Learning objective
- To understand the change and distribution of the global population.
Success criteria
- I can define global population distribution.
- I can describe
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National curriculum
Geography
Locational knowledge
‘Pupils should be taught
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Statistics
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- interpret
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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 that children can recall: The definition of population is the number of people living in a particular place. What might influence where people live including weather, landscape, access to amenities, housing, schools, and jobs. Which countries have a high population (answers may include India, China and…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should work in an adult-supported group to complete the line graph in the Activity: Global population (supported).
Pupils working at greater depth
Should justify their reasoning when describing the global population over time.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: listing where the most densely and
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Vocabulary definitions
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population
The number of people living in a particular place.
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densely populated
An area that contains many people relative to its size.
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y5/6 (B): Why does population change?
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: How is the global population changing?
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: What are birth and death rates?
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Why do people migrate?
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 4: How is climate change impacting the population?
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 5: How is population impacting our environment?: Data collection
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: How is population impacting our environment?: Findings
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 10th October, 2024
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