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Connecting ourselves to the world
Describe the physical and human features of a range of places studied and show how the mix of features helps to explain their character; draw out similarities and differences between places; draw on their own observations and secondary sources to suggest geographical questions that might be studied; use a wide range of skills and sources; use ICT effectively to access information and to record, present, analyse and communicate data
This is a 'continuous' unit, designed to be developed at various points through the key stage.
Teaching Resources
 Exchanging information with a partner school
You will need to establish a partner for this work, perhaps a class in another school in the area or abroad. Remind the children about your Internet Acceptable Use Policy and the importance of safe and discriminating online behaviours, e.g. never give out your home address, never respond to nasty or suggestive messages and always report these to your teacher. Tell the class they are going to produce a guide to their locality.
Children could word process the text, scan in hand-drawn maps and import digital camera images. Remind them to make choices about layout and font in relation to their target audience. Send the guide as an e-mail attachment to the partner school.
Create a questionnaire about the locality of the partner school. This could be a whole-class activity. Discuss with the children where this place is in relation to where they live, whether anyone has travelled to the place and, if so, how they travelled. Ask the children to locate the place on a globe or map or in an atlas. Send the questionnaire as an e-mail attachment.
Ensure that the partner school knows when to expect the work, and when a reply with answers is expected.
Use the information provided in the questionnaire responses to explore similarities and differences between the localities.
Learning Outcome
- create and respond to e-mails and attachments in order to gather information and communicate with others
- show sensitivity to the needs of the audience
The use of e-mail in the primary classroom for international contacts
Read the case study of two East Kent Primary Schools
Managing an E-mail project (Hints and tips)
 World Clock
The time now in different countries around the world
www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
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Other useful websites
 Linking the World - with news reports, country profiles and quizzes.
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Mapping our World
The free interactive website helps pupils explore the difference between a map and a globe, and how different map projections affect our perceptions of the world. The resource features nine engaging activities for whole class participation. There are three activities under each lesson plan. Pupils can flatten a globe into a map, transform a map into a globe, merge different projections, and explore why there are different ways of seeing the world.
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If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World's People by David A. Smith.
This book illustrates the familiar concept of what a village of a 100 people
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If the World were a Village
On this website, you will find lots of classroom activities to help you and your pupils get the most out of the book If the World Were a Village. The activities are grouped following the headings in the book (page references are given) and the issues raised can be linked to key areas within the KS2 and KS3 curriculum.
http://www.acblack.com/globalvillage/ |
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Global Village -
Quotes the original state-of-the-village report: "If the world were a village of 1000 people..." |
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