Monthly Archives: January 2017

Drawing World Maps In The Classroom

Posted on January 30, 2017 by devongeography

In the last blog entry, I mentioned  #challenGEO –  a weekly geographical  task set by Alan Parkinson. You can catch up with the first challenges of 2017 and join in with future ones by logging on to his excellent web … Continue reading →

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It’s A Big World Out There ….

Posted on January 27, 2017 by devongeography

youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikhvO-YGTbE&w=560&h=315 I came across this web site at the end of last year: https://expedition196.com/ It documents an expedition by Cassie De Pecol, a 27 year old woman from Connecticut USA, who is about to break the world record for … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Cities Index

Posted on January 25, 2017 by devongeography

I came across this document at the end of last year, and thought it might be of use to geography teachers. It is a report from a design consultancy called Arcadis that ranks 100 global cities on three dimensions of … Continue reading →

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Hallsands Centenary Celebrated This Week

Posted on January 24, 2017 by devongeography

On Thursday of this week (26 January 2017), it will be the centenary of the great storm that destroyed the coastal village of Hallsands in south Devon.  This lost village has featured in many geography lessons, and is one of my favourite … Continue reading →

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Free Volcanoes Poster For The Classroom

Posted on January 23, 2017 by devongeography

There has been an absence of blog entries from me for a month or so, as I continue to obey my New Year’s resolution of focusing on just one thing at a time rather than a hundred things all at … Continue reading →

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