End-of-year projects for geography
Explore new topics, develop key skills and keep pupils engaged ahead of the holidays with these imaginative project ideas
Although the summer break is in sight, it can feel like an uphill battle to keep your students motivated until the very end of term. So, perhaps it's time to bring out a project or two?
Add a splash of creativity, teamwork and competitiveness to your lessons with this hand-picked selection of projects, guaranteed to bring a buzz back into your classroom.
KS3 resources
Biodiversity Project
Project workbook: 'INCREDIBLE INDIA'
Questions for research include:
'Today, India is becoming so wealthy because...'
'In the past, the British Empire affected India because...'
'Today, the UK is linked to modern India because...'
'Not everyone is happy with modern India’s development because...'
Geography - Atlas Scavenger Hunt 1
The main aim is…
For students to work independently, using an atlas in several different ways to find out information about their chosen countries. It will also develop their spatial awareness, and skills in using geographical language.
Key ideas and content…
We can use an atlas in lots of ways, to find out lots of different kinds of information.
Atlases contain a lot of information, but there are ways to find things out very quickly.
Print in A3 - double sided.
Making a Volcano project
Any comments would be appreciated.
KS4 & KS5 resources
Moja Island
A 1-2 hour class activity to help your students understand renewable energy options. In groups student look at the various options for renewable energy in different areas of the ficticious Moja Island. Renewabl energy fact cards, a map of the island and other resoruces are included
Creating YOur Own Country
Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP)
GCSE 9-1; Ecosystems - Sustainable rainforest management (ecotourism, REDD+, agroforestry)
This lesson is part of a series of lessons about the rainforest ecosystem and is available as part of a bundle. This lesson starts by recalling some of the threats to the rainforest. It then introduces the idea of shifting cultivation and how it is sustainable. Next there are a series of photos of reasons for deforestation e.g. logging, mining, ranching, faming. Students are asked to consider why this is not sustainable and why it would be difficult to regrow the forest. They are then introduced to 4 schemes designed to manage the rainforest the Surui-Google partnership, REDD+, Ecotourism and sustainable agroforestry. In a group of four the students are given the information about one of the projects to simplify the project into a mind map. The groups can then give a speech presenting their findings to each other. Next they are asked to complete gap fill paragraphs explaining each project. Finally, students should work as a group to consider the relative strengths and weaknesses of the projects and evaluate which is most successful. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.
