Learning objective
- To explore the similarities and differences between two physical environments.
Success criteria
- I can identify the differences between
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National curriculum
Geography
Locational knowledge
Pupils should
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Cross-curricular links
Computing
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could input their ideas into a Venn diagram to clearly see the similarities and differences between the two locations.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should consider the settlement patterns they can observe using Google Earth (linear, nucleated or dispersed) and describe the land use with terminology learnt in previous units (recreational, residential, transport, agricultural and commercial).
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying characteristics of two
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Vocabulary definitions
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climate
Long-term weather conditions in a specific region.
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comparison
To find the similarities and differences between two or more things.
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y5/6 (Cycle A): Would you like to live in the desert?
Y5/6: Lesson 1 (Cycle A): What is a hot desert biome?
Y5/6: Lesson 2 (Cycle A): Where are deserts located?
Y5/6: Lesson 3 (Cycle A): What physical features are found in a desert?
Y5/6: Lesson 4 (Cycle A): How can people use deserts?
Y5/6: Lesson 5 (Cycle A): What are the threats to deserts?
Y5/6: Lesson 6 (Cycle A): Would you like to live in the desert?