2. How has our knowledge of the world progressed over time?
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La durée de la leçon est: 50 minIntroduction
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 cartography and the evolution of maps. It is recommended that you have some form of a map (an atlas or OS map of your local area is more than appropriate) for them to get used to navigating the indexes and key.
The video is easy to swap out for something else by simply selecting the '+add' button, selecting 'video' and copying/pasting the address (URL) from your preferred browser search bar.
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Slide 1 - Diapositive
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How would you find out where something is?
How would you find out where something is?
Slide 2 - Carte mentale
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Slide 3 - Diapositive
https://www.britannica.com/science/world-map
Slide 4 - Diapositive
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Slide 5 - Vidéo
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Which civilisation created the first type of map?
A
Egyptians
B
Babylonians
C
Persians
D
Romans
Slide 6 - Quiz
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Which body of water did the Greeks (mistakenly) believe to be more like a lake?
A
Atlantic Ocean
B
Pacific Ocean
C
Indian Ocean
D
Southern Ocean
Slide 7 - Quiz
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What spurred the wider interest and investment in map making, known as 'cartography'?
A
Searching out potential colonies
B
The elites of the world got bored
C
The rush to find food
D
A challenge set by the king
Slide 8 - Quiz
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Bonus question!
Which space mission in 1969 sent back the first images of the Earth from space?
Which space mission in 1969 sent back the first images of the Earth from space?
A
Apollo 9
B
Apollo 14
C
Apollo 3
D
Apollo 11
Slide 9 - Quiz
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Why do you think the development of maps has been important for the human race?
Why are you interested most in that area?
Why do you think the development of maps has been important for the human race?
Slide 10 - Question ouverte
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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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Slide 11 - Sondage
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