Keeping Geography Dynamic

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Keeping Geography Dynamic


David Rogers

Portchester Community School

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The importance of geography

The study of geography:

‘stimulates a sense of wonder’

‘helps young people make sense of a complex and dynamic world’

‘builds on pupils’ own experiences’

Is ‘about issues affecting the world and people’s lives, now and in the future’

Geography programme of study: Key Stage 3 (p1, 2007)

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• 2007 Year 7 intake were born in 1996

• 2008 Year 11 were born in 1992

Mt St Helens eruption 1980

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Kobe Earthquake 1995

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10 top tips for ‘planned topicality’

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1. Plan the curriculum map around the year

• Hurricane season is Aug-Oct

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

4g. Examine geographical issues in the news

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Depressions – taught in winter and spring

3d. key aspects of the UK, including it changing human and physical geography, current issues and its place in the world today

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Tourism in September

4a. build on and expand their personal experiences of geographyht

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2. Revisit topics when they are in the news.

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3. Get others to do the work!

www.bloglines.com

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http://gmpay.blogspot.com/

http://geogtastic.blogspot.com/

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http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/

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www.sln.org.uk/geography

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4. Get students to do the work2.1a. ask geographical questions, thinking critically, constructively and creatively2.1b. collect, record and display information.2.1d. analyse and evaluate evidence…

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• Enquiry• Extended homework• Set rules, e.g.

•No examples before 2005

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www.slideshare.net

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5. Adapt case studies from textbooks

Geog.1

3h. interactions between people and their environments…. …how to plan for a manage change.4f. participate in informed responsible action in relation to geographical issues that affect them and those around them

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Spot the topic! What do you think the following quotes are about?‘I was utterly blown

away by the boldness of the proposal….. Do it! Do it! Do it!’

‘Where will all the cars park? In the sea?’

‘One man’s dream is another man’s nightmare’

‘Breathtaking, stunning, grotesque, carbuncle, monstrosity or blot on the landscape – all types of description for the new proposal’

‘In theory, magnificent. In reality, totally ridiculous!’

‘I do not think it will ever happen, but thanks for the laugh!’

‘Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!’

‘The plan has nothing to do with the good of people of Portsmouth, but to satisfy the greed of a few who don’t even live in our city’

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Does Pompey really need to move?

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Find Fratton Park on the OS mapWhy does the stadium need to move? Use map and other information.

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6. Use the news as a starter activity

• Headlines from a newspaper

• Record headlines from 9 o’clock news

• Use ‘One Minute News’ on BBC website

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7. Ask students what is important to them

www.surveymonkey.com

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Why aren’t we allowed to hang out where we

want to?

New houses are being

build where we used to

play!

Why are the shops changing?

Year 9 students at Portchester

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8. See geography in action!

• Fieldwork puts theory into practice

• Off-site– Rivers, coasts, urban,

tourism

• School grounds– Mapping crime,

microclimate, sustainability

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9. Leave gaps in Schemes of Work

• To allow topical issues to be studied– Newspaper collages– Internet research

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10. Start moving on from older case studies

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Remember to share great ideas!

www.daviderogers.blogspot.com

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Search ‘2007 floods’

•Simple PowerPoint with images and geographical questions. Good for a starter.

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Keeping Geography Dynamic