Key Stage 2

Geography KS2 Unit 7 (Year 3) - Weather around the world

This is a 'medium' unit. It helps children to develop ideas about weather conditions around the world. The focus is the relationship between weather and tourism, but it could be extended to include other forms of human activity, eg occupations, settlement, transport, or amended to make another human activity the main focus. Guidance on how to link the Geography Scheme of Work with other areas of the curriculum can be found in the section about Links with other areas of the curriculum. This particular unit offers links to literacy and IT.

WEBLINKS	Up to date weather reports from around the world The Met. Office Collecting basic weather data Online newspapers round the world International Internet Project - recording weather around the world Isle of Wight Weather
SOFTWARE	CD-ROMs of different countries CD-ROM :Weather Watch published by Softtech Worldwise (Sherston) - a 3D Atlas
BOOKS	Rowe, Julian Weather watch (First Science), Watts 0-7496-3384-0 Powell, Julian Weather – Sun and us, Belitha Press 1-85561-720-X The facilities below are only available to Isle of Wight Schools Click here to order your Projects from School Library Service Click here for Education Centre - Library Resources

OTHER RESOURCES

world map

globe

atlases

profiles of holiday makers

blank base maps

display material

photographs

CD-ROMs and brochures of holiday destinations

blank postcards

'passports'

access to the internet

daily newspaper weather reports (refer to Unit 16 'What's in the news?')