South Africa 2010 World Cup – its all about
the geography……
Title: World Cup Geography
Lesson Objective:
To understand how and why
Geography and the World Cup are
linked.
Not a football fan……. Don’t
worry… You don’t need to be…..
Watch the clip to help you get in
the mood…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opfijxg3MU8&feature=fvst
Football is a global game. It
provides a variety of engaging
contexts for learning and
teaching about remote
locations, cultural geography,
environmental impacts,
globalisation and technology,
global inequalities and the
benefits of being a host nation
for a global event.
Task: Think – which picture is the odd one out? Why?
Task: Think – which picture is the odd one out? Why?
THEY ARE ALL IMAGES
OF SOUTH AFRICA…..
Does This Surprise
Anyone? Why?
Task:
With the person sitting next to you….
Think of as many links between the
subject Geography and the World Cup…
Hint: Think about themes you may learn
in class….
Task:
Read through all the different
connections between Geography and
the World Cup.
With the person sitting next to you –
choose 9 connections which you think
are most important/ relevant.
With the 9 connections you
have… you need to rank them
in order of importance.
To do this you will need to
use a diamond 9 ranking
system…
This will require you to think
about your answers… The
discussion you go through is
just am important as the
decision that you make.
Activity Debrief:
Skills you may have used…..
What skills did you have to
use in that sorting and
ranking activity?
Thinking laterally
Explaining
Prioritising
Memorising
What order did you use
them skills in?
Developing a strategy
Justifying
Planning
Using criteria
Ranking
Asking questions
Comparing
Analysing
Plenary:
From using those skills to complete
that activity, answer the following
question:
Explain how Geography and the
World cup are linked?