Our Changing World
During the Our Changing World project, we will revise the features of the Earth and learn more about time zones. We will recall how to use lines of latitude and longitude to pinpoint places on a world map and learn about map scale. We will measure distances on a map and revisit grid references, contour lines and map symbols. We will learn about global warming and climate change and discover how climate change and extreme weather affect people worldwide. We will learn about global trade and find out about the export of manufactured goods, food or natural resources. We will analyse recent road traffic accident figures and carry out fieldwork to find out about the safety of a local road. We will study patterns of human settlements and carry out a fieldwork investigation to describe local settlement patterns. To find out more, view Our Changing World knowledge Organiser.
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Investigating Our World
During the Investigating Our World project, we will study Ordnance Survey maps to write a description of the local area. We will learn about contour lines and revise six-figure grid references to locate features on maps. Your child will learn about the Prime, or Greenwich, Meridian and find out that Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT, is taken from the Prime Meridian. We will know that the Earth is split into 24 time zones and calculate the time in places worldwide. Your child will learn about climate zones, vegetation belts and biomes. We will find out that the climate and vegetation in an area determine the animals that live there. Your child will learn about the human geography of the continents and locate capital cities around the world. We will identify relative locations and use the scale bars on maps to find the distance between places. They will study the motorway network across the United Kingdom, learning how they connect towns, cities and transport links across the country. Your child will explore a settlement hierarchy diagram and learn about the relative size, significance and populations of settlements. At the end of the project, we will carry out a fieldwork enquiry to discover which settlement types are in their local area. To find out more, view Investigating Our Changing World Knowledge Organiser.
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