Geography for the Brain for GCSE (2nd edn, 2009)
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'Outstanding!' Excellent resources and
activities that will simulate interest in a range
of geographical issues. It will develop knowledge
and understanding of key geographical concepts and
promote the development of geography thinking
skills… make Geography lessons more exciting
and relevant… Brilliant.
'I like the variety of activities and the fact that
every topic that you could possibly teach
in Geography is included… gets them
thinking for themselves.'
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Geography for the Brain
Innovative Thinking Skills Activities for KS3, GCSE and A Level
Innovative activities develop students' thinking skills & improve factual knowledge and vocabulary. Includes instructions, timings, learning outcomes, homeworks & teacher's guide.
- Up to date case studies as required by the new 2009 specs
- Interactive PowerPoint slides for every activity
- Answers & all required support material included
Resources inculde a variety of activities such as: 'Picture Revelation', Fill the Gap, Tops & Tails, Odd One Out, Memory Games, Classification, Role Play, Debates
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What do teachers say about this resource? (3400)
Outstanding! An amazing resource that is very well written and thoroughly well planned and prepared. This will enhance teaching and learning in many Geography classrooms.
A great resource with a wide variety of activities to use with any key stage...I like the variety and the fact that every topic that you could possibly teach in Geography is included... A lot of the activities would be considered accelerated learning. This enhances students learning greatly as it gets them thinking for themselves.
I think this is an excellent resource with its emphasis on thinking skills: this is exactly in tune with the new Scottish Curriculum for Excellence... It enhances learning I think because it lays the emphasis on reacting to geographical events and this can be widened to include current affairs and events.
An excellent resource... I really like the way that all of the resources needed for each topic come with the resource and the fact they are straightforward and quite easy to use... the resources are designed to be used by the students independently which will clearly enhance learning on many different levels... There are clear links with many areas of the Geography National Curriculm and therefore it will be easy for the teacher and students themselves to assess their progression towards each attainment level... the powerpoint includes everything required to ensure smooth and straightforward lessons which require the minimum extra work for the teacher... This resource enables teachers to assess students progress with ease as well as allowing the students to be able to assess themselves and others.
Up to date case studies used (e.g. Beijing Olympics 2008) is great, and overall it is a great choice of exciting and relevant case studies. Loved the idea of showing the evaluations forms to show to parents and parents evening to demonstrate pupil progress... All activities involve thinking, and are extremely varied. This will result in pupils being engaged, enjoying their geography lessons and they will look forward to finding out what exciting activity will be in their next lesson... will keep them engaged throughout the lesson. Pair work and group work will increase understanding through discussion and therefore raise achievement.
The resource was very well researched and had a variety of activities at different levels and for different topics. Each activity is well introduced and explained for non specialist teachers... I liked the inclusion of role plays as these are very timely to produce and especially since one was on the 2012 Olympics... This resource is excellent at encouraging students to lead there own learning and have the teacher as a facilitator. There are obviously many thinking activities and decision making activities which advance their learning outside geography.
An excellent and diverse set of resources. Enormous scope to use in the classroom - from KS3 up to KS5.
A good resource which provides a wide range of activities. The activities are well explained and cover a wide range of topics... I like the fact that the activities range from whole lesson to starter and plenary ideas... The resource fits in well with the PLTS framework and the activities are suited to a range of learning styles... I liked the fact that the activities were explained in detail at the beginning of the book and answers were included with each task... The activities will fit in well with the new KS3 National Curriculum in Geography. Also, I feel that the resources offer a new approach to teaching some traditional topic areas.