The document discusses the importance of teaching geography with context and using maps at different scales. It notes that children cannot learn geography without real world examples and connections to other places. Several surveys are cited showing many young Americans lack basic geographic knowledge and ability to locate places on a map.

1. WORLD’S LARGEST ISLANDS – HOW MANY CAN YOU NAME?

5. Colour of Passports

6. Countries Smaller Than Tokyo

12. Second Largest Nationality

16. World Regions Each of 1 Billion People

18. Lessons need CONTEXT.
Children can’t learn to swim out of water …..
“I think that what is studied in geography lessons should be location
and places within a wider context. Places, regions, countries and
continents do not exist in isolation but are inter-connected; the
location of what is studied in relation to other places is significant”
(Margaret Roberts)

19. IMPORTANCE OF MAPS
“Maps at a variety of scales are used
frequently as a matter of routine and
are an intrinsic part of learning in
geography. This ensures that students
have a good spatial awareness and are
Very secure in their ability to locate the
Places they are studying”
OFSTED 2013
– part of outstanding descriptor for
quality of teaching geography

21. “I’ve never really wanted to go to Japan.
I don’t like eating fish, and I know that’s
really popular out there in Africa”
(Britney Spears)
63% young Americans cannot find Iraq on a map
20% young Americans think Sudan is in Asia
50% young Americans cannot identify New York on a map
(National Geographical / Roper Survey)

34. Messy Maps

39. GOOGLE EARTH
~
https://earth.google.co.uk/

40. Can You Draw A Quick Map of the UK?
Using the 4 shapes below, create a
sketch map of the UK. You may have
to rotate them and resize.
Mark on the location of: London,
Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast

50. WEB SITES
DIGIMAP ANIMAPS SHIPFINDER
GOOGLE EARTH MAPPY STEP MAP
SETERRA BING MAPS NAT GEOGRAPHICAL GIANT MAPS
WORLDMAPPER SKETCHMAPS TRAVEL TIP COUNTRIES MAP
MAP FIGHT REAL TIME TWITTER TWEETS VIVID MAPS
ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPZONE TWEET PING DUAL MAPS
ARC GIS ANTIPODES MAP NULL SCHOOL WIND MAP
WHAT THREE WORDS MAP TUBE FLOOD MAP
STREETMAP SCRIBBLE MAPS BREATHING EARTH
VIEWS OF THE WORLD TARGET MAPS USGS EARTHQUAKES

51. DIGIMAP FOR SCHOOLS
~
http://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/
http://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/

54. WORLDMAPPER ~ www.worldmapper.org.uk
www.worldmapper.org.uk

56. MAP FIGHT ~ https://mapfight.appspot.com/
https://mapfight.appspot.com/

57. SETERRA ~ www.seterra.net
http://www.seterra.net/

67. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/

69. http://beno.org.uk/mapcreator

70. How many of your students find maps confusing?
CVD (Colour Vision Deficiency affects 1 in 12 males
and 1 in 100 females in the UK.

72. http://education.minecraft.net/
MINECRAFT

74. Paul Berry
PBerry5082@aol.com
www.devongeography.wordpress.com
@unicorn4275