Primary activities - duration 7/8 weeks
General aim: to introduce the idea of primary activities and what they are. The harm that extraction of raw materials can bring and the physical and human factors that affect farming and the change they can bring.
ICT: ICT can be used on the extended piece of work - Aberfan
| 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. |
Primary activities |
What are primary activities? Connections p. 24 Qu. 1 - 3 Summary Extension work - activity sheet 2.1 |
Explanation and examples of primary activities. The harm done to the environment by extraction of raw materials and how this can be improved. Photo work. |
Open cast mining Project work |
How can damaged environments be improved? Connections p. 26 Qu. 1 - 3 Summary Video - Mining in the open air Project work Aberfan – video and newspapers on the Aberfan disaster. Pupils to research the topic and produce a front page of a newspaper using ICT. |
Description of restoring gravel pits, spoil tips and a quarry. Case study of open cast mining in the north east of England. Project work on the causes and affects of the Aberfan disaster. ICT work to research and display the pupil’s work. |
| Farming | What types of farming are there in Britain? Connections p. 28 Qu. 1 & 2 Summary Extension work - activity sheet 2.2 |
Explanation of arable, pastoral and mixed farming. Diagrams to show physical and human influences. |
| Different types of farming | What is an arable farm like? Connections p. 30 Qu. 1 & 2 Summary What is a hill sheep farm like? Connections p. 32 Qu. 1 & 2 Summary |
Case study descriptions of an arable and a hill sheep farm. Diagram and photo work. Calendar diagrams for display. |
| Britain - distribution pattern | What is the distribution pattern of farming in Britain? Connections p. 34 Qu. 1 - 3 Summary Extension work - activity sheet 2.5 |
Generalised distribution map of farming in Britain. Consider set-aside land, woodland management, oilseed rape and the overproduction of food. Simple Atlas work using sheet 2.5 |
| Change | How has farming changed the landscape? Connections p. 36 Qu. 1 & 2 Summary Extension work activity sheet 2.4 |
Sketches to show the changes in the landscape over the last 50 years. Impact of draining wetlands and removing hedges. Pupils can use role-play using sheet 2.4 as a start to discuss the rights and wrongs of hedge removal. |
| Assessment | Self assessment sheet and target setting Assessment based on sheets 2.1a & 2.1b |
Use of self-assessment sheets to highlight gaps in the pupils learning and set targets for the next topic. Assessment sheets 2.1a & 2.1b. Pupils to record their test scores against the class average. |