Geography

Year 4

Module 1

Land use/Settlements

Pupils will be taught:

human geography, including: types of settlement and land use

Locating Greece on a map

Using an atlas we located Greece and it's many islands. We then challenged ourselves to locate and name other countries within Europe.

Identifying the points on a compass

We were able to describe the location of countries compared to Greece using the points on a compass.

Settlements and Land use

We looked at Google Earth to see how land wa being used in Crete, the largets island belonging to Greece.We then wrote about how land was used in ancient Greece and how this will be different to modern day Greece.

We discussed why the population in Greece is growing and how this may affect land use.

Module 2

Land use/Settlements

Pupils will be taught:

Human and Physical Geography

human geography, including: types of settlement and land use

Geographical skills and fieldwork

use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied
use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world

Grid references

These are numbers on a map that help us to locate places such as churches or campsite and different locations. We were looking at four figure grid references.

We must remember...

along the corridor and up the stairs

We had to locate the treasure on a treasure chest using the grid refernces.

Some children were drawing the symbols and creating a key based on grid references they were given.

Aerial photos

Aerial photos are taken from above. They help us to see things from above. We looked at aerial photos and used them to help us identify the physical and man-made features of different areas. We looked at a picture of the Parthenon in Greece and compared to a modern day picture.

Settlements

We learnt about what settlements are. We thought about what settlers might need and how that can be different to what they want. We looked at different settlements and how they have adapted over time due to the change of materials available and that the needs of settlers has increased.

Land use

We used the internet to help us compare land has been used in the cities of London and Athens.

Module 3

Volcanoes

Pupils will describe and understand key aspects of:

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

How volcanoes are formed

In our Geography and Reading sessions we looked at how volcanoes are formed and began to label the inside of them.

Using these key ideas and vocabulary we begun to plan our own explanation text which we wrote in our English sessions.

Location of volcanoes around the world

During our research time we located a range of volcanoes from around the world. We noticed that lots of them can be found near the Pacific Ocean and located around what is known as the "Ring of Fire".

Types of volcanoes

We found through our work that not all volcanoes are active, meaning that they can erupt. Some volcanoes are dormant or extint. We learnt what this meant and located some of each type using the internet.

Module 4

Earthquakes

Pupils will describe and understand key aspects of:

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

Where in the world?

To help us build upon our learninrg from Year 3, we spent some time recapping some of the features of the world.

Uisng atalases, Google Maps and Google Earth we ideintified the equator, the tropics, the continents and some oceans.

Tectonic plates

We built on yesterdays learirng by locating the tectonic plates which are found all around the world.

Earthquakes

Earthquakes can be violent. We looked at how the tectonic plates rubbing causes friction which causes the earthquake. - Amelia

The impact of having earthquakes is that it can destroy homes and habitats and also it can hurt you.

The Ring of Fire has lots of earthquakes.

Arlen & Finley

Italy

To link with our work on the Romans and Mount Vesuvuius we researched the geographical features of Italy. We were surprised by how much coastline it has along with the large number of mountains that can be found here.

Module 5 - The Water Cycle

Maya shared her learning with Lily-Rose and they explained how the water cycle works

In geography, year 4 have been learning about the water cycle.

Key aspects of this thread are:

The main events of a water cycle
The importance of clean water
Key vocabulary and their meanings

To begin with, we looked at resources available in our local area and discussed what there was a lack of.

Researching and sharing what we find out about the main events of the water cycle

Will and Arlen researched the process of evaporation

Evie, Skyela & Maisie worked in a team successfully.

Lucas & Oliver said they found interesting facts about the water cycle.

Nicole & Margaret researched on their chromebooks.

Whole class discussions about what we wish we had in our local area.

Year 4 wrote questions about the water cycle to ask other children in the class. Dexter, Erin & Lottie wrote a number of challenging questions to test their knowledge!

Module 6 - Fieldwork