Teach Us Geography

  Delivering SCQF Level 6 or B Travel and Tourism or BTEC Level 3 Travel and Tourism? Check out this link for a great resource investigating definitions of sustainability, interdependence of tourism on the natural and human environments as well as the role of organisations involved in sustainable tourism locally and globally. The North Coast 500 in Scotland and the Republic of Maldives are investigated as case studies. There is also potential to use this unit as part of the new Climate Change and Sustainability National Progression Award (NPA)  Sustainable Practices in Travel and Tourism | Teaching Resources (tes.com)

  As COP27 gets underway, geography teachers the world over will be searching for resources to accompany this hugely important climate event. BBC Teach is a good starting point. UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) - Teaching Resources - BBC Teach https:// -climate-change-conference-cop27-teaching-re #geographyteacher #Geography #COP27

Help your geography students learn and understand river feature formation with this big fun colouring book. Sequencing using annotated sketches is a crucial skill in geography. Learning through diagrams is also a valuable study technique which appeals to all learners - especially visual learners. Have fun with river basins, model rivers, V-shaped valleys, waterfalls, meanders and ox-bow lakes. Templates, diagrams and annotations all provided. This is an excellent revision tool for National, Higher and GCSE geography. Bumper fun rivers sequencing colouring book  

Here it is! The 2023 SQA exam timetable. Click on the link below to open. Results day will be the 8th August.  https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/1439.html

 Modifications to the SQA exam diet for 2023 are now available. Follow this link to find out more . https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/101508.html

 Got your results and are leaving school? Are you unsure of what to do now? Do you need some help, support and advice but not sure where to start? This link to a school leavers toolkit might help! It is crammed with information on moving out, your rights, work and pay, and so much more. #SQAresults #schoolleaverstoolkit School Leavers Toolkit | My World of Work

 Track where plastic pollution from land to ocean goes with this plastic tracker site. Punch in the name of a city and view where the plastic pollution ends up. Plastic tracker

 For those not familiar with this great site, it is a superb teaching aid for so many topics in geography. Live surface winds shown. Zoom in, zoom out and rotate the world according to your desire! :) Earth Global Winds Live

  It is that time of year again! Click this link to access the 2022 SQA Exam timetable. Good luck!! :)  SQA 2022 Exam Timetable

Junior School Geography The material provided for Junior school is designed to ensure students learn the basics of Geography needed as part of a broad general education, but to also equip them with the skills required as they progress through high school. These skills are as basic as learning to organise and present work well, in addition to building up their confidence with numeracy and literacy.  One of the most basic tools for any geography department to provide for its students as a starting point is a key words booklet. Geography Key Words Booklet Introduction to mapping Another basic skill geography students should be able to do is to look up an atlas for information. This might seem a bit old fashioned in our increasingly digital world, however, as far as the SQA are concerned it is still an essential skill required for Advanced Higher Geography! The link below gives some ideas of activities. These include getting to know an atlas, latitude and longitude as wel