Geography
Lesson Plan Title:
Learning about the shape of the earth
Subject: Geography
Year group: 7
Keywords: The Earth
Values: Faith in Christ
Resources: Background Notes, Poster "Earth
in Space, Oxford Geography Project 1, pp 64 - 65
Teaching and
Learning Styles:
Listening, discussion, imaginative work.
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What the lesson is about |
To
introduce the concept of the position & shape of the earth in the universe
and how we come to know this |
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Expected outcomes |
Knowledge & understanding
The ways in which we can tell the shape of the earth today & in the past.
The degree to which we depend on information & belief in that from others.
Skills
Listening & questioning a story. Writing a timeline with 'aided memory' |
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Details of Teacher and Pupil Activities |
1 Lesson
Introduce the concept of world travel & locating ourselves. Why is it
important to understand longitude & latitude? Can use OGP1 pp 64-65 as
stimulus.
How did early ships locate themselves & how do we do this today?
Read & explain the story of the earth as understood & explained by people
past & present. Focus on the role of Galileo in developing our understanding
of the earth as a planet. Allow class questions and discussion.
In books each person explains the story as a time line, help given on the
board.
Board Notes
5,000 BC The Bible. . . . .
150 AD Ptolemy . . .. . .
1534 AD Copernicus
1633 AD Galileo . . . .
1665 AD Sir Isaac Newton
1966 AD The first space travel
Look at the idea of belief in God. Imagine you were Galileo in prison, old &
going blind. Write down how you would explain your position and belief to
the Catholic Church. (Do you think this belief in mathematical explanation
ran against the church's beliefs in God & the bible?)
Issue This is a personal empathetic response and should not be 'led'
Share some of these thoughts with the whole class.
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Extension Work |
If time look at OGP2 p 64 and do Q2 (need Atlas) |
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