Using engaging resources: statistics and graphs

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Continent work in art:
The teacher presents a picture of a landscape to pupils and then poses questions such as ‘Would the whole world look like this picture in December?’ This question, and others like it, becomes an opportunity to discuss differing climates throughout the world. The class can then be divided into groups to decide a country or area to focus on. The groups then research the features and climate graphs of the country or area to gauge an understanding of the climate in that area.

Pupils can produce artwork based on the climate, geographical and locational research, and could even make a travelogue. The artwork could then be used to establish the pupils’ understanding of climates.
[Fran Martin, University College, Worcester]

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