Y3/4 (B): Lesson 1: What is climate?
Learning about lines of latitude and longitude and climate zones; developing an understanding of why seasons and climate zones occur; discussing the positions of the Arctic and Antarctic circles.
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National curriculum
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Before starting this unit you might want to check children can recall:
The names of the four seasons.
The types of typical weather in each season.
That climate is long-term weather conditions in a specific region.
That climate zones are areas of the world grouped together that have a similar climate.
The position and significance of the Equator.
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Assessing progress and understanding
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