Aimee Elgin 30/09/2021 6 – 7 years old 60 minutes
Topic: Geography – The Earth and its Layers
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this lesson, most students will be able to:
- Identify the 4 different layers of the Earth
- Formulate their own definitions for they key words (air, water, continents and islands)
- Create their own visual aid and topic statements on the target vocabulary
- Make a comparison between the different layers of the Earth (for example, how does the size of an island compare to that of a continent)
Materials: PowerPoint, Handout, Padlet, Whiteboard, pens/pencils including colours.
Content: Communication:
Students will learn, use, and understand…
Students will be able to…
Language of: air, water, continents, islands
- Identify the 4 different layers of the Earth
- Formulate their own definitions for they key words (air, water, Language for: Is it a? It is a……Can you
continents and islands). find…....(descriptions/definitions of key terms).
- Summarize the key words and their definitions through creating their
own visual aids and topic statements. Language through: Is it made up of………. Does it cover………..Has
- Make comparisons between the size and composition of the key it got………? I can see……. The is/are……….. What is a……? This
elements that make up the layers of the Earth. is….because…….This means that……
Cognition: (*remember to include the Bloom stages students will be using) Culture:
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, - To understand and identify the 4 different layers that make up the - Understand the processes that have shaped the Earth’s surface and
Earth. landforms (e.g. islands).
- To evaluate the key components that make up the Earth and its - Recognise and make connections between the hydrosphere and
layers. atmosphere and how they may impact on the landforms e.g. islands,
- To summarise their learning in by creating their own visual aid and populations and ecosystems such as marine life.
topic statements. - Understand and explore the relationship between key processes that
- Describe and discuss the differences between the different layers of take place in the natural environment and their impact on the Earth’s
the Earth. surface.
- Recognise the global nature of the key words in the world and
associated ecosystems.
Assessment Criteria: Pupils should be able to understand the key components that make up the Earth and its layers by making their own visual diagram and
creating and correcting various statements on the topic.
Stage Name Time Interaction Teacher’s procedure Students will… Materials
Pattern
Introduction and 5 minutes T–S Welcome to the class. Find out Greet the teacher and tell the PowerPoint
knowledge recap how the students are. Explain teacher how they are. Listen to the
the aims of the lesson. Recap lesson aims. The students are asked a
from previous lesson. multiple-choice question – who old
do you think the Earth is?
Begin to feel comfortable in the
lesson, discover what the lesson is
about and start to think about the
topic.
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