Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: How do we use our oceans?

Explaining why the ocean is important, how it is used and its significance in the water cycle.

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Y3/4 (B): Lesson 1: What is climate?

Learning about lines of latitude and longitude and climate zones; developing an understanding of why seasons and climate zones occur; discussing the positions of the Arctic and Antarctic circles.

Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: How can our food choices impact the environment?

Making connections between the biomes where certain foods grow and the conditions they need to flourish; developing an understanding of food choices and their impact on the environment.

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Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: Where are the continents?

Learning to name the seven continents and locating them on a world map.

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Lesson 1: What is the weather?

Exploring the weather around the world, recording and sorting data in a spreadsheet.

Lesson 1: How do we use our oceans?

Explaining why the ocean is important, how it is used and its significance in the water cycle.

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Geography >
Upper key stage 2 >
Year 5 >
Why do oceans matter? >
Lesson 1: How do we use our oceans?

Lesson 1: How can our food choices impact the environment?

Making connections between the biomes where certain foods grow and the conditions they need to flourish; developing an understanding of food choices and their impact on the environment.

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Geography >
Lower key stage 2 >
Year 4 >
Where does our food come from? >
Lesson 1: How can our food choices impact the environment?

Lesson 1: What is climate?

Learning about lines of latitude and longitude and climate zones; developing an understanding of why seasons and climate zones occur; discussing the positions of the Arctic and Antarctic circles.

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Geography >
Lower key stage 2 >
Year 3 >
Who lives in Antarctica? >
Lesson 1: What is climate?

Where does our food come from?

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Where does our food come from?

Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

Identify that different foods grow in different biomes and say why.
Explain which food has the most significant negative impact on the environment.
Consider a change people can make to reduce the negative impact of food production.
Describe the intentions around trading responsibly.
Explain that food imports can be both helpful and harmful.
Describe the journey of a cocoa bean.
Locate countries on a blank world map using an atlas.
Use a scale bar correctly to measure approximate distances.
Collect data through an interview process.
Analyse interview responses to answer an enquiry question.
Discuss any trends in data collected.

Lesson 5 involves fieldwork on the school grounds. It is important to risk-assess the proposed route taking into account any relevant school risk assessment policies and procedures. Refer to the Before the lesson section in Lesson 5 to prepare for this lesson. Please be aware this lesson may take longer than 1 hour.

Lesson 2 requires a device (one each).