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

Unit 16: What's in the news?

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Objectives

Section 1: What is in the local or national newspapers today? Where is the place? What is happening there?
Children should learn:
  • to investigate places
  • to use secondary sources
  • to use and interpret maps and plans

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Section 2: What is happening in our local area?
Children should learn:
  • to develop awareness of recent or proposed changes in a locality
  • to use ICT to present information

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Section 3: What will the weather be like today or tomorrow? How does weather vary around the world?
Children should learn:
  • to investigate places
  • to use secondary sources
  • to develop an awareness of weather conditions around the world

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Section 4: What is in the local, national or international news today? Where are these places? What is happening there? Why?
Children should learn:
  • to investigate places
  • to use secondary sources
  • to use and interpret maps and plans

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Section 5: What is happening in our local area?
Children should learn:
  • about recent or proposed changes in a locality
  • to use fieldwork skills
  • how people affect the environment
  • to use ICT to present information

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Section 6: What is in the televised news today? What is happening and why? How does weather vary around the world? Why?
Children should learn:
  • to investigate places
  • to use secondary sources
  • about weather conditions around the world

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Section 7: What is in the radio traffic news today?
Children should learn:
  • to investigate places
  • to use secondary sources
  • to use and interpret maps and plans
  • about wider geographical contexts

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Section 8: What is happening in our local area? How and why is the place changing? How will people in the community respond?
Children should learn:
  • about recent or proposed changes in localities?

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Section 9: General
Children should learn:

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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