Ks2-3 Geography

Here are 2 free sites allowing you to download images and music. Save them to the workgroup for all the staff to use. Great for use with projectors….Please add a comment if you find them useful

Understand how topographic maps work by creating a three-dimensional landscape and observing the corresponding contour lines. See how mountains, depressions, valleys and cliffs are represented on topographic maps. Fill in the landscape with water to demonstrate that contours are lines of constant elevation. …click on image

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Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal (or newsletter) that is frequently updated.They enable users to publish short comments and ideas instantly for other people to read. Blogging can be an effective communications tool for small groups of people to keep in touch with each other….. for more information click You can create a blog for a project easily through an organisation called edublogs If you would like help email richard.smith@taw.org.uk

Yesterday 11 teachers met at Madeley Court School to look at Geography resources. It was great that there were teachers from both primary and secondary schools there. One of the most poular resources was www.geograph.org.uk . You can use postcodes or grid references to explore a map of the UK. You can also upload your own photographs…great for local studies.

This site is designed to encourage teachers in Telford to share ideas linked to Geography.

There are 53 primary schools and 13 secondary schools…so lets work together…