Transport - duration 6/7 weeks

General aim: To develop the pupil's knowledge of transport and its different forms. The advantages and disadvantages, their networks and the benefits and problems change can bring.

ICT: Use of excel to aid with the transport enquiry which takes place during this topic.

Key Topic Content/Skills

Guidance Notes

Literacy/Numeracy
Introduction

Glossary and title page

Pupils design a title page to illustrate this topic.

Pupils write a glossary of key words to be used in this topic.

Glossary at beginning of topic will familiarise the pupils with the keywords to be used, their meanings and spellings.

Keywords can be displayed around the classroom.
Forms of transport

Which transport to use? Foundations p. 76

Qu. 1 - 3 Summary

Extension work – sheet 5.1

 

Advantages and disadvantages of main transport types.

Matching exercise.

Pupils own experience to illustrate choices and advantages and disadvantages.
Routes

Which route to take? Foundations p. 78

Qu. 1 – 3 Summary

Extras Qu. 1&2

Thinking skills activity – sheet 5.2 – best done as a whole class activity

Pupils describe their route to school and give the reasons for their choices.

Emphasis that a straight line route is not always the best. Give local examples.

Thinking skills activity.
Developments in transport

Developments in transport – the good news and the bad news

Foundations p. 80

Qu. 1 & 2 p. 80 Qu. 1 & 2 p. 81 Summary

Extension work - Extras p. 81 – cane be done as a whole class role play activity

Brainstorm work.

Empathy work can be used when doing the extra, pupils can be split into groups and role-play a public enquiry discussing a motorway being built.

 
Project

Transport enquiry based on sheet 5.4 - see project pack

Pupils tackle the transport project based on sheet 5.4.

Involves a questionnaire and then the pupil’s display the results of their questionnaire using ICT.
Congestion

Traffic in urban areas – why is it a problem? Foundations p. 82

Qu. 1 – 4 Summary

Traffic in urban areas – is there a solution? Foundations p.84 Qu. 1 – 4 Summary

Urban traffic – problems and solutions.

This follows on from their project and pupils should be able to use local examples.

 
Assessment

Self assessment sheet and target setting

Assessment based on assessment sheet 3.1 and activity sheet 3.1

Use of self-assessment sheets to highlight gaps in the pupils learning and set targets for the next topic.

Assessment sheet 3.1.

Pupils to record their test scores against the class average.