Mapping Gendered Spaces Activity AP Human Geography
Stevenson High School
Objectives: You are going on a field assignment (See “Fieldwork (1)
and (2)” below). You will need to create a (typed) report that will
deliver the information asked below. Your report should also include
maps. Remember that good maps have???? TODALSIGS (see Unit 1
PPT on my Wikispace.
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will experience geography as an inquiry investigation by
engaging in field work. Students will explore social space by
gathering data on gender‐based patterns.
Fieldwork (1):
Entry level geography students must realize that field work is
different from a field trip. Field work includes surveying, asking
questions, using scientific instruments, and measuring and recording
data. Kit Salter’s acronym for this is “OSAE, can you see?” (Observe,
speculate, ask and evaluate). The specific work you will need to do
for this assignment is listed below. If you want to complete this
worksheet digitally, please type your responses or convert your
stylus writing to a typed format.
Essential Questions: (Answer these in your report, you can cut and
paste it in the beginning). 1. What are gendered spaces? Why and
where do they exist?
2. Geography is a field of inquiry, and fieldwork is one way
geographers collect data. How can we use inquiry and field work to
investigate gendered spaces?
3. What do gendered spaces tell us about our culture and how we
use urban space?
Lesson Summary: Connections to the AP Human Geography Course
I.
Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives
a. Geography as a
field of inquiry
f. Sources of geographical ideas and data:
the field, census data and satellite imagery
III. Cultural Patterns and Processes B. Cultural differences
4. Gender
VII. Cities and Urban Land Use
D. Built environment and social space
5. Patterns or race, ethnicity,
gender and socioeconomic status
Mapping Gendered Spaces Activity AP Human Geography
Procedure:
1. Watch the Video: Mapping Kibera, Nairobi 2. Understand these
terms, what do you think they mean? Type your response.
‐Megacity
‐
-Squatter Settlement
‐Global Positioning System (GPS)
‐Global Information System (GIS)
3. Next answer these questions. And send it (completed) to my
Haiku dropbox. What are gendered spaces?
Why do gendered spaces exist?
Why is it important to map gendered spaces?
What is the connection between gender and security? Gender and
violence?
What was required for the girls in the video to make their
observations?
Does our culture allow us to make critical observations?
Does our culture value critical observations from within?
4. Students in teams of 3 should record any gendered spaces in our
environment (Stevenson High School). You will walk around SHS on
Friday and try to observe and analyze “gendered spaces”.
Field Work (2)
Students should compile a single page – page report. Use “OSAE”,
can you see as you approach this task. Think back to when you have
visited 2 of the following places. Observe in your mind what you saw
and record exactly where you went.
Do not limit yourself to the list. Answer the questions below in your
report.
Skating Arena,
Men’s Clothing store, Convenience Store, Gas
Station,
Traffic intersections, Grocery Store,
Public
Park,
Bookstore,
Airline Counter,
Train or bus terminal
Child‐care
center during drop off or pick up,
Diner,
Laundromat
Coffee Shop
Women’s Clothing store,
Fishing Dock,
Tourist
shop
Department of Motor Vehicles
Expensive
restaurant
Library
Nursing home
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Can you make a map AND post
any data on the map that you observed.
Would the data on the map
change if the observation was done at a different time of day?
Would the data change if the location was observed during a
different time of the year?
To what degree are there gendered spaces in the community?
What do gendered spaces say about our culture? Is the data
influenced by globalization?
Who decides the gender of a specific place?
What types of behavior do these gendered spaces encourage or
discourage?
To what degree do the data match students’ perceptions or gender
roles in the community and society?
Is the community built for males or females or both? Explain your
answer.
Do females have a voice in how the community is built? Explain your
answer.
Is gendering of space always or necessarily dangerous or negative, as
in the video on Kibera? How does the local data differ from the
Kibera data?
Did the gender of the observer affect the field work data? Finally,
can you describe your experience when searching for gendered
spaces here at Stevenson High School? Were there any? Map the
area you researched. Clearly Label gendered spaces on your maps.