Mixing it up with Geography

By Matt Podbury

Geography Teacher at the International School of Toulouse

@mattpodbury

Author of www.geographypods.com

& http://igcsegeography.ning.com/

Collaboration better than Competition

Geog/History – Year 7 Induction Activity• Ice Man – Breaking Bad!

• Basic Ingedients – The Ice Man

Dressing Up – Jessy & Walt Style!

At this stage of the investigation it is sure that …….

At this stage of the investigation it is

likely that …….

The "Five Key Questions" which we decided to investigate

further are as follows…

The Geography(…and Science!)

Taking the historial evidence

further …

Effects of altitude on temperature & body

decompositionEvidence of glaciation (features)

Google Earth & Maps

1. We think that Otzi was buried underneath a mass of ice, but can you find any evidence that a glacier existed in the area?

2. How did Otzi stay so well preserved for over 5000 years?

3. Objects and bodies underneath the ice on mountains generally move downhill over time. We don't think that Otzimoved very far from the place where he died. Why is this?

http://www.geographypods.com/the-ice-man.html

Geography/History – Middle East

• In Year 12, IB History students present to IB Geographers

• History of Israel / Palestine is divided into four different time periods.

• Each group uses a different teaching tactic to bring the geographersup to date and understand the complex issues behind the currentcrisis.

• In Year 13, the IB Geographers then put together presentations thatuse Israel & Palestine as the focus of modern day Geography usingthe IB units as the focus.

Modern Day Israel Palestine Geographic Issues

• PRESENTATION 1 - WATER WARS 2015- PROTECTING ISRAEL'S INTERESTS OR A STRANGLEHOLD ON GAZA? (Freshwater – Regional water conflict)

• PRESENTATION 2 - DIVIDING WALLS 2015 - GUARANTEEING SECURITY OR GRABBING LAND? (Patterns & Change – Disparities, land ownership)

• PRESENTATION 3 - ADVENTURE TOURISM 2014 - TOURISM IN A WAR ZONE(Sports, Leisure & Tourism – Changes in supply and demand)

• PRESENTATION 4 - IMMIGRATION 2015 - IMMIGRANTS V'S IMMIGRANTS (Patterns & Change – Populations in transition)

• PRESENTATION 5 - MINI SILICON VALLEY - CONNECTING PEOPLE! - SUCCEEDING WHERE THE POLITICIANS HAVE FAILED? (Global Interactions, contrasting rates of adoption of ICT)

http://www.geographypods.com/israel--palestine-group-3.html

Year 12 – Whole School Induction Eventhttp://www.geographypods.com/ib-induction-cross-curricular.html

http://www.activehistory.co.uk/gallery/IS_mag_2013_edit.pdf

Business, Geography & History – Setting up a Fairtrade School Commerical Enterprise.

• We are just in the process of starting this scheme to run from 2016

• Year 12 are taught first about the history of inequalities (starting with the slave trade) and then about the geography of inequalities (global development, core& peripheries etc) through respective lessons over one full term.

• Business then teaches about ethical trade, market access etc.

• Students then set up a Fair Trade product business in school selling via a tuckshop and online twice a week to teachers, parents & students.

• Profits are donated to a charity of choice in Toulouse and students are expectedto play a further role in the charity operation.

• Brings the content of the courses together and provides practical first hand experience of the issues surrounding trade and development.

Geography & MathsCollaboration with @teachmaths

• What if the World Was a Village of 100 People?

• To show population growth and density as well as disparities.

• Data set took a long, long time to collate (but I have a copy for anyone whowants it)

• You’ll need 100 willing students and helpers (Year 6 induction activity??)

• You’ll need to film it

• You’ll need to not mind complete chaos for one hour!

• You’ll need a mega phone!

• It is one of the most popular cross curricular projects we have ever doneand was completed last week as an icebreaker at the ATM conference.

• This presentation, as well as the data set for World Village is on thispage: http://www.geographypods.com/ga-teach-meet-2015.html

• I’ll tweet the link with the #gaconf15 after this presentation.

• Or tweet me, and I’ll send the link back to you.

• @mattpodbury

• support@geographypods.com