Learn the features of the Globe

Equator and lines of latitude

Hemispheres
North and South Poles and lines of
longitude
Position of Prime meridian and
International Date Line (IDL)
Reason for the bending of the IDL
Idea of time zones
Resources
Match Longitude and Latitude cards
Parts of a Globe Quiz (Assessment)

Learn the Features of an Atlas and a Map - Cross Curr. Maths/Reading

How to use an atlas
Compass directions
Australian Curriculum Assessment
Perth, Australia and the World
and Reporting Authority
Map Symbols
(ACARA). Australian Curriculum:
How to read and use a grid reference Geography. Retrieved May 2013,
from: www.australiancurriculum.e
Measuring distance and using scales
du.au/Geography/Rationale
Height and contour lines
Resources
PDF Maps and Atlas Lessons
Scavenger Hunt (Pair Assessment)
Atlas Worksheet

Features of environments (e.g. climate, landforms, vegetation)

influence human activities and the built features of places
(ACHGK028)

Become familiar with online maps

Barefoot atlas, Google Maps, Google Earth
Aerial photography
Scale
Look for your own house, school, swimming pools,
playgrounds, shopping centres, Perth City.
Resources
https://geoguessr.com/australia
http://mrnussbaum.com/world-geography-for-kids/
http://www.mapsofworld.com/games/jigsaw/
Features of environments (e.g. climate, landforms, vegetation) influence human activities and
the built features of places (ACHGK028)

Identify the continents and the oceans in the world

The 7 continents
The major oceans and seas
Countries of each continent
Resources
Continents and Oceans powerpoint
Continents and Oceans of the World word search
Internet for research
Assessment Label the 7 continents and oceans on a World Map
The location of the major countries of the Asia region in relation to Australia and the geographical
diversity within the region (ACHGK031)

Carlisle Primary School

Teacher Notes
Wee Learning
k
Intention
Identify and
1

understand parts
of the globe

YEAR 5/ 6 Geography Skills

Findlay, Parkin, Wong, Guerra

TERM 3 2015 Teachers:

Success Criteria

Main Activities

Resources

Equator and lines of

latitude
Hemispheres
North and South Poles
and lines of longitude
Position of Prime
meridian and
International Date Line
(IDL)
Reason for the bending
of the IDL

Lesson 1
Brainstorm what your students already
know about the globe.
Discuss the equator and lines of latitude.
Show video to help explain latitude and
longitude

Photographs of
Globe based
activities
http://www.geo
gspace.edu.au/
verve/_resource
s/2.2.1.3_1_glo
be_photographs
_pdf.pdf
Enough globes
for children to
use

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=swKBi6hHHMA
Hemispheres
North and South Poles and lines of
longitude
Position of Prime meridian and
International Date Line (IDL)
Reason for the bending of the IDL
Label Longitude and Latitude Map
Lesson 2
Going over previous lessons vocab.
Using the globes, ask students to point out
the areas of the globe.
Prime meridian, idl, tropic of cancer, tropics,
tropic of Capricorn.
Activities
Match Longitude and Latitude Cards
Multi choice quiz. Use as assessment of
learning
Label Latitude and longitude map (attached)

Assessment:
Multi Choice
Quiz
Card Match
Quiz

Wee
k
2

Learning
Intention

Success Criteria

Identify and
understand the
use of Maps and
Atlases

How to use an atlas

Compass directions
Perth, Australia and the
World
Map Symbols
How to read and use a
grid reference
Measuring distance and
using scales

Main Activities

Resources
Lesson 3

Brainstorm what you might use an Atlas for?

Encourage them to come up with finding
knowledge about a certain country,
continents, flags, where in the world they
are, in relation to us, size of the earth etc.

Enough atlases
for 1 between 2
PDF Maps and
Atlas Lessons
Scavenger
Hunt
Atlas
Worksheet

Show them the Powerpoint PDF Maps and

Atlas Lessons and follow the sequence
and questioning on there.
Activity
Atlas Scavenger Hunt in pairs. Use
keywords and the index to direct students to
the correct page.
Complete plenary of what each student has
learnt today in their books
Lesson 4
Discuss the scavenger hunt. How did they
find it? What did they have trouble with?
Did they notice the grid references? How do
we use grid references ie. Coordinates.
Activity Atlas Worksheet

Assessment:
Pair Scavenger
Hint

Wee
k
3

Learning
Intention

Success Criteria

Identify and
understand the
use of electronic
maps

Identify and locate

multiple online map
websites. Barefoot atlas,
Google Maps, Google
Earth
Understand Aerial
photography
Understand Scale
Use online maps to locate
a range of places and
landmarks

Main Activities

Lesson 5/6
Pose the question of What maps
online do you know?
What kinds of things do they show?
The different views eg, satellite view,
street view, hybrid view, aerial
photograph,
Search on Google Maps.Look for your
own house
Now look for your school, swimming
pools, playgrounds, shopping centres,
Perth City.
Try these websites to familiarise
yourself with them -Barefoot atlas,
Google Maps, Google Earth.
Which one is best for directions?
Which is best for discovering different
areas of the world? What other
information do these maps give us?

Activity

https://geoguessr.com/australia
http://mrnussbaum.com/world-geography-forkids/
http://www.mapsofworld.com/games/jigsaw/

Resources
Enough laptops
or computers
for 1 between 2

Wee
k
4

Learning
Intention

Success Criteria

Main Activities

Identify the
continents and
oceans of the
world

Identify the 7 continents

Identify the major
oceans
Conduct a small research
project of the Countries
of each continent

Lesson 7
Discuss the continents. How many are
there? What are they?
How many oceans are there? What are
they.
Show powerpoint and work through it with
the students.
Continents and Oceans powerpoint
Discuss Russia and where the continents
change
Lesson 8
On a blank map of the world, ask
students to colour each continent a
different colour. Label them and label the
oceans. (attached)
Differentiation Less able students may use
a globe/atlas for help.
Give out word search to complete
Lesson 9/10
Conduct a small research project of the
Countries of each continent.
Divide class into 7 groups and give them
each a continent to research.
They must list all counties in their
continent
They must present their findings on a
poster

Resources
Continents and
Ocians of the World
word search

Assessment
Label Map of
the World

Group
Assessment
Opportunity:
Mini Research a
continent
including all
countries and
present in
poster form

Latitude, Longitude and Other Lines

Parallel lines of assorted types crisscross any globe. These lines are human inventions, rather than actual geographic
features. Typically, on most globes, lines of latitude and longitude are displayed in 10-degree increments. Latitude lines
circle the globe in a horizontal direction. The equator is the most well-known line of latitude. Other key lines of latitude
include the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, which demarcate the polar regions, and the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of
Cancer, which define Earths tropical zones, according to the position of the sun during the solstices. Lines of longitude
run in a vertical direction. The two most important lines of longitude are the Prime Meridian and International Date Line.
The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, England and establishes Coordinated Universal Time. The International
Date Line passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean and separates one calendar day from the next.