Background information on irrigation and why it is needed for farming.
Links to irrigation activity (you will need trays and soil)
Pour water down the trays once completed to see if the water spreads evenly and if they have set up a successful irrigation system.
Buy sunflower seeds along with this and set up a sunflower growing competition with the trays and soil.
Really good practical lesson.
Includes:
Powerpoint introduction to the Galapagos
Iguana outline for question to then be displayed on your wall. At the end of the topic, take down questions and children should answer them then stick them in their books.
Worksheet to be taken to each station of the activity
FOUR STATION ACTIVITY
Digital station
Globe station
Atlas station
Research station
Two lessons about Qatar
One Powerpoint
Two lesson activities
Lesson 1:
(You can decide which slides you want to keep for lesson 2, or you can just recap key information for lesson 2)
Introduction to Qatar
Where it is in the world compared to UK
Capital city
History of Qatar
Comparison pictures
Changes in the skyline
History of Pearl Diving
Finding oil
WW2
Timeline of key historical moments
Buildings in Qatar
Futuristic buildings and their nicknames
Traditional buildings
The Pearl - man-made island
Education in the UK
Education in Qatar
Interesting facts and information about Qatar
Activity: LI:To recognise the differences between two periods of time
Sheet of images from past Qatar and present Qatar, children to make notes of similarities and differences.
Lesson 2
Recap powerpoint or any slides that were skipped during first lesson.
Have powerpoint printed off for your groups/pairs and you need laptops/tablets.
LI: To find similaries and differences between Qatar and the UK
Sheet showing venn diagram and examples of information to find on the ppt.