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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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

  • threat

    Something likely to cause damage.

  • coral reef

    A large rock structure in the ocean formed by corals.

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