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Web sites providing information
for teachers and links to general resources
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National Curriculum Online:
http://www.nc.uk.net/servlets/Subjects?Subject=Gg
Geography in Action: Examples of childrens work at
different levels: http://www.ncaction.org.uk/subjects/geog/index.htm
Schemes of Work http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes/geography |
| Channel 4 Essentials
for KS2. Resources include an image bank, quizzes, editable
worksheets in MS word and links to other sites. http://www.4learning.co.uk/essentials/geography/search/index.shtml |
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BBC Schools: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/4_11/subjectsa_h.shtml#geography
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| Window Box online:
RM produce lots of cross curricular support files for
children, including Geography, databases, worksheets and
information. You need to download the Browser to view
the files. Worth the effort: http://www.wbol.co.uk |
| Hertfordshire
Grid for Learning: Using ICT and Geography: resources,
worksheets and web links to each of the QCA units. http://www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/ict/primary/geography/index.htm |
Kent Primary
Geography: Excellent site for Geogrphy co-ordinators
includes resources list for all aspects of geography,
reviews of books, videos and stories. Includes enquiry
units which aim to provide plans, explanations and examples
of work by pupils.
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/primary.html#Geography
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E4S provides
teachers with lesson planning materials on the sustainable
use of water, textiles and timber resources and issues
surrounding waste management.
http://www.e4s.org.uk/ |
| OXFAMS Cool
Planet: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/index.html
On these pages you will find all the support you need
to make global issues come alive in the classroom. An
excellent resource |
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TeacherXpress: Nothing fancy just links to reviewed
web sites:
http://www.teacherxpress.com/cat.php?gid=25
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ICTeachers:
Teachers sharing their resources. http://www.icteachers.co.uk/resources/resources_geography.htm
see also their Geography web resources vault: http://www.icteachers.co.uk/teachers/links/tgeography.htm |
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Primary Resources: For teachers by teachers
shared resources: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/geography/geography.htm
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Teaching Ideas: http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/geography/contents.htm
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Educate
The Children: A website designed specifically to support
Primary teachers: Includes some lesson plans and resources.
http://www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/classroom/geography/index.htm
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| Census
at school: Geography census resources (upper KS2 and
3) http://www.censusatschool.ntu.ac.uk/curriculum2.asp |
| Quality
Teaching Resources: Download geography worksheets
http://www.qualityteachingresources.co.uk/Geography/geography.htm |
Staffordshire
Learning Net: Primary Geography ideas and support.
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/primary.htm
Their Geographical enquiries are a super starting point
for research http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/enquiry/ |
The
Internet Geographer: Web directory of resources
for Primary Geography
http://www.internetgeographer.co.uk/
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The
Met Office
http://www.met-office.gov.uk/education/index
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Plymouth
Grid For Learning Useful lust of Web sites
http://www.pgfl.plymouth.gov.uk/geography/links.asp
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| School
Zone: Good stating point for safe searching http://www.schoolzone.co.uk |
| Talent,
Lewisham LEA: http://ecs.lewisham.gov.uk/talent/pricor/geogsow.htm |
| Top
Marks: http://www.topmarks.co.uk |
| Primary
Global Eye: http://www.globaleye.org.uk/primary_autumn2001/index.html |
| School
Web: http://www.school-web.co.uk/Curr/geogsite.htm
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| General
Children's Resources: Links to web sites created for children's
use |
Snaith
Primary School: Covers a whole range of topics some
geography. Provides children with information, questions
and images. A good starting point for research.
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/theatre.htm |
| Sammy
the seagull: http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/sammy/index.html
Find out about the seaside, Online big book and resources. |
Looking
at Sylhet, Bangladesh
An online big book which looks at life in Bangladesh.
It is set out like a non-fiction book with contents and
index. Chapters include how people earn a living, transport,
homes and children.
http://www.igfl.org/wegfl/activities/intranet/ks2/english/bangladesh_big_book/index.htm |
What's
It Like Where You Live?
Learn what it's like in different parts of the world whether
it be tundra, wetlands, rainforest or temperate deciduous
forest. This huge site provides physical features of land
areas, shorelines and oceans, and details of the creatures
that live there
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/index2.htm
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| Eye
On Brazil: Find out about the people, how they
live and work. Discover the things they produce and about
the rainforest. There are lots of bright pictures and
photographs.
http://www.globaleye.org.uk/primary_autumn2001/eyeon/index.html
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| Focus
On Rivers: Facts about rivers, read about how the
rivers affect life in Bangladesh and all about the River
Amazon too. Very colourful and easy to read http://www.globaleye.org.uk/primary_autumn2001/focus
on/index.html |
Northwest Learning Grid Virtual
Geography: A good site for exploring aspects of
the physical landscape includes: animated demonstration
of the water cycle, explore a profile of a river, learn
about settlements, floods or pollution of a river. Audience
Key stage 2 and 3. http://www.nwlg.org/pages/resources/geog/hydro_cycle/index.htm
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The
Virtual Tourist: Information on hoiday destinations
given by tourists.
http://www.virtualtourist.com/vt/ |
| The
Tea Trail: Find out about production of Tea from around
the world. A cross curricular resource KS2 http://www.teatrail.co.uk/ |
| Web
Cams from round the world: http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Eworldmap/World.html |
| Volcano
World: everything you need to know about volcanoes:
Including volcano of the month: http://www.volcanoworld.org/
and for Earthquakes : http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/quakes/schools.html |
| Atlapedia:
maps, information and data about countries around the
world. http://www.atlapedia.com/
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| Chembakoli:
http://www.st-james.bham.sch.uk/chembako.htm |
| Cadbury
Learning Zone: http://www.cadburylearningzone.co.uk/env2/index.htm
Environmental Kingdom learn about different environments,
habitats and the wildlife within them, through the Yowie
cartoon characters. Audience KS1/2 |
| BBC What is Weather?
site http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/
explore weather, climate and how it effects people. |
| Paignton
Zoo Rainforest Live: http://www.rainforestlive.org.uk/
interesting site with facts and information about
the rainforest |
| Welcome
to India http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/india.htm
India for Children |
Mape: Information
on using ICT and Geography
http://www.mape.org.uk/ |
Hugo Meynell
School staff share their resources: Worksheets and
Junior Pinpoint data files
http://www.hugomeynell.staffs.sch.uk/pribox/downloads/download.htm
Look at their What a wonderful World created by the children
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/40903026a/world/wonworld.htm
and for a list of resources, maps, photographs http://www.hugomeynell.staffs.sch.uk/pribox/links/geography.htm |
Low Ash Primary
school: Have created resources for children to find
information on the Internet. The sites are linked and
instructions very clear. A good starting point for finding
information on the Net.
http://www.lowash.ngfl.ac.uk/laresource.html
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| Woodlands
Junior School : have trawled the Internet for resources
for each of the Geography topics. Select a unit for selected
web sites. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/geoindex.html
Try their links to Cyberhunts a safe way of surfing the
Net http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cyberhunts/Index.html |
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Digital Maps Atlases and satellite
Images |
All
you need is a post code to find a place on the map.
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/
http://www.multimap.co.uk
also look at the aerial photographs |
| Maps
in the News: American site will need to be looked
at for suitable content. http://map.lib.umn.edu/news.phtml |
| Relief
Web has some location maps of the more remote places
http://www.reliefweb.int/mapc/index.html |
| A
great source of clip art maps for location and
outline maps http://www.graphicmaps.com/ |
Maps
and aerial photos (although not brilliantly high resolution)
for every school in the country!
http://www.schoolsnet.com/cgi-bin/inetcgi/schoolsnet/scripts/national.jsp |
| Enter
your postcode and a map - not the best map in the world
but good enough - you can even create your own how to
get to your school using the zoom facility http://www.mapblast.com/mapblast/start.hm |
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Interactive, fun and informative site for children
from Ordnance Survey
www.mapzone.co.uk
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| Georesources
satellite images. Click on thumbnails for a larger
image. http://www.georesources.co.uk/sat%20images/sat%20countries.htm |
Metostat
satellite images
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/meteosat/
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| Interfact:
Fully Interactive childrens atlas http://www.childrensatlas.com/atlas/index.html |
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