Geography

Images

• Select random images from either Panoramas, Landscapes, & Aerial Views and Streetscapes.  Have students identify various elements of the photo:
  • Landscape features 
  • Land uses
  • Human activity
• Students could 'draw like a geographer' and sketch landscapes using images from the collection.

Maps

• Students can view a variety of Maps and respond to the following questions:

  • What is the purpose of this map?

  • Who was the intended audience of the map?

  • Is the map accurate or representational? 

  • What special features does the map have?

• For maps depicting the same location, students could:

  • Identify differences of maps made at different times (e.g. parish maps showing changes of land ownership).

  • Compare information provided in different types of maps (e.g. parish, cadastral, street directory).

• As a Town Planning activity, show students the 1918 Block Maps, which show the layout of Ipswich Central in 1918.  Compare these plans to a recent satellite image (you can also show students images of the area).  Have students discuss the following:

  • How has the CBD changed over the last century? 

  • Do street alignments remain the same?

  • Which buildings from 1918 are still present?  

  • How has the use of the 1918 buildings changed over the century?

  • Compare the diversity of businesses from 1918 to today? 

• As an extension exercise, students could design their own town plan of Ipswich Central, incorporating existing and new buildings. 

Map Search

• A number of our images have had geotags added to record the spot they were taken.
• Using the Map Search feature, students can view changes over the time at various locations, such as land use and residential spread.
• Students can add their own geotags to images of areas they are familiar with (note: all geotags are moderated by admin before going live on the website).

Suburbs & Localities 

• Students can discover their or surrounding areas through our Suburbs & Localities collection hubs.
• Suburb & Localities hubs include a brief historical overview and digital assets including images, maps, documents, oral histories and related businesses, community & sports groups, churches and other resources associated with the area.
• Students can use the variety of resources collected in each hub to identify patterns of land use (residential, industry, etc.).
• If the Suburb or Locality hub has limited resources, students could identify appropriate resources for inclusion (Picture Ipswich relies on community contributions of images to build our collection).

Disaster Resilience Educational Resources

• Disaster Resilience Educational Resources include a series of colouring-in pages for younger children.

EnviroEd Programs

• EnviroEd Programs contains a number of activity sheets and guides on water catchments, vegetation, weeds, erosion,frog habitats, composting & worm farms, and recycling.

These are just a few examples of how you could use Picture Ipswich in Geography classes.  If you have further suggestions, please add them as a Recollection on this page.