Australia : 6 KS2 Geography lessons.

Australia today: Series of 6 KS2 power-point Geography lessons.
Each lesson is broken into short focused activities with supporting worksheets and maps. There are opportunities for pupils to recall prior learning, participate in a short quiz, take notes from a YouTube clip, scrutinise and compare population graphs and weather charts (included on slides), research native animals and use maps and atlases to locate Australia’s key cities and geographical features. Each set of slides contain images to help pupils ‘get a feel’ for the geography of Australia as well as simple cultural information such as greetings in at the beginning and end of lessons.
Great to link with cross curricular topics such as ‘Indigenous people’, ‘Rainforests’, ‘Weather’, ‘Deserts’ etc.
Lesson 1
Learning Objectives
I must find Australia in my atlas.
I should recognise some of the features of Australia.
I could describe where Australia is in the world using geographical words.
Lesson 2
Learning objectives
I must be able to spot the main features of Australia.
I should find and label the features on my map.
I could write a description about two features.
Lesson 3
Learning Objectives
I must describe a tropical climate.
I should explain the temperature in different locations.
I could interpret the climate data and temperature chart for each month.
Lesson 4
Learning objectives:
I must explain the definition of the term ‘population’.
I should interpret the population table and identify the challenges for living in Australia.
I could compare population graphs for Australian cities and explain population issues.
Lesson 5
Learning Objectives
I must explain the definition of the term ‘population’, ‘tropical climate’ and ‘weather’.
I must order the ten most populated cities in Australia.
I should explain how the location of Australian cities affects population size.
I could explain how the weather and climate support the life of the Australian people.
Lesson 6
Learning Objectives
I must identify some features of natural beauty in Australia.
I should identify and research some of the areas of natural beauty which come from Australia.
OR
I should identify and research some of the animal, fish and birds which come from Australia.