Geography

Geography Awareness is coming up! This week is dedicated to educating those who are not aware of the interconnectedness of our world. If you visit the website for Geography Awareness Week, you will be able to look up several different missions you can complete to help you better understand the world better. 

Hugging the Earth

Today's lesson started off with a squishy globe activity. We were all asked to hug the globe and then pick a continent, ocean, or specific country that is special to you. I chose the Pacific Ocean because I swam in it when I went to New Zealand. My other classmates chose italy, the Atlantic Ocean, Ireland, Great Britain, and many more. This is a fun activity you can do with your student to get a lesson started. 


The Five Themes of Geography 
1. Location, position on the Earth's surface
2. Place, natural and cultural characteristics
3. Relationships within places, humans and environments 
4. Movement, humans interesting on the Earth
5. Regions, how they form and change

The Six Elements of Geography 
1. The world in spatial terms
2. Places and regions
3. Physical systems
4. Human systems
5. Environment and society 
6. The uses of geography 

Emily and I playing a geography game.

I learned in class today that your knowledge on Geography can always improve. The amount of facts on geography are almost overwhelming. A great way to include geography in the classroom is to use a globe in your history lesson. This gives students a visual presentation and allows them to see where everything is located. Teachers can also set up a twitter account and put a different fact everyday. Then they can take that fact and research it more. A teacher can also make some kind of trivia game using geography facts that the students can use during their recess or free time.