Unit Overview: Going to the Seaside.

Unit Overview:
Going to the Seaside.

About the Unit.

The theme of the seaside is set mainly in a geographical context but uses a historical perspective to help children understand how seaside places have evolved over time. The activities at the end of the unit have a more global emphasis which will be particularly suitable for more able children. The seaside is also the theme of Unit 3 in the history scheme of work. Schools may wish to use them in conjunction. This particular unit offers links with literacy, speaking and listening, numeracy, history and ICT.

Areas of study: identified in Curriculum 2000

Geographical enquiry and skills	Knowledge and understanding of places
Ask geographical questions. Observe and record. Express their own views about people, places and environments. Communicate in different ways. Use geographical vocabulary. Use fieldwork skills. Use globes, maps and plans. Use secondary sources of information. Make maps and plans.	Identify and describe what places are like. Identify and describe where places are. Recognise how places have become the way they are and how they are changing.
Knowledge and understanding of patterns and processes	Knowledge and understanding of environmental change and sustainable development.
Make observations about where things are located and about other features in the environment. Recognise how places compare with other places.

Vocabulary

seaside, town, countryside, land, sea, cliff, beach, sea, pier, plan view, oblique view, old, new, now, then, weather, holiday, buildings, transport, journey, France, weather, physical, human, feature

Additional vocabulary

harbour, dock, marina, aerial photograph

Resources

soft globe and play maps
aerial photographs
simple graphing package
access to the Internet
pictures/postcards of seaside towns
travel brochures
information books
digital camera

Prior Learning It is helpful if the children have: investigated the school grounds and their immediate locality using a range of secondary sources as well as fieldwork. looked at functions of buildings and carried out simple land use surveys study a variety of environments draw or use ICT to create simple graphs using information they have collected used globes, maps and atlases
Expectations	at the end of the unit
most children will:	recall information about a seaside location and use their understanding of places to compare with a contrasting locality; recognise how the seaside environment is different and changing; use a variety of resources to find out information.
some children will not have made so much progress and will:	recall some information about a seaside location; identify, with help, other places in the world where seaside holidays may be taken.
some children will have progressed further and will also:	identify a variety of seaside places around the world and give some reasons for their popularity.
Future Learning This unit provides a basis for studying coastal environments in key stage 2 Unit 23 Coasts. For planning and suggested activities supporting an Internet book exploring the coast click here! Coastal Environments

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