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

Unit 18: Connecting ourselves to the world

QCA
About this unit

This is a 'continuous' unit, designed to be developed at various points through the key stage. It shows how information and communications technology (ICT) can be used to develop geographical skills and ideas.

The unit offers a range of teaching ideas that can be selected and used with other units. In this example, the use of ICT has been linked with weather studies, but could equally well be linked to other units. It is recognised that schools may not have access to all the technology listed and the unit has been designed so the most appropriate ideas can be selected and adapted.


This unit supports citizenship: 5, 12

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. Why do people use faxes? Where do faxes in school come from and go to and why?
2. What is the weather like there?
3. Why do people use e-mail? What is our local area like?
4. Where is a place? How will we get there?
5. What will our journey be like?
6. General