Learning objective

  • To explain the importance of our oceans.

Success criteria

  • I can describe

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National curriculum

Geography 

Locational knowledge

Pupils should

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit you might want to check children can recall: The processes of the water cycle (precipitation, evaporation and condensation). Examples of bodies of water (e.g. lakes, rivers, ponds, oceans). Examples of precipitation (e.g. snow, hail, rain). That global warming is the increase in temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Can use the Activity: Why do oceans matter? (support) to help support writing their paragraph.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should consider what might happen to both the climate and people’s lives if oceans were further damaged. For example, warmer temperatures, difficulty growing crops, higher sea levels as glaciers melt and a higher risk of flooding.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing the water cycle;

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Vocabulary definitions

  • water cycle

    The movement of water in the Earth’s atmosphere through oceans, rivers and on land.

  • ocean current

    The movement of a large area of seawater driven by the wind, gravity and water density.

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