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Use Your Map: UK

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Geographical Skills - Mini topic Building Skills in Geography and Geographical Skills - Mini topic Building Skills in Geography

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Objectives

Geography

  • Use maps, atlases and digital maps to locate countries and describe features studied.
  • Use symbols and keys (including the use of OS maps) to build knowledge of the UK.
  • Name and locate counties and cities of the UK, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features and land-use patterns.

Enrichment Activities

  • History: Note connections, contrasts and trends over time; Devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance; Understand how knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
  • English: Discuss writing similar to that which they are planning in order to understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar; Use simple organisational devices [for example, headings and sub-headings]; Write for a range of real purposes and audiences.
  • Computing: Select, use and combine a variety of software to create content that accomplishes given goals, including collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information.
  • Art & Design: Improve mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture, with a range of materials.

Lesson Planning

Expand and apply your mapping skills by taking part in a treasure hunt. To succeed you will need to use maps, atlases, and digital maps to describe the features you find to help locate four mystery UK counties.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To use atlases and digital maps to find features and places in the UK.
  • To use symbols and keys to identify physical and human features on a map.
  • To identify UK counties through key physical and human features.

Children will:

  • Use maps, atlases and digital maps to locate counties in the UK.
  • Identify physical and human features of UK counties on maps.
  • Use maps and atlases to describe physical and human features.

Enrichment Activities

  • Explore historical maps to understand how maps and land use have changed over time.
  • Describe key features and characteristics of their locality.
  • Represent information in the form of an infographic.
  • Describe typographical contours and make lino prints of mountains
  • Complete quizzes to test their knowledge of the counties of the UK.

You Will Need

  • Atlases (primary)
  • Computers or tablets
  • Internet access

You will need additional resources for the Enrichment Activities.

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