Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Give examples of human and physical features.
- Identify features they see on a walk.
- Explain the location of features using some directional language.
- Use an aerial photograph to locate physical and human features.
- Draw simple pictures or symbols on a sketch map.
- Draw compass points.
- Name the continent they live in.
- Use an atlas to locate the UK and China on a world map.
- Use an atlas to locate Europe and Asia on a world map.
- Identify China’s physical and human geography.
- Sort physical and human features using photographs.
- Identify physical and human features in images of Shanghai.
- Compare Shanghai to their locality.
- Identify similarities and differences between human and physical features.
Lesson 1 involves fieldwork in the area surrounding the school. It is important to risk-assess the proposed route taking into account any relevant school risk assessment policies and procedures. Please be aware that lesson 1 may take longer than 1 hour.
Lesson 1 requires a device to take photographs (one per group).
Suggested prior learning
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Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: What can we see in our local area?
Lesson 2: Can we map our local area?
Lesson 3: Where in the world is China?
Lesson 4: What can you see in China?
Lesson 5: What is Shanghai like?
Lesson 6: How is Shanghai different from our local area?
Key skills
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Key knowledge
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Assessment – Geography Y1: What is it like to live in Shanghai?
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