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England

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Geography KS2 6:
• During the key stage, pupils should be taught the Knowledge, skills and understanding through the study of two localities and three themes:
  
  Localities
  a a locality in the United Kingdom
  b a locality in a country that is less economically developed
  
  Themes
  c water and its effects on landscapes and people, including the physical features of rivers [for example, flood plain] or coasts [for example, beach], and the processes of erosion and deposition that affect them
  d how settlements differ and change, including why they differ in size and character [for example, commuter village, seaside town], and an issue arising from changes in land use [for example, the building of new housing or a leisure complex]
  e an environmental issue, caused by change in an environment [for example, increasing traffic congestion, hedgerow loss, drought], and attempts to manage the environment sustainably [for example, by improving public transport, creating a new nature reserve, reducing water use].

QCA Schemes of Work
• Unit 14 for Year 6: Investigating rivers
• Unit 23 for Years 5/6: Investigating coasts


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• Main Curricula Area : Environmental Studies – Society, Science and Technology



• Social Subjects : People and Place


• Science : Earth and Space, Energy and Forces


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Pupils should be taught to use geographical enquiry and skills to study:

• The theme of environmental change, which should involve work at more than one scale
• The enquiry approach is to the fore and the relevancy of the units for Wales, with the emphasis on environmental importance is covered by the sections on people and rivers/coasts.


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Thematic content : Weather, The environment

• Geographical skills should be developed and reinforced, for the most part as an integral part of the work undertaken to deliver the thematic content.


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