Frozen lands
Year 6
Unit Overview
In the Frozen Kingdoms project, your child will learn about the regions of the Arctic and Antarctic. They will learn about the similarities and differences between these two regions, including the climate, landscape and natural resources. They will learn how to use grid references, lines of latitude and longitude, contour lines and symbols to identify the geographical locations of the Arctic and Antarctic, and how these, along with the tilt of the Earth, affect day length and warmth. They will learn about the indigenous people of the Arctic, including how their lives have changed over time, and about the positives and negatives of tourism in Antarctica.
❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT
Researching polar facts.
️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
Gathering research facts.
🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
Exploring natural resources around school.
🏁 BIG FINISH
Children will do a Big Finish quiz.
📖 FOCUS TEXT
The class will be reading Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
- Use grid references, lines of latitude and longitude, contour lines and symbols in maps and on globes to understand and record the geography of an area. Main - Describe the climatic similarities and differences between two regions. What is the Arctic and Antarctic like? Focus on the Arctic and Antarctic.
Retrieval - Label a world map with speed. Main - Describe the climatic similarities and differences between two regions What is polar day and polar night? - the Arctic and Antarctic Circles comparison, introducing the idea of polar day and polar night.
Retrieval - Map work on 8 point compass and 6 figure grid references. Main - What is climate change? Climate change, simple exploration of cause and effect.
Retrieval - Teacher to decide. Main - Describe the distribution of natural resources in an area or country. Are there natural resources in the polar regions? To look at natural resources around school grounds. Explore natural resources found in the polar regions.
Retrieval - Globle interactive game locating countries. Main - Explain how humans function in the place they live. How do people live in the polar regions? Focus on indigenous peoples of the Arctic.
Retrieval - Counties and cities of the U.K. Main - How has tourism has changed a place or landscape over time. How has tourism changed the polar regions?
Quiz