Lesson 1: How is the Earth constructed?

Before starting this unit, you might want to check children can recall:

• A mountain is a raised area of land, 600 m or more above sea level.

• The names of any well-known mountains (e.g. Mount Everest - Himalayas, Nepal, Asia; and Kilimanjaro - Tanzania, Africa).

• Human features are the characteristics of a place which are created by humans (e.g. roads, buildings).

• Physical features are the characteristics of a place that occur naturally (e.g. lakes, mountains).

• That features can change over time.