Greece today: Series of 6 KS2 power-point Geography lessons.

**Greece today: Series of 6 KS2 power-point Geography lessons. **
**Each lesson is broken into short focused activities. 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 Greece’s key cities and geographical features. Each set of slides contain images to help pupils ‘get a feel’ for the geography of Greece as well as simple cultural information such as greetings in Greek at the beginning and end of lessons.
Great to link with cross curricular topic such as Ancient Greeks, The Olympics, Myths and Legends, Europe etc.
Lesson 1
Learning Objectives
I must find Greece in my atlas.
I should recognise some of the features of Greece.
I could describe where Greece is in the world using geographical words.
Lesson 2
Learning objectives
I must be able to spot the main features of Greece.
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 what Mediterranean climate and ‘sub-tropical’ mean.
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 Greece.
I could compare population graphs for Greek cities and explain reasons for population problems Greece faces now and in future years.
Lesson 5
Learning Objectives
I must explain the definition of the term ‘population’, ‘Mediterranean climate’ and ‘weather’.
I must order the ten most populated cities in Greece.
I should explain how the location of Greek cities affects population size.
I could explain how the weather and climate support the lifestyle of the Greek people.
Lesson 6
Learning Objectives
I must identify some features of natural beauty in Greece.
I should identify and research some of the areas of natural beauty which come from Greece.
OR
I should identify and research some of the animal, fish and birds which come from Greece.

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