The Geography Zone

 

 This is the World Study and Topics page

Go to the Geography Resources page

 

 

 

This eco-collage was created by a previous Year 6.  For more about recycling go to the Green Team page.

World Study

 

 

Click on a flag to go to the country links

United Kingdom

France

Greece

Italy

 

Brazil

China

India

 

If any parents, grandparents or friends have any knowledge or experience of these countries that they would like to share please speak to your child's teacher.

 

 

United Kingdom

 

Year 1

 

Join Barnaby and Belinda bear on their adventures

http://www.swgfl.org.uk/belinda/

 

Find out about Wales 

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/274/ 

 

 

 

Find out about and play games about your world

 

 

 

 

 

 

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France

Year 1

  

Join Barnaby and Belinda bear on their adventures

http://www.swgfl.org.uk/belinda/

 

Return to map

 

 

 

 

Greece

 

 

 

 

 

 

China

 

Year 2

Contrasting physical and/or human features to locality of school  

 

Study at a local scale (a study of a small area e.g. a neighbourhood, village or small town)

 

 

People, customs, geographical features, maps

 

http://iboard.swgfl.org.uk/pages/redset/chinesenewyear/index.htm 

Chinese New Year

 

http://iboard.swgfl.org.uk/pages/redset/chinesenewyear/index.htm

 

 

 

http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/chinese/games.htm

 

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/Find/China

 

 

 

Return to map

 

 

 

 

Kenya

 

Years 3 & 4

Locating Kenya , examine languages, culture, landscape and animals.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/Find/Kenya

 

 

 

Return to map

 

 

 

 

Brazil

 

 

Years 5&6

What is the environmental impact of human activity on the rainforest? 

What animals live in the rainforest?

How is the culture of people who live there similar or different to ours?

 

 

 

 

 

Italy

 

Return to map

 

 

 

 

India

 

Years 3 & 4

Fact finding about the culture and lives of people in India

www.learnpremium.com 

(Geog KS2 primary packs – a contrasting locality)

 

http://www.globaleye.org.uk/

(eye on north west India )

  

www.snaithprimary.com 

  

 

(map. Photos, stories, journey through India )

  

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/Find/India 

  

 

(games, facts, loads of info)

  

  

http://www.globaleye.org.uk/primary_spring2002/eyeon/index.html 

  

 

(focus on India )

  

http://www.globaleye.org.uk/primary_spring05/eyeon/index.html

(focus on Mumbai)

    

www.sirroberthitchamprimaryschool.com (photos)

  

  

  

 

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Topics

 

 

 

Year 1   

Year 2

Years 3 & 4

Year 5

Years 5 & 6

Year 6

 

 

 

Year 1

                   Topic                              

Relevant Websites

 Our School Environment       

http://iboard.swgfl.org.uk/pages/purpleset/weatherandseasons/index.htm

Weather and seasons.  Games to play and activities to try.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/keystage_1/games/geography1.shtml

General games and mapping skills 

 
 
 Through the Keyhole       

http://www.globaleye.org.uk/primary_spring03/focuson/index.html

 

http://www.globaleye.org.uk/primary_spring03/oncamera/index.html

Different houses 

 

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=aroundyourhome

Matching items and rooms around the home  

 
 

 Seaside:

 

Contrasting UK Locality

http://bdo.swgfl.org.uk/

Big day Out.  Seaside activities and things to make

 

http://www.teacherxpress.com/f.php?gid=25&id=1

Seaside games

 

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/Find/United-kingdom

Facts, activities and games about the UK

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Year 2

                             Topic                     

Relevant Websites

China  

See World Study Page

 Local Area:  Stoke Gifford

 

Locality of School

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/keystage_1/games/geography1.shtml

 

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/Find/United-kingdom

 

 

 

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Years 3 & 4

                     Topic                              

Relevant Websites

 
Global study

See World Study Page

Treasure Island and Orienteering

 

Simple map reading and keys

mapping

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/clickon/imagemagnets/uk/uk.htm

 

Living on an island.  games etc

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/tykids/islandlife/

 

Practical maps and plans

http://www.learnpremium.co.uk/learnpremium/Geogra~00/Keysta~05/direction/northsout/whiteboar/lppopup.htm

 

Co-ordinates

http://www.learnpremium.co.uk/learnpremium/Geogra~00/Keysta~05/direction/coordinat/whiteboar/lppopup.htm

 

Map symbols

http://www.learnpremium.co.uk/learnpremium/Geogra~00/Keysta~05/direction/usingmaps/whiteboar/lppopup.htm

Local Study

 

What do we know about our local area and what can we do to improve it.

See attachment below

Kenya

See World Study Page

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Year 5

                                     Topic                                           

Relevant Websites

 Water and Rivers :

 

Y5 Forest of Dean field study camp.

Following the course of a river and learning about its features.  How can we conserve water? 

 http://www.globaleye.org.uk/primary_autumn2001/focuson/index.html

Focus on rivers

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts/

Information and facts to find out

 

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=RiverJigsaw

Make a rivers jigsaw

 

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/rivers-wordsearch/picturegrid.html

Rivers wordsearch

 

Extreme Weather       

http://www.tornadoproject.com/

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/primary/students/flash.htm

Cloud buster game

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/primary/students/index.html

Weather facts and information to research

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/aboutweather/index.shtml

What is weather?

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Years 5 and 6

Topic

Relevant Websites

 Rainforests and Brazil

 

Global Study

 

See World Study Page

 Environmental and Global Issues

 

Own research topic

 http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm

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Year 6

Topic

Relevant Websites

 Water and Coasts  

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=CoastJigsaw

Make a coastal jigsaw

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts/

Information and facts to find out

 

 

Also see Year 5 water links

 

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