Canadian Geographic: Educator Resources, Grade 11
From Canadian Geographic, this webpage includes lesson plans on many topics, such as energy and natural resources, climate change and environment, regional geography, and geographic skills. Lesson plans can be filtered by grade and topic.
Teach with GIS
This webpage contains lesson plans, websites, and other resources for using mapping and location analytics.
K-12 Education Resources - Geography
From ArcGIS, these resources are specific to Canada. Includes lesson plans, tutorials, videos, and activities. They can be narrowed down by subject or resource type.
Learn at Home: Grades 9 to 12
Activities and resources for high school students to do at home to supplement their learning.
Outstanding geography lessons / by
Ideas that can be used for homework, starter lessons, and full lesson activities.
100 Ideas for Teaching Geography by
This title takes a skills-based approach, with each section suggesting general ideas to use in everyday classroom teaching, including specific examples of how these can be used with a variety of modules from elementary through to high school.
GIS Made easy : geography lessons using GIS by
The aim of this book is to develop teachers' knowledge and confidence in utilising and integrating online GIS into geography lessons to promote engagement and enjoyment. A Geographical Information System (GIS) allows students to visualise, explore, question, analyse and make sense of the world around them. GIS is mentioned specifically in the KS3 geography programmes of study, and most GCSE and A level specifications.
Making Maps by
A concise, down-to-earth guide to creating maps using GIS, this book is visually engaging, clear, and compelling--exactly how an effective map should be. Featuring over 300 maps and other figures, including instructive examples of both good and poor design choices, the book covers everything from locating and processing data to making decisions about layout, map symbols, color, and type. For students, professionals, and others who want to make better maps, this is an essential, uniquely helpful resource. The author's website (http://makingmaps.owu.edu) offers excerpts from each chapter, links to related sites, and a regularly updated blog on the topic of making maps.
Geography through enquiry : approaches to teaching and learning in the secondary school / by