Grade 4

Topic Covered

Geography:

Collect and analyse statistics and other information in order to draw clear conclusions about locations.
Identify and describe how the physical features affect the human activity within a location.
Use a range of geographical resources to give detailed descriptions and opinions of the characteristic features of a location.
Use different types of fieldwork sampling (random and systematic) to observe, measure and record the human and physical features in the local area. Record the results in a range of ways.
Analyse and give views on the effectiveness of different geographical representations of a location.
Name and locate, human and physical characteristics, including hills, mountains, rivers, key topographical features and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time.
Understand some of the reasons for geographical similarities and differences.
Describe how locations are changing and explain some of the reasons for change.
Describe how geographical regions are interconnected and interdependent.
Describe and understand key aspects of physical and human geography.
Use the eight points of a compass, four-figure grid references, symbols and a key (that uses standard Ordnance Survey symbols) to communicate knowledge of Ras Al Khaimah and the world.
Create maps of locations identifying patterns (such as: land use, climate zones, population densities, height of land)

History:

Use sources of evidence to deduce information about the past.
Select suitable sources of evidence, giving reasons for choices.
Use sources of information to form testable hypotheses about the past.
Seek out and analyse a wide range of evidence in order to justify claims about the past.
Understand that no single source of evidence gives the full answer to questions about the past.
Refine lines of enquiry as appropriate.
Compare some of the times studied with those of the other areas of interest around the world.
Describe the social, ethnic, cultural diversity of past society.
Describe the main changes in a period of history.
Identify periods of rapid change in history and contrast them with times of relatively little change.
Understand the concepts of continuity and change over time, representing them, along with evidence, on a time line.
Use dates and terms accurately in describing events.
Use appropriate historical vocabulary to communicate.
Use literacy, numeracy and computing skills to an exceptional standard in order to communicate information about the past.
Use original ways to present information and ideas.

Assessment

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.