2. Today's agenda
• Class rules and expectations
• Geography syllabus
• Resources
• Introducing geography
• Design geog file
3. Classroom behaviour
• Noise versus silence
• Raise hands to say anything
• Ask permission for movement
Expectations
•
On task during lesson
•
Homework/assignment
•
Punishment/incentives
4. Geography syllabus
Unit Topic
1 Introducing geography
2 Our home the earth
3 Physical and human environment
4 Environment through maps 1
5 Environment through maps 2
8 The earths landforms
9 Fold mountains and volcanoes
10 Living with volcanoes
12 Investigating rocks
5. Geography marks allocation
Percentage
Test 1 10%
Common test 25%
EOY exam 45%
ATT/elearning/file 10%
Oral communication 5%
Homework 5%
6. Resources
• Textbook: every lesson
• Geog file: every lesson
• Worksheet: to be filed
• Class blog:
onezerosixgeographers.blogspot.com
• Computer access?
• Geography class rep
7. Brainstorming
What is geography?
How is geography relevant to you?
Do you enjoy learning about geography?
How do you use geography in your life?
Why must we study geography?
8. What is 'geography'?
• Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία -
geographia, lit. "earth describe-
write"[1]) is the science that studies
the lands, the features, the
inhabitants, and the phenomena of the
Earth.
9. Physical Human
geography geography
•
Man made/
Natural surroundings
constructed
which we live in
environment
10. Is this a physical or human environment?
Bukit Timah hill Macritchie tree top walk
NTU Arts Design Media Suntec Garden Festival
11. Design geog file cover page
• Marks allocation
• Theme: What
geography means to
me?
• Dateline: next
lesson
