1. I can recognise and describe famous human features in my local area.

2. How can we reach for the star today? What will our clouds be?

3. Brief: We are going on a detective hunt around Edinburgh… in our classroom!

4. Edinburgh Castle
THEN
The castle is built on an extinct volcano called Castle Rock in the middle of Edinburgh.
People have lived on Castle Rock since the Bronze Age, around 850 BC, and there has been a royal castle on the site since at least the 12th century.
NOW
It is the most important castle in Scotland now it is a national monument, museum and tourist attraction.

5. National Monument THEN
Building started in 1822 to remember soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars.
NOW
Arthur's Seat is located in Holyrood Park and is a popular destination for tourists.

6. Tourists can climb the 287 steps to the top for amazing views!
Scott Monument
THEN
Built to remember Sir Walter Scott. This is LARGEST MONUMENT TO A WRITER IN THE WORLD!
NOW
Tourists can climb the 287 steps to the top for amazing views!

7. The Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace of Holyroodhouse is HM The Queen's official residence in Scotland. It contains historic apartments where Mary, Queen of Scots lived.

8. Royal Botanic Gardens
The gardens contain Britain's tallest Palm House in The Glasshouse Experience.

9. Princes Street Gardens
THEN
The Princes Street Gardens was one of the most unpleasant places in Scotland. The gardens are at the location of an old man-made lake called the Nor' Loch. It was then used as a city waste ground.
The combination of the smell from the lake and the smoke from the houses led to the city gaining its nickname of "Auld Reekie".
The Nor' Loch was drained in the mid 18th century.
NOW
Today most of the land is owned by the local council.

10. Made from a mixture of steel, oak, and granite.
Scottish Parliament
This is the old Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh, where Scottish Members of Parliament (MPs) sat until 1707.
Made from a mixture of steel, oak, and granite.
Drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape, the flower paintings by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the upturned boats on the seashore, Enric Miralles, one of the world's premier architects, developed a design that he said was a building "growing out of the land".

11. Greyfriar’s Church
The story of 'Greyfriar's Bobby', the faithful Skye terrier who sat by his master’s grave in the 1800s, is remembered by a statue of Bobby on George IV Bridge.

12. The Old City Observatory
THEN Inspired by a Greek temple of the Four Winds, the building was designed by William Henry Playfair in NOW Located on Calton Hill and has exhibitions and viewings of the night sky.

13. EXTRA: Physical feature: Arthur’s Seat
THEN
The reason for it being named after ‘Arthur’ is unknown.
NOW
Arthur's Seat is located in Holyrood Park and is a popular destination for tourists. This landmark is also known as the Lion's Head - the hill looks a little like a crouching lion.

14. Name:. Edinburgh Information Hunt: Who am I
Name: Edinburgh Information Hunt: Who am I? LI: I can recognise famous human features in my local area.
Name: Edinburgh Information Hunt: Who am I? LI: I can recognise famous human features in my local area.
Name: Edinburgh Information Hunt: Who am I? LI: I can recognise famous human features in my local area.
Queens have lived in me and I am on top of an extinct volcano. ______________ C__________
I have 12 large stone pillars and I am a monument. N_________________ M_______________
Members of parliament come to me and I am a beautiful new building.
S____________________ P_____________________t
We are famous for being beautiful and having lots of flowers and plants.
P__________S__________G_________AND R____________ B____________ G__________
A little dog called Bobby used to come and visit my graveyard when his master died. G______________________ C_____________
I am a HUGE, TALL monument and I was built for Sir Walter Scott.
S____________ M____________________
7. CHALLENGE QUESTION: There are 4 more landmarks. Can you find them?
Queens have lived in me and I am on top of an extinct volcano. ______________ C__________
I have 12 large stone pillars and I am a monument. N_________________ M_______________
Members of parliament come to me and I am a beautiful new building.
S____________________ P_____________________t
We are famous for being beautiful and having lots of flowers and plants.
P__________S__________G_________AND R____________ B____________ G__________
A little dog called Bobby used to come and visit my graveyard when his master died. G______________________ C_____________
I am a HUGE, TALL monument and I was built for Sir Walter Scott.
S____________ M____________________
7. CHALLENGE QUESTION: There are 4 more landmarks. Can you find them?
Queens have lived in me and I am on top of an extinct volcano. ______________ C__________
I have 12 large stone pillars and I am a monument. N_________________ M_______________
Members of parliament come to me and I am a beautiful new building.
S____________________ P_____________________t
We are famous for being beautiful and having lots of flowers and plants.
P__________S__________G_________AND R____________ B____________ G__________
A little dog called Bobby used to come and visit my graveyard when his master died. G______________________ C_____________
I am a HUGE, TALL monument and I was built for Sir Walter Scott.
S____________ M____________________
7. CHALLENGE QUESTION: There are 4 more landmarks. Can you find them?

15. Plenary: Have you achieved a star?
Test: can you share and describe a famous human feature in Edinburgh with your Talking Partner?