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QCA

Geography at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 5)

Unit 11: Water

QCA

Objectives

Section 1: Where can we find water locally? Where can we find water in the world?
Children should learn:
  • to obtain information from maps and an atlas
  • about world weather patterns
  • about physical and human features

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Section 2: How does water get to where it is needed?
Children should learn:
  • to make maps and plans
  • to use secondary sources
  • to investigate water supply at local and world scales

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Section 3: Who uses water? What do they use it for?
Children should learn:
  • how water is used in the world
  • to investigate similarities and differences
  • about land use patterns
  • to use ICT to record data

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Section 4: Is all water usable? How can water be made usable?
Children should learn:
  • to observe and question
  • to collect and analyse evidence
  • to use secondary sources

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Section 5: Who owns water? Who pays for water? What jobs are involved in providing our water?
Children should learn:
  • about a land use issue
  • about jobs in a settlement
  • about the environmental impact of a local activity

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Section 6: General
Children should learn:

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Sections in this unit

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1. Where can we find water locally? Where can we find water in the world?
2. How does water get to where it is needed?
3. Who uses water? What do they use it for?
4. Is all water usable? How can water be made usable?
5. Who owns water? Who pays for water? What jobs are involved in providing our water?
6. General