Mapping mobile phone reception
In this activity, students use their mobile phones to record the strength of reception in different parts of the local area or an unfamiliar location. They use their findings for a geographical investigation into the factors affecting mobile phone reception, including topography, the site of masts, and population density.
Ordnance Survey map symbols
This activity uses fieldwork in the local area to enable students to develop an understanding of the link between OS map symbols and real places (Download from below). The students add symbols and photos to blank maps and create their own maps of the site they visit. They also upload photos of their local area onto the Geograph website. Key Stage 2.
