Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
A welcome to Geography at the Whitehaven Academy lesson - borrowed extensively from simon jones, so you should check out his original here http://www.slideshare.net/jonesy2008/welcome-to-geography
Citation preview
Welcome toGeography
Geography
is themost
visual
subject on the
Planet
Geography
is themost
varied
subject on the
Planet
Geography
is themost
vital
subject on the
Planet
Exp
ecta
tion
s
On Time
In Uniform
Equipped(with a pen)
Basic
Exp
ecta
tion
s
On Time
In Uniform
Equipped(with a pen)
Good
Quiet
Listening
TryingEverything
AskingQuestions
Responding to Feedback
Using Keywords
Exp
ecta
tion
s
On Time
In Uniform
Equipped(with a pen)
Hig
h
Quiet
Listening
TryingEverything
AskingQuestions
Responding to Feedback
Using Keywords
Working well in
groups of up to six
Contributing to classroom understandin
g
Using ambitious vocabulary
Reviewing own and
peer work
The Big
Question
The Big
Question
How would you describe
Geography to someone who
has never studied it before?
Mini
Whiteboard
Task
Geographical
Skills
Geographical
Asking Questions
What geographical
question would you ask these
climbers?
Mini
Whiteboard
TaskSkills
Geographical
Skills
Geographical
SkillsKnowledge
of Place
Which coast is New York City
on?
AtlasTask
MiniWhiteboardTask
Geographical
Skills
Geographical
Skills
Knowledge of Place
Which country is Cape Town the
capital of?
AtlasTask
MiniWhiteboardTask
Geographical
Skills
Geographical
SkillsQuality of Writing
Write a headline to warn people
about this hazard in 20 words or less
Mini
Whiteboard
Task
Geography Exercise Book Expectations
1. All writing to be in blue or black ink, except for key words which can be a different colour or highlighted
2. All drawings to be done in pencil, and all straight lines drawn with a ruler, underlining all titles
3. Write on both sides of the page, and unless told otherwise, always fill a page before starting another
4. No graffiti in, or on, any books
Physical GeographyIt’s all about
Physical GeographyIt’s all about
EarthquakesLandscapesVolcanoesTsunamisWeatherGlaciersCoastsFloodsRivers
Physical GeographyIt’s all about
EarthquakesLandscapesVolcanoesTsunamisWeatherGlaciersCoastsFloodsRivers
Watchvimeo.com/6793654
Physical GeographyIt’s all about
What have
you learned
about
Physical
Geography? MiniWhiteboardTask
Human GeographyIt’s all about
IndustrialisationDevelopmentUrbanisationPopulationResourcesCountriesEconomyTourismHealth
Human GeographyIt’s all about
IndustrialisationDevelopmentUrbanisationPopulationResourcesCountriesEconomyTourismHealth
Human GeographyIt’s all about
Watchvimeo.com/20862832
Human GeographyIt’s all about
What have
you learned
about
Human
Geography? MiniWhiteboardTask
FertileQuestions
Fertile
Geographers ask big
questions to understand the world
around them.
Questions
Year 7
How can accurate maps
tell lies?
Will Industrialising always cost the
earth?
Year 8
What makes Karst the king of caving?
Year 8
GCSE
What creates the best surf
waves?
A Level
How do we manage sustainability in
megacities?
Summer 2014 Exams
Summer 2014 Exams
73% Achieved an A*-C
Summer 2014 Exams
73% Achieved an A*-C
4 A*’s
11 A’s
18 B’s26 C’s
Summer 2014 Exams
73% Achieved an A*-C
4 A*’s
11 A’s
18 B’s26 C’s
Your exams are
weeks
away30
Welcome toGeography
