We had a couple of interesting lessons with this mini-investigative resource, we compared the fridges of two teachers, but it can be easily adapted to the students’ fridges. Involves a range of skills, we used this as a starter to the local ‘v’ global debate. Supporting resource to follow…
Simple classification exercise considering the generic advantages and disadvantages of tourism.
Summers is finally here- hope everyone has a decent rest. After a challenging year, in which I haven’t shared as much as usual, I’ll be aiming to upload a new resource each day over the holiday that I have prepared this year. Don’t worry, I’ll be taking a rest, some updates will be automated.
There are currently over five hundred free resources on the site and another three hundred without a page but linked to this and my other blogs.
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First up is this living graph, the aim is for students to consider the factors that have influenced the growth of international tourism. The resource can be downloaded from RG.
New video from the Story of Stuff Project.
Goes nicely with some resources I produced some time ago.
DCC Online Information Resources includes various online encyclopaedias, dictionaries, and Infotrac Newspapers (“Access to 10 national newspapers from 1985 to date, 50 journals and periodicals covering subjects from astronomy and computing right through to geography and science. Also The Times digital archive from 1785-1985. If it made the headlines it’s here!”)…
Seems a well kept secret, you need to be a member of the library, great for next year’s cultural geography coursework or your other studies.
Hat-tip V.Ellis
As in the title, might be useful when note taking for revision.
Hat tip – K.Cooper.
Thanks to the individuals 103 individuals that have downloaded the Cyclone Sidr resources, a special thanks to those that have said ‘thanks’ and Alan for his efforts in advertising them over the last week. I will leave them for another week.
Thanks to Sam, who has directed me to some great first hand videos of the Gloucestershire floods on YouTube, whilst preparing his coursework task. An example below.
There is now a page on the Geographical Association website about the project I have been involved with on webcams, some nice ideas already. I need to start writing up my parts now… 
