South Africa 2010 World Cup – its all about the geography……

Title: World Cup Geography

Lesson Objective:

To understand how and why Geography and the World Cup are linked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opfijxg3MU8&feature=fvst

Not a football fan……. Don’t worry… You don’t need to be…..

Watch the clip to help you get in the mood…

Football is a global game. It provides a variety of engaging contexts for

learning and teaching about remote locations, cultural geography, environmental impacts, globalisation and

technology, global inequalities and the benefits of being a host nation for a

global event.

Task: Think – which picture is the odd one out? Why?

Task: Think – which picture is the odd one out? Why?

THEY ARE ALL IMAGES OF SOUTH AFRICA…..

Does This Surprise Anyone? Why?

Task:

With the person sitting next to you…. Think of as many links between the subject Geography and the World Cup…

Hint: Think about themes you may learn in class….

Task:

Read through all the different connections between Geography and the World Cup.

With the person sitting next to you – choose 9 connections which you think are most important/ relevant.

With the 9 connections you have… you need to rank them in order of importance.

To do this you will need to use a diamond 9 ranking system…

This will require you to think about your answers… The discussion you go through is just am important as the decision that you make.

Activity Debrief:

What skills did you have to use in that sorting and ranking activity?

What order did you use them skills in?

Skills you may have used…..

Thinking laterally

Explaining

Prioritising

Memorising

Developing a strategy

Justifying

Planning

Using criteria

Ranking

Asking questions

Comparing

Analysing

Plenary:

From using those skills to complete that activity, answer the following question:

Explain how Geography and the World cup are linked?