Geographical workshop

Activities have been designed to enable students to find out about Afghanistan. The students work in small groups and rotate around the separate activities, spending 10-20 minutes on each one.  At the end of the session the last group to undertake the activity will share what they find out whilst the others may also contribute their experiences.  The activities will work best in a large open space.  Each separate activity is based on a rug/mat.  A signal can be used at the end of the activity time- tidy up and move on.  For these activities there is a strong geographical and cultural focus.  Group leaders may need to work with groups to help out if there are any difficulties and to summarise the activity.
The workshop comprises of activities which can be dowloaded and developed. They comprise of :

Sorting true- false statements

exploring artefacts/objects

Finding out using globes - see ‘Where in the World’?

Locating places using alternative map projections see ‘Upside -down maps? ‘

Which countries Border Afghanistan see ‘Neighbours’

‘Photo Jigsaws’ - students reassemble various photos of Afghan scenery or culture.

Download true/false resources
Download instructions true/false Instructions
Download answers to true/false
Photo jigsaw activity outline
Where on Earth questions for students
Where on Earth Instructions
Where on Earth Answer sheet
How to create a big floor map activity
How to design an activity using artefacts -objects
An Activity using a range of map projections