Introduction to GCSE geography
This KS4 transition lesson introduces students to GCSE geography and allows them to learn and practise key skills from the first day. Use the activities in this lesson to help students settle into their new classes and start to build useful geographical and exam skills.
Starting with an icebreaker activity, students are encouraged to recap and share their existing geography knowledge while getting to know students in their new GCSE class. Students use the acronym TEA to help them to describe patterns in data from graphs and maps then use their new skills to answer an exam style question. Includes an opportunity for peer assessment.
Starter – find someone who…
Talk to the other students in your class. Can you find someone who knows the answers to these questions?
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…can tell you the three different types of geography |
…can tell you the names of the seven continents |
…can tell you the names of the five oceans |
…can tell you what the line of latitude at 0º is called |
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…can tell you |
…can tell you |
…can tell you what HIC stands for |
…can tell you which country has the largest population |
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…can give you an example of an NEE |
…can give you |
…can give you |
…can tell you what |
