Teaching Contemporary Case Studies

Out with the old, in with the new.

James Rileyjames.riley@lawrencesheriffschool.com @jmrileytoadhall

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JustificationKS3 GCSE A2

1986 Chernobyl Nuclear disaster -13 -11 -9

1993 Mississippi Floods -6 -4 -2

1995 Kobe -4 -2 0 1995 Montserrat -4 -2 0 1995 OLDEST A2 STUDENT BORN 1997 OLDEST GCSE STUDENT BORN 1999 OLDEST KS3 STUDENT BORN

2000 Mozambique 1 3 5

2004 Tsunami 5 7 9 2004 Boscastle floods 5 7 9

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Justification13 Years before my birth = 1973-UK joins the EEC-First episode of Last of the Summer Wine-Foreman beats Frazer-1973 Five Nations tied by all five teams-Dark Side of the Moon released-Tottenham beat Norwich 1-0 at Wembley-First handheld cell phone call made-US troops withdrawn from Vietnam-World Trade Centre Opens-IRA bombs in King’s Cross & Euston-Princess Anne marries-The Exorcist released-A patent for the ATM is granted-The Bahamas gains full independence-Watergate scandal-Sydney Opera House opens

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JustificationKS3 GCSE A2

1986 Chernobyl Nuclear disaster -13 -11 -9

1993 Mississippi Floods -6 -4 -2

1995 Kobe -4 -2 0 1995 Montserrat -4 -2 0 1995 OLDEST A2 STUDENT BORN 1997 OLDEST GCSE STUDENT BORN 1999 OLDEST KS3 STUDENT BORN

2000 Mozambique 1 3 5

2004 Tsunami 5 7 9 2004 Boscastle floods 5 7 9

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2011 FUKUSHIMA?

2011 AUSTRALIA FLOODS?

2011 BANGKOK FLOODS?

2013 ARGENTINA FLOODS?

2011 JAPAN?

2010 EYJAFJALLAJOKULL?

2011 CHRISTCHURCH?

Geography in the News

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(1) GITN article analysis(2) ICT lesson

(3) Documentaries and skills

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Guardian website: http://www.guardian.co.uk

World Newspapers: http://www.world-newspapers.com/

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Geography in the News(2) ICT lesson

London 2012 Regeneration7 Billion PeopleHurricane Irene News ReportsEnergy ProjectsYellowstone SupervolcanoHosting Major Sporting Events (SA, 2010)

(3) Documentaries and skillsSlumming It (Kevin McCloud)Earth – Power of the PlanetOrphans of Haiti2011 The Year the Earth Went WildBBC Africa

See: http://www.idesktop.tv/ *STUDENTS*

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Contemporary Case Studies: Ideas

2010 - 2011 - 2012 -Earthquake - MEDC ●Christchurch, Feb 11 ● N Italy, May 12Earthquake - NIC ● Chile, Feb 10 ● Yushu (Chi), April 10;Earthquake - LEDC ● Haiti, Jan 10 ● Iran, Aug 12;

Tsunami ● Japan, Mar 11Landslides ● China, Aug 10 ● Brazil, Jan 11 ● Seoul, July 11

Eruption - MEDC ● Eyjafjallajokull, April 10Eruption - LEDC ● Merapi (Ind), Oct 10

Floods - MEDC ● Australia, Jan 11Floods - NIC ● Argentina, Apr 13Floods - LEDC ● Pakistan, Aug 10 ● Bangkok, Oct 11;

Tornado ● Joplin (USA), May 11Typhoon - LEDC ● Bopha (Phi), Dec 12Hurricane - MEDC ● Irene, Aug 11 ● Sandy (USA), Oct 12;

Oil Spill - NIC ● Dalian (Chi), July 10Oil Spill - MEDC ● Gulf of Mexico, April 10

Drought - MEDC USA/Australia, yearlyDrought - LEDC Sahel/Somalia (ongoing)

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Contemporary Case Studies: Hard Resources

SubscriptionsNational GeographicGeographicalThe EconomistNew Internationalist

Newspaper articles

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Natural HazardsClimatic Hazards

ColdHot

RiversCoastsEnergy

TourismUrbanRural

Population & Migration

Contemporary Case Studies: Internet Resources

Photojournalism WebsitesBoston Big Picture

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/BBP Example: Japan Tsunami Before and After http://

www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/03/japan_tsunami_pictures_before.html

Atlantic in Focushttp://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/

OthersUSGS Significant Earthquakes Archive

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/Geographical Association: Resources

http://www.geography.org.uk/resources

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Contemporary Case Studies: Apps

1. The Economist World in FiguresSee: http://www.economist.com/world-in-figures

2. The Guardian Eyewitness appSee: http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile/eyewitness

3. Quakes – Earthquake NotificationSee: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quakes-earthquake-notifications/id327046574?mt=8

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Contemporary Case Studies: Techniques

GITN article analysis – 6 questionsImages onlyTimelinesCompare and contrastGroup talkNews reports (video)Newspaper reportsiPhone appsTwitter/Facebook

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Contemporary Case Studies: Twitter Feeds

DCGS Geography @DCGSGeographyGeographical @GeographicalMagGeogr@phy Blog @GeographyBlogeuGeography ReTweet @GeographyRTHans Rosling @HansRoslingNational Geographic @NatGeoNatGeo Education @NatGeoEducationWorldmapper @worldmapper

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Contemporary Case Studies: Conclusion

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Delegate suggestionsThanks for the suggestions. Best ones summarised below in no particular order. Enjoy…1.“Speed dating” – communicate a case study in 3 minute bursts2.www.positivenews.org.uk3.Geography in the News as a noticeboard in classrooms which gets changed often4.Closed questions for fact finding – encourages skim reading and scanning5.Compass rose with 4 sections – who, name – key facts, effects, strategies6.Have I got news for you – blank out headline words7.Get a seriesof headlines to introduce an issue8.Use of quotations from different people – to make more difficult give students quotations and people and they have to work out who said what9.Summarise a case study in diagrams only10.Tracking hurricanes with Google Earth (e.g. Katrina)11.Use GITN with Y7 to develop research skills. Tell the event in their own words – not copy and paste internet chunks12.Chop up news paper articles and spread on a page then task pupils with reassembling the story/report13.Pick a character (resident, scientist, rescue worker) affected by a recent event and chart a happiness/opinion line for them before/during/after and event encourage to think long term

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