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Flood resistant house!

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Weather Experts - NEW LOOK Extreme Weather - NEW LOOK

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Objectives

Geography

  • To learn about weather patterns (flooding) in the UK and around the world.
  • To understand how extreme weather can affect the way people design and build houses.

Enquiry question
How can a house be designed to withstand floods?

Outcomes
Children will:

  • Explore how different weather around the world might affect the way people build their houses.
  • Begin to understand how houses can be designed and built to be flood resistant.
  • Design a flood resistant house, thinking about any special features needed.

You Will Also Need

Magazines
Collage materials
Glue
Pens

Weblinks
Some useful videos of floods & the damage they have caused

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