Zoom in to Middleton!
Year 4
Unit Overview
This project teaches teaches children about compass points and four and six-figure grid references. They learn about the tropics. Children identify physical features in the United Kingdom and gather information from maps and surveys before drawing conclusions and solutions.
❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT
Creating a sketch map of school and offering opportunities to improve our school grounds.
️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
Research presentation
🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
Locating features on their sketch map.
🏁 SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW
Label maps with key features in a map quiz starting with the world and finishing with a simple school map.
📖 FOCUS TEXT(S)
Atlases
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
How do we use a map? Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and a key to locate and plot geographical places and features on a map. Recap what a compass is for. Use 8 point compass for more detail. Plot points on a map using compass points as directional tool. 4 Figure grid references using world map with grid references already on it. 6 figure grid references
What are the significant physical features of Loch Ness? (Retrieval - Identify the location of the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn on a world map.) Create a detailed study of geographical features including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers of the UK. Zoom in to study the U.K. map. Focus in on Loch ness or other UK area personal to that class to study.(google maps) - landscape, climate, topography, human features such as Loch Ness castle. Loch Ness info can be found at visit scotland.com.
How does the topography of Loch ness differ from that of Manchester? Create a detailed study of geographical features including hills, mountains (topography), coasts and rivers of the UK. Zoom into Manchester on digital map such as Google maps. Locate Manchester in relation to previous lessons focus area. Compare Manchester to last lessons focus area-topographical features, land use patterns etc.
How can I use fieldwork skills to create a sketch map? Use fieldwork skills to present human and physical features in the immediate local area using a sketch map. Zoom into Middleton and then the school using digital map such as Google maps. Locate key human and physical features you can see.
What do the symbols on a map mean? Add key features found last lesson to a map of local area already showing the outline of the school building. Label favourite and least favourite places on sketch map created last lesson and give reasons. Is there a pattern in class's favourite/least favourite areas? What can we do to improve the least favourite areas?
What have we remembered? Map quiz-using a world map, a U.K. map and a school map.