Y5/6 (B): Why does population change?
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Y5/6 (B): Why does population change?
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Identify the most densely and sparsely populated areas.
- Describe the increase in global population over time.
- Begin to describe what might influence the environments people live in.
- Define birth and death rates, suggesting what may influence them.
- Define migration, discussing push and pull factors.
- Explain why some people have no choice but to leave their homes.
- Describe the causes of climate change, explaining its impact on the global population.
- Suggest an action they can take to fight climate change.
- Calculate the length of a route to scale.
- Follow a selected route on an OS map.
- Use a variety of data collection methods, including using a Likert scale.
- Collect information from a member of the public.
- Create a digital map to plot and compare data collected from two locations.
- Suggest an idea to improve the environment.
Lesson 5 involves fieldwork in a local urban environment. 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.
Lessons 5 and 6 require a device (one each).
Suggested prior learning
Y5/6 (A): Where does our energy come from?
Get startedLessons
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: How is the global population changing?
- To understand the change and distribution of the global population.
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: What are birth and death rates?
- To define birth and death rates and describe why they change.
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Why do people migrate?
- To recognise the push and pull factors influencing migration.
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 4: How is climate change impacting the population?
- To begin to understand the impact climate change can have on the global population.
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 5: How is population impacting our environment?: Data collection
- To collect data showing how population impacts the amount of traffic and litter in an area.
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: How is population impacting our environment?: Findings
- To write a report on the fieldwork process, analyse findings and make suggestions to improve a situation.
Key knowledge
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser: Geography – Y6 Why does population change?
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit Why does population change?
Vocabulary display: Why does population change?
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit Why does population change?
Cross-curricular opportunities
Mathematics: Statistics, number
English: Spoken language, writing
British values: Mutual respect, tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs, individual liberty, democracy
History
Physical education
Computing