Year 3/4 Geography - Greece V UK

This unit pack contains plans, IWB, resources, differentiation ideas and key questions. This unit could be edited easily to have just a focus on the UK or just a focus on Greece.

In this 10 lesson Geography unit the class will learn about:
1 Name and locate cities of the United Kingdom and their identifying human and physical characteristics
L.O: I am learning to name and locate cities in the UK

2 Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe concentrating on their key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities
L.O: I am learning to identify the human and physical features of the UK.

3 Use the 8 points of a compass, 4 figure grid references, symbols and key to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world
L.O: I am learning about the 8 points of a compass and 4 figure grid references

4 Explain weather patterns around the UK and a studied area.
L.O: I am learning about weather patterns around the UK

5 Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe concentrating on their key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities
L.O: I am learning to identify countries and their capital cities in Europe.

6 Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe concentrating on their key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities
L.O: I am learning to locate Greece and identify the physical and human features of modern day Greece

7 Identify the position and significance of the Equator, Arctic and Antarctic Circle
L.O: I am learning about the significance of the Equator, Artic and Antartic circle

8 Recognise that there are similarities and differences between regions
L.O: I am learning to understand the similarities and differences between London and Athens.

9 Identify key aspects of human geography and how the land is used
9.L.O: I am learning to explain why Greece is a popular tourist destination

10 Identify key aspects of human geography and how the land is used
10.L.O: I am learning about how Greece is fighting climate change (Eco Focus)