Topic Covered
Geography:
- Ask and answer geographical questions about the physical and human characteristics of a location.
- Explain own views about locations, giving reasons.
- Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate Ras Al Khaimah and describe features.
- Use fieldwork to observe and record the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods including sketch maps, plans and graphs and digital technologies.
- Use a range of resources to identify the key physical and human features of a location.
- Name and locate geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, including hills, mountains, cities, rivers, key topographical features and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time.
- Describe geographical similarities and differences between locations.
- Describe key aspects of physical geography and human geography.
- Use the eight points of a compass, four-figure grid references, symbols and key to communicate knowledge of Ras Al Khaimah
History:
- Use evidence to ask questions and find answers to questions about the past.
- Suggest suitable sources of evidence for historical enquiries.
- Use more than one source of evidence for historical enquiry in order to gain a more accurate understanding of history.
- Describe different accounts of a historical event, explaining some of the reasons why the accounts may differ.
- Suggest causes and consequences of some of the main events and changes in history.
- Compare some of the times studied with those of other areas of interest around the world.
- Place events, artefacts and historical figures on a time line using dates.
- Understand the concept of change over time, representing this, along with evidence, on a time line.
- Use dates and terms to describe events.
Assessment
- Observations of children’s written and oral responses during each lesson.
- Use of the vocabulary associated with each lesson.
- Completion of work related to the topics covered.
Cross Curricular Links
- UAE SS/Moral Education – links to UAE culture and heritage and also to the wider world.
- Literacy skills developed – Speaking, listening, reading and writing.
- Art/DT – creating crafts, posters and work related to the topics covered.
- Find a relevant source of information for specific topics from printed and non-printed material (e.g. technology, picture books)
- Gather information from listening to videos, guest speakers or reading texts with the help of the teacher.
- Recognise and interpret key symbols on a map and indicates the directions and information on it.
- Draw pictures and writes captions to describe a personal experience in relation to various topics.
- Participate in class discussions of past or present topics.
https://history.visitrasalkhaimah.com/chapters/european-interest-in-ras-al-khaimah/
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