Read

• Sonia Nazario: Enrique’s Journey: The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with His Mother
• The Horrible Geography Books

Research

• How has your local area changed? Include annotated photographs and maps.
• Two different farming styles – what do they have in common? How are they different? Why?

Watch

• Coasts: The riddle of the tides BBC iPlayer – Coast – Series 6 (Shortened Versions): 2. The Riddle of the Tides 1
• Field to fashion BBC iPlayer – Countryfile – Field to Fashion

Do

• Visit a local farm and create a fact file on it.
• Go for a walk in your local area. Take 2-3 photographs and annotate them with geographical features (physical and human).
• Revise the spellings and definitions of Year 7 key terms.

READ

• Hans Rosling: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About The World – And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
• Tim Marshall: Prisoners of Geography

Research

• How has the population of China changed over 70 years?
• Top 5 largest cities in the world – what do they have in common?

Watch

• Frozen Planet II: Frozen South BBC iPlayer – Frozen Planet II – Series 1: 4. Frozen South
• Megacities of the world: part 2 MEGACITIES of the World (Season 2 – Complete) – YouTube

Do

• Create a model of a sustainable city – use various craft materials that you can find around your house.
• Revise the spellings and definitions of Year 8 key terms.

Read

• Astrid Madimba and Chinny Ukata: It’s a Continent: Unravelling Africa’s history one country at a time
• Michael Morpurgo: Running Wild

Research

• Two earthquakes/ volcanic eruptions – what do they have in common? How are they different? Why?
• One African country and create an infographic about it.

Watch

• Africa: Savanna BBC iPlayer – Africa
• The incredible human journey: Out of Africa BBC iPlayer – The Incredible Human Journey – 1. Out of Africa
• A perfect planet: Volcano BBC iPlayer – A Perfect Planet – Series 1: 1. Volcano

Do

• Use the link below to make your own ecosystem in a jar https://www.shaverscreek.org/2020/04/08/create-your-own-mini-ecosystem-at-home/
• Watch as your ecosystem changes over time and as the vegetation grows inside the jar.
• Revise the spellings and definitions of Year 9 key terms