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QCA

Geography at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 5)

Unit 20: Local traffic - an environmental issue

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Expectations

Most children will: begin to account for their own views about the environment, recognising that other people may have reasons for thinking differently; identifying how people affect the environment and recognise ways people try to manage it for the better

Some children will not have made so much progress and will: undertake simple tasks relating to maps, diagrams and secondary sources; state a range of views held by people about the issue

Some children will have progressed further and will also: recognise and describe how people can improve or damage the environment; come to a reasoned, personal view about what should happen; begin to understand the democratic process used to make local decisions


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 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