KS3 Resources
Curriculum Opportunities - Using Google Earth - Africa: A Continent of Contrasts
The aim of this module is to introduce students to the huge variation in geography that exists within the complex continent of Africa. It aims to involve students in the lives of people living in Africa, rather than just looking at the continent from the outside.
Within this module, it is possible to use Google Earth for a range of activities, as outlined in the table below:
| Lesson 1: Africa - scale and diversity | Show the different continents and focus on different environments within Africa to complement the PowerPoint presentation provided. | |
| Lesson 2: Dealing with common misconceptions of Africa | Show a virtual journey across Africa and use this as a basis for students to complete a piece of descriptive writing. | Download Africa tour |
| Lesson 3: Conflict in Sudan | Main activity provided: Sudan mapping activity | Download ‘Sudan-overview' file |
| Lesson 5: Ghana - an economic success story | Show Ghana Use Global Awareness layers to provide information about Fairtrade in Ghana. | |
| Lesson 6: Education in Ghana - moving forward | Show Ghana Use Global Awareness layers to provide information about development in Ghana. | |
| Lesson 7: Africa - looking to the future | Show Kenya using Google Earth and Google Maps |
Main Google Earth activity for this module
The main Google Earth activity for this module plan fits into Lesson 3: Conflict in Sudan. It takes the form of a mapping activity to introduce students to the diverse physical characteristics of the continent and the location of key places and environments.
In order to complete this activity, students will need to download the 'Sudan - overview' kml file and accompanying worksheet.