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Geography at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 3)

Unit 6: Investigating our local area

QCA
About this unit

This is a 'long' unit, in which children develop geographical ideas and skills by studying their own locality. The unit is based on a village in Surrey, but the teaching ideas can be applied to most localities in the UK. They could also be extended or adapted to encompass different themes, eg weather, microclimates, rivers, water features.

The unit can be shortened into a medium unit by leaving out one or both of the sections marked. The first three sections make a coherent unit, but may need some form of concluding activity.


This unit supports citizenship: 4, 5, 8, 10

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. Where is the locality in relation to other places? Where is our school?
2. What is the village like?
3. What are the main land uses in the village?
4. What jobs do people do? How do they get to work? What services do nearby settlements provide?
5. What changes have taken place in the village?
6. General points to note