Learning objective
- To write a report on the fieldwork process, analyse findings and make suggestions to improve a situation.
Success criteria
- I can use digital technologies to map data
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National curriculum
Geography
Human and physical geography
‘Pupils should
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Cross-curricular links
Computing
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- understand
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Anagrams and use the activity to recap learning from the previous lesson.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Can either type or hand write their report and use Activity: Report plan (support).
Pupils working at greater depth
Could add statements to their report about the benefits and limitations of the data collection methods (for example, only carried out during a certain time of day, a tally chart is quick and easy to use for data collection, only using five minute samples for noise recordings).
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating a digital map to plot
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Vocabulary definitions
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digital technologies
Electrical devices and software that create and store data.
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conclusions
A decision or idea reached about a situation.
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Example work
Brushwood Junior School
Brushwood Junior School
Brushwood Junior School
Brushwood Junior School
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y5/6 (B): Why does population change?
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: How is the global population changing?
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: What are birth and death rates?
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Why do people migrate?
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 4: How is climate change impacting the population?
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 5: How is population impacting our environment?: Data collection
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: How is population impacting our environment?: Findings
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Last update: 22nd January, 2026
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Y5/6 (B): Lesson 4: How is climate change impacting the population?
Understanding the impact climate change can have on the global population. Discussing why climate change...
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: What are birth and death rates?
Learning what birth and death rates are and discussing the factors that influence them.
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Why do people migrate?
Understanding that migration can be voluntary and involuntary and that it is influenced by external...
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: How is the global population changing?
Discussing global population distribution and growth; identifying which countries are densely and sparsely populated; describing...
