Hello and welcome.

My name is Miss Harrison.

I'm so excited to be learning with you today.

We're going to have a fantastic lesson.

Today's lesson is called Jamaica's Location and Climate.

This is part of a wider unit called "Contrasting locality: what it is like to live in Jamaica".

In today's lesson, we are going to be exploring where Jamaica is located on a map, and we're going to be able to describe some of the ways in which Jamaica's climate will affect what the place is like.

Before we can begin this learning, we need to define a few keywords that we'll be using throughout this lesson.

The keywords that we'll be using throughout this lesson are globe, geographer, equator, and temperature.

Globe: a globe is a map of the earth on a sphere.

Geographer: a geographer studies Earth's physical environments and human habitats, just like what me and you are going to be doing in today's lesson.

Equator: the equator is an imaginary line encircling Earth at zero degrees latitude.

It is equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole.

Temperature: temperature is the degree of hotness or coldness of a place.

Fantastic, now I've defined these keywords, we can begin to answer some of our learning outcomes.

Our first learning outcome in today's lesson is, how can we find out about Jamaica? We can use a globe or a map to find out where places in the world are.

I wonder, are you able to find the Caribbean on both the globe and the map? Pause the video here whilst you take a closer look to try and identify where the Caribbean is located.

Press play to check your answers.

Excellent work.

I have located for you the Caribbean on the globe and on the map.

Did you manage to find the same locations? Well done if you did.

It was pretty difficult.

Jamaica is one of the countries in the Caribbean.

We are going to be finding out more about this country in today's lesson.

Can you spot Jamaica on this map? Pause the video here whilst you take a closer look, and press play to check if you correctly located it.

Excellent work.

Jamaica is in the east, or if you want to be more specific, the southeast of the Caribbean.

Geographers are a bit like detectives, so we are going to become detectives in today's lesson.

We like to look for clues to find out what the world is like.

What types of information might a geographer, someone who is trying to study the physical environments and human habitats, use to find out a bit more about Jamaica.

Pause the video here whilst you have a think, and press play when you're ready to discuss.

Excellent work.

Geographers might use a wide variety of information, but the specific ones that we like to use are atlases, books, globes, photographs, the internet, maps, other people, and satellite images.

Well done if you managed to get any of these different bits of information that we might want to use in order to help us to find out a bit more about what Jamaica is like.

When have you used any of the ones that I've listed above to help you to find out information about a specific place? Excellent work.

As well as using different types of information, geographers also use information from lots of different places.

Why do you think it might be a good idea to use information from lots of different places? I would like you to pause the video here and talk with someone else about why you think it's important that we use information from lots of different places, and press play when you're ready to discuss.

Fantastic.

It is important that we use information from lots of different places for a number of different reasons.

This can help geographers, you and I, to check if the information is actually true by seeing if several different sources of information agree on something, to get a better idea of what places are really like, but also to be able to identify any similarities or differences between different places.

So, we like to use a range of different bits of information to ensure that the information you have is true, to get a better idea, and to identify any similarities and differences between places.

I would like you now to test your knowledge.

I would like you to name a type of information a geographer might use in order to investigate what a place is like.

Pause the video here and press play when you're ready to continue.

Fantastic.

You might have written down atlases, books, globes, photographs, internet, maps, other people, and satellite images.

Well done if you managed to get any of those.

I would like you now to give some advice to a geographer who wants to find out more information about Jamaica.

I would like you to list some types of information that they could use.

You can either write or draw your ideas inside the magnifying glass, and then I would like you to think about specific reasons why they should use information from lots of different places.

Pause the video here whilst you attempt these tasks and press play when you're ready to continue.

Excellent work.

You might have thought of these types of information.

I've got atlases, books, maps, other people, the internet, globes, and photographs.

Well done if you managed to get any of those in your magnifying glass.

And when we're discussing about the possible reasons, here are some possible reasons you could have written down why we like to use different types of information.

Laura says, "Sometimes the information people tell us or that we find on the internet isn't always true," so we have to use a number of different sources in order to make sure that information you have is accurate.

Andeep says, "Finding out as much information as possible helps us to find out what a place is really like." Jun says that some places in Jamaica might be different to others.

If we don't use lots of information, we might think that everyone in Jamaica is the exact same, and we know that all places aren't the same throughout one specific country.

Well done if you managed to get those reasons down.

Now, we've successfully learned a bit more about Jamaica.

We now need to investigate what the climate is like in Jamaica.

Climate is an average of weather conditions, for example, rain, sun, and wind, in a place, taken over a long period of time.

Usually, this is 30 years or more.

I would like you to think about these questions.

What do you think the climate might be like in Jamaica? Do you think it's hot? Do you think it's cold? Do you think Jamaica will be hotter or colder than places in the UK? Why do you think, whatever you decided for the answer before, why do you think that is? And I would like you now to think where Jamaica and UK are located in the world, and how might that affect their climate? Pause the video here whilst you have a think, and press play when you're ready to continue.

Excellent work.

Where a place is in the world gives us clues about what the climate is going to be like.

Jamaica and other countries in the Caribbean are near the equator.

The UK is further away from the equator.

This is really, really important in helping us to understand what the climate is going to be like in Jamaica.

Hotter places are going to be near the equator.

This is because the Sun's rays are less spread out near the equator.

It means that the heat energy from the Sun is stronger because it is more concentrated.

Jamaica is located near the equator, so we know it's going to be a lot hotter as the Sun's ray are concentrated at the equator.

The UK is further away from the equator.

This is where the Sun's rays are more spread out, so, therefore, it's going to be a lot colder.

Let's test our knowledge.

It is hotter in places near to the equator than in the UK because, A, the Sun's rays are more concentrated, B, the Sun's rays are more spread out, C, it is close to the Sun.

Pause the video here whilst you think about your answer, and press play when you're ready to continue.

Fantastic.

It is hotter in places nearer to the equator than in the UK because, A, the Sun's rays are more concentrated.

Well done if you've got that correct.

Jamaica is near the equator, so it is going to have a tropical climate.

That means it's going to be hot all year round.

The temperature often reaches more than 30 degrees, so it's gonna be super, super hot.

Jamaica also has a dry season, from December to May, when it doesn't rain very much.

There is also a wet season in Jamaica from June to November, where it can rain loads.

Jamaica and other islands in the Caribbean are often hit by hurricanes.

Hurricanes are a type of storm that bring very strong winds and lots of rain.

They form over warm oceans, and the hurricane season is from June to November, so this is going to be a particularly difficult time when you're living in Jamaica.

Hurricanes can be very powerful, and they can cause lots of damage.

The strong winds can rip roofs off of buildings, as you can see in the image on the screen.

Hurricanes can also cause flooding and landslides, so it can make it very dangerous to live in Jamaica during the hurricane season.

During the hurricane season, people often are going to keep emergency items at home, such as food, a torch, and even a first aid kit, to ensure that they make the least amount of journeys outside of the home because it can be extremely dangerous.

Jamaica has a colder climate than the UK.

Let's see if you think this is true or false.

Pause the video here whilst you decide if this is true or false, and then press play when you're ready to continue.

Fantastic, it is false.

Jamaica does not have a colder climate than the UK.

I wonder, are you able to explain why? Pause here whilst you discuss, and then press play when you're ready to check your answers.

Fantastic.

Jamaica does not have a colder climate than the UK because Jamaica is near the equator and the UK is further away.

Places near the equator are hotter as the Sun's rays are less spread out.

I hope you got that one correct.

Well done if you did.

The climate can give us clues about what a place is like.

It can give us clues about things like what animals and plants are there, what types of clothes to wear, what the houses are like, what crops are growing there, the activities people might do.

So, looking at the image on the screen, I would like you to think what Jamaica's climate tells us about what this place is like.

I would like you using the image and the knowledge you've learned so far to answer the following questions: what might people wear there, what food will be grown there, and I would like you to discuss this with someone that you're with.

Pause the video.

Press play once you've discussed, using your own knowledge and the image on the screen, what will people wear and what food will be grown.

Press play when you're ready to continue.

Fantastic.

Some answers that you could have written are, Laura said, "I think people will wear the types of clothes that we wear in summer," because it is so hot.

Andeep said, "Some homes might have air conditioning to help keep them cool." Izzy says, 'Lots of people might go to Jamaica on holiday because of its hot climate," and Jun says he thinks farmers might grow tropical fruits, like bananas and coconuts.

Did you get any of those answers? Well done if you did.

Let's test our knowledge.

The climate affects what a place is like, true or false? Pause the video here whilst you discuss, and press play when you're ready to check your answer.

Fantastic, it is true.

The climate does affect what places are like.

Are you able to explain why? Pause the video here whilst you explain how climate affects what a place is like, and press play to check your answer.

Fantastic.

The climate affects what a place is like because it affects different things, such as the plants and animals that are in a place, the clothes people might wear, and what homes are like.

Well done if you managed to explain how climate affects what a place is like.

Now, I would like you to read each statement and decide whether you think it describes Jamaica.

I would like you to write yes or no in the column that says Describes Jamaica, and then I would like you to share your answers with someone else and give your reasons behind your ideas.

Pause the video here whilst you attempt this task, and press play to continue.

Fantastic, let's check our completed table.

So, people wear thin clothes, such as T-shirts and shorts, all year round.

I put yes, this does describe Jamaica because we know it's very, very hot, so people are not going to be wanting to wear woolly hats and coats.

People have radiators in their homes to keep them warm.

I put no, they definitely do not need radiators to keep them warm.

They might need air conditioning to keep them cool.

Crops grown include bananas, cocoa, and coconuts.

I put yes because Jamaica is able to grow tropical fruits due to its climate.

There are animals such as polar bears and penguins.

I've put no, there are no polar bears and penguins because this is way too hot for them to be living in.

Hurricanes can damage buildings and roads.

Yes, we know that Jamaica has a hurricane season every year, so we know there is going to be damage caused by hurricanes to buildings and roads.

Well done if you managed to get those answers correct.

Jun has also been able to identify that polar bears and penguins are going to be found in polar climates.

Jamaica has a tropical climate, so they would not be suited.

And Izzy said, "Bananas are grown in hotter places like Jamaica," because of their tropical climate.

Well done, you've done fantastically in today's lesson.

We've learned a lot about Jamaica's location and its climate.

Let's summarise what we've learned so far in today's lesson.

We've learned that there is a range of resources that can be used to investigate the location, climate, and features of Jamaica, for example, atlases, maps, talking to other people, the internet.

Tropical weather and climate have an impact on the environment and daily life of people in Jamaica.

Hurricanes are a type of storm with very strong winds and heavy rain.

They can cause a lot of damage.

Well done.