| Skills and concepts development |
| A sense of place and space | - A sense of place
- A sense of space
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| Maps, globes and graphical skills | - Using pictures, maps and globes
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| Geographical investigation skills | - Questioning
- Observing
- Predicting
- Investigating and experimenting
- Estimating and measuring
- Analysing
- Recording and communicating
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| The geographical skills and concepts above will be developed as work is completed on the strands and strand units of the curriculum outlined below. |
| Strands | Strand units |
| Human environments | - People living and working in the local area
- People living and working in a contrasting part of Ireland
Explored through a selection from the sub-units - People and communities
- Natural environmental features and people
- Settlement: homes and other buildings
- People at work
- Transport and communications
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| | - People and other lands
- An environment in another European country
- An environment in a non-European country
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| | - County, regional and national centres
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| Natural environments | - The local natural environment
- Land, rivers and seas of my county
- Rocks and soils
- Weather, climate and atmosphere
- Planet Earth in space
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| Environmental awareness and care | - Environmental awareness
- Caring for the environment
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