Medium Term Plan Geography - E-ACT

MediumTermOverviewforGeography

Reception Aut1:Doyouwanttobefriends?Aut2:Whydoleavesgocrispy?

Spr1:Whatsounddoesitmake?Spr2:Arecarrotsorange?

Sum1:CanIswitchiton?Sum2:Whydozebrashavestripes?

CurriculumContent SeeReceptionMTP.

Year1 Unit1–GeographicalSkills Unit2–WeatherExperts Unit3–AContrastingLocality(Kenya)

NumberofLessons6

(Additionalsessionsincludeenrichmentopportunitieswhereappropriate)

6(Additionalsessionsincludeenrichment

opportunitieswhereappropriate)

6(Additionalsessionsincludeenrichmentopportunitieswhereappropriate)

CurriculumContent

LessonQuestion• Howdogeographerslookatthe

world?Knowledge

-Namesoftoolsgeographersusetohelpwiththeirstudies-Whatthetoolsareusedfor-Whatsatellitesarewhattheyshowus

LessonQuestion• Whatarethefourseasonsandhow

aretheydifferent?Knowledge

-Thenamesofthefourseasons-Thetypesofweatheryoumightexperienceineachseason/weatherpatterns-Themonthswithineachseason.

LessonQuestion• WhereisKenya?

Knowledge-ThecontinentofKenyaanditsrelationtotheequator-Seas/OceanssurroundingKenya-WhattheKenyanflaglookslike

LessonQuestion• Whatarethesevencontinents?

Knowledge-Namesofthesevencontinents.-Theirlocationsusingamap/atlases/globes.-Thelocationsofhotandcoldareasinrelationtotheequator.

LessonQuestion• Whatarethedailyweatherpatterns

intheUK?Knowledge

-IdentifyseasonalanddailyweatherpatternsintheUnitedKingdom-Thechildrenwillunderstandtheimpactthattheweatherhasontheireverydaylives.Howitaffectstheclothestheywear,howtheytravel,activitiestheycando.

LessonQuestion• WhatisitlikeinaKenyancity?

Knowledge-CapitalcityofKenyaanditspopulation-Mainsourcesofincomeforlocalsinthecity-DailyroutineforachildlivinginKenya


-Knowtheweathersymbolsandwhattheymeananddevelopmappingskillsbycreatingtheirownweatherforecasts.

LessonQuestion• Wherearetheworld’soceans?

Knowledge-Namesoftheworld’sfiveoceans.-Theirlocationsusingamap/atlases/globes.-Whichoceansarethebiggest/smallest.

LessonQuestion• Howdowemeasuretheweather?

Knowledge-Whomeasurestheweather?-Howdowemeasuretheweather?-Whatcanaffectthedatacollectedwhenmeasuringtheweather?

LessonQuestion• WhatisitlikeintheKenyan

countryside?Knowledge

-HighestmountaininKenyaandkeyfacts-LargestlakeinKenyaandkeyfacts-Namesofnationalparksandkeyfacts

LessonQuestion• Whatisasettlement?

Knowledge-Definitionofasettlement-Differenttypesofsettlement-ExamplesofdifferenttypesofsettlementintheUK

LessonQuestion• Howdowesurviveastorm?

Knowledge-Weatherforecastshelppeopletobepreparedfordifferentkindsofweather.-Howtosurviveastorm-Knowwhatasurvivalkitcontains.

LessonQuestion• WhatistheMaasaiMara?

Knowledge-WheretheNationalParkislocatedwithinKenya-Whenandwhyitwasestablished-Whyitissoimportanttothecountry

LessonQuestion• Whatisinthelocalarea?

Knowledge-Physicalfeaturesnear-by(highland/lowlandetc.)-Humanfeaturesnear-by(shops,carscanalsetc.)-Wheresomeofthesefeaturesareinrelationtoschool.

LessonQuestion• Howdoesclimatedifferaroundthe

world?Knowledge

-Namesofthefourdifferentclimatesaroundtheworld.-Howtheclimatesdiffertooneanother.-Whatwillhappentoareasifclimatechanges?

LessonQuestion• WhoaretheMaasaiMaratribe?

Knowledge-ThehomesoftheMaasaiMaratribe-Theircultureandbeliefs-TheappearanceoftheMaasaiMaratribe


LessonQuestion• HowcanIshowotherswhatisinthe

localarea?Knowledge

-Howtocollectdata-Howtodrawatallychart-Howtorecorddatainachart

LessonQuestion• Whatisclimatechange?

Knowledge-Whatisclimatechange?-Howcanclimatechange?-Howdoes/willclimatechangeaffecttheearth?

LessonQuestion• HowisKenyadifferenttotheUK?

Knowledge-LanguagesspokeninKenyacomparedtotheUK-CurrencyandjobscomparedtotheUK-CelebrationscomparedtotheUK

Vocabulary

Geographer,satellite,tools,continents,equator,ocean,sea,settlement,city,town,village,physical,human,data,chart,location,relation,

Sunny,Rainy,Foggy,Cloudy,Stormy,Windy,Snowing,Hailing,Thundering,Overcast,Seasons,Autumn,Spring,Summer,Winter,forecast,predict,future,scientist,meteorologist,prepare

Kenya,Africa,IndianOcean,Mountains,Lakes,Nairobi,Safari,Maasai,NationalPark,Wildlife,Migration,Endangered,Agriculture,Vegetation,Forests,Tribe

CoverageofNationalCurriculum

Locationalknowledge-nameandlocatetheworld’ssevencontinentsandfiveoceans.Humanandphysicalgeography–usebasicgeographicalvocabularytorefertokeyphysicalandhumanfeatures.Geographicalskillsandfieldwork–useworldmaps,atlasesandglobestoidentifytheUnitedKingdomanditscountries,aswellasthecountries,continentsandoceansstudiedatthiskeystage.-Usesimplecompassdirectionsandlocationalanddirectionallanguagetodescribethelocationoffeaturesandroutesonamap.-Useaerialphotographsandplanperspectivestorecogniselandmarksandbasichumanandphysicalfeatures.

Humanandphysicalgeography-identifyseasonalanddailyweatherpatternsintheUnitedKingdomandthelocationofhotandcoldareasoftheworldinrelationtotheEquatorandtheNorthandSouthPolesGeographicalskillsandfieldwork-useworldmaps,atlasesandglobestoidentifytheUnitedKingdomanditscountries,aswellasthecountries,continentsandoceansstudiedatthiskeystage

Locationalknowledge–Nameandlocatetheworld’ssevencontinentsandfiveoceans.Placeknowledge–UnderstandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthroughstudyingthehumanandphysicalgeographyofasmallareaoftheUnitedKingdom,andasmallareainacontrastingnon-Europeancountry.Humanandphysicalgeography–Usebasicgeographicalvocabularytorefertokeyhumanandphysicalfeatures.


Coherence(linkstoothersubjects,core

knowledgeneededfortheunit–

prerequisites)

PriorLearning–SubjectLinks–Science,Maths

PriorLearning–SubjectLinks–Science,Maths,PSHE

PriorLearning–Y1AUTContinentsandoceans,Y1SPRClimatearoundtheworldSubjectLinks–PSHE,History

DisciplinaryKnowledge

• Environmentalcharacteristics• Humancharacteristics• Evidenceandinvestigation

• Physicalprocesses• Causeandeffect• Similarityanddifference

• Environmentalcharacteristics• Nationalandregionalcultureand

identity• Similarityanddifference

AssessmentFormative/Summative

Lessonoutcomes(Green/pinkhighlighters)RetrievalquizresultsKnowledgeorganiserquizresult



Year2 Unit1-BuildingGeographySkills/LocalFieldwork Unit2–WeareBritain Unit3–AContrastingLocality(China)

NumberofLessons6

(Additionalsessionsincludeenrichmentopportunitieswhereappropriate)

6(Additionalsessionsincludeenrichment


6(Additionallessonsinclude,planningandwritingtheessayaswellasenrichment


Outcome EssaytitleWhatmakesChinaunique?


CurriculumContent

LessonQuestion• Wherearetheoceansand

continents?Knowledge

-Thenamesoftheoceans.-Thenamesofthecontinents.-OceanssurroundingtheUK-Significantcountriesoneachcontinent.

LessonQuestion• Whatarethefournationsofthe

UnitedKingdomofGreatBritain?Knowledge

-AboutthefournationsthatmakeuptheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritain(inclflags)-Theirkeyphysicalandkeyhumanfeatures.-AbouttheUK’scapitalcitiesandtheircharacteristics.

LessonQuestion• WhereisChina?

Knowledge-WhereChinaisintheworld.-Whatthepopulationis-Aboutthesizeofthecountry-Chineseflag

LessonQuestion• Wheredowelive?

Knowledge-Whatarecontinents,countriesandcities?-WhereonamapoftheUKisNechells?-Continents,country,cityanddistrictwelivein

LessonQuestion• WhatisthecapitalcityofEngland

like?Knowledge

-AbouttheriverThames-IdentifyfamousbuildingsandlandmarksinLondon-WheretheBritishParliamentmeets.

LessonQuestion• WhatmakesChinadifferenttothe

UK?Knowledge

-AboutChineseclimate-Chineseculture-Languages,currencyandcelebrations

LessonQuestion• WhatisacompassandhowdoIuse

it?Knowledge

-Whatacompassisandwhatitisusedfor-Whomightuseacompass-Whereyoumightseeacompass-Howtouseacompass

LessonQuestion• Wherearetheseasidetowns?

Knowledge-Thelocationofarangeofseasidetowns-Whatitisliketoliveinaseasidetown-Thetypeofjobsinseasidetowns

LessonQuestion• Whatarethefamouslandmarks?

Knowledge-TheGreatWallofChina-TheForbiddenCity-TheTerracottaArmy-MountEverest

LessonQuestion• Whatdomyschoolgroundslook

like?Knowledge

-Whatdoesamapoftheschoollooklike?-Whatisincludedinourschoolgrounds?

LessonQuestion• Whatarethemainmountainsof

eachcountry?Knowledge

-ThehighestmountainsinUK-ThemountainrangesinUK-ThenationalparksinUK

LessonQuestion• WhyistheYangtzeRiverimportant

totheChinese?Knowledge

-Wheretheriveris-Whatitisusedfor-Whyitisimportanttolocals


LessonQuestion• Whatisbeyondtheschoolgates?

Knowledge-WhatdoesamapofNechellslooklike?-Whatcanbeseenonthemap?-Whatsignificantlandisinthesurroundingarea?

LessonQuestion• Whyareriversandcanalsso

important?Knowledge

-LocateriversandcanalsinUK-Whyriversandcanalsaresoimportant-Wholives/travelsonriversandcanals

LessonQuestion• WhatisitliketoliveinChina?

Knowledge-WhatlifeislikeinaChinesecity-DifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenschoolsinChinaandtheUK

LessonQuestion• HowcanIshowotherswhatis

beyondtheschoolgates?Knowledge

-Thekeyfeaturesofamap-Howtodrawamap.

LessonQuestion• Whichnationshasthemost

impressivecastle?Knowledge

-Locatemajorcastles-Whytheywerepositionedwheretheyare-Howtheyareusednow

LessonQuestion• Wheredoesfoodcomefromin

China?Knowledge

-TraditionalChinesedishes-Wherethefoodcomesfrom-WhyfarmingissoimportantinChina

Vocabulary

Oceans,Sea,Continent,Country,City,District,Compass,CardinalDirections–North,East,South,West,Map,Scale,Symbols,Key,Features,Relation,Significant,Area,Land,Navigation,Orientation

Town,City,Countryside,Village,Moor,Peak,Lake,Transport,Tourist,Attraction,Defence,Leisure,Landmark

Asia,population,climate,farming,export,landmark,Beijing,Urban,city,rural,metropolis,compare,similar,different,crops,goods,produce,cuisine,traditional,ancient


Locationalknowledge–Nameandlocatetheworld’ssevencontinentsandfiveoceans.HumanandPhysicalgeography–Usebasicgeographicalvocabularytorefertokeyphysicalandhumanfeatures.Geographicalskillsandfieldwork–useworldmaps,atlasesandglobestoidentifytheUnitedKingdomanditscountries,aswellasthecountries,continentsandoceansstudiedatthiskeystage-Usesimplecompassdirections(North,South,EastandWest)andlocationalanddirectionallanguage[forexample,nearand

Locationalknowledge–name,locateandidentifycharacteristicsofthefourcountriesandcapitalcitiesoftheUnitedKingdomanditssurroundingseasHumanandPhysicalGeography–Usebasicgeographicalvocabularytorefertokeyphysicalandhumanfeatures.Geographicalskillsandfieldwork-useworldmaps,atlasesandglobestoidentifytheUnitedKingdomanditscountries,aswellasthecountries,continentsandoceansstudiedatthiskeystage

Placeknowledge-understandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthroughstudyingthehumanandphysicalgeographyofasmallareaoftheUnitedKingdom,andofasmallareainacontrastingnon-EuropeancountryHumanandPhysicalGeography–Usebasicgeographicalvocabularytorefertokeyphysicalandhumanfeatures.Geographicalskillsandfieldwork-useworldmaps,atlasesandglobestoidentifytheUnitedKingdomanditscountries,aswellasthecountries,continentsandoceansstudiedatthiskeystage


far;leftandright],todescribethelocationoffeaturesandroutesonamap-Useaerialphotographsandplanperspectivestorecogniselandmarksandbasichumanandphysicalfeatures;deviseasimplemap;anduseandconstructbasicsymbolsinakey-Usesimplefieldworkandobservationalskillstostudythegeographyoftheirschoolanditsgroundsandthekeyhumanandphysicalfeaturesofitssurroundingenvironment.



prerequisites)

PriorLearning–Y1AUTGeographicalskillsOceansandcontinents,localareaSubjectLinks–Computing,Maths,History

PriorLearning–Y1SPRWeatherExperts–BritishWeather,KnowledgeoftheUKSubjectLinks-BritishValues,Science,Maths,History,

PriorLearning–Y1SPRWeatherExperts–ComparingUKtocontrastinglocalities,SubjectLinks–PSHE,History,


• Development• Environmentalcharacteristics• Humanprocesses

• Environmentalandhumancharacteristics

• Nationalandregionalcultureandidentity

• Humanandenvironmentinteraction

• Nationalandregionalcultureandidentity

• Environmentalcharacteristics• Similarityanddifference




Lessonoutcomes(Green/pinkhighlighters)RetrievalquizresultsEndofunitessaycontentKnowledgeorganiserquizresult


Year3 Unit1-Villages,TownsandCities Unit2–Moutains,EarthquakesandVolcanoes Unit3–Water,WeatherandClimate

NumberofLessons







Outcome(EssayTitle) Wheredopeoplelive? Whydovolcaniceruptionsandearthquakes

occur?TowhatextentistheUK’sweathertobe

expected?


CurriculumContent

LessonQuestion• Wherearetheworld’speople?

Knowledge-Howmanypeopleliveontheplanet-Wherepeoplearedistributedglobally-Whichcontinentshavethebiggestpopulations

LessonQuestion• Whatistheearthmadeof?

Knowledge-Thestructureoftheearth-Whattheearthismadeof-Wherevolcanoesandearthquakesform

LessonQuestion• WhereistheEarth’swater?

Knowledge-WhereEarth’swaterisfound-Howwatermoves-Whatthewatercycleis

LessonQuestion• Whatisasettlement?

Knowledge-Peopleliveinsettlements-Whatthedifferencesarebetweenvillages,townsandcities-Increasingnumbersofpeopleliveincities

LessonQuestion• WhatareFoldMountains?

Knowledge-Whatfoldmountainsare-Wherefoldmountainsarefound-Howfoldmountainsform

LessonQuestion• Whatmakesuptheweather?

Knowledge-Whattheweatherismadeof-Howtodifferentiatebetweenweatherandclimate-Howtoreadaweatherforecast

LessonQuestion• Whataffectswherepeoplelive?

Knowledge-Whatmakesagoodlocationforasettlement-Whatmakesabadlocationforasettlement-Whattheideallocationforasettlementmightbe

LessonQuestion• Howarevolcanoesmade?

Knowledge-Howcompositevolcanoesformandwhattheyarelike-Howshieldvolcanoesformandwhattheyarelike-Wherethedifferentvolcanoesarefound

LessonQuestion• Whydoesitrain?

Knowledge-Whatcausesraintoform-Howmountainshelpcauserain-Whatarainshadowis

LessonQuestion• Howaresettlementsshaped?

Knowledge-Howearlysettlementsweredifferenttosettlementstoday-Howsettlementsvaryinshape-Howsettlementshavepatterns

LessonQuestion• Howdoesanearthquakeoccur?

Knowledge-Howtectonicplatesmove-Howearthquakesform-Whyearthquakesareusuallyasurprise

LessonQuestion• WhydoestheUKhavewild

weather?Knowledge

-WhytheUK’sweathercanchangedaily-Whatanairmassis-Howthecharacteristicsoftheairmassaffecttheweather


LessonQuestion• Whatmakesupacity?

Knowledge-WhereChicagois-HowChicagoislaidoutasacity-Whatlandusesarefoundinacity

LessonQuestion• Whathappenswhenavolcano

erupts?Knowledge

-Volcaniceruptioncasestudy:FuegoVolcano,Guatemala2018-Causes,effects,responses-Advantagesanddisadvantagesofavolcaniceruption

LessonQuestion• Whatisthereasonfortheseasons?

Knowledge-HowtheSunsustainslifeonEarth-HowthetiltoftheEarthcreatestheseasons-Howtheseasonsaredifferentinthedifferenthemispheres

LessonQuestionWherearethebiggestcities?

Knowledge-Howmanypeopleliveontheplanet-Wherepeoplearedistributedglobally-Whichcontinentshavethebiggestpopulations

LessonQuestionWhatistheearthmadeof?

Knowledge-Thestructureoftheearth-Whattheearthismadeof-Wherevolcanoesandearthquakesform

LessonQuestionWhyistheworld’sweatherchanging?

Knowledge-TheEarth’satmosphere-Changesintemperaturearoundtheworld-Causesofdroughtandflooding

Vocabulary

Population,Distribution,PopulationDensity,Settlement,Village,Town,City,Megacity,Employment,Leisure,Advantage,Disadvantage,Hunter-gatherer,Nomadicpeople,Landuse

Magma,Lava,Pressure,Friction,Basalt,Granite,FoldMountain,OceanTrench,Tsunami

Weather,Climate,Atmosphere,Evaporation,Transportation,Condensation,Precipitation,Surfacerunoff,Groundwater,Lake,Stream,River,Infiltration,Temperature


Locationalknowledge-locatetheworld’scountries,usingmapstofocusonEurope(includingthelocationofRussia)andNorthandSouthAmerica,concentratingontheirenvironmentalregions,keyphysicalandhumancharacteristics,countries,andmajorcitiesPlaceknowledge-understandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthroughthestudyofhumanandphysicalgeographyofaregionoftheUnitedKingdom,aregioninaEuropeancountry,andaregionwithinNorthorSouthAmerica

Humanandphysicalgeography-physicalgeography,including:climatezones,biomesandvegetationbelts,rivers,mountains,volcanoesandearthquakes,andthewatercycleGeographicalskillsandfieldwork-usemaps,atlases,globesanddigital/computermappingtolocatecountriesanddescribefeaturesstudied

Humanandphysicalgeography-describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:physicalgeography,including:climatezones,biomesandvegetationbelts,rivers,mountains,volcanoesandearthquakes,andthewatercycle


Humanandphysicalgeography–describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:humangeography,including:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincludingtradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesincludingenergy,food,mineralsandwater



prerequisites)

PriorLearning–Y2AUTLocalfieldwork–knowledgeofcitiesandlocalsettlements.Y2SPRWeareBritain–seasidetowns/settlementsSubjectLinks–Maths,Science

PriorLearning–Y2SPRWeareBritain–PhysicalfeaturesofthefournationsSubjectLinks–Science

PriorLearning-Y1SPRWeatherexperts–seasons,UKweatherpatterns,globalwarmingSubjectLinks–Maths,Science


• Densityanddispersion• Development• Humanandenvironmentinteraction

• Causeandeffect• Physicalprocesses• Environmentalcharacteristics

• Changeandcontinuity• Physicalprocesses• Causeandeffect






Year4 Unit1-Rivers Unit2–Migration Unit3–NaturalResources

NumberofLessons







Outcome(EssayTitle)

Whatimpactdorivershaveonpeople’slives?

“Allmigrantsareforcedtoleavetheirhome”Towhatextentdoyouagree?

Towhatextentisouruseofnaturalresourcessustainable?

CurriculumContent

LessonQuestion• Wherearetheworld’srivers?

Knowledge-Whatariveris-Wheretheworld’sriversare-Examplesoffamousrivers

LessonQuestion• Whatismigration?

Knowledge-Whatmigrationis-HowmigrationhasaffectedtheUK’spopulation-Wheremigrantsgotoandfrom

LessonQuestion• Wherearetheworld’snatural

resources?Knowledge

-Whatnaturalresourcesare-Whattheworld’smostimportantnaturalresourcesare


-Whichcountrieshavethemostnaturalresources

LessonQuestion• Howdoriversshapetheland?

Knowledge-Whatthefourtypesoferosionare-Whatthefourtypesoftransportationare-Whatdepositionis

LessonQuestion• Howdomigrantsvary?

Knowledge-Thedifferenttypesofmigration(voluntary,forced,short-term,longterm,nationalandinternational)-Thereasonswhypeoplemigrate(pushandpullfactors)

LessonQuestion• Howhastheuseofnaturalresources

changed?Knowledge

-Howtheworld’spopulationhaschangedovertime-Howtheuseofnaturalresourceshasincreased-Whytheuseofnaturalresourceshasincreased

LessonQuestion• Whatlandformscanarivercreate?

(I)Knowledge

-Whatalandformis-WhatV-shapedvalleysandinterlockingspursare-HowV-shapedvalleysandinterlockingspursform

LessonQuestion• Howdoesmigrationaffectpeople

andplaces?Knowledge

-Thepositiveandnegativeimpactsofmigrationonpeople-Thepositiveandnegativeimpactsofmigrationforthesourceandhostcountry-HowtheUKhasbeenaffectedbymigration

LessonQuestion• WhatresourcesdoesChilehave?

Knowledge-WhereChileislocated-WhichnaturalresourcesChilehas-WhyChileminescopper

LessonQuestion• Whatlandformscanarivercreate?

(II)Knowledge

-Whatameanderis-Howameanderforms-Howanoxbowlakeforms

LessonQuestion• Whatiseconomicmigration?

Knowledge-Whataneconomicreasonformigrationis-HowmigrationfromEasternEuropetotheUKhasmostlybeenforeconomicreasons-Theimpactsofthistypeofmigration

LessonQuestion• WhatresourcesdoestheUKhave?

Knowledge-WhichnaturalresourcestheUKhas-Howcoal,oilandgasform-Howtoaccessfossilfuels


LessonQuestion• Whyareriversimportanttopeople?

Knowledge-Whypeoplelikelivingnearrivers-WhytheVolgaRiverisimportantforpeople-WhytheAmazonRiverisimportantforpeople

LessonQuestion• Whatisarefugee?

Knowledge-Whatarefugeeis-Whysomepeoplearerefugees-Whererefugeescomefromandgoto-Theimpactofthistypeofmigration

LessonQuestion• Howdoesresourceexploitation

causeproblems?Knowledge

-Howusingfossilfuelscausesproblemsfortheenvironment-Whyminingisverydangerous-Examplesofdangerousmines.

LessonQuestion• Whathappenswhenariverfloods?

Knowledge-Whatafloodis-Whyriversflood-Howafloodcanbringadvantagesanddisadvantages

LessonQuestion• Howwillclimatechangeaffect

migration?Knowledge

-Whatclimatechangeis-Howclimatechangeiscreatingclimaterefugees-Whereclimaterefugeesarecomingfromandgoingto-Theimpactofthistypeofmigration

LessonQuestion• Whatisthecirculareconomy?

Knowledge-Howhumansthrowawayalotofmaterials-Thedifferencebetweenalineareconomyandacirculareconomy-Howthecirculareconomywillbenefitpeopleandtheplane

Vocabulary

River,Landscape,Lake,Sea,Ocean,Source,Mouth,Erosion,Transportation,Sediment,Deposition,Riverbed,Riverbanks,Landform,Tributary,Agriculture

Migration,Migrant,Demographic,Sourcecountry,Hostcountry,Pushfactor,Pullfactor,Economicmigrant,Internationalmigrant,Employment,Refugee,Asylumseeker,Persecution,Refugeecamp

Naturalresources,sustainable,Exhaustible,Non-renewable,Consumption,Abundance,Scarcity,FossilFuels,Renewable,Lucrative,Extraction,Mining


Locationalknowledge-nameandlocatecountiesandcitiesoftheUnitedKingdom,geographicalregionsandtheiridentifyinghumanandphysicalcharacteristics,keytopographicalfeatures(includinghills,mountains,coastsandrivers),andland-usepatterns;andunderstandhowsomeoftheseaspectshavechangedovertimeHumanandphysicalgeography-describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:

Locationalknowledge-nameandlocatecountiesandcitiesoftheUnitedKingdom,geographicalregionsandtheiridentifyinghumanandphysicalcharacteristics,keytopographicalfeatures(includinghills,mountains,coastsandrivers),andland-usepatterns;andunderstandhowsomeoftheseaspectshavechangedovertimeHumanandphysicalgeography–describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:human

Locationalknowledge-locatetheworld’scountries,usingmapstofocusonEurope(includingthelocationofRussia)andNorthandSouthAmerica,concentratingontheirenvironmentalregions,keyphysicalandhumancharacteristics,countries,andmajorcitiesHumanandphysicalgeography–describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:humangeographyincluding:typesofsettlement


physicalgeography,including:climatezones,biomesandvegetationbelts,rivers,mountains,volcanoesandearthquakes,andthewatercyclehumangeography,including:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincludingtradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesincludingenergy,food,mineralsandwater

geography,including:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincludingtradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesincludingenergy,food,mineralsandwater

andlanduse,economicactivityincludingtradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesincludingenergy,food,mineralsandwaterGeographicalskillsandfieldwork-usemaps,atlases,globesanddigital/computermappingtolocatecountriesanddescribefeaturesstudied



prerequisites)

PriorLearning-Y2SPRWeareBritain–UKriversY3SUM–Water,WeatherandClimate–locationoftheEarth’swaterSubjectLinks–PSHE,history

PriorLearning–Y1SPRWeatherExperts–Climatechange,Y3AUTVillages,TownsandCities–SettlementsSubjectLinks–PSHE,Science,History

PriorLearning–Y2SPRWeareBritain–StudyofUKfeaturesY4AUTRivers–ImportanceofnaturalresourcesSubjectLinks–PSHE,Maths,Science


• Humanandenvironmentinteraction• Causeandeffect• PhysicalProcesses

• Densityanddispersion• Movement• Causeandeffect

• Humanandenvironmentinteraction• Causeandeffect• Changeandcontinuity






Year5 Unit1-Slums Unit2–Biomes Unit3–EnergyandSustainability

NumberofLessons







Outcome(EssayTitle)

“Thestateshouldshutdownallslumsaroundtheworld.”

Howfardoyouagreewiththisstatement?

“TheEarth’sbiomesarefragileenvironments.”

Towhatextentdoyouagree?

“Humansarenotcapableoflivingsustainably.”


CurriculumContent:

Knowledge

LessonQuestion• Whatisaslum?

Knowledge-Whatslumsare-Whereslumsform-Wherethebiggestslumsarelocated

LessonQuestion• WhataretheEarth’sbiomes?

Knowledge-Theworldhasmanydifferentbiomes-Biomesarelargeecosystems-Biomeshavedistinctclimaticconditions,floraandfauna

LessonQuestion• Whatissustainability?

Knowledge-Whatsustainabilityis-Examplesofsustainableandunsustainablepractice-HowTesla’snewtechnologyispromotingsustainability


LessonQuestion• Whydoslumsdevelop?

Knowledge-Whypeoplemovetocities-Whyslumsarelocatedaroundcities-Howslumsdevelop

LessonQuestion• Whataffectsanecosystem?

Knowledge-Thedifferentfactorsthataffectanecosystem-Rainfall,temperatureandsunlightaffectanecosystem-Humanactivityaffectsanecosystem

LessonQuestion• Howdoweproduceenergy?(I)

Knowledge-Whatnon-renewablefuelsare-Whatrenewablefuelsare-Whyfossilfuelsarecontroversial

LessonQuestion• Whatislifelikeintheslums?

Knowledge-Howlifeinaslumcanbesimilartomylife-Howlifeinaslumcanbedifferenttomylife-Whatachild’slifemightbelike

LessonQuestion• WhatistheTundra?

Knowledge-ThecharacteristicsoftheTundra-WheretheTundraisfound-Thefloraandfaunathatinhabitthisbiome

LessonQuestion• Howdoweproduceenergy?(II)

Knowledge-Howtodrawabargraph-Howtoanalyseabargraph-Howrenewableenergyisgenerated

LessonQuestion• Whatchallengesdopeopleface

livinginslums?Knowledge

-Whatclassifiesaslum-Whatchallengesslumcommunitiesface-WhylifecanbedifficultinRocinha,KiberaandDharavi

LessonQuestion• WhatistheTaiga?

Knowledge-ThecharacteristicsoftheTaiga-WheretheTaigaisfound-Thefloraandfaunathatinhabitthisbiome

LessonQuestion• WhatisspecialaboutCuritiba?

Knowledge-WhyCuritibaintroducednewcityplans-HowCuritibahasbecomemoresustainable-WhatisspecialaboutCuritiba

LessonQuestion• Howcanlifeintheslumsbe

improved?Knowledge

-Whatqualityoflifeandstandardoflivingare-HowQoLandSoLcanbeimproved-Whyself-helpschemeshavebeeneffective

LessonQuestion• WhatistheSavannah?

Knowledge-Thecharacteristicsofthesavannah-Wherethesavannahisfound-Thefloraandfaunathatinhabitthisbiome

LessonQuestion• WhatisspecialaboutFreiburg?

Knowledge-WhereFreiburgis-HowisFreiburgsustainable-WhatisspecialaboutFreiburg


LessonQuestion• Howcancrimebetackledinslums?

Knowledge-Whycrimedevelopedinslums-Programmeswhichhavebeendevelopedtotacklecrimeinslums-Theimpactoftheseprogrammes

LessonQuestion• Howarebiomesbeingdamaged?

Knowledge-Howbiomesarethreatenedbyclimatechange-Howbiomesarethreatenedbyhumanactivity-WhatthefuturemightholdforEarth`sbiomes

LessonQuestion• Whatdoesthefuturehold?

Knowledge-Whatenergysecurityis-Howcountriescanachieveenergysecurity-WhatWastetoEnergyis

Vocabulary

Slum,Settlement,DenselyPopulated,Inhabitant,Urbanisation,Urban,Rural,Migration,PushFactors,PullFactors,Services,Inequality,Qualityoflife,Standardofliving,Self-helpschemes

Biome,Ecosystem,Climate,Deciduous,Dormant,Equator,Fauna,Flora,Latitude,Temperate,Tropics,Deforestation

Sustainable,Unsustainable,Renewableenergy,Non-Renewableenergy,Fossilfuels,Pivotal,Development,Abode,Economic,Unprecedented,Biodegradable,Controversial,Technology,Wastetoenergy


Locationalknowledge-locatetheworld’scountries,usingmapstofocusonEurope(includingthelocationofRussia)andNorthandSouthAmerica,concentratingontheirenvironmentalregions,keyphysicalandhumancharacteristics,countries,andmajorcitiesPlaceknowledge-understandgeographicalsimilaritiesanddifferencesthroughthestudyofhumanandphysicalgeographyofaregionoftheUnitedKingdom,aregioninaEuropeancountry,andaregionwithinNorthorSouthAmericaHumanandphysicalgeography–describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:humangeography,including:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincludingtradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesincludingenergy,food,mineralsandwater

Locationalknowledge-identifythepositionandsignificanceoflatitude,longitude,Equator,NorthernHemisphere,SouthernHemisphere,theTropicsofCancerandCapricorn,ArcticandAntarcticCircle,thePrime/GreenwichMeridianandtimezones(includingdayandnight)Humanandphysicalgeography-describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:physicalgeography,including:climatezones,biomesandvegetationbelts,rivers,mountains,volcanoesandearthquakes,andthewatercycle

Locationalknowledge-locatetheworld’scountries,usingmapstofocusonEurope(includingthelocationofRussia)andNorthandSouthAmerica,concentratingontheirenvironmentalregions,keyphysicalandhumancharacteristics,countries,andmajorcitiesHumanandphysicalgeography–describeandunderstandkeyaspectsofhumangeography,including:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincludingtradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesincludingenergy,food,mineralsandwaterGeographicalskillsandfieldwork-usefieldworktoobserve,measure,recordandpresentthehumanandphysicalfeaturesinthelocalareausingarangeofmethods,includingsketchmaps,plansandgraphs,anddigitaltechnologies.




prerequisites)

PriorLearning–Y2SUMContrastingLocality-Comparinglifeinacontrastingcountry,Y3AUTVillages,TownsandCities–Settlements,Y4SPRMigration–WhypeoplemoveSubjectLinks–PSHE

PriorLearning–Y1SPRWeatherExperts–Climatearoundtheworld/ClimateChange,Y3SUMWater,WeatherandClimate–climatearoundtheworld,Y4SPRMigration–ClimatechangeSubjectLinks–Science

PriorLearning–Y4SUMNaturalresources–energysourcesSubjectLinks–Science,PSHE


• Development• Causeandeffect• Densityanddispersion

• Environmentalcharacteristics• Humanandenvironmentinteraction• Causeandeffect

• Humanandenvironmentinteraction• Changeandcontinuity• Development






Year6 Unit1-LocalFieldwork Unit2–Population Unit3–Globalisation

NumberofLessons







Outcome(EssayTitle)

Explainwhyandhowgeographersdofieldwork.

“Alackoffoodisthebiggestpopulationchallengeofourtime.”


“Globalisationhasmadetheworldabetterplace.”


CurriculumContent:

Knowledge

LessonQuestion• Whydofieldwork?

Knowledge-Whatfieldworkis-Whygeographersdofieldwork-Whatsortoffieldworkgeographersdo

LessonQuestion• Whereareallthepeople?

Knowledge-Howmanypeopleliveontheplanet-Wherepeoplearedistributedglobally-Howtheglobalpopulationhaschangedinsizeanddistribution

LessonQuestion• Whatisglobalisation?

Knowledge-Whatglobalisationis-Whenglobalisationbegan-Whythedevelopmentoftransporthasbeenimportantforglobalisation

LessonQuestion• Whattoolsdogeographersuse?(I)

Knowledge-Whymapsareimportant-Howmapsareused

LessonQuestion• Whydoespopulationchange?

Knowledge-Whypopulationsgrow

LessonQuestion• Howhasglobalisationchangedthe

waywecommunicate?Knowledge

-Howcommunicationhaschanged-Thatinternetusageisnotgloballyequal


-Howtousefourandsixfiguregridreferences

-Reasonswhydeathratesandbirthrateschange--HowtheUK`spopulationhaschanged

-Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofchangingcommunication

LessonQuestion• Whattoolsdogeographersuse?(II)

Knowledge-Whatafieldsketchis-Whygeographersdosurveysandquestionnaires-Howthesetoolshelpgeographers

LessonQuestion• Whatisapopulationpyramid?

Knowledge-Whatapopulationpyramidis-Whypopulationpyramidsareuseful-Howtocreateapopulationpyramid

LessonQuestion• Howdoesglobalisationaffecttrade?

Knowledge-Whattradeis-Howtradehaschanged-Howtradecanbringadvantagesanddisadvantagestodifferentpeople

LessonQuestion• Howdogeographerscollectdata?

Knowledge-Howtosafelycollectfieldworkdata

LessonQuestion• Whatchallengescanagrowing

populationpresent?Knowledge

-Thatincreasedpopulationdensitycreateschallenges-Whyslumsdeveloparoundrapidlygrowingcities-Howpollutioncanbecomeaseriouschallenge

LessonQuestion• Whatdoesglobalisationhavetodo

withfashion?Knowledge

-What“fastfashion”is-Howtheclothingindustryhaschanged-Thepositiveandnegativeimpactsoftheglobalisedclothingindustry

LessonQuestion• Howdogeographerspresenttheir

data?Knowledge

-Whydatapresentationisimportant-Howdatacanbepresented-Howtopresentyourdata

LessonQuestion• Whatchallengescananageing

populationpresent?Knowledge

-Whatanageingpopulationis-Whyanageingpopulationcanpresentchallenges-Examplesofchallenges

LessonQuestion• Whatdoesglobalisationhavetodo

withfood?Knowledge

-Whicharethemostpowerfulglobalfoodcompanies-WhataTNCis-Thepositiveandnegativeimpactsoftheglobalisedfoodindustry


LessonQuestion• Whatdogeographersdowiththeir

data?Knowledge

-Whatanalysisis-Whattheconclusionandevaluationare-Howyoucanansweryourenquiryquestion

LessonQuestion• Howdowefeedtheplanet?

Knowledge-Thereisglobalinequalityinaccesstofood-Thechallengesoffoodproduction-Thechallengesoffooddistribution-Possiblesolutionstotheproblem

LessonQuestion• Wherewillglobalisationleadus?

Knowledge-Whatglobalisationis-Whenglobalisationbegan-Whythedevelopmentoftransporthasbeenimportantforglobalisation

Vocabulary

Fieldwork,PrimaryData,SecondaryData,QuantitativeData,QualitativeData,Analysis,Conclusion,Evaluation,Accuracy,Reliability,Bias,Correlation

Birthrate,Deathrate,Infantmortalityrate,Naturalincrease,Naturaldecrease,Lifeexpectancy,Inequality,Population,Migration,Populationdensity,Populationdistribution,Ruralarea,Urbanarea,Sparselypopulated,Denselypopulated

Globalisation,Imports,Exports,Trade,Internationaltrade,Politics,Culture,Cultural,Technology,Economy,Economic,Unsustainable,GDP,Revenue,TNC


Locationalknowledge-nameandlocatecountiesandcitiesoftheUnitedKingdom,geographicalregionsandtheiridentifyinghumanandphysicalcharacteristics,keytopographicalfeatures(includinghills,mountains,coastsandrivers),andland-usepatterns;andunderstandhowsomeoftheseaspectshavechangedovertimeGeographicalskillsandfieldwork-usemaps,atlases,globesanddigital/computermappingtolocatecountriesanddescribefeaturesstudied-Usetheeightpointsofacompass,fourandsix-figuregridreferences,symbolsandkey(includingtheuseofOrdnanceSurveymaps)tobuildtheirknowledgeoftheUnitedKingdomandthewiderworld-Usefieldworktoobserve,measure,recordandpresentthehumanandphysicalfeaturesinthelocalareausingarangeofmethods,includingsketchmaps,plansandgraphs,anddigitaltechnologies.

Humanandphysicalgeography–describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:humangeography,including:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincludingtradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesincludingenergy,food,mineralsandwaterGeographicalskillsandfieldwork-Usefieldworktoobserve,measure,recordandpresentthehumanandphysicalfeaturesinthelocalareausingarangeofmethods,includingsketchmaps,plansandgraphs,anddigitaltechnologies.

Humanandphysicalgeography–describeandunderstandkeyaspectsof:humangeography,including:typesofsettlementandlanduse,economicactivityincludingtradelinks,andthedistributionofnaturalresourcesincludingenergy,food,mineralsandwater




prerequisites)

PriorLearning-Y2AUTLocalFieldwork–Studyoflocalarea,Y5SUMEnergyandSustainability–presentingdataandfindingsSubjectLinks–Science,Maths,History

PriorLearning–Y3AUTVillages,TownsandCities–Wherepeoplelive/world’spopulations,Y4SPRMigration,Y5SUMEnergyandSustainability–ChallengesofagrowingpopulationSubjectLinks-PSHE,History

PriorLearning–Y2SPRWeareBritain–Transportlinks,Y2SUMContrastinglocality–Farmingandfoodimportance,Y4SPRMigration–Economicopportunities,Y4SUMNaturalresources–World’snaturalresourcesSubjectLinks–History,Science


• Environmentalcharacteristics• Humancharacteristics• Evidenceandinvestigation

• Densityanddispersion• Humanandenvironmentinteraction• Changeandcontinuity

• Development• Humanprocesses• Causeandeffect





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