We are delighted to announce that our Antarctica StoryMap Series has been awarded a Silver Publishers’ Award by the Geographical Association! The award ceremony was on 11th April 2022 and StoryMap authors Laura Boyall and Chloe Trimmer were able to attend in person to receive the award, with Bethan Davies and Jen Thornton joining in …
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This page includes a series of four Antarctica StoryMap Collections introducing Antarctica, launched as a complete collection in September 2021. They are suitable for UK key stage 3 to GCSE (age ~14 to 16). However, they can easily be adapted by a teacher for older age groups and form the basis of discussion. The Antarctica …
This Storymap series produced by esri UK and the Met Office explores the impact that modern-day climate change will have on the UK. The series investigates six key areas where climate change will cause the most disruption, which includes fire, flooding, agriculture, transport, energy, and health. When studying the effects of climate change in glaciated …
We are delighted to provide a peer-reviewed article in the Geographical Association’s journal Teaching Geography to support teachers using our Antarctica StoryMap Series in the classroom. Please get in touch if you struggle to access this. The article provides information on the four StoryMap collections, outlining their Geographical learning, provides a summary table of the …
As an additional teaching resource to complement the StoryMap Collections are four unique scheme of works. These have been tailored to KS3 teaching, highlighting the take-home messages from each collection and individual StoryMaps. Each table has a starter and main task, and in some of the StoryMaps, has plenary activities. They also highlight some of …
There are many ArcGIS Story Maps around. Some are better than others; some take too long to load or are not well thought through. But some are excellent. Asia’s melting glaciers This well made Storymap focuses on melting glaciers in High Mountain Asia, and the impact this will have on water resources. Who owns Antarctica? …
Discovering Antarctica is an interactive website and resource developed by the British Antarctic Survey and the Royal Geographical Society. It has a host of features suitable for an introductory level to Antarctica (~11-14 years; UK key stage 3). There is a number of resources, including ecosystems and food webs, science and exploration, tourism, challenges, and …
Icemap is a cool visualisation that may be good for younger (11-14 years) students. Follow Lenny the Lemming on his journey through time, as the climate changes and the ice sheet evolves from 37,000 years ago to 8000 years ago. IceMap+ is an interactive reconstruction of the Last Eurasian Ice Age, and allows students to …
Welcome to the Younger Dryas Glacial Map! Here, you can explore the glaciation of the UK during the Younger Dryas glaciation. In the UK, this period is also called the “Loch Lomond Stadial”. At this time (12,900 to 11,700 years ago), there was a period of abrupt cooling. Glaciers began to grow again in much …
GeographySouthwest.co.uk is a resource hub for students and teachers. It has a range of resources at primary, secondary (KS3, KS4, post-16) and University level. It includes lesson plans and resources, powerpoint presentations, and more. The aim of the website is to promote geography and geographical education, and is a collaborative project driven by enthusiastic geographers …
