Welcome to Sussex Road School Geography
Geography is part of our everyday lives - something that children don't always realise. We seek to inspire or harness children's curiosity, fascination and understanding about the diverse world around them, including their place within it. We believe that greater knowledge of the world around us leads to greater understanding, empathy and connection between us all. It's important to us that children develop a sense of their place in the world and have the opportunity to explore the different ways in which we are connected - both to each other and to our environment. Children are encouraged to question why the world is the way it is, not just accept it as it is, and to think about how they can actively shape and participate in the fate of the world's future.
Our Enquiries support the acquisition and development of our key concepts across the school. We aim to promote progressive geographical skills through meaningful tasks and investigations which lend themselves to questioning and deeper thinking. We provide opportunities to develop a greater understanding of Tonbridge and immediate area in which we live as well as comparing and contrasting with other places the children may know from travels abroad and some lesser known or more remote parts of the world.
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Sussex Road School Geography |
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Term 3 |
Term 4 |
Term 5 |
Term 6 |
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Year 1 |
Human & physical Weather patterns Four seasons |
Fieldwork & research Features of home and school Data from first and second hand sources Human & physical Physical and human changes to environments |
Locality Continents & oceans Maps, plans, symbols & keys |
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Year 2 |
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Locality 4 countries of the UK: Countries of the UK UK capital cities Maps & keys Fieldwork & research Compass directions Aerial photographs |
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Similarities & differences UK and a non-European country Fieldwork & research Asking and responding to questions – own locality |
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Year 3 |
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Human & physical Volcanoes & earthquakes Settlements |
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Locality Countries of Europe Impact of human & physical geography Topographical features of UK Human & physical Rivers & the water cycle Similarities & differences Compare the UK and a European country |
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Year 4 |
Locality Countries of Europe, North & South America Human & physical Settlements & land use Rivers |
Fieldwork & research Observe, measure & record |
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Locality Equator, hemispheres & Tropics Fieldwork & research 8 points of the compass |
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Year 5 |
Locality Environmental regions of North America Similarities & differences UK & Mexico |
Locality Latitude & longitude, Prime Meridian and time zones |
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Locality Changes in land used over time Fieldwork & research Observations & measurements Human & physical Climate zones, vegetation belts, food, environmental impact |
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Year 6 |
Locality Environmental regions of Europe, North & South America Maps, atlases, globes & digital mapping Fieldwork & research 4 & 6-figure grid references Human & Physical Climate zones, biomes & vegetation belts Similarities & differences UK and Europe, North & South America |
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Locality Physical & human characteristics of UK cities and changes over time Fieldwork & research Recording observations and measurements |
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