Kumaoni homes

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Mountains, Rivers and Coasts Living in the Mountains

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Objectives

Design and Technology

To develop a critical understanding of the impact of design and technology on daily life and the wider world.

Geography

Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom and another region.
Describe and understand key aspects of human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water.

Science

To identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses. (This is a year 2 objective, so session could be used as a revision/assessment session)

Lesson Planning

Compare the materials used to build homes in the Kumaon region with those used for your own house.

Teaching Outcomes:

To begin to consider the impact of new technologies on the homes we live in and to think about why they haven’t impacted the homes in a remote Kumaoni village.
To understand why different materials are used to build houses in different regions, considering climate, availability and value.
To identify and compare the materials used for building homes in different regions of the world from photos of different homes, and from their own home.

Children will:

Look at typical Kumaoni homes and compare them to their own homes.
Consider materials available for building houses and begin to understand that some are better than others for homes in different regions.
Begin to consider the impact of new technologies on the homes we live in and will think about why they haven’t impacted the homes in a remote Kumaoni village.

Planning

Provided Resources

Homes
Images of Kumaoni homes

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

Weblinks

There are no weblinks needed for this session.