Resource #V152161

Précis

This is a geography resource which engages students with the farming and working environment of Tapnell Farm Park on the Isle of Wight. It includes pre-visit, on-site, and post-visit activities. This resource focuses mainly on the human geography of the farm, specifically focusing on economic activities; the focus is mainly on the primary and tertiary sector, but it also encourages students to consider associated activities in the secondary and even the quaternary sectors too. The resource leads students through understanding what the term economic activity mean, and how it is divided into primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary categories, and how to make observations about and categorise economic activities that have taken, and are currently taking place on the farm. Through their study of this, they will also learn about how the farm has diversified from a dairy farm into tourism and recreation. On their return to school, they then use guidance in the resource to work in small groups to produce and deliver a presentation to the class to summarise all that they have learnt.

Contextual Summary

This is a geography resource which engages students with the farming and working environment of Tapnell Farm Park on the Isle of Wight. It includes pre-visit, on-site, and post-visit activities. This resource focuses mainly on the human geography of the farm, specifically focusing on economic activities; the focus is mainly on the primary and tertiary sector, but it also encourages students to consider associated activities in the secondary and even the quaternary sectors too. The resource leads students through understanding what the term economic activity mean, and how it is divided into primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary categories, and how to make observations about and categorise economic activities that have taken, and are currently taking place on the farm. Through their study of this, they will also learn about how the farm has diversified from a dairy farm into tourism and recreation. On their return to school, they then use guidance in the resource to work in small groups to produce and deliver a presentation to the class to summarise all that they have learnt.

Curriculum Relevance

Geography → Human and Physical Geography → Human Geography

Implementation

The pre-visit activity starts by introducing the idea of economic activity to students, and they are prompted to consider what they think the term means. They will then watch a short video (https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=8KDxAWfMwf4 ) which introduces the dufferent categories of economic activity and complete a table to summarise what different types of jobs may be associated with each. Then, before they go, the ?From Dairy to Diversification? section gives them a little background to Tapnell Farm Park and outlines how the farm has diversified in recent years. A series of images show the farm as it was before, and during, construction and development of the current facilities and attractions. Students are asked to annotate these images to describe what they can see and explain the types of economic activity that are shown in the photo. Lower ability students are given hints on their worksheet, while higher ability students may be encouraged to consider what economic activities may be ?inferred? by, or associated with, the image as well as those that are immediately obvious. On site at Tapnell Farm Park, students will work through a variety of activities that are designed to help them to get to know the ?workings? of the farm, by making observations of and considering the different economic activities that they can see taking place both in plain sight and behind the scenes (information and stimulus material, in the form of photographs, is provided for the latter!)

Key Skills Practised

• Understanding key processes in human geography (economic activities, farming)
• Conducting fieldwork by making observations and applying their observations to specific tasks
• Development of literacy skills
• Carrying out independent as well as group activities.

Learning Opportunities

Pre-Visit

Students will learn what economic activity is, and the different categories of economic activity, as well as some background about Tapnell Farm Park?s previous and current ?character?.

On Site

Students will see examples of economic activities taking place on the farm, and will also consider those that are associated with the current ?set-up? in terms of the development phase and also those that are linked to the daily running/operation of what is there.

Post-Visit

Students work collaboratively in small groups to produce and deliver a presentation about all that they have learnt.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to define what economic activity is, and will be able to define and give examples of the different categories of economic activity. Students will know what types of economic activities are in evidence on the farm park today and should have at least some understanding of those that were associated with the development of the farm park as it diversified and may also be able to discuss other economic activities that are linked indirectly to what they have seen at the farm park. Students will produce and deliver a follow up oral presentation to summarise what they have learned.