your school?
Picture: No.8 Bus
Into questions:
Has anyone been on the no.8 bus?
Does any one know some of the places where the no.8 bus stops?
Pair work:
1. Look at the bus route for the number 8 bus (shown below)
2. Make a note of where the route starts
3. Now look at your photocopy of the street plan of London and look for the place where the route begins. – Can you find Bow Church station? Mark this as where the bus route starts.
4. Using a hightlighter pen or coloured pencil track the route of the No.8 Bus on a photocopied street plan of London.
5. Indentify the significant places on the route of the bus, for instance: Bethnal Green station, Liverpool Street Station, St. Paul’s station, etc. Mark these places in a different colour.
Getting off bus
Look at the display on the side of this bus that shows that places it stops at. What do you think the number of this bus is?
NB. This activity can be done using any bus route. Maps of bus all bus routes are available from www.londontransport.co.uk
Top Deck of Bus
What do you think the advantages are of travelling on the top deck of a bus?
Do you like travelling on the bus? Why/ why not?
* * * * * * * * * * *
Where We Live Transport Activity Ideas –
By Tube
Learning Objectives:
· To find out more about the underground
· To become more familiar with the tube map
· To become aware of the underground station in the local area of their school/home
· To consider the advances and disadvantages of travelling by bus and tube
· To consider the advantages and disadvantages of using public and private transport
National Curriculum Links:
1d
1a
Resources:
Tube maps
Ticket barriers
1. What form of transport do you think these gates lead to?
2. What do you think you need to do in order to make these gates open?
Tube tunnel
1. Where do you think this might be?
2. Look at this sign on the wall. What do you think it represents?
3. Look at the large board next to the small sign. What information do you think this might give to people?
Escalator
1. Do you know what this kind of staircase is called?
2. Where do you think you might find a staircase like this?
3. Have you ever been on a staircase like this?
4. If you have describe what it was like. If you haven’t describe what you think it might be like.
Inside tube
What form of transport are these people travelling on?
Hold tight
1. Why do you think the girl is holding on to the pole?
2. Look at the woman on the right hand-side of the picture. Why do you think she is getting up?
Getting off tube
1. What sort of train is this?
2. Do you think these sorts of trains mostly travel above or below ground?
3. Look at the black signboard in the middle of the picture – what information do you think this gives passengers?
4. Look at a tube map and see if you can find the station shown on the signboard (it says Ealing Broadway). Clue – the station is on the District Line (Green) and the Central Line (Red)
5. Look the tube map – see if you can locate the stations that are closest to your school or home.
Tickets Please
1. Where do you think this photo was taken?
2. What do you think this woman’s job is?
Follow up activities
A
1. What are some of the advantages of using the tube to travel around London?
2. What are some of the problems that people who use the tube might have?
3. Think back to the activities you did about travelling on the bus
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the buses?
|
BUS |
|
|
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
5. Now think about the advantages and disadvantages of travelling on the tube
|
TUBE |
|
|
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
6. Which form of transport do you think is better? Remember to explain why.
B
1. Buses and tubes are forms of pubic transport. Why do you think they are called public transport?
2. Can you think of any other forms of public transport?
3. Cars and motor bikes are not forms of public transport - why do you think this is?
4. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of using public and private transport.
|
Public Transport |
|
|
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
|
Private Transport |
|
|
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
6. Which form of transport do you prefer?
I prefer ……………..because
Close this window | ^top