How do we, as humans, positively affect our environment?
Year 5
Unit Overview
This project teaches....
the children to be curious on how humans affect where they live. Initially we will focus on our wider locality by visiting an area where a land management project is underway. Our focus will then move to environmental awareness and land management on another continent such as the National Parks in Africa. Using the knowledge we have gained we will address land management within the school grounds. Can we apply large scale ideas to our own school? Creating a sketch map of the school grounds children discuss area in need of care and improvement and then record these ideas using an acetate overlay.
❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT
Trip
️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
Labelling maps.
🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
Trip to an area where land management is a focus, e.g. National Trust, Hollingworth Lake. Use of school grounds sketch map as they walk and inspect the school grounds.
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
Trip to area focusing on land management and positive improvements. What may happen if these management strategies were not put in place?
Compare their learning from the trip to a larger scale land management plan such as the National Parks in Africa. What is similar and what is very different?
Using a sketch map of the school grounds, inspect key areas which may need a mini land management plan. Record their ideas for improvement or stability on an acetate overlay.
🏁 BIG FINISH
Creating their own land development and improvement plans using what they have learnt.
📖 FOCUS TEXT(S)
A range of maps, e.g. world maps, land use maps, sketch maps