Places Near and Far
Every place has its own character: weather, land, plants, buildings and how people live; some places are near (our street, our town) and some are far away, and far-off places can be very different from home
What a learner can do afterwards
- Describe features of their own street or town (e.g., 'our town has a market and a river')
- Describe a faraway place from photos or stories (e.g., a desert village or a snowy city) and say how it differs from home
- Name something people do differently in another place because of where it is (e.g., clothes for hot or cold places)
1 · Read
Every place has its own character. It has its own weather, land, and buildings. Some places are near you, like your street. Other places are far away.
Look at your own town. Maybe it has a market, a park, or a river. That is what makes your town special.
Far away, a desert village gets very little rain. It is hot, and sand covers the ground. People wear light clothes to stay cool there.
When you see a new place, ask three questions. What is the weather like? What do people wear? What do they eat?
Near or far, each place has its own weather and life.
More to read
Unit 2.3 Habitats & Biodiversity
Have you ever wondered what plants and animals live near you? And what lives in places far away? In this unit, kids start by looking closely at their own schoolyard. What grows there? What animals visit? Then they travel in their minds to national parks in far parts of the United States. Some parks are hot and dry. Some are wet and green. Some have mountains and some have big lakes. The kids read books and watch videos to spot patterns. They notice that each place has its own kind of land and water. And the plants and animals that live there fit that place. A cactus loves the dry desert. A fish loves the cool lake. Home is one kind of place. Faraway parks are other kinds of places.
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2 · Watch
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Where it sits
Learn first
Nothing; this is a starting point.
Optional connections
This opens up
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.