English National Curriculum Science - Previous Lessons Science
Mission Objectives
Name and locate some key mountain ranges on a world map
Explain some features of a mountain
Identify some mountainous features on a relief map
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Words and meanings to learn
physical features
natural parts of the world, such as mountains, rivers, trees, oceans and hills
mountain range
a large, natural rise in the Earth’s surface, usually higher and steeper than a hill
valley
a big, low space between hills or mountains
peak
the very top point of the mountain
relief map
a map that shows the raised and flat parts of the land
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Resources: The handouts, pencils and coloured pencils.
Support Handout (1): The handout provides the children with a mountain range that has already been drawn. The children can use the word bank provided to label the features of a mountain.
Core Handout (2): The handout provides space for the children to draw a mountain range. There is a word bank provided to support the children when labelling their diagrams.
Challenge Handout (4): This handout is an image of a relief map for the children to use when discussing the features of a mountain.
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