Year 4 - Geography
Future changes
Local area: what needs changing?
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Unit Summary
This unit develops pupils' fieldwork and enquiry skills through a local investigation into change. Pupils use maps, tools and data to explore how their area is changing, collect and present information, and reflect on possible changes in the future.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to suggest and argue for preferred change in the local area using sources of evidence.
Key Notes
- Fieldwork data can be used in purposeful ways, such as making informed recommendations for change
- We can think about possible, probable and preferred futures: how can we apply this thinking to our locality?
- An effective enquiry cycle evaluates how useful it has been and what the next steps might be
Vocabulary To Learn
- purposeful: Something that is purposeful is done on purpose to achieve an aim.
- preferred: Something that is preferred is liked or wanted more than the other options.
- futures: Futures are periods of time that are yet to come.
- presentation: A presentation is a talk that gives information about something.
- evaluate: To evaluate is to form an opinion or judgement on something after considering it carefully.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Recommendations might not have been enacted or responded to but the enquiry was not a failure
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Fieldwork data can be used in purposeful ways, such as making informed recommendations for change. We can think about possible, probable and preferred futures: how can we apply this thinking to our locality?
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'purposeful'
Something that is purposeful is done on purpose to achieve an aim.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Recommendations might not have been enacted or responded to but the enquiry was not a failure. Correction: Highlight the cost of enacting changes and the restrictions on budgets and resources.
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