Unit 15: The mountain environment Section 2: What are these places like?
Objectives
Children should learn:
to investigate how mountain environments are similar and different in nature across a range of places and scales
to use secondary sources
to use ICT to access information
Activities
Outcomes
Children:
Divide the class into small groups and ask each group to investigate a mountain environment, eg the Lake District (Grasmere), the Austrian Alps (Goetzens), the Himalayas (Katmandu). They should think about what the place is like, where it is, what the landscape is like and what people do in the area, using sources like pictures, maps, artefacts, CD-ROMs and the internet. They should make a presentation of their findings to the rest of the class.
make a clear presentation of their findings in an appropriate way, using ICT where appropriate
use a range of material to provide evidence of their findings
know about the individual character of three contrasting mountain environments
Points to note
Literacy: children can revise their research skills through this activity, eg by evaluating the usefulness of a variety of resources, including texts, newspapers, CD-ROMs and the internet.
Speaking and listening: when making their presentations, children can think about how to use salient detail or striking examples.
IT: use of CD-ROMs or the internet to gather information.
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