Where in the world?

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Oceans and Seas The Galapagos Islands and Charles Darwin

Objectives

Geography

  • Develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places, both terrestrial and marine.
  • Interpret a range of sources of geographical information, including maps, globes and aerial photographs.
  • Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical features, including ‘volcano’, ‘vegetation’, ‘season’ and ‘weather’.

Computing

  • Use search technologies for locating information.

Lesson Planning

Research the Galapagos Islands using photographs, maps and the internet. Create a simple fact-file.

Teaching Outcomes
To locate The Galapagos Islands and to research features of the islands such as the weather and the physical geography.
To use the Internet to search for information about The Galapagos Islands. To create a simple fact-file of The Galapagos Islands.

Children will:

  • Gain geographical knowledge of the Galapagos Islands.
  • Search the internet effectively.
  • Create a fact-file on the Galapagos Islands.

You Will Need

  • Magnifying glasses (optional)
  • Computers or tablets with internet access