Geography KS3
13 Key Free Teaching Resources
BP Educational Service
Providing innovative curriculum-linked free teaching resources for primary and secondary at Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
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Equal Rights, Equal Respect
Education and training resources to teach equality and human rights at KS3
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ActionAid
Download free lesson ideas, people’s stories and images to promote global learning
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Young Archaeologists Club
Develop Pupils’ Geographical Enquiry Skills With Young Archaeologists Club Resources And Teaching Ideas
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Lancaster University
Human Geography Poster from Lancaster University
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mapzone
Resources For Teaching Mapping Skills And Resourced Lesson Plans For Key Stage 3 Geography
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Curriculum Bits for Geography
Interactive Long Shore Drift Diagram for Geography Classes
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National Geographic
Lesson Plan For Teaching About Earthquakes In Key Stage 3
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Natural History Museum
Darwin in the Andes Teaching Resource Video from the Natural History Museum
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Google SketchUp
Online ICT Teaching Resource for Students from Google SketchUp
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Met Office
Lesson Plans And Supporting Resources From The Met Office For Geography At Key Stage 3 With Cross-Curricular Links to Science
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Discovery Channel
Explore Volcanoes In Key Stage 2 With a Virtual Volcano
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At Key Stage 3, pupils learn where places are, how landscapes and places are formed, the interaction between people and the environment and how countries and localities are connected.
Pupils ask geographical questions and collect, record and display information that helps to answer these. They are encouraged to use different tools when engaging in fieldwork, such as digital cameras and sensors to collect information. Pupils continue their use of atlases, globes, satellite images and data when investigating places and environments. They construct maps and plans as part of their enquiry.
KS 3 pupils work at a variety of scales. They study personal, local, regional and national geography as well as international, continental and global geography. This provides a range of investigations focusing on places, themes or issues. Physical geography is considered, such as weather and climate, and human geography, such as migration.
It is suggested that KS 3 pupils’ study of Geography includes learning about key aspects of the UK. This involves human, physical geography and current issues in the UK related to these so pupils can place themselves within their current citizenship and how this fits into the global picture.
The materials in this section can be used to support planning and resourcing schemes of work that meet the requirements of the Key Stage 3 programme of study.
