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The Earth Geographical Features Back to Overview This unit introduces the students to concepts such as the layers of the Earth, the landforms and geographical features that we can find on the crust, and the place where we live

Introduction to the layers, crust, mantle and core of the Earth. Names of some landforms: mountain, hill, island, archipelago, plain, valley, lake, and island. Back to Overview

Key content words related to the topic will be introduced Students will explore the comparative form of a few one- syllable adjectives Students will also use some adjectives to describe the landforms (high, flat, low, big, small) They will use simple structures in the present simple tense (affirmative, negative and interrogative) to communicate Back to Overview

Students will be using various Cognitive SkillsCognitive Skills and will develop both LOTS & HOTS by:LOTS & HOTS Comparing the Earth’s layers with parts of some foods Drawing food with a similar appearance to the layers of the Earth Recognising and naming different landforms Applying their knowledge to the places they have visited Comparing different landforms Matching definitions and concepts Creating a model of the Earth’s surface See Bloom’s Wheel for cognitive learning tasksBloom’s Wheel Back to Overview

Students will: Develop listening, writing and memorising skills Work co-operatively Explain the features of landforms through spoken language Back to Overview

Students will: Understand the crust as the place on the Earth where we live Understand the need to take care of the Earth Back to Overview

RememberUnderstandApplyAnalyzeEvaluateCreate Higher Order Thinking Skills - HOTS Lower Order Thinking Skills - LOTS Back to Cognition

Learning Behaviours Back to OverviewBack to Cognition We have to remember a concept before we can understand it. We have to understand a concept before we can apply it. We have to be able to apply a concept before we analyze it. We have to analyze a concept before we can evaluate it. We have to remember, understand, apply, analyze, and evaluate a concept before we can create.

Bloom’s Wheel Back to Cognition Back to Overview

ACTIVITY 1ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 5ACTIVITY ACTIVITY 2ACTIVITY 2 ACTIVITY 6ACTIVITY ACTIVITY 3ACTIVITY 3 ACTIVITY 7ACTIVITY ACTIVITY 4ACTIVITY 4 ACTIVITY 8ACTIVITY 8 Back to Overview