Lesson Plan: Geography ages 13-16

Information

Test yourself

Classroom Activity

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Learning objectives

• To be able to research and select information on: the ancient shipwreck; the building of the Jewel of Muscat; the early trade routes between the Middle East and China.
• To be able to produce an effective information leaflet.
• To be able to reflect on work and suggest ways to improve it.

Success criteria

• Can use appropriate Information Technology for planning and selecting content.
• Can design and produce a leaflet that clearly and effectively delivers information to the reader with interest.
• Can detect when there is an issue and can plan ways to solve it to enhance work.

Thinking skills

• Applying: choose, use, write, illustrate, interpret, demonstrate
• Creating: design, formulate, develop, construct, assemble
• Evaluating: appraise, select, value, defend, judge, assess

Resources

• Access to the Internet and the Jewel of Muscat website.
• Examples of information leaflets (Teachers to source these from museums, Tourism Oman, etc.)
• Computer lab and printers.
• A4 paper

Starter activity

• Brainstorm: ‘What makes a good information leaflet?’
• Give out example leaflets.  Ask students to study them in pairs and give additional ideas to the initial brainstorming responses.

Main activities

• Guide and monitor the students through the activity sheet.

Plenary

Groups explain how their teamwork functioned.  Include: What worked well in the teamwork.  What posed a difficulty, and how they overcame it?  Explain how they could improve their teamwork next time.