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Key stage 3 Geography teachers in the NW, SW, and SE of the UK for a project on the regional variations in climate.

Archived Material to give you some ideas.

Please Note: These sessions are no longer available as directed videoconference sessions

"The materials below have been produced to support the 'ICT Across the Curriculum' element of the Key Stage 3 National Strategy. The materials are intended to support Geography teachers in particular but also to offer ideas to teachers of other curriculum areas as to how they could add a videoconferencing element to their programme of study. It is envisaged that these materials would become a feature of a department's scheme of work - therefore becoming an annual teaching event rather than a 'one off'."

Paul Butler
Secondary Strategy Consultant (ICT)
Schools and Lifelong Learning
Family Services
City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

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GLVCTA could maybe help you school find partners for your proposed geography projects. Email: Mike Griffith

Lesson ideas and plans:

Comparing World Climates

These materials and detailed lesson plans have been produced by the Key Stage 3 National Strategy team in Wakefield LEA to support ‘ICT Across the Curriculum’. They are intended to assist Geography teachers in integrating videoconferencing within their schemes of work. The lesson plans demonstrate one way in which the materials could be used. It is up to schools to tailor these to their own needs and the needs of their pupils.

Over two/three* lessons, pupils prepare a study of the climate of their home country. They then use videoconferencing to compare and contrast their climate with that of their overseas partner schools. (* Optional Lesson)

The objectives of the lessons are:

· To compare and contrast the climates of two locations in different parts of the world
· To appreciate the pattern of climate in summer and winter that occur in these regions
· To use data in various forms for analysis and to draw conclusions
· To present data in suitable forms – visually and verbally
· To communicate with students in different regions of the world
· To learn together - between schools rather than just within the same classroom – to enhance each others understanding of the different climates

· Writing frame PR6
· City Names PR1
· Climate data for Cape Town PR3
· Climate data for Johannesburg PR3
· Climate data for London PR3
· Climate data for New York PR3
· Climate data for Washington DC PR3
· CWC Detailed Lesson Plan 1
· CWC Detailed Lesson Plan 2
· CWC Overview of lessons
· Teacher Resource 1
· Teacher Resource 2
· Teacher Resource 3
· World Cities Map PR2
· World Climates Map PR3
· Blank climate graph PR5

Investigating the climate of England and Wales

These materials and detailed lesson plans have been produced by the Key Stage 3 National Strategy team in Wakefield LEA to support ‘ICT Across the Curriculum’. They are intended to assist Geography teachers in integrating videoconferencing within their schemes of work. The lesson plans demonstrate one way in which the materials could be used. It is up to schools to tailor these to their own needs and the needs of their pupils.

Over three lessons, pupils prepare a study of the climate of their Home Region. They then use videoconferencing to compare and contrast their climate with that of the partner school(s). As follow up work the pupils explore the climatic patterns across England and Wales.

The objectives of the lessons are:

· To compare and contrast at least two climatic regions across England and Wales
· To appreciate the pattern of climate in summer and winter that occur in these regions
· To use data in various forms for analysis and to draw conclusions
· To present data in suitable forms – visually and verbally
· To communicate with students in some of these regions
· To learn together - between schools rather than just within the same classroom – to enhance each others understanding of the contrasting climates.

· Writing frame PR5
· CEW Detailed Lesson Plan 1c
· CEW Overview
· Climate data by regions PR3
· Four climatic sectors map PR2
· Isotherms maps PR6
· Key words PR1
· Large climatic sectors map TR2
· North East enlarged table TR4 a-b
· North West enlarged table TR3 a-b
· Relief and Precipitation maps PR7
· South East enlarged table TR6 a-b
· South West enlarged table TR5 a-b
· Blank climate graph PR4

Using PowerPoint for the first time during a videoconference

This detailed lesson plan has been produced by the Key Stage 3 National Strategy team in Wakefield LEA to support ‘ICT Across the Curriculum’. It is intended to assist teachers of any subject area to integrating videoconferencing within their schemes of work. The lesson plan demonstrates one way in which videoconferencing could be used. It is up to schools to tailor this lesson plan to their own needs and the needs of their pupils.

This lesson is intended to follow on from the ‘My First Videoconference’ lessons advertised on www.global-leap.com . It guides the teacher to deliver a lesson via videoconference with the aid of Microsoft PowerPoint for showing content to their partner school. Suggested themes for this lesson are provided.

The aim of the lesson is to assist teachers in becoming more confident in using the functions offered by videoconferencing.

· Using PowerPoint for the first time videoconference lesson plan

Comparing Coastlines

These materials and detailed lesson plans have been produced by the Key Stage 3 National Strategy team in Wakefield LEA to support ‘ICT Across the Curriculum’. They are intended to assist Geography teachers in integrating videoconferencing within their schemes of work. The lesson plans demonstrate one way in which the materials could be used. It is up to schools to tailor these to their own needs and the needs of their pupils.

Over two lessons pupils, having already studies coastlines in their Geography lessons, produce a PowerPoint presentation about their local coastline. During the second lesson the pupils present this PowerPoint presentation to their partner school in another locality. The partner school also presents its case study presentation, allowing the pupils to compare and contrast two different coastal landscapes.

The objectives of the lessons are:

· To compare and contrast the coastlines of two locations
· To appreciate the similarities and differences that exist in creating these landscapes and the reasons for these
· To present data in suitable forms – visually and verbally – considering audience and purpose
· To communicate with students in a different part of the country/world
· To learn together - between schools rather than just within the same classroom – to enhance each others understanding of different coastlines

· Comparing Coastlines Detailed Lesson Plan 1
· Comparing Coastlines Detailed Lesson Plan 2

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