This unit of work consists of 5 lessons all relating
to understanding the earth's climate.
Students will examine their local seasons and climate,
and then investigate that of a region in the southern hemisphere. This
comparison will help them understand the effect of the earth's orbit around
the sun as well as its rotation on its axis.
It begins with a simple brainstorming session, includes
a lesson about the movements of the earth, a lesson about accessing weather
forecasts, a lesson investigating
a foreign climate, and finally a lesson involving a virtual journey to
that region.
It spans both KS2 geography and science, and requires
a good deal of reading and writing, thus enhancing the literacy curriculum.
Teacher Notes and Pupils Page are linked
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