Land Use
Year 5
Unit Overview
In the Sow, Grow and Farm project, children are taught about the features and characteristics of land use in agricultural regions across the world, including a detailed exploration of significant environmental areas.
❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT
Using a map finding information out about the local area and locating our farms.
️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
Research and recording.
🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
In this unit of work we will be using the poly tunnel to plant and grow seasonal fruit and vegetables.
Driver Subject: Learning Intentions
Retrieval - To label a world map with speed. Main - Describe and understand key aspects of: human geography, including: types of settlement and land use. What is land use? A quick overview of land use in the U.K. Look at the land use in our school grounds.
Retrieval - Re visit map work knowledge from last lesson. Main -Describe and understand key aspects of: human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, the distribution of natural resources including minerals and water Why is there different agriculture around the world? Explain how the topography and soil type affect the location of different agricultural regions.
Retrieval - Topography and contour maps. Main - Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world. Why are maps so useful? Using OS maps and 4 & 6 figure grid referencing locate places on their maps. Look at topography, symbols etc. Look for local farming areas and describe why farms may be there.
Retrieval - Whatever is needed. Main - Describe and understand key aspects of: physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Why is climate important in farming? Link climate and farming. Explain how the climate affects land use. We can manipulate climate using polytunnels/greenhouses. Spend 1/2 this lesson in planting in the polytunnel.
Retrieval - whatever is needed. Main - As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. How is climate and land use linked? Explain how the climate affects land use. Focus on either North or South America. Revisit the polytunnel during this lesson.
Retrieval - Globle interactive game. Main - Describe and understand key aspects of: human geography, including: economic activity including trade links. Why are transport links important? What is trade? What kind of thing do we trade with other countries? Describe and explain the location, purpose and use of transport networks across the UK and other parts of the world. Link to environmental concerns. Revisit polytunnel.
Children create their own quiz and invite their peers to have a go.
🏁 SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW
Create and answer questions in a Farming Quiz.
📖 FOCUS TEXT(S)
The class will be reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.