Author: Lisa Fletcher

Y3 Geography Knowledge Organiser. / Geography— How are the lives of Icelandic people affected by tectonic plate paths?
Vocabulary		People / What is Iceland like as a tourist destination?	Place / What are the physical features of Iceland?	Enquiry / What is the impact of the physical features on Grindavic?
Tectonic plates	Earth’s outermost layer, called the lithosphere, is broken into a jigsaw puzzle of plates — slabs of rock bearing both continents.	Grindavik is the capital of Iceland and is the most populated part of Iceland, housing 80% of the island’s inhabitants. / The island has many activities for visitors to do and visit including; museums, waterfalls and hot springs and geysers.	I / Iceland is typically made up of : / Glaciers / Volcanoes / Geysers / Plains / Rivers / Coastlines / Greenery / The island is shaped by volcanic rock which has been hardened after an eruption.	Volcanic eruptions have been threatening the lives of people who live in Iceland. The latest being a volcano which has erupted three times since December. / Aerial video of the area of Reykjanes , shows a new 3km-long (1.8 mile) fissure - a crack in the Earth's surface - spraying streams of lava high up into the air.
Iceland	An Island in Europe, situated in the North Atlantic Ocean
Physical feature	Natural characteristics that shape a land
Human feature	Human made characteristics that shape a land
Population	How many people living in one area
Topographical	A map showing shape and elevation of an area
Grindavik	The capital of Iceland
Region	Part of a country.; e.g;: Torbay is a region of Devon
Continent	An expanse of land which has different countries in it
Europe	A continent. The United Kingdom is a part of Europe
North Atlantic Ocean	Near Antarctica, the North Atlantic ocean is part of one fifth of the world’s oceans

Y3 Design and Technology Knowledge Organiser.
Vocabulary		Design / Criteria: I can collect information for me to use in my design	Construct / Suitability: I can clarify my design through sharing ideas	Evaluation / Fit for purpose: I can sketch my design and I can describe my products functions
sturdy		What does a good design look like? / As designers, we will use the Plan, Do, Review Cycle to create a final product that suits the brief of our challenge. We will need to think of measurements and suitability of materials. / What does the following mean? / Plan– / Do– / Review–	In order to make a successful final product, we will be using a range of materials including: / Can you describe your product’s purpose and why the materials were suitable?	As designers, we need to evaluate our products throughout the whole Plan, Do, Review Cycle. / Can you list five materials that would not be suitable? / Why do we review products once we have made them?
Fit for purpose
function
Review
plan
materials
purpose
design