What is it like to live by the coast?
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What is it like to live by the coast?
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Name and locate the seas and oceans surrounding the UK in an atlas.
- Label these on a map of the UK.
- Describe the location of the seas and oceans surrounding the UK using compass points.
- Define what the coast is.
- Locate coasts in the UK.
- Name some of the physical features of coasts.
- Explain the location of UK coasts using the four compass directions.
- Name features of coasts and label these on a photograph.
- Identify human features in a coastal town.
- Describe how people use the coast.
- Follow a prepared route on a map.
- Identify human features on the local coast.
- Record data using a tally chart.
- Represent data in a pictogram.
- Describe how the local coast has been used.
Lesson 5 involves fieldwork in the local coastal town (if this is not possible, visit a local village, town or city that attracts visitors. Please note: if a coast is not visited, parts of the lesson plan may need to be amended to suit the chosen location). It is important to risk-assess the proposed route taking into account any relevant school risk assessment policies and procedures. Please be aware that lesson 5 may take longer than 1 hour.
Lessons 2 and 4 require a device (one between two).
Suggested prior learning
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Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Where are the seas and oceans surrounding the UK?
- To locate the seas and oceans surrounding the UK.
Lesson 2: What is the coast?
- To explain what the coast is.
Lesson 3: What are the features of the Jurassic Coast?
- To identify the physical features of the coast.
Lesson 4: How do people use Weymouth?
- To identify human features on the coast.
Lesson 5: How do people use our local coast? (Data collection)
- To investigate how people use the local coast.
Lesson 6: How do people use our local coast? (Findings)
- To present findings on how people use the local coast.
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Unit resources

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