Learning objective
- To collect data showing how population impacts the amount of traffic and litter in an area.
Success criteria
- I can follow a pre-prepared route on an
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National curriculum
Geography
Locational knowledge
‘Pupils should be taught
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Cross-curricular links
Physical education
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Brain dump and use the activity to recap learning from the previous lesson.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Can be guided by the adult support and the other children in their group when collecting data and approaching a member of the public, if needed.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could be responsible for checking that all activities have been completed in both locations, ensuring the group has collected enough data. Could consider the limitations of the data collection methods (for example, only taken at a particular time of day or year, children may be at school so it is not a fair representation, etc.)
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: following the pre-prepared route on their
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Vocabulary definitions
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impact
The influence one thing has on another.
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quantitative
Involving a measurement or amount.
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Example work
Brushwood Junior School, Chesham
Brushwood Junior School, Chesham
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y6: Why does population change?
Lesson 1: How is the global population changing?
Lesson 2: What are birth and death rates?
Lesson 3: Why do people migrate?
Lesson 4: How is climate change impacting the population?
Lesson 5: How is population impacting our environment?: Data collection
Lesson 6: How is population impacting our environment?: Findings
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Last update: 10th January, 2026
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Lesson 2: What are birth and death rates?
Learning what birth and death rates are and discussing the factors that influence them.
Lesson 4: How is climate change impacting the population?
Understanding the impact climate change can have on the global population. Discussing why climate change...
Lesson 3: Why do people migrate?
Understanding that migration can be voluntary and involuntary and that it is influenced by external...
Lesson 1: How is the global population changing?
Discussing global population distribution and growth; identifying which countries are densely and sparsely populated; describing...
