A Village in India

Application Notes:

This application consists of three parts. The

photographic annotation section allows for the easy
annotation of images of a typical Indian village in
Assam. This gives the opportunity for whole class, as
well as, independent work. Prompt questions are
given as well as a small notepad space for responses.
Section 2 is a map labelling activity, where children
drag and drop the labels to complete the map
showing India’s neighbouring countries. Feedback is
given as to whether the correction locations have
been chosen at the end of the activity. The third
section, home comparison is an open-ended research
and writes activity that uses images to compare
village homes in India and England.

Class: Year 4 Subject: Geography

Pupils explore pictorial evidence sources as a means of finding out about an Indian village

Why ICT is appropriate: Allows open exploration and supports pupils to work more independently.
This activity could be used on an interactive whiteboard with the whole class.

Resources Required: india.html file and supporting .swf, PC

Pre-requisite knowledge/skills/understanding: Basic mouse control skills. It is helpful if pupils have:

 investigated the local area and other localities in the UK and the rest of Europe, as in Units 1, 3, 4 and 6, for example
 started to develop a range of geographical skills
started to develop key geographical concepts – location, connections, similarity and difference, place and environment

Learning Objectives taken from the QCA Geography Unit 10

 to use and interpret globes, atlases and maps
 to use secondary sources to learn about similarities and differences between places
 to use ICT to access information

Activities Teacher and/or support role

Show the children how the program works. Show the The teacher uses a projector screen to demonstrate
children photographs taken of a typical Indian village the programme or children gather round the computer
in the Assam region. Encourage pupils to discuss the screen.
images and annotate them using the tools provided.
Explain how to read the images in terms of gleaming
geographical information. Use the prompt questions to
focus discussion.

Show the children how the map labelling activity Supporting adult maybe useful to aid children or to
works and how to access the online map for make observations.
reference. Discuss the images of village homes in The teacher checks the children’s understanding by
India and England. Help them to identify similarities asking questions.
and differences between the two.

Assessment Strategy:
Mainly through observation and questioning – Printouts may provide useful information for assessment. Some
automated feedback is given at the end of an activity if appropriate.

Learning Outcomes

 use ICT to research and present geographical concepts

 use secondary sources to identify and record similarities and differences between village homes in India and England.