Revealing the UK's global links
I can describe the UK's global links, and explain how these contribute to the character of my local area.
- Year 4
Revealing the UK's global links
I can describe the UK's global links, and explain how these contribute to the character of my local area.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The UK is linked to the rest of the world in many different ways.
- Global links help to create the character of our local area.
- We can find global links in our own local area through fieldwork.
Keywords
Character - The character of a place means what it is like and how it feels to be there.
Multiculturalism - Multiculturalism is having people from many different places and cultures living in an area and and sharing their ways of life.
International - International means something that involves two or more countries.
Common misconception
The local area is mostly the result of local processes, and is not really affected by global events.
Most areas have been influenced by ideas from outside. The food we eat is often grown far from the UK. The UK is a 'melting pot' of ideas.
Equipment
Atlas. Ordnance Survey Maps. Digimap for Schools. Camera.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these are economic reasons for moving house?
Q2.Which of these would improve a person's quality of life?
Q3.To is when people stop working as they get older.
Q4.To , is the feeling that you fit in to the group or place you are in. What is the missing word?
Q5.What can we use to investigate and plot where a person moves during their life?
Q6.Which of these words means something that involves two or more countries?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means what a place is like and how it feels to be there - and how it develops over time?
Q2.Which of these are examples of international links?
Q3.Look at this map of part of Leeds. Can you see any evidence of international links?
Q4.What might make us think there is a global link when there isn't one?
Q5.Which of the following features does not provide evidence of global links?
Q6.What name did we give to the activity where you leave the classroom and go outside to collect information? You may have done this in other lessons too.
