Mapping Countries in North America - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

Students will start by gluing in learning journeys and knowledge organiser to show what they will be learning this term. Then students will be asked to show their knowledge of anything they know about North America. Students will then be asked to describe the location of North America, then to do this using latitude and longitude showing increasing depth and skill. Then using the template attached students are to use atlases to draw on the countries and physical features of North America on their sheets.

Starter: Knowledge Retention 5 quick starter questions
Task 1: Describe the location of North America globally
Task 2: Describe the location of North America using latitude and longitude
Task 3: Main Task: Using an atlas write down the location and physical features of North America

Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet and learning journey and knowledge organiser.