Geography

GoogleEarth

Use simple compass directions (north, south, east and west) and locational and directional language [for example, near and far, left and right], to describe the location of features and routes on a map.

Fire Fire

(Great Fire of London)

Year 1 Term 2

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/

GoogleEarth

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=90

Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage.

Under the Sea

Year 2 Term 6

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/geography

GoogleEarth

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=90

Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.

History of Teynham

Year 2 Term 2

GoogleEarth

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=90

Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to

· key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather.

· key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop.

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

Year 2 Term 6

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather

Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles.

Pole to Pole

(explorers)

Year 1 Term 3

Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non-European country.

Festivals

(Chinese New Year)

Year 3 Term 3

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/

KS2 Geography Objectives

Linked Topic

Year group and Term.

Useful Links

Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities.

Europe

Year 5/6 Term 2

GoogleEarth

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/geography

Name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time.

Water

Year 3/4 Term 2

GoogleEarth

identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night)

Extremes

(weather and animals)

Year 3/4 Term 3

Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom, a region in a European country, and a region in North or South America.

Ancient Greece

Year 3/4 Term 3

Ancient worlds: The Mayans

Year 5/6 Term 3

Native Americans

Year 5/6 Term 3

Describe and understand key aspects of:

physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle.

Rainforests

Year 3/4 Term 3

Describe and understand key aspects of:

human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water.

Fairtrade

Year 3/4 Term 4

Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied.

Fair Trade

Year 3/4 Term 4

https://worldmapper.org/