New KS3 PoS Compatible...
What are your views on landscapes ?
This unit will appear shortly, but the majority of the unit forms part of the new GEOGRAPHY TOOLKIT series, which is being published by the Geographical Association in 2008.
MAPS
This unit should make use of the Free Maps for Schools provided by the Ordnance Survey as a basis for local investigations.
This page of the OS website: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/teachingresources/index.html has links to a whole range of free mapping resources that students may also make use of.
This includes the map legends and map symbol flashcards for both 1:25 000 and 1:50 000 maps.
Free maps are 1:25 000 maps
DVD
Some TV series that could offer useful clips for this are:
COAST
PICTURES OF BRITAIN
BRITAIN: A NATURAL HISTORY
MAP MAN / GREAT BRITISH JOURNEYS
COUNTRYFILE
plus any number of local and national programming related to wildlife and science, and the National Geographic and similar Sky channels.
LESSONS
More to come.... Details on school network...
1. Introduction.
QUESTION OF LANDSCAPES (PPT)
Uses the idea of the Question of Sport Picture Board. Images of different landscapes.
2. LOCAL MAP DETECTIVES
Using a GRID SQUARE, cut out and explore your grid square (follows on from earlier work on map skills)
What are the square around it likely to be ?
What activities will take place in that square.
Landscapes Bingo activity. Bingo cards to come...
3. Local changes to landscapes
GRID SQUARE Investigations continued...
Use the website GEOGRAPH to find out more about your local area and get pictures of grid squares.
What could take place in your Grid Square ?
Where are you MOST LIKELY TO have certain things happening ? Sounds / smells / sights / services ?
Need lots of LANDSCAPE images for this unit..
4. LANDSCAPE IN A BOX.... New idea for 2008 - full instructions and examples to come soon...
5. LANDSCAPES BINGO (To come)