Local to global: how can we identify special places?
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Threads
Economic activity
Local area
Diversity
Interconnection
Why this why now
This unit draws together the year’s learning by linking pupils’ personal experiences of place with global examples of significance. Its position at the end of Year 1 helps pupils reflect on their growing spatial awareness and prepares them to compare places in Year 2.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Some knowledge of the local area through first-hand experience.some experience of using aerial photographs, maps and plans of the school grounds, of fieldwork, and of making models and maps.
- Some knowledge of the local area through first-hand experience.
- Some experience of using aerial photographs, maps and plans of the school grounds, of fieldwork, and of making models and maps.
Threads
Economic activity
Local area
Diversity
Interconnection
Why this why now
This unit draws together the year’s learning by linking pupils’ personal experiences of place with global examples of significance. Its position at the end of Year 1 helps pupils reflect on their growing spatial awareness and prepares them to compare places in Year 2.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Some knowledge of the local area through first-hand experience.some experience of using aerial photographs, maps and plans of the school grounds, of fieldwork, and of making models and maps.
- Some knowledge of the local area through first-hand experience.
- Some experience of using aerial photographs, maps and plans of the school grounds, of fieldwork, and of making models and maps.
Local to global: how can we identify special places?
This unit explores what makes places special by combining personal geography with global examples. Pupils describe, annotate and locate familiar places before learning about the natural and human wonders of the world using images, maps and geographical vocabulary.
4 lessons in unit
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