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Resources to help primary teachers with a whole range of subjects.
History/geography lead.
Geography
Compare and contrast rocket launch sites - Year 5 Space -Geography
This is a Year 5 geography lesson focussing on the type of land, land use, physical and human features and climate to compare and contrast rocket launch sites around the world.
Children will be able to;
*Know and identify the location of Russia on a world map.
*Know and identify the location of America on a world map.
*Know of human and physical features as well as climate differences between Russia and America’s main space/rocket launching sites.
*Know how to locate places using lines of longitude and latitude.
The lesson starts with a discussion of the definition of geography and why we study it.
Children will recap the continents before looking at aerial images of rocket launch sites around the world, identifying human and physical features and deciding why those areas have been chosen. They will compare the three sites to look for similarities and differences.
There is an activity using lines of latitude and longitude to identify where the rocket launch sites are on a world map.
The lesson ends with deciding where they would launch a rocket from within the school grounds. You can incldue an aerial image of your own school and grounds and decide where to launch from as well as discussing and giving reasons why.
All resources, photos, worksheets can be printed directly from the powerpoint.
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Space Race Year 5 KS2 History and geography unit
A series of 4 (could be 5 if the first lesson is split into two sessions) covering the Space Race. This covers history and geography elements. All resources and PowerPoints included.
Lesson 1 - Children learn about the Space Race, why it started and the achievements of both the USA and Soviet Union. They will decide what the main conflicts are and then use sources to sort the information. The next part is to match the key information to the photographs and create a timeline of the Space Race.
*This lesson can be delivered over two sessions
Lesson 2 - Geography focus lesson looking at land use of rocket launch sites around the world. They will study aerial photographs to compare and contrast rocket launch sites around the world. Links to latitude and longitude too. Additional activity to give the children aerial photographs of your school buildings and ground for them to decide where the safest place would be to launch a rocket and explain why.
Lesson 3 - Geography focus lesson comparing the human and physical features of Moscow and Washington DC. Children will use climate graphs, topographic maps and other resources to compare the two places before writing a comparison paragraph with their findings.
Lesson 4 - The final lesson is to look at two British astronauts and what they have contributed to space exploration. They will be given time to research each astronaut to understand their achievements. Finally, children will learn about the future of space exploration and using sources, understand the pros and cons of space exploration as well as forming their own opinion on the matter.
Compare human and physical features Year 5 Geography
A Year 5 geography lesson comparing the human and physical features of Moscow and Washington DC (Linked to wider Space Race theme/topic).
Children will;
*Know that Moscow is the capital of Russia
*Know that Russia is located in both Europe and Asia
*Know that Washington DC is the capital of the USA
*Know that the USA is part of North America
*Know that both Russia and Washington DC are densely populated areas with many human settlements
*Know about the climate differences between Moscow and Washington DC
*Analyse different types of maps for each area
*Answer questions on each place
The lesson starts with a definition of geography before using lines of latitude and longitude to locate Moscow and Washington DC on a map. There is then a discussion point to analyse the location of each, what the climate might be like and where each place is in relation to the UK.
Children will be shown how to analyse a climate graph showing temperature and precipitation before answering questions independently using climate graphs for both Moscow and Washington DC.
The lesson will then look at topographic maps as a class before the children will look at topographic maps for both Washington DC and Moscow and annotate independently.
The lesson finishes with the children summarising the differences between the two places in their books.
All resources including SEN worksheets included.
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Local area study - Selby - KS2 geography and history unit Year 5
A whole half term local area study on Selby. The unit looks at the industrial revolution, coal mining and land use with some local map work on grid references. Fully resourced.
Lesson 1: lloks at Selby during the Anglo-Saxon era, who they were, why they settled in Britain and more specifically Selby. Look at maps for what land use is like in Selby.
Lesson 2: Introduces the industrial revolution and what was happening at the time in Selby.
Lesson 3: Goes into detail on coal mining in Selby and Yorkshire. Looks specifically at the Selby Superpit.
Lesson 4: looks at what happened to coal mining nationally and in Selby. Listen to interviews with past coal miners and learn about the impact of coal mine closures on the local area.
Lesson 5: Geography focus on grid references looking at identifying features of local OS maps using either 4 or 6 figure grid references
Local area study - Selby - grid references - geography KS2 Year 5
A fully resourced lesson on using local maps and grid references to identify features. Part of a wider local area study of Selby.
Children will;
-use 4 or 6 figure grid references on a map
-recap compass points
-watch a video on compass points and grid references
-learn how to read 4 figure grid references
-learn how to read 6 figure grid references for HA
-practise reading grid references on maps
-independently locate places on a map of Selby using grid references
LA task provided