GCSE geographical skills: Introduction to GIS

Equip your students with essential GIS skills through these engaging classroom activities designed specifically to build confidence in GCSE geographical skills and applications.

What's included

• Five varied starter activities introducing GIS concepts, from identifying map layers to matching data sources with their advantages and limitations
• Exam-style practice questions with detailed mark schemes, including coastal erosion and river landforms investigations
• Plenary activities to consolidate understanding and encourage peer discussion about real-world GIS applications

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How to use this resource

This versatile resource works brilliantly as a complete lesson on GIS or can be broken down into individual activities for starters, plenaries or revision sessions. The progressive structure takes students from basic concepts like points and layers through to complex applications such as coastal erosion analysis. The exam-style questions with mark schemes are particularly valuable for helping students understand how to structure their responses for GCSE fieldwork questions. You could also set activities for independent learning at home, as each task is clearly explained and self-contained.

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