Learning objective
Knowledge
- To plan and carry out a weather report.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can label the capital cities of
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National curriculum
Science
Seasonal changes
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Cross-curricular links
Geography
Locational knowledge
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Sun safety and ask pairs to discuss which statement is correct. Take feedback and discuss it as a class. Explain that Hafsa is correct and that it is dangerous to look at the Sun even if you are wearing sunglasses.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could have the first letter of each capital city written on their Activity: Weather report; could describe the weather in each capital city only.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could write a temperature for each capital city on their maps (adult support should be given to carry out research online to find typical temperatures for their chosen seasons); could use the link: BBC Weather or an atlas to add additional cities to their UK maps; should use some of the key vocabulary listed in the Presentation: Weather report.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: labelling a map of
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Vocabulary definitions
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season
One of four parts of a year, marked by the weather conditions.
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symbol
A simple picture or image to represent something else.
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