Learning objective
- To explain the importance of our oceans.
Success criteria
- I can describe
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National curriculum
Geography
Locational knowledge
Pupils should
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Cross-curricular links
English
Writing – composition
Pupils
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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
Can use the Activity: Why do oceans matter? (support) to help support writing their paragraph.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should consider what might happen to both the climate and people’s lives if oceans were further damaged. For example, warmer temperatures, difficulty growing crops, higher sea levels as glaciers melt and a higher risk of flooding.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing the water cycle;
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Vocabulary definitions
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water cycle
The movement of water in the Earth’s atmosphere through oceans, rivers and on land.
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ocean current
The movement of a large area of seawater driven by the wind, gravity and water density.
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y5/6 (Cycle B): Why do oceans matter?
Y5/6: Lesson 1 (Cycle B): How do we use our oceans?
Y5/6: Lesson 2 (Cycle B): What is the Great Barrier Reef?
Y5/6: Lesson 3 (Cycle B): Why are our oceans suffering?
Y5/6: Lesson 4 (Cycle B): What can we do to help our oceans?
Y5/6: Lesson 5 (Cycle B): How littered is our marine environment?: Data collection
Y5/6: Lesson 6 (Cycle B): How littered is our marine environment?: Findings
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 5th January, 2024
