Know it! - Airports and Train Stations - Year 2
![Know it! - Airports and Train Stations - Year 2](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/5644601b-709f-47a4-8ae7-d892a9d82186.png)
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Geography Resource Description
Focus Education's engaging educational materials for Year 2 students delve into the bustling environments of airports and train stations. The resources provide a series of interactive retrieval tasks, encouraging children to recall and list prominent UK airports and train stations, as well as those outside the UK. Each correct answer earns points, with a set time limit to add a fun challenge to the activity. Additionally, children are tasked with associating various terms such as 'terminal', 'platform', and 'runway' with the correct form of transport—car, aeroplane, or train—further enhancing their understanding of transportation vocabulary.
Building on their knowledge, students are invited to 'Speak like an expert', articulating what they have learned about transportation hubs to a partner, aiming to use as many facts as possible within a minute. This exercise not only reinforces their learning but also develops their communication skills. Another task, 'Cops and robbers', gets students to work in groups, sharing and expanding their knowledge by 'stealing' information from peers that they hadn't recalled themselves, fostering collaborative learning and information retention. These activities are designed to make the exploration of airports and train stations an interactive and memorable experience for Year 2 students, with a focus on geography and transport topics.
![Long-term overview](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/068a0ff5-368b-4cca-8de2-0c8cab2147fc.png)
![Knowledge organiser](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/6f9ab4fd-0018-40ad-a221-a14ddbaede0a.png)
![Progression pedagogy](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/47d402c2-e9c7-4cbc-ade6-9c9867d50daf.png)
![Link it! Prior knowledge](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/7d98af7b-81f4-467a-a208-f773d2503d93.png)
![Check it!](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/5ffe82fa-f799-480c-8180-7db956e8b666.png)
![Show it! Group presentation](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/c1d14ffd-780c-43f3-bf98-0f00b384a6e8.png)
![Mini quiz - Airports and Train Stations](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/9a49df78-a598-44a8-97a1-77bb44fc1489.png)
![Car, aeroplane or train?](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/89ac367b-bbae-4b9f-b376-c31cbc98a785.png)
![Speak like an expert - Airports and Train Stations](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/a5b02335-28fa-444c-9f6b-63cd6ced7bc9.png)
![Airports across the world](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/2c690e14-35bf-4e5b-81d8-0cb55e2b8ac8.png)
![Word sorts - Trains and Planes](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/69356258-387b-4ff7-9771-3d5356a1c6c6.png)
![Cops and robbers - What goes on at an airport?](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/0b850c70-e13d-4617-95fa-2a587fce69df.png)
![Cops and robbers - What goes on at a train station?](https://files.pango.education/resource-thumbnails/small/80a50e94-330f-4a6c-853d-745d36592208.png)