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E-raamat: Jumpstart! Geography: Engaging activities for ages 7-12 [Taylor & Francis e-raamat]

(University of the West of England, UK), (University of the West of England, UK)
  • Formaat: 126 pages, 37 Tables, black and white; 28 Illustrations, black and white
  • Sari: Jumpstart
  • Ilmumisaeg: 14-Aug-2014
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781315851839
  • Taylor & Francis e-raamat
  • Hind: 101,56 €*
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  • Tavahind: 145,08 €
  • Säästad 30%
  • Formaat: 126 pages, 37 Tables, black and white; 28 Illustrations, black and white
  • Sari: Jumpstart
  • Ilmumisaeg: 14-Aug-2014
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781315851839
This collection of simple to use and fun activities will jumpstart pupils understanding of the geographical skills of enquiry, outdoor learning, graphicacy and communication. Pupils will develop their knowledge and understanding of people, places and issues through being encouraged to think geographically about the world they live in.

Areas covered include:-















Places in my world (personal geography)





Continents and oceans of the world





Human geography (including population, migration, towns and cities, and recreation)





Physical geography( including rivers, forests, coasts and deserts





Environment, Sustainable schools and global citizenship





All sections include information on some useful knowledge and reference to important key concepts or big ideas in geography that are being developed through the fun activities.

Jumpstart! Geography is an indispensable classroom resource that will celebrate geography and give children the opportunity to experience the thrill of finding out about their world. It will be a lifeline to any classroom teacher looking to teach geography in a fun and exciting way.
List of figures
vii
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction xi
1 Places in my world
1(14)
Personal geographies
2(3)
My home and local area
5(5)
Comparing places people live
10(2)
Getting to other places
12(3)
2 Where is this place?
15(18)
Latitude and longitude
16(4)
Time zones
20(2)
Continents and oceans
22(3)
Great Britain, United Kingdom or British Isles
25(2)
Contrasting continents
27(6)
3 What is the human world?
33(34)
Population
34(2)
Towns and cities
36(5)
Shops and shopping
41(3)
Countryside
44(4)
Migration
48(3)
Food and fairtrade
51(4)
People and jobs
55(4)
Recreation and tourism
59(8)
4 What is the natural world?
67(30)
Climate
68(2)
World biomes
70(2)
Tropical rainforests
72(5)
Deserts
77(1)
Temperate forests
78(3)
Weather
81(4)
The water cycle
85(2)
Rivers and floods
87(2)
Sea and coasts
89(4)
Volcanoes
93(2)
Earthquakes
95(2)
5 Living for a better world
97
Local to global
98(2)
Contrasting people and places
100(3)
Using natural resources and energy
103(2)
Sustainability at school
105(5)
Using the school grounds
110
Mark Jones is Senior Lecturer in Education at UWE. His teaching experience includes 17 years in local secondary schools before joining UWE to focus on Initial Teacher Education. He is currently the PGCE Secondary Geography Group Tutor, a Chartered Geographer (RGS-IBG) and active member of the Geographical Association.

Sarah Whitehouse has worked in the primary classroom for a decade and was the first teacher in Wales to be awarded the Gold Quality Mark for Geography for her school. She is currently PGCE Primary Programme Manager for Primary and Early Years (Humanities Specialist) at UWE in Bristol.