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The benefits of trees

Mapping trees locally

Mapping changes in the UK's forests

Global trees and forests

Mapping changes in forests around the world

Planning tree planting in the local area

Using digital maps to identify forests around the world

This unit prepares the ground for learning about the Amazon biome in depth and thinking about the importance of forests globally, also for 'Energy: How do we power the world?' thinking how we use energy globally and understanding the role that trees play. 

This unit develops local area investigation 'Local area: What needs changing?' and builds on what has been learnt through a focus on trees and green spaces.

This unit explores the importance of trees and forests at local, national and global scales. Pupils investigate the benefits of trees, map forest change over time, and plan action in response to environmental change in their own local area.

Local and global: why are trees and forests important?

Introducing natural resources

Identifying renewable and non-renewable energy sources

Global food production and its impacts

Economic minerals and their uses

Wood and its many uses

Water: our essential resource

This unit supports 'South America: Why does the Amazon matter?' and learning about why the Amazon matters, with its vast natural resources of water, forests and biodiversity, and to 'Energy: How do we power the world?', which explores energy in more detail.

This builds on 'Local area: Why are trees and forests important?', learning about the value of trees as a natural resource in the local area to learn about different types of natural resources globally, their unequal distribution, and some of the threats they face or pose.

This unit introduces natural resources, including food, water, minerals and energy. Pupils explore where different resources are found, how they are used, and the effects of this use on people and the environment.

Natural resources: what are they, where are they found, why are they important?

Using maps to locate countries in North and South America

Climate of North and South America

Physical geography of North and South America

Human geography of North and South America

Economic activities of North and South America

Planning a journey through the Americas

Using digital maps to identify different landscapes of North and South America

This unit provides a foundation for 'South America: Why does the Amazon matter?', which extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical and human geography and processes through a case study of the Amazon as a region of Brazil.

This unit builds directly on 'Europe: How diverse are its landscapes and places?', which focuses on the diverse people and landscapes of Europe, as well as earlier work in 'Contrasting locality: What is it like to live in (named location) in Jamaica?', which extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical and human geography and processes.

This unit introduces the continents of North and South America through their physical and human features. Pupils explore climate, land use, and economic activity across different regions, and plan a journey that connects a range of contrasting places.

North and South America: how diverse are their places and landscapes?

Tropical and temperate rainforests

Location of the Amazon rainforest

Features of the Amazon rainforest

Foods from tropical rainforests

Brazil nut production

People of the Amazon rainforest

Debating the future of the Amazon rainforest

Protecting our rainforests

This unit provides a foundation for 'Natural resources: What are they, where are they and why are they important?', also for 'Farms and factories: Where does our food come from?' on the origin of foodstuffs and 'Global trade: How do we get our stuff?' on international trade.

This unit builds directly on from 'The Americas: How diverse are its places and landscapes?', which focuses on the diverse people and landscapes of the Americas. This unit extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical and human geography and processes through a case study of the Amazon as a region of Brazil.

This unit explores the Amazon rainforest as a region in South America. Pupils learn about its location, climate and biodiversity, investigate how people live and work there, and consider the global importance of protecting tropical rainforests.

South America: why does the Amazon matter?

Energy production

Energy use and climate change

Non-renewable energy sources

Renewable sources of energy

Reducing energy use

Solving the energy problem

This unit provides a foundation for 'Sustainable world: Does it matter how we live?', which investigates how we can develop more sustainable ways of living.

This unit builds on 'Natural resources: What are they, where are they and why are they important?'. It extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of energy as a resource that is essential for life, but that also contributes to climate change through the continued use of non-renewable energy sources, and investigates some solutions to this conundrum.

This unit explores how energy is produced and used, and how this links to climate change. Pupils compare renewable and non-renewable sources, consider how energy use can be reduced, and evaluate different responses to the world’s growing energy demands.

Energy: how do we power the world?

Introducing sustainability

Carbon footprints

Using energy wisely

Tackling food waste

Biodiversity and sustainability

Making cities more sustainable

This unit prepares pupils to take a more critical stance when thinking about where their food comes from in 'Farms and factories: Where does our food come from?' and about patterns of consumption and global trade in 'Global trade: How do we get our stuff?'.

This builds on what has been learnt in 'Natural resources: What are they, where are they and why are they important?' and 'Energy: How do we power the world?' and encourages pupils to apply their learning in thinking how energy use impacts in different parts of life and is distributed unequally. 

This unit introduces sustainability by exploring how human choices affect the environment. Pupils learn about energy use, food waste, biodiversity and urban living, and consider how individuals and communities can work towards a more sustainable future.

Sustainable world: does it matter how we live?

Planning to do fieldwork

Writing a fieldwork enquiry question

Collecting our geographical data

Presenting our geographical data

Examining our geographical data

Reflecting on our fieldwork enquiry

This unit teaches pupils about the fieldwork enquiry process. Each lesson guides pupils through a stage of a fieldwork enquiry to help them investigate the sustainability of their school.

Fieldwork: how can we investigate the sustainability of our school?

Why do geographers do fieldwork?

What enquiries are geographers currently doing?

Tools of fieldwork: maps

Fieldwork: can I create a sketch map of roads in my community?

Tools of fieldwork: surveys and questionnaires

Fieldwork: can I create a field sketch of my community?

How do geographers develop an enquiry question?

Fieldwork: Can I collect data about road use in my community?

How do geographers present their data?

What do geographers do with their data?

Local Fieldwork

What are the Earth's biomes?

Where are the Earth's biomes?

What affects an ecosystem?

What is the tundra?

What is the taiga?

What are the grasslands?

How are biomes being damaged?

How are biomes being protected and preserved?

Are biomes all equally fragile? (Part 1)

Are biomes all equally fragile? (Part 2)

Biomes

What is sustainability?

How do we produce energy? (Part 1)

How do we produce energy?(Part 2)

What is special about Curitiba?

How did Freiburg become more sustainable?

How will we produce and use energy differently in the future?

How sustainable is my community?

Fieldwork: How sustainable is my community?

Plan a letter with recommendations for greater sustainability to my local MP

Write a letter with recommendations for greater sustainability to my local council

Energy and Sustainability

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These lessons will be removed by the end of the Spring Term 2026.