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2. How has our knowledge of the world progressed over time?

2. How has our knowledge of the world progressed over time?

LO: To understand that our knowledge of the world has progressed over time
Date: 
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GeographyLower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Les van Geography

In deze les zitten 11 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 1 video.

time-iconLesduur is: 50 min

Introductie

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.

Instructies

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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LO: To understand that our knowledge of the world has progressed over time
Date: 

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

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How would you find out where something is?
How would you find out where something is?

Slide 2 - Woordweb

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Although some of you probably said Google, phone or even just asking someone;  traditionally, the most efficient 2D way to see the world was to use a map. 
Source: https://www.britannica.com/science/world-map 

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

https://www.britannica.com/science/world-map 
But, where did they come from?
How were they made?
                           ...and isn't the Earth flat?
Let's watch a video and answer a few questions with our friends from the USA at KnowledgeHusk to find out!

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

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Slide 5 - Video

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01:33
Which civilisation created the first type of map?
A
Egyptians
B
Babylonians
C
Persians
D
Romans

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

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03:32
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 - Quizvraag

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05:32
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 - Quizvraag

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06:25
Bonus question!
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 - Quizvraag

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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 - Open vraag

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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 - Poll

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