Lesson idea: Population Pyramid
Our Geography teacher used Population Pyramid in class the other day. The site includes population stats for countries/regions/etc dating back to 1950. It also includes […]
Explore the World and Catch Carmen Sandiego Using Google Earth
Solve mysteries and explore the world using Google Earth. Will your students be able to catch Carmen Sandiego and her V.I.L.E. operatives? The post Explore […]
Open Geography: Free Curriculum and Resources
Looking for free curriculum and resources for teaching geography? Check out these open geography finds that you'll definitely want to use. The post Open Geography: […]
EAL: History / Geography reviews
Here’s another insight into day-to-day EAL planning. Usual disclaimer on the look of the resources – time restraints, okay?! History and Geography were tough for […]
#AppventCalendar Day Eleven – Google Earth: Voyager
Welcome to Day Eleven of the 2020 Appvent Calendar! I’ve been a huge fan of Google Earth for a very long time. There are so […]
Twinkl in Action: Facts as a foundation
Year 9 Geography. The assessment task involves looking at the impact of tourism in Kenya. Some of my EAL learners are quite new to English, […]
What We Can Learn During Geography Awareness Week
Building a robust and useful understanding of the world around us involves understanding people, both as individuals and as groups, topics we uncover through social […]
Teaching at Every Level with Data-Rich Digital Maps
If you’ve read my previous posts here on TechNotes, you may be able to guess that I’m a big fan of maps. Not only is […]
Waste not, learn not
The history of place is the storyline of power. Karl Marx did not get everything right, but he came pretty close. The bi-polarity of […]
Lockdown Luggage-labels 3 & 4: Barcelona to Bangkok
B is for Barcelona, and what is more redolent of exotic Barcelona than the architecture of Gaudi? This ‘light well’ in the centre of the […]
The Big List of Remote Learning Social Studies Resources
Earlier this week, we took a look a several places educators can find engaging STEM and STEAM resources designed for remote learning. In this post, […]
Rural development in practice
It is comparatively rare that the cover of a book so adequately describes not just the contents inside those covers, but also manages to capture […]
