<p>Six lesson introductory sequence for Year 9 Geography. Focus on geography and research skills. Built around Oxford Big Ideas 9 + Macmillan Global Atlas (4e + 5e).</p> <ul> <li>six elements for the task</li> <li>each element has 3 levels (support, core, challenge)</li> <li>example report included</li> <li>note taking scaffold included</li> </ul> <p>Topics covered:</p> <ol> <li>What is geography?</li> <li>Types of geographical data</li> <li>SPICESS (key geographical concepts)</li> <li>BOLTSS + SALT (visual data conventions)</li> <li>PQE - describing distributions</li> <li>SHEEPT - (geographical factors)</li> </ol> <p>The types of data worksheet is based on a video from a professional learning session with ESRI Australia. The worksheet can be completed without the video and I have included a couple of links to alternative videos that may serve as a hook.</p>