How are communities changing?
I can explain how and why communities have changed over time.
How are communities changing?
I can explain how and why communities have changed over time.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Early communities changed dramatically throughout different time periods in history for a variety of reasons.
- Politics, the economy and demography are three important reasons why communities change.
- Communication has become easier and more efficient with technological advances, having a positive impact on communities.
- Migration changes communities because people from different places move to another, bringing different traditions.
- Communities will continue to change with the advancement of technology and changes in politics, economy and demography.
Keywords
Communities - groups of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
Change - an act or process through which something becomes different
Migration - the movement of people from one place to another, for example, moving from one country to another
Common misconception
Communities do not change and stay the same, regardless of the people in them.
Communities will always change due to many reasons including migration, politics, demography and the economy.
To help you plan your year 7 citizenship lesson on: How are communities changing?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 7 citizenship lesson on: How are communities changing?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
people living in the same place or having a characteristic in common
when a group of people is made up of many different people
being given equal access and opportunities within a group
Exit quiz
6 Questions
an act or process through which something becomes different
the movement of people living in one place to move to another
the structure of who lives in an area
government actions
job availability
transformed cities