Year: 8

Term: Summer (two)

Topic: India

Key objectives:

Lesson

Learning objective

Learning outcome

1

Know the main features of India

Annotated map

2

Understand the differences between India and the UK

Comparative written paragraph on the differences

3

Understand the features and impacts of the monsoon

A concept map to look at links between factors

4

Understand the cyclone impacts on a poor country

Newspaper article on Cyclone Orissa

5

Understand the effects of an earthquake on an LEDC

Poster to educate Indians about earthquakes

6

Understand that India has regional differences

Produce plasticine models

7

Understand the disparities in rural Indian life

Play the subsistence farming game

8

Understand the characteristics of a bustee

An annotated map describing a bustee

9

Understand that there are disparities in urban India

Annotated ‘man’ to highlight urban life

10

Understand what interdependence is

Answer to ‘call centre’ questions

11

Understand the negative impacts of development

Decision on the solution for Delhi

12

Assessment

Assessment: