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Geography at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 5)

Unit 20: Local traffic - an environmental issue
Section 3: Why is the construction of the by-pass an issue?

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Objectives
Children should learn:
  • about recent or proposed changes in the locality
  • about a particular issue arising from the way land is used

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Outcomes
Children:
  • Discuss with the children how the issue is expressed, eg complaints to newspapers, local protests, meetings, accidents statistics, people's own experience.
  • summarise and categorise the range of views involved

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1. What are the issues involved in constructing the by-pass?
2. Where is the by-pass located?
3. Why is the construction of the by-pass an issue?
4. How did the issue arise?
5. What are the groups involved in the issue and what are their views?
6. How might the issue be resolved?
7. General