Lesson 2: What is the Great Barrier Reef?
Locating Australia on a map and identifying its physical and human features. Researching the benefits and threats to the Great Barrier Reef.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Explain that the children will work with a partner to remember what they learnt in the previous lesson. Display the Presentation: High five! and arrange the children in pairs. Allow time for paired discussion.
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In this unit
Assessment – Geography Y5: Why do oceans matter?Lesson 1: How do we use our oceans?Lesson 3: Why are our oceans suffering?Lesson 4: What can we do to help our oceans?Lesson 5: How littered is our marine environment? – Data collectionLesson 6: How littered is our marine environment? – FindingsOptional sustainability lesson: What is fast fashion and why is it a problem?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 8 May 2026
