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QCA

Geography at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 3/6)

Unit 16: What's in the news?
Section 6: What is in the televised news today? What is happening and why? How does weather vary around the world? Why?

QCA

Objectives

Children should learn:
  • to investigate places
  • to use secondary sources
  • about weather conditions around the world

Activities

Outcomes

Children:
  • Use children's television news programmes and other selected mainstream news bulletins as a stimulus for geographical enquiry. For example a river in flood could be used to develop ideas about geographical processes and how physical and human features interact.
  • Use weather forecasts to develop ideas about weather patterns and climate. (This activity could also involve weather reporting in newspapers.)
  • use television to support their enquiries
  • show a developing awareness and understanding of world weather and climate and the difference between them

Sections in this unit

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1. What is in the local or national newspapers today? Where is the place? What is happening there?
2. What is happening in our local area?
3. What will the weather be like today or tomorrow? How does weather vary around the world?
4. What is in the local, national or international news today? Where are these places? What is happening there? Why?
5. What is happening in our local area?
6. What is in the televised news today? What is happening and why? How does weather vary around the world? Why?
7. What is in the radio traffic news today?
8. What is happening in our local area? How and why is the place changing? How will people in the community respond?
9. General