posted 13 March 2007 07:58 PM               

geographyalltheway is one year old today! It sort of started out a little earlier but today is the anniversary of it been externally hosted!

It has been an interesting year through which I have learned a great deal.

Completed units:

Year 7 – What is Geography?
Year 7 – Using Maps and Atlases
Year 7 – Rivers and Flooding
Year 7 – Economic Activities
Year 8 – Coasts
Year 8 – Population and Resources
Year 8 – Energy Resources
Year 8 – Rich and Poor Countries
Year 9 – Development
Year 9 – Hazards
IGCSE – Population
IGCSE – Settlement
IGCSE – Industrial Systems
IGCSE – Agricultural Systems
IGCSE – Leisure Activities and Tourism
IB – Population
IB – Resources
IB – Ecosystems and Human Activity
IB – Drainage Basins and their Management

Units currently being worked upon:

Year 9 – A new unit working with the DT and ICT departments, using Google Sketchup, to design and sell a house, in Nicaragua which will be hazard resistant.
IGSCE – Tectonic Hazards
IGCSE – Energy and Water Resources
IB - Globalization

Units that should be completed by the summer:

Year 7 – Rocks
Year 7 – Settlement
Year 8 – Weather and Climate
Year 8 – Ecosystems (or Antarctica?)
Year 9 – Tourism
IGCSE – Environmental Risk and Benefits
IGCSE – Weathering
IGCSE – River Processes
IB - Development

There is also the blog: www.geographyalltheway.com/blog where I post about site updates, geography related news stories and the use of ICT in geography education.

The most recent major project - www.geogalot.net – an online forum for geography students.

I’m always keen for feedback on the resources I produce and open to suggestions – please get in contact via email: geographyalltheway@gmail.com .

Take care.