1. Make as many three or more letter words as you can
Ever played Boggle?
Rules: the letters must be next to each other either horizontally, vertically or diagonally e.g. LEAP

2. Homework: The Geography of my favourite places
Find 3 pictures or photographs that show the following:
Your favourite place in Surrey or London
Your favourite place in the UK
Your favourite place in the World
The Picture needs to be printed and brought to next lesson.

3. Introducing Geography
Mapping & Making Connections Lesson 1
Introducing Geography

4. It’s more than just colouring in!
Geography
It’s more than just colouring in!

5. There’s no simple answer!
What is Geography?
Try to summarise in one paragraph what you think Geography is all about...
…in 2 minutes ONLY!
Any Questions?
…ready…
GO!!
There’s no simple answer!

6. What do we use Geography for?
Listen to the weather forecast to find out if it will rain
Climb a mountain
Search for information on the internet
Choose the right football boots to wear for a match (moulds or studs?)
Draw a plan to give a friend directions to your house
Decide if you need to wear a coat today
Read the newspaper
Put your empty drink can in the recycling bin
Work out the quickest route on a map
Choose the best place in the garden to plant a sunflower

7. Colour code the different types of geography and stick into your book.
Check your answers using the text book “What’s geography about?”
Did you get any wrong. If so, discuss with your partner and make the correction.

8. Geography Write your own definitions of the three types of geography.
Physical
Human
Environmental

9. Lets have a go! What questions could we ask about the geography of this photograph?

10. Asking Geographical Questions
What… ?
When… ?
Where… ?
Who… ?
Why… ?
How…?
So what…?

11. TASK: Your turn to have a go!
Pick a picture that interests you.
Now ask 5 questions that you think are most important when looking at the picture.
Now see if you can answer the questions. You may want to do a little research if you can. Phones, Ipads, book?

12. Extension Page 7 Question 6
Key here is to think carefully and find the links in the pictures.
There is no right answer so you can allow you curiosity to take over. Think of the questions that we have asked of other pictures to find some possible answers.