Deserts KS2 pp lesson of 45 slides.

KS2 Geography – Deserts power-point lesson of 45 slides.
Learning Objectives
To recognise the features of a desert.
To explain the differences and similarities between tropical and polar deserts.
To locate deserts on a map.
To identify countries where deserts are located.
To understand that some plants, animals and humans can survive in the desert.
The lesson uses pupil starting points and encourages partner and group discussion, map or atlas work. The introduction asks pupils to describe the desert climate following a simple experiment.
The pupils are asked to locate the 10 largest deserts on a world map following a youtube clip.
The lesson moves onto a simple explanation of the features of hot deserts and polar deserts with a Venn diagram comparison activity. Pupils will need a map, atlas or globe to explore the tasks fully and identify the desert regions.
There is a simple reference to landlocked deserts and more detail about people and animal adaptation in the desert which could be used as a starter for a follow up lesson.
There is a simple Google Earth task at the end of the lesson.
Lesson works well with topics linked to Adaptation, Weather and climate, Mapwork, and Hot countries.