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

Unit 16: What's in the news?

QCA

Vocabulary

In this unit, children are likely to use:

  • news, current affairs, issues, weather, weather symbols, climate, country, continent, land use, environmental quality, community, physical features, human features, traffic, journeys, distance, direction, grid references, Ordnance Survey maps and symbols
They may also use:
  • words associated with the news item


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
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