The Andes or the Alps

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Mountains, Rivers and Coasts Mountains - what are they?

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Objectives

Geography

To describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including mountains and volcanoes.
To locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities.
To identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, the Equator, the northern and southern hemispheres, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and the Arctic and Antarctic Circle.

Computing

Use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked, and be discerning in evaluating digital content.

Lesson Planning

Research and understand the key physical features of the Alps or the Andes.

Teaching Outcomes:

To use maps, atlases, non-fiction books and the internet to research and understand key physical features of the Alps or the Andes.
To safely use the internet to research facts about their mountain range.

Children will:

Use the internet and non-fiction books to research the Andes or the Alps mountain ranges.
Name and locate the countries in which the mountain ranges are found.
Describe some key features of both mountain ranges (including the highest peak)
Decide how best to present their information.

Planning

Provided Resources

Mountain ranges of the world map
Mountain research questions

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Atlases
Information books about mountain ranges

Weblinks

Information about mountain ranges from ducksters.com
Facts and quiz about the Andes from study.com
Information about The Alps from bbc.co.uk