1. What is a geographer?

• Geography
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Introduction

This lesson is part of a short scheme of work designed to introduce your year 7 students to the world of geography. Each slide has been designed be easy to understand, and provides a variety of interactive learning opportunities throughout. Some slides may have a short description, or teacher instruction to help you navigate the subject, and can be edited and adapted as you see fit. Having atlas' to hand is essential for these lessons, to allow your pupils to explore the information provided to them. 'Progress in Geography: KS3' from Hodder education is the perfect companion textbook to this short scheme.

Instructions

This lesson introduces your students to the concepts of geography, and what it means to be a geographer. Your students should be encouraged to talk about their experiences of geography and share any prior experience with the subject they may have already!

This is a lesson meant to ease your students into the subject and allow you to get to know them, and their prior abilities, in a structured, engaging and enjoyable way. 

As always, every slide can be edited in any way you see fit and saved to your area for future use.

LO: To examine what 'being' a geographer means.

Date: 

Date left blank for you to add in whenever you need it.

What does 'Geography' mean to you?

What does 'Geography' mean to you?

Geography helps us make sense of the world as we understand it so far, organised into three main areas;

• The physical world 
• The human world  
• The environmental world

Geography helps us make sense of the world as we understand it so far, organised into three main areas;

• The physical world 
• The human world  
• The environmental world

Traditionally, however, most people only referred to the physical and human fields of geography - with the study of habitats and the natural world considered part of physical geography.

Drag the correct definition to the key term!

Simply drag the definition you think suits the correct term! Have a look at the words in bold... you might find them helpful...

What our planet is like, the work of rivers, the sea and ice

How and where people live, work and develop.

Habitats such as forests, oceans, and deserts - and how they develop and change.

Which part of studying geography interests you the most right now?

Sometimes, people prefer (or simply have more prior experience) 

examining one area of geography more than the others.

Which area of study in geography appeals to you the most right now?

It's a good idea too to explain that liking a subject doesn't always mean you like all of it. For example, people who love PE will have to take part in an activity or sport that they probably don't like, and people who like art will certainly be challenged to learn styles and skills that won't be their favourite. Highlighting what your own favourite though, is a great way to get inspired to learn more about the areas that interest you, and the higher up in education you go, the more specialised you can become! But it would be a shame to miss something out just because you assumed it was boring...

Why are you interested most in that area?
Be as descriptive as possible!

Why are you interested most in that area?

Why are you interested most in that area? 

Be as descriptive as possible!

My Favourite area is:

Because...

Select the area you enjoy focussing on the most and delete the other 2 components, then explain to your students why that area interests you the most!

How did this lesson go for you?

How did this lesson go for you?

How did this lesson go for you?

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