Geography upper KS2 Antarctica unit of work

This unit of work is suitable for children in years 5/6.
The unit of work compromises of :

Lesson 1- Where and What is Antarctica?
Within this lesson children identify where Antarctica is on a map and read an information text to discover what it’s like to live there. All technical vocab is defined on the powerpoint and highlighted in the reading text. Children in this lesson are expected to create a fact sheet about what they’ve discovered about the continent.
Included resources: powerpoint , reading text, pictures for children to put on their fact sheet ( found on the ppt) a LA sheet which can be stuck into their books.

Lesson 2 - Why do people visit Antarctica? What are the physical features of Antarctica that would make people want to visit?
Within this lesson physical and human geography is defined as well as weather and climate. In the starter activity children must sort out the statements which are linked to weather or climate. Answers are included on the powerpoint. Together you will then read an information text about why people want to visit the hostile environment unpicking the technical vocab together ( this is all defined on the ppt) Children’s task is to then answer reading comprehension questions.
Included resources: powerpoint , starter activity and answers, reading sheet and comprehension questions.

Lesson 3- What time is it in Antarctica?
Within this lesson children look at and define what lines of longitude and latitude are as well as time zones. Children use slide 11 from the ppt and a blank map to create their own time zone map.
Included resources: powerpoint, slide 11 ( map children will need to use to create their own) sheets for their books which includes an extension task. Also included is a LA sheet.

Lesson 4- What is the climate like in Antarctica?
Within this lesson children will find out about a research station as the starter activity and create a fact file. For the children’s main task they will create a climate graph for one of the research station looked at.
Included resources: powerpoint, factfile for the starter activity, differentiated main task activities which also include analysis questions.
G1- Use data that was collected over 26 years to create a line graph to show the mean average temperature that was recorded each month at the McMurdo research station

G2- • Use data that was collected over 26 years to create a line graph to show the mean average temperature that was recorded each month at the McMurdo research station. On the same graph construct a bar chart to show the mean average precipitation that fell each month.

Planning for the unit is also attached.