I am a geography teacher with 36 years experience in Years 7 to 12 in high schools in New South Wales and Western Australia. I am now retired but maintain a strong interest in producing resources for the subject for which I have a passion.
This shop features a range of geography resources suitable for upper primary school and high school. Free resources are available for you to use within your school to trial the quality of my work.
I am a geography teacher with 36 years experience in Years 7 to 12 in high schools in New South Wales and Western Australia. I am now retired but maintain a strong interest in producing resources for the subject for which I have a passion.
This shop features a range of geography resources suitable for upper primary school and high school. Free resources are available for you to use within your school to trial the quality of my work.
A five page handout that takes your students through the initial step of geographical enquiry, developing their own geographical questions. The first page gives students an idea of what types of questions are geographical ones and the last four pages practise students in developing their own geographical questions by studying photographs from Pompeii, Santorini, Cappadocia and Greenwich.
A series of five worksheets with answers that will help you fill in that extra few minutes you might have left at the end of a lesson or for those keen students who simply zoom through their set work and need a little extra to keep them engaged.
Worksheets include:
1. Place Geography - a list of nicknames of world cities that students have to identify and place on a world map.
2. Country Silhouettes - outlines of countries that students have to identify.
3. Geography True or False - a list of geographical statements that students have to decide whether true of false.
4.Weather and Climate Odd One Out -rows of four to do with weather and climate, students have to decide which of the four is the odd one out.
5.Easy Geodoku - based on sudoko but using topographic map symbols instead of numbers
This is a worksheet that asks students to investigate Tropical Cyclone Winston that devastated Fiji on 20th February 2016.
The first page is a mapping exercise using latitude and longitude to map the path of TC Winston through the islands of Fiji and using the scale to shade in the area of very destructive winds.
The second page asks students initially to use the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's website to gather background information on tropical cyclones. Students are then directed to other websites where they can gather information on the preparations made by Fiji before the arrival of the cyclone, the weather associated with the cyclone, the damage done and the cleanup operations afterwards.
Photocopiable handout that shows students how to locate features using a four-figure area reference and six-figure grid reference.
Also available at a vastly reduced price as part of my Topographic Maps Skills Bundle that includes all of the basic topographic map skills as well as a set of graded exercises to practice your students in all of the skills : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/topographic-map-skills-11564811
Photocopiable handout that introduces students to the various scales used on a topographic map and how to compare scales from one map to another.
Also available at a vastly reduced price as part of my Topographic Maps Skills Bundle that includes all of the basic topographic map skills as well as a set of graded exercises to practice your students in all of the skills : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/topographic-map-skills-11564811
Photo-copiable handout that shows students how to draw a cross-section from a topographic map.
Also available at a vastly reduced price as part of my Topographic Maps Skills Bundle that includes all of the basic topographic map skills as well as a set of graded exercises to practice your students in all of the skills : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/topographic-map-skills-11564811
A crossword puzzle of geographic terms. Three puzzles with the same clues but:
1. A crossword with no hints for the more able students,
2. A crossword with the first letter as hints,
3. A crossword with all consonants as hints.
Four pages in total - the crossword previewed is the one without hints.
Choose the level of difficulty that suits your students. Great for differentiation of ability within your class.
A solution is provided for the teacher.
This four-page worksheet is designed to get students to think about environments, both natural and built. Questions will ask students to think about the natural and built environments in and around their own city/town as well as getting them to identify elements of the natural and built environments in three photographs included in the worksheet. This is a great worksheet that will generate good classroom discussion.
A difficult crossword puzzle more suited to senior students. Focuses on major terms used in the study of climate change. Solutions to the puzzle are provided.
A two page worksheet - the first page is a circular word search (aka word maze) requiring students to find words that apply to planet earth with a focus on words involving the structure of the earth, its orbit around the sun, spinning on its axis as well major parallels of latitude. The second page (not shown in the preview) gives the students a list of definitions of words used in the word search and they have to write the correct term against each definition. An answer key is provided on a third page for the Match words task.
A useful worksheet to use a a lesson filler or extension work for students who complete the main task of a lesson more quickly that others.
A simple word search using the names of famous geographers from the past and present. An extension activity included at the end that invites students to investigate one of the famous geographers that they are interested.
This is the first in a series of Geographic Challenges. This Challenge requires students to investigate the geography behind the 2017 Dakar Rally. Students will need to access internet sources to answers questions or complete tasks relating to background information on the Rally, climate, landforms and environmental sustainability of the 2017 event that began on 2nd January.
The resource is a 3 page pdf file and purchase allows you to use the worksheet in as many classes at your school that you wish and also in the classes of colleagues at your school.
The worksheet may be useful as extension work, homework or as an assignment that students can complete while the rally is on.
This worksheet is a great and engaging way to take your students out into the real world of geography beyond the textbook to practice their skills in using latitude and longitude as well as extending their knowledge of climate and landforms.
Crossword puzzles are a great way to reinforce basic concepts of a topic. The clues for this puzzle will help reinforce your students knowledge of the landforms found in coastal landscapes. A solution is provided with the puzzle.
Crossword puzzles are a great way to reinforce basic concepts of a topic. The clues for this puzzle will help reinforce your students knowledge of the landforms found in riverine landscapes. A solution is provided with the puzzle.
Crossword puzzles are a great way to reinforce basic concepts of a topic. The clues for this puzzle will help reinforce your students knowledge of the landforms found in desert landscapes. A solution is provided with the puzzle.
A collection of four crossword puzzles on coastal, mountain, riverine and desert landscapes. A great and engaging way to reinforce the basic landforms and processes of these landscapes. Answers are included
Crossword puzzles are a great way to reinforce basic concepts of a topic. The clues for this puzzle will help reinforce your students knowledge of the landforms found in mountain landscapes as well as the major mountain ranges of the world. A solution is provided with the puzzle.
A one page worksheet that provides the climate statistics for students to construct a climate graph. Students are then to write a written description of Rome's climate.