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Theme: Lets go on an awesome Arctic adventure! Understanding the Arctic and cl imate change.

Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6): Scheme of Work

Learningoutcomes:Allpupilswillbeableto: begintorecogniseandusesomeappropriatevocabularytodescribeindividuallocations. showadevelopingawarenessofmoredistantlocations. recognisesomephysicalandhumanfeaturesofthepolarregions. respondtosimplequestionsandmakesomedeductionsfromtheresourcesthattheyuse. haveanawarenessoftheinspirationalvalueofsuchplaces.Mostpupilswillbeableto: useappropriategeographicalvocabularytodescribesomeofthephysicalandhumanfeaturesofthepolarregions. makeconnectionsbetweentheirownlivesandthewiderworld. recognisethepositiveandnegativeimpactthatpeoplehaveontheenvironment. understandhowandwhyfloraandfaunaexistincertainpartsoftheworld. selectandusearangeofimages,atlases,mapsandglobestoaskandrespondtoquestionsaboutplacesandenvironments.Somepupilswillbeableto: useawiderangeofvocabularytodescribeplacesandprovideexplanationsaboutobservedactivitiesandplaces. offerreasonsandexplanationsforwhattheylearnaboutpolarregions. recognisehowsignificanteventsinthepast,suchasearlyexploration,havehadaninfluenceonthepresent. useawiderangeofresourcestohelpthemselectinformation,posequestionsandseekanswerstothem. makeconnectionsbetweentheirownlivesandthewiderworld.

KS2Themes:Explorers/invaders;Coldenvironments;Livingonanisland/islandlife;Europe;NorthAmerica.

Leadsubject:Geography. Othersubjects:English/literacy;drama;art;music;science;computing.

Using this Scheme of Work

Thisschemeofworkcanbeusedasacompleteresourceover6(ormore)weeks,orindividualactivitiescanbeusedontheirownortofitwithinotherthemesorsubjects.

AllresourcesareavailableontheWickedWeatherWatchwebsite:

www.wickedweatherwatch.org.uk

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Week1:Itsfreezinghere!

Learningobjectives: TolocatethecoldestplacesonEarth. Toexplainwhytheyaresocold. Todescribewhattheylooklike.

Keyquestions: Wherearethecoldplacesaroundtheworld? WherearetheNorthandSouthPoles? Whyaretheseareassocold? Whattypesoficeformationswouldyoufindintheseareas?

KeyvocabularyFreezing; temperature; Equator; glacier; iceberg; ice floe; ice shelf; North Pole;pancakeice;permanentice.

AssessmentOpportunitiesPupilsuseaglobetoshowthattheyknowwherecoldplacesonEarthcanbefound.

Cantheyidentifythepolarregions,includingtheNorthPoleandSouthPole,correctly?

Cantheygivereasonswhysomeplacesarecolderthanothers? Cantheynamethedifferentfeaturescreatedbysnowandice,e.g.match

photographswiththeappropriatetextandcaption?Teachingandlearningactivities Resources

Activity1:Coldplaceshowdoweknowtheyarecoldandwherearethey?ShowtheWWWArcticfilmclip:http://wickedweatherwatch.org.uk/the-arctic/Ask:Howdoweknowthisplaceiscold?Discussreferencesinthefilmthatshowthattheplaceiscold.ChallengepupilstolocatethecoldestplacesonEarthusingaglobe(emphasisetheNorthandSouthPoles;mountainousregions;colddeserts).Activity2:FocusontheArctic.Whyaretheseplacessocold?Showthefirstcoupleofminutesofthefollowingfilmclip:http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/climate-zones-across-the-globe/11182.htmlAsk:WhatistheArcticclimatelike?Ask:Whyaretheseplacessocold?Ask:Wheremightpermanenticeandsnowbefound?Explain:NotalloftheArcticregion iscoldallofthetime.Thepolarregionsarecoldallyearround,butmanyplaces intheArcticarewarminsummer.Reinforce the importanceof the sun in supplying theEarthswarmth.Explain that theNorthandSouthPolesare the furthestpointsawayfromtheEquatorandcurveawayfromthesunsrays.Thesunsrayshavetotravelfurthertoreachthepoles.Thefurtherthesunsheathastotravel,thecooleritbecomes,hencewhyverylittlewarmthactuallyreachestheNorthandSouthPoles.ReinforceaboutclimatechangeastheareaswithpermanenticearereducingreferencethepressreleasefromthePolarOceanChallenge(POC)havingcompletedtheNWpassageonlyencounteredicetwicein1800milesofsailing(Resource1).Demonstrate:Withasmalltorchandaglobe.Whenyoushinethetorch,whereisthestrongest/weakestlight?Usetheanalogyoftryingtoget

Globe Atlases Torch Resource1:POC

pressrelease Resource2:Image

oftheEarthandlabels

Resource3:Headsandtails

Resource4:Icematch

Resource5:TheWeekJuniorarticle

Resource6:BackgroundtoWinterfromVivaldisFourSeasons

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yourselfwarmbyafire.Wherewouldbethebestplacetostand?Whatwouldhappenifyoustoodadistanceaway?Work inpairs/smallgroups.Handouta large imageof theEarth.Getpupils toplace labels/small cardsatappropriatepoints. Revealanswers(Resource2).Activity3:HeadsandtailsHotandcoldpartsoftheEarth.Workindividually.Completetheheadsandtailsactivity(Resource3).Revealanswers.Activity4:Differenttypesofice.Workinpairs/smallgroups.Matchimagesofdifferenttypesoficewithitsnameandabriefdescription.(Resource4).Revealanswers.

Activity5:ThePolarregions.Showfilmclip:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63QOaNji1QQAsk:Bothpolarregionsarecold,butwhichdoyouthinkisthecoldestandwhy?Explain:TheSouthPoleiscolderthantheNorthPole.ThisisbecauseiceattheSouthPolesitsontopofthelandmassofAntarctica,whereasthatattheNorthPoleliesovertheArcticOcean.Waterretainsheatbetterthanland.Hence,theNorthPoleisslightlylesscoldinwinterandwarmerinsummer.

Arcticpageandjargonbuster

DifferentiationActivity3:Headandtails.LA:Examplelinesaregivenandthelanguagehasbeensimplified.MA:Aftercompletingtheheadsandtails,copyouttheparagraphandhighlightanynewwords.MAadditionalactivity:Readingcomprehension(Resource5).ReadthearticleaboutthePolarOceanChallengethatappearedinanearliereditionofTheWeekJuniorandanswerthequestions.Cross-curricularlinksEnglish:Lookatpoetryinspiredbylandscapesandextremesoftemperature.Drama:PlaythefirstminuteofthefirstmovementofWinterfromVivaldisFourSeasonsduringamovementordramasessionandaskthepupilstoshowthatitisacold,chillyday.Whatiftherewasastrongwind?Howcouldtheydemonstratethatitwasicy?Art:Lookatartinspiredbylandscapesandextremesoftemperature.Music:Ask:Canicycoldweatherbepresentedthroughmusic?Doesthemusicsoundicyandcold?SharebackgroundtoVivaldiandTheFourSeasons(Resource6).ListentothefirstmovementofWinterfromVivaldisFourSeasons:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Seasons_(Vivaldi)Ask:Canyouspotanypartsofthepoemthatseemtofitthemusic?(Vivaldidoesplacesomedescriptionsinthemusicscoreatparticularmoments,e.g.line1atthestart;line2whentheviolincomesin;itwouldbeinterestingtoheartheirownideastoo).Ask:Whichwordswouldyouusetodescribethesoundthatthemusicmakesjustatthebeginningandthenwhentheviolincomesin?Ask:WhichdescriptivewordsdoesVivaldiuseinhispoem?Lookatotherpiecesofmusicinspiredbylandscapesandextremesoftemperature.

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Week2:LetssailtotheArctic!

Learningobjectives: TonamethecountriesfoundwithintheArcticCircle. Toexplainwhydifferentseasonsexistandwhatimpactthishas.

Keyquestions: WhereistheArcticCircle? WhichcountriesliewithintheArcticCircle? WhatistheMidnightSun? WhataretheNorthernLights?

KeyvocabularyArctic Circle; Arctic Ocean; darkness; daylight; frozen; midnight sun; North Pole;permanenticeseason.

AssessmentopportunitiesPupilsrecommendtoafriendwhichmonthswouldbebesttovisittheArcticandwhy,usingaglobe,maporpicturetoillustrateandjustifytheirreasons.

Teachingandlearningactivities Resources

Activity1:TravelfromheretotheArcticCircle.UseGoogleEarthtotravelfromyourlocationtotheArcticCircleor lookataglobe/atlasandtracetheroutefromyourlocationtotheArcticCircle.Ask:IfweweretotraveltotheArcticCircleinreallife/time,howfar,andinwhichdirection,wouldweneedtotravel?(estimatethedistanceinkilometres,thenchecktheexactdistanceviaaGooglesearch/usingthescalelineinanatlas).Getpupilstofinishoffthefollowingsentencestarters(eitherverballyorinwriting):ItisneartoItisfarfromItisnorthofItisnortheastofItisnorthwestofActivity2:ExploretheArcticCirclefromabove.Explain:ThereisapermanenticecapattheNorthPole;thattheareaaroundtheNorthPoleisfrozenseaandhasicetwotothreemetresthick;that,duringtheArcticwinter,theseawilloftenfreezetocovermuchoftheareawithintheArcticCircle,but,overthesummermonths,someofthis icewillbreakupandmelt.Reinforcethattheamountof icebreakingupandmelting inthesummermonths is increasingduetoclimatechange,andthatisitbreakingupearlierandfreezinglaterwhichaffectsanimalshabitatsandhunting.Explain:TheArcticCircleis,infact,animaginarylinearoundtheEarththatsurroundstheareareferredtoastheArctic.ItshowsthestartoftheareaontheEarthssurfacewhere,foratleastonedayintheyear,thesundoesnotcompletelyset(on21June)orrise(22December)thisisknownastheMidnightSun(Resource7,Box1).Activity3:CountrieswithintheArcticCircle.SharetheDidyouknow?factsheetwithpupils(Resource7).Ask:Werethereanyfacts/detailsthatsurprisedyou?Workinpairs.ChallengepupilstopiecetogethertheArcticmappuzzle(Resource8).

GoogleEarth Globe Atlases Glue Resource7:Didyouknow?

Resource8:Arcticmappuzzle

Resource9:BlogpostsfromthecrewofNorthabout

Resource10:ImagesoftheNorthernLightstakenduringthePOC

http://www.earthcam.com/world/arcticcircle/?cam=arctic

Book:ArcticWhitebyDannaSmith

WWWwebsitejargonbuster

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Ask:CanyounameeightcountriesthathavelandwithintheArcticCircle?Ask:Therearesomeislands.Whichofthesearecountriesintheirownright?Encouragepupilstoshareanythingthattheyknowaboutthesecountriesorislands.Hasanyoneevervisitedanyofthese?Iftime,linktorelevantPolarOceanChallengesblogpoststoshareexplorersfirst-handexperiences(Resource9).Activity4:TheNorthernLights.ShowtheimagesoftheNorthernlights(Resource10).Ask:WhataretheNorthernlightsexactly?Ask:Whydotheyoccur?Ask:Whenisthebesttimetoseethem?Ask:Whereshouldyougotoseethemattheirverybest?Ask:Whowouldyoutakewithyoutoseethem?Ask:Howmightyoufeelifyousawthem?OptionalActivity5:AcloserlookattheArctic.Ifyouhaveaccesstotheinternet,watchanArcticwebcam:http://www.earthcam.com/world/arcticcircle/?ca