There is plenty to watch, learn and complete in this unit, so this work is for Monday 22^nd February AND Monday 1^st March 2021.

LO Can I learn the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the Arctic and Antarctic circles, the Prime/Greenwich meridian and time zones?

Good afternoon! Today we begin our Geography work and it’s all about the invisible lines that we find across the earth. Please watch the 22^nd Feb Geography video in the Video Resource Centre (within ‘Topaz Class’), then complete the tasks below.

• Use an atlas, globe or the internet to find the key features listed above: the lines of latitude and longitude, the Equator, the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the Arctic and Antarctic circles, the Prime/Greenwich meridian and different time zones?
• Learn and write the definitions of the key features above.
• Using the Earth Map Questions sheet below, draw on and label the key features.
• Watch the video, read about Latitude and Longitude, then complete the short quiz at: Latitude and longitude - BBC Bitesize
• Read about Latitude and Longitude at: latitude and longitude - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
• Complete the Latitude and Longitude Task.
• Watch this video all about Time Zones: Greenwich Mean Time Explained | Time Zones For Kids - YouTube
• Read the information here about clocks changing: When do the clocks change and why? - CBBC Newsround
• Watch the video, read about Time Zones, then complete the short quiz at: Time zones - BBC Bitesize
• Work out the time in the places on the Extension: Time Zones sheet below the Earth Map Questions.
• Answer the questions on the UK Time Questions sheet.
• For a bit of fun, try out the Lines of Latitude and Longitude Wordsearch.
• Further extension: If you have been enthused by your learning, why not produce an Information Poster showing all your learning from this unit!

Enjoy!