Geography at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 5)
Unit 20: Local traffic - an environmental issue
Section 1: What are the issues involved in constructing the by-pass?
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Objectives |
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- about the issues involved in a change in the local environment
- to locate features on a map
- to relate maps to photographs
- to carry out an interview
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Activities |
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Children: |
- Provide opportunities for the children to identify the key issues about the traffic by-pass scheme through looking at maps, newspapers and photographs, and carrying out local surveys and interviews with key people. If possible, take the children to visit the site of the by-pass.
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- understand the nature of the issue
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Points to note |
Speaking and listening: prepare children for interviewing by encouraging them to discuss the nature of the task and the amount of formality required. Ask them to consider the effect this has on the language they will use.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
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