Geography Teaching Today

Don't miss out on our next meeting - Thursday 17th January 1.30 to 3.30 at Penwortham Girls High School. Meet in reception.

Focus topic the new national curriculum. Don't forget to bring along your worksheets or computer files for the resource swap.

Have you visited any of my recommended websites? What do you think? Are they new to you? Any interesting ideas on how these sites could be used in the classroom?

If you have a webpage which you wish to share - post a comment.

Got this link from a friend.
It might be useful if you ever mention Time Zones when you do Lat/Long.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/custom.html?continent=europe

I forgot to list this site on my original recommendations -

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/credoconsultancy/urbanministrynpreston/image001.gif

A population pyramid for preston.

Has anyone seen the documentary 'Meet the Natives?' It's fascinating. An indigenous group from a tiny Island, Tanna, in Oceania, believes that Prince Philip is the son of God! Members of indigenous group have come to England to find Prince Philip, and to study our culture. There's a little more to it than that.

I found some clips on Utube from the More Channel 4 documentary (showing 8pm each Sunday evening) to play as a connect/starter to promote discussion. This followed nicely on from studying biomes, rainforests, then indigenous peoples. Loads of the pupils have been watching the documentary and can't stop talking about it!