| Key Topic |
Content/Skills |
Guidance Notes
Literacy/Numeracy
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| 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.
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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.
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Where people live
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Are we evenly spread?
Connections p. 84 Qu. 1 - 4 Summary
Extension work - extra p. 85
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Teacher led discussion – are we evenly
spread?
Consider classroom, school, local area, town, country.
Brainstorm reasons,
list advantages of being close to others.
Map and describe
UK population. |
| Global distribution |
What affects where we live?
Connections
p. 86
Qu. 1 - 3 Summary
Extension work - Extra p. 89
Thinking skills - activity sheet 5.1
Where do we live?
Connections p. 88 Qu. 1 - 5 Summary
Extension work - activity sheet 5.2 |
Broaden discussion from
last two chapters to world scale.
Compare the world regions
using the photographs.
Teacher led discussion on physical
reasons for distribution – sort reasons into negative and positive. |
| Population growth |
How does population change?
Connections
p. 90 Qu. 1 - 5 Summary
Extension work - Extras p. 91
|
Draw chart to show population increase – per
second/minute/hour/day etc. draw spectacular graph to show
recent ‘explosion’.
Explain the causes. Births,
deaths – reasons for the variations.
Link birth/death
variations to rich/poor world. |
| Migration |
What is migration? Connections
p. 92
Qu. 1 - 5 Summary
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Use pupils own experiences about movement.
Investigate the reasons. List reasons why pupils may move
in the future.
Sort reasons into push and pull factors.
Mexico
city as a case study. |
| Case study - America |
Why migrate to America?
Connections p. 94 Qu.
1 – 4 Summary
Extension work – activity sheet 5.4
What
are the effects of migration?
Connections p. 96 Qu. 1 – 4
Summary
Extension work – activity sheet 5.5
|
List attractions of the USA.
Star diagram
to illustrate.
Compare statistics for Mexico/USA.
Mapwork
using sheet 5.4 to show Mexico and south west USA. |
| Assessment |
Revision sheet 5.6
Self assessment sheet and target
setting
Assessment based on sheets 5.1a & 5.1b
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Use of self-assessment sheets to highlight
gaps in the pupils learning and set targets for the next topic.
Assessment sheets 5.1a & 5.1b.
Pupils to record their test scores against the class average.
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