Learning objective
- To locate and describe the significance of the Great Barrier Reef.
Success criteria
- I can identify
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National curriculum
Geography
Locational knowledge
Pupils should
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Cross-curricular links
Computing
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: The water cycle and use the activity to recap learning from the previous lesson. Ask children to match the process to the correct number to show its place in the water cycle.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could only answer the first three questions in the Attention grabber. Can use peer or adult support to help with the online research. Can use the Activity: Why do oceans matter? (support) to help support writing their paragraph.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should aim to write more comprehensive answers on the Activity: The Great Barrier Reef, including the concept of rising temperatures bleaching and killing coral reefs.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying the Great Barrier
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Vocabulary definitions
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threat
Something likely to cause damage.
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coral reef
A large rock structure in the ocean formed by corals.
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y5: Why do oceans matter?
Lesson 1: How do we use our oceans?
Lesson 2: What is the Great Barrier Reef?
Lesson 3: Why are our oceans suffering?
Lesson 4: What can we do to help our oceans?
Lesson 5: How littered is our marine environment?: Data collection
Lesson 6: How littered is our marine environment?: Findings
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 22nd December, 2023
