Pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Describe what lines of latitude and longitude are, giving an example.
• Understand that the Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience seasons at different times.
• Define what climate zones are.
• Understand Antarctica has a polar climate made up of ice sheets, snow and mountains.
• Describe Antarctica’s location in the far south of the globe.
• State that tourism and research are the two main reasons people visit Antarctica.
• Describe equipment researchers might use and clothes they wear.
• List some of the research carried out in Antarctica.
• State the outcome of Shackleton’s expedition.
• Successfully plot four-figure grid references at the point where the vertical and horizontal line meet.
• Describe a similarity and difference between life in the UK and life in Antarctica.
• Confidently use the zoom function on a digital map.
• Begin to recall the eight points of a compass, following at least four of them.
• Recognise and describe features on their school grounds from an aerial map.
• Draw a map of the route they take on an expedition.
• State one thing that went well on the expedition and one aspect that did not go as hoped.

Lesson 6 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 6 to prepare for this lesson. Please be aware this lesson may take longer than 1 hour.

Lesson 5 requires a device (one per pair).