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Human and natural features
Human and natural features
Activity 3: Human features
Activity 3: Human features
Go on a 360o tour of human features around Wattamolla picnic area. Then check your knowledge in the quick quiz.
360 tour of human features at Wattamolla
Activity 4: Natural features
Activity 4: Natural features
Wattamolla and surrounding areas are truly beautiful. Go on the 360o of natural features at Wattamolla, Providential Headland and the Coast Track.
Activity 5: Field Sketch
Activity 5: Field Sketch
A field sketch is a line drawing that records the features of an environment. Labels are used to identify features.
Read the Field sketches instructions and watch the video to learn how to draw a field sketch.
Field sketches instructions from Fieldwork K-6 iBookCourtesy of Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre
These field sketch instructions are a screenshot from the Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre iBook - Fieldwork K-6. The book is full of fieldwork ideas that can be completed around your home or school. If you have an iPad, you can download the book and view these instructions and much more on your iPad.
Field Sketch.mp4field sketch 2021.pdfField sketch worksheet
Photo options for photo sketch
We can only draw a field sketch in the field! A photo sketch is similar to a field sketch, but is drawn from a photograph.
Draw a photo sketch of Wattamolla:
choose one of the photos (or a scene from the natural features Google Tour)
print the field sketch worksheet (or use a blank sheet of paper)
follow the outlined steps to complete a photo sketch.
Don't forget to:
give your sketch a title
label the main features.
Photo of local park looking North
Photo of local park looking South
Field sketch of local park looking North
Field sketch of local park looking South
Now get outside and draw a field sketch. Find a nice view nearby to sketch. It could be in a local park, your school grounds or even from a window in your home.
Helpful hint: find a view with some clear lines, such as a hill or mountain, a creek, a path or a road.
Extension activity 1: Visual Arts - Investigating landscapes
Extension activity 1: Visual Arts - Investigating landscapes
Drawing a field sketch in Geography is very different from creating an artwork. Complete The Arts Unit @home Creative Class - Investigating landscapes to create your own landscape artwork.
How is a landscape artwork different from a field sketch?
A field sketch is a line drawing that records the features of an environment. Labels are used to identify features.
Read the Field sketches instructions and watch the video to learn how to draw a field sketch.
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