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1) Where is Svalbard and What is Svalbard like?

1) Where is Svalbard and What is Svalbard like?

Think – where is this place? (Look at the picture below). Source: Public Domain image – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fareskilt_38.PNG Once you have thought about it, choose one of the colours of the placemarks on the map below. Your teacher could wait until…

2) Land Of The Midnight Sun

2) Land Of The Midnight Sun

This photo was taken in Longyearbyen in Svalbard and was taken at 12.01 … in the morning. That’s one minute after midnight. Image: Some rights reserved by 0000007 And here, in a similar part of the world at a similar…

3) A day at the Racetrack

3) A day at the Racetrack

Racetrack playa from James Penstone The cards can be accessed and downloaded from here: Mystery cards “Why does Molly Move?” (PDF)   The original activities, resources and ideas can be viewed on the RGS website here.

4) Fantastic Places – Mini Project

4) Fantastic Places – Mini Project

   Your task (credit to Mr Potter for these instructions) You are going to select a place that you think is a fantastic place geographically. This should not be a place that you have already studied. This should make people…

1) Introducing Essential Map Skills

1) Introducing Essential Map Skills

Image: Some rights reserved by mwcarruthers 1) Make sure you know the points of the compass: Easy: http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/20050301/Geography/Keystage2/direction/northsout/introduct/StarterActivity.htm Easy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/highlands_islands/flash/index.shtml?flash=land_ms_compass Easy: http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Flight-Rescue-Compass-Directions-420 Medium– Tricky: http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/PagesHomeworkHelp/mapability/compassesanddirections/ Medium: http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/PagesHomeworkHelp/maptivity/compassesanddirections/ 2) Understand 4 figure grid references Medium: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/highlands_islands/mapskills/grid/index.shtml#focus Easy: http://bt.actis.co.uk/lds/taster_content/primary_coordinates/locate3.html 3) Put it…

2) Longitude and Latitude

2) Longitude and Latitude

The Longitude and Latitude Song (including a karaoke session in the second half if you are feeling brave): 1) Watch this youtube clip which explains longitude and latitude very well: 2) Read through the slideshow below: Extra) Still need more?…

3) Map Symbols and 6 Figure Grid References

3) Map Symbols and 6 Figure Grid References

Part A – Ordnance Survey Map Symbols 1) Understand Map Symbols Map symbols from Noeleen   geographyalltheway.com: Map Symbols from geographyalltheway.com 2) More information on map symbols A nice interactive to help you understand map symbols by mapzone, ordnancesurvey.co.uk A…

5) Practicing Map Skills with a Real OS Map

5) Practicing Map Skills with a Real OS Map

This activity needs a real OS map based on Cheddar and Weston-Super-Mare in England. Below you can see (and navigate) the same area, but the activity can’t really be done without the paper map. Here is the worksheet that accompanies…
6) How Do We Show Relief On Maps?

6) How Do We Show Relief On Maps?

Q. What does the word relief mean in Geography? Q. How could we show the relief of the following landscape on a map? Come up with as many ways as you can think of. Image: Mae Salong, North Thailand. Some…

7) Using Bearings with Maps

7) Using Bearings with Maps

You will probably learn about bearings in Maths as well as Geography. Watch this GCSE Maths revision video – it’s really helpful. As the author of the video says, when using bearings there should be three things to have in…

8) Can You Create Your Own Island Map?

8) Can You Create Your Own Island Map?

In this activity, you will work in a pair. Your aim is to create your own island. Look at the example below to get you thinking of your own ideas: Source: Image by R. Stenning You will be given an…