Geography at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1-6)

Unit 24: Passport to the world
Section 5: How can we find out where places are? (Key Stage 2)

Objectives

Children should learn:

to investigate places
to analyse evidence
to use secondary sources of information

Activities		Outcomes
		Children:
On each day for a week, give the children two facts about a city or location. As soon as they recognise the place ask them to post their answer in a box. Reveal the identity of the place at the end of the week. The level of demand, for example in the nature of the facts given or in how well known the cities or locations are, can be varied to allow this activity to be used in different years of the key stage.		use information from a range of sources know about a range of places

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	1. Where can I go from my home? (Key Stage 1)
	2. What links do I have with other places in the world? (Key Stage 1)
	3. How are places similar to, and different from, other places? (Key Stage 1)
	4. What can we find out about places from different media? (Key Stage 1)
	5. How can we find out where places are? (Key Stage 2)
	6. How do we find out about places? (Key Stage 2)
	7. What are the reasons for places being mentioned in the news? (Key Stage 2)
	8. How are places described in stories? (Key Stage 2)

Geography at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1-6)

Objectives

Activities

Outcomes

Sections in this unit