Year 9 Geographical Skills - Investigating an Issue
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).
six elements for the task
each element has 3 levels (support, core, challenge)
example report included
note taking scaffold included
Topics covered:
What is geography?
Types of geographical data
SPICESS (key geographical concepts)
BOLTSS + SALT (visual data conventions)
PQE - describing distributions
SHEEPT - (geographical factors)
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.