Download the Teachers' notes for each of the five areas of geography covered in the "Focus On..." section.

Download suggested activities for the Coasts journey and news video clips and activities. (268KB PDF)	Download suggested activities for the Mountains, Rivers and Lakes journey and news video clips and activities. (348KB PDF)
Download suggested activities for the Land Use and Economic Activity journey and news video clips. (396KB PDF)	Download suggested activities for the Ecosystems journey and news video clips. (332KB PDF)
Download suggested activities for the Settlement journey and news video clips. (316KB PDF)

General Geography sites

• Sustainable Development - Interactive site that explores sustainable development in Northern Ireland.
• Geography in Action - A comprehensive site featuring case-studies from around Northern Ireland.
• Schoolzone - Free independent reviews and resources for teachers and schools.
• Teachers TV - Thousands of education programmes on TV & Online.
• OSNI - Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
• Geographical Association - The Geographical Association's selection of resources for post-primary education.
• CCEA - CCEA KS3 Geography curriculum information.
• Mapping our World - Oxfam's educational site on maps and globes.
• Geography Teaching Today - KS3 Geography teaching resources.

Ecosystems

• EHSNI - Extensive information on Biodiversity in Northern Ireland.
• QUERCUS - Queen's University's Research Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology.
• BBC News Story - Concern over pollution in Lough Neagh.
• Friends of the Earth Report - Septic tank pollution in Lough Neagh area.
• Met Office - Essential forecasts for everyone, everyday.
• Woodland Trust - Information on woodland in Northern Ireland.
• Ulster Wildlife Trust - Information on wildlife in Northern Ireland.
• Geo Topics Ecosystems - NGfL approved website featuring KS3 Ecosystems content.

Settlement

• NINIS - Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service website containing useful facts and figures.
• Geo Topics - NGfL approved website featuring KS3 Human Geography learning outcomes.
• BBC News Story - NI house building at record level.

Mountains, Rivers & Lakes

• BBC Bitesize Geography - Rivers and water management topic.
• Rivers and Water Management - A comprehensive site on rivers from Kent NGfL.
• Rivers and Coasts - Lesson materials on rivers and coasts in Wales from Wales NGfL.
• BBC News Story - Further flooding hits parts of NI.

Coasts

• BBC Bitesize Geography - Revision of coastal topics.
• Geo Topics Coasts - NGfL approved website featuring coastal learning outcomes.
• BBC News Story - Northern Ireland being 'washed away'.
• BBC Coasts Information on Northern Ireland coastline from the BBC series.

Economic Activity & Land Use

• BBC News Story - Can Northern Ireland compete?
• BBC News Story - Manufacturing jobs fall by 90,000.
• Geo Topics Landuse - NGfL approved website featuring Land use learning outcomes.
• Economic Activity - Lesson materials on economic activity from Wales NGfL.

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