Lesson Planning
Learn the correct geographical language to describe the features of mountains and find out about mountain climates.
Teaching Outcomes:
- To use geographical language to describe some features of mountain ranges and the climate experienced there.
- To understand that we breathe oxygen from the air and that there is less oxygen in the air at high altitude.
Children will:
- Use and understand the terms ‘snowline’ and ‘treeline’
- Begin to understand mountain climates and how altitude affects living conditions
- Understand that we breathe oxygen from the air and that there is less oxygen at high altitude.
- Begin to understand the significance of the Equator and the Tropics and identify their positions.