Tag Archives: geography
Free web-based Science, Biology & Geography simulations

Free web-based Science, Biology & Geography simulations

The end is (almost) in sight for the chalkboard with hand-drawn diagrams of the way the world around us works. Thanks to Flash, a fairly simple to use Adobe product, quality interactive simulations are becoming more readily available on the internet that are well suited to classroom teaching. Pearson Education and ForgeFX have teamed up [...]

House Layout Exercise – Quick Ideas for Developing Spatial Literacy

This is a fun, self-contained exercise for working with differing levels of scale and detail in floor plans. I found this on the internet, but for the life of me cannot remember where. I converted the exercise so that all measurements are metric. Great for integrating maths, geography and spatial literacy. Just print off the [...]

Practical Spatial Literacy – May Theme – Connections, connections, connections

Peter Anthamatten highlights the dilemna between spatial thinking, geography and teaching: “in spite of the fact that ‘spatial thinking’ has been a part of the lexicon of geography educators for many years, there remains little consensus with regard to what this means for teaching.” ( 2010). This article series is about finding practical ways to [...]

Find past exam papers quickly

Past exam papers are normally a mission to find. TestGrab, a new service launched recently by EvaluNet, offers past exam papers for download from their web site, all based on the grade 12 matric exams for South Africa. Subjects included are: Accounting Afrikaans Business Studies CAT Consumer Studies Economics English Geography History Hospitality Studies IT [...]

Spatial Literacy in South Africa

Spatial Literacy in South Africa

Many of us find spatial thinking a challenge, even if it isn’t conscious. Quite often we forget where we left our car at the mall/airport, we are unable to give decent driving directions, we find it difficult to assemble flat pack furniture (with or without the instructions which have been translated from Chinese!) or simply pack a suitcase effectively for a long holiday.

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