Introductory lesson for key locational knowledge and atlas skills. Suitable for Y7 or KS2. PowerPoint and lesson handout / worksheet provided. Will need atlases to complete lesson.
Differentiated learning aims:
- To know the different continents and oceans.
- To understand how to use an atlas.
- To be able to locate the key continents, oceans and physical features on a world map.
Starter task: Questions on their favourite place.
Main task: Using an atlas to locate and name key locations e.g. continents, oceans, rivers.
Extension: Using the atlas index to find obscure capital cities and locate their country and continent.
Includes ‘famous geographer’ information to make cross curricular links between Atlas from Greek mythology and the atlases we use today.
Resource will need adjusting so page numbers are correct for atlases being used.
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