The Oceans
Year 2 - Geography - Summer 1
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Core Learning
Core Learning
The Local Area
Investigate how the colour of an object impacts its temperature using an infrared thermometer.
Collect (measure the temperature), present (record the temperature in a table and graph) and analyse (draw conclusions from) data to understand how colour impacts temperature on a sunny day.
The World
Name and locate the five oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic).
Identify the differences between the oceans including their size and depth.
Understand how temperature and ocean depth determine the types of plants and animals living in an area of the ocean.
Locate the oceans on globes and world maps or atlases.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
ocean
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Southern
Arctic
What came before?
What came before?
In Year 1, children name and locate the surrounding seas of the UK.
What comes after?
What comes after?
In Year 6, children learn about the causes and consequences of tsunamis and which oceans they are most likely to occur in.
Useful Resources
Useful Resources
Oceans of the World
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