China Thinking Skills

I have made a range of topic-specific resources based upon activities in David Leat’s ‘Thinking Through Geography’. They can be dropped into individual lessons or a ‘China’ scheme of work.

WHAT COMES NEXT?
Four sets of China-related photos to discuss and suggest the next feature

ODD-ONE-OUT
Six sets of China-related keywords, place names, etc. Can be used as starters

LATERAL THINKING
Six China-related dilemmas to solve (if possible!)

ODD-ONE-OUT
Six sets of China-related photos, can be used as starters

LIVING GRAPH
Choose 10 clues from 20 to annotate demographic graphs of China

MIND MOVIE STORYBOARD
Script (and images) about the plight of the Uyghurs in China

CLASSIFICATION
32 facts about the Great Sichuan earthquake to sort into a Case Study sheet

MOST LIKELY TO…
Five sets of China-related photos with a decision making element

WHO? WHAT? WHY? WHEN?
Photos of China to help formulate ‘W’ questions and prompt discussion

IT’S A MYSTERY
32 facts for a pair-share activity about the effects of the Three Gorges Dam

MIND MOVIE SCRIPT
The immediate after-effects of a typhoon hitting the Yangtze Delta

THOUGHT CHAINS
Using a concept map about Foxconn electronics to construct logical analysis

HEXAGONS AND GEOG WEB
Make links to explain China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea

MAKING A…
Choose from a menu of urban features to design a sustainable Chinese city

DECISION MAKING
Use a variety of resources to locate a new electronic car factory in China

ROLE PLAY
Resources to help decide on ‘Pandas or profit’ in China

Reading Photos
Twelve photos to promote discussion and connect Geographical features