Resources
GIS Decision Making Exercise - Sumatran Earthquake
This new decision-making exercise for KS3-5 is based on a real aid response following a devastating earthquake in Sumatra during 2009. Using photographs and GIS layers, students must locate the best place to safely land helicopter supplies to reach those in the greatest need.
Free vector and raster map data
Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110m scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software.
Learn about children in Cambodia
Picture my World is a CAFOD website featuring photographs taken by children in Cambodia and the UK. The images show aspects of everyday life in the two countries, from friends and family to games and food.
The Renewable World
This new DCSF-funded website features a range of interactive activities to help KS3 students explore the diversity of renewable materials and their role in building a sustainable future.
Haiti Earthquake Resources
The DEA's Global Dimension website features a selection of links relating to the recent earthquake in Haiti and the ongoing humanitarian response.
CABE's Green Day - 4 June 2010
Green Day is an event led by CABE which helps make primary and secondary schools more sustainable. It aims to inspire students and teachers to learn about climate change and how it relates to the buildings and spaces around them. A free Green Day activity kit, packed with over 100 lesson ideas, can be downloaded from the CABE website and 17 free workshops will be taking place across the UK between March and May. Visit http://www.cabe.org.uk/greenday to find out more.
Brazil in the School Programme
Written by a team of four British teachers and edited at the Embassy of Brazil, Brazil in the School is a set of free, up-to-date educational resources for teachers and pupils in British schools. The project has been specifically designed to support the National Curriculum and supports both KS2 and 3.
The community for schools in Europe
eTwinning is the European Commission's free partner finding and online collaboration tool. As a school or college (working with students between the ages of 3 and 20) you can register your details, create a profile, search for partners and engage in projects online. With over 70,000 registered users, why not join today?
ITE Case Study
Find out how one trainee teacher worked with students to develop a scheme of work inspired by the controversial 'teenage-deterrent' mosquito device. The work led to a fieldwork exercise looking at restrictions imposed by adults within the school grounds.
Resource Finder
This isn't the only area of the GA website that contains resources, in fact every section is packed with free downloads. We created the Resource Finder tool to help you locate specific resources using a variety of criteria. You can also use the left-hand menu to browse materials according to age range, topic or title.
Fieldwork
Fieldwork is an essential component of geography education. This page has been put together to point you in the right direction for useful information and guidance about this topic.
Top Ten Ideas: Exam Revision Time
There's a rumour going round that the GA's Secondary Phase Committee can't count... download their list of 35 geography revision tips for Year 11s.
GIS Starts Here
Our guide to getting started with GIS. Beginning with the basics, this guide then provides links to GIS software and online GIS, classroom resources and a section on learning about the practical applications of this technology.
A New Stadium for Rotherham United
In this exercise students will gain experience of using GIS to help to reach a decision about the best site for a new football stadium in Rotherham.
Photo Gallery
This members only area gives you access to hundreds of photographs from around the world to use in your classrooms.
Community Cohesion and Geography
This new page features eight geography resources which can be used for teaching about community cohesion and the prevention of violent extremism.
Managing Flood Risk
Flooding from rivers or the sea is a natural hazard that has a major impact on people and the environment. In this series of case studies students will find out why flooding occurs and how we can manage flood risk in the future.
Google for Schools
Working with teachers, Google has developed ideas for integrating Google Search, Maps, Earth, Images and News into the curriculum to help bring subjects such as geography, history and citizenship to life.
A Different View
A Different View is a manifesto from the Geographical Association that makes a compelling case for geography's place in the curriculum. This area contains supporting materials, from practical classroom activities using the images in A Different View, to ways of using the manifesto to promote geography.
Geocube
Geocube is a free online resource created by HERODOT. Move the Geocube around with your mouse to explore 54 geographical topics.
