Good morning Year 6,
Our whole school topic is: Great Britain. This is the topic the children in school will be looking at too.
Every class will be looking at this topic for the final term.
Firstly, let’s remind ourselves: What is Great Britain?
Great Britain is a geographic term referring to the island also known simply as Britain. It’s also a political term for the part of the United Kingdom made up of England, Scotland, and Wales (including the outlying islands that they administer, such as the Isle of Wight).
United Kingdom, on the other hand, is purely a political term: it’s the independent country that encompasses all of Great Britain and the region now called Northern Ireland.
Here is your task for today:
Please write in the comments if you have any questions.
Good luck!
Mrs Avdiu xx
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Hi Miss!
Are the Channel Islands part of Great Britain and/or the British Iles?
Hi Charles, the Channel Islands fall into two separate self-governing bailiwicks, the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey. Both are British Crown dependencies, and neither is part of the United Kingdom.
Ok Thanks
You’re welcome 🙂
TASK 1
Thames – North sea
Medway – (Joins Thames) North Sea
Swale – (Joins Thames) North Sea
Clyde – Firth of Clyde
Taff – Cardiff bay
Rhondda – (Joins Taff) Cardiff Bay
Severn – Celtic Sea
Wye – Severn estuary
Avon – Joins Severn
TASK 2:
Scotland has the most mountainous terrain
England has the least mountainous terrain
The highest point in Great Britain is Ben Nevis in Fort William, Scotland.
Thank you Charles. Was there anything that surprised you from your learning today? I hope you’re well 🙂
I was surprised that so many rivers join others to reach the sea.
It is so cool, right?!
In the mountainous map, all the letters are the same but one. Is this normal?
I have fixed this. Not sure why it uploaded that way! I entered text boxes so it is more clear now.
Hi Miss!
For some reason the letters on the map are not loading, so all of them look like “I”. Is there something I could do to load the page properly?
Hi Jada – I have made it more clear now. I am not sure why it uploaded like that! I have written the letters in text boxes and saved this as a new image. Hope that helps:)
Hi Miss,
I am having the same problem as Jada .
Fixed! 🙂
Hello Mrs these are my answers for task 1!
Medway- Part of the North sea.
Thames – part of the North sea
Clyde- Firth of Clyde
Swale – Part of the North Sea
Taff -Cardiff bay
River Don – originally joined to Trent
Severn – Celtic Sea
Wye – Severn estuary
Avon – Joins Severn
Super work, Elly!
TASK 2)
Q1) Scotland because I measured the length between each length on the mountainous map and then compared them to find out which one.
Q2)
England is the least hilly I know this because I compared all the mountains and found out that the letter H was the smallest.
Thank you Elly! It’s lovely to be in touch with you all again 🙂 Say hello to Hannah and the family!
Good evening Year 6! I hope that you have managed to enjoy the sunshine today ☀
I’ve really enjoyed reading your work. I wonder when we’ll be able to travel once again?