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This app allows children to complete tasks based around different geographical areas such as countries, seas, rivers, flags. All the key areas of geography that children will need to know. The strengths of this app is it is very interactive which children of a young age will enjoy getting involved in. I feel like this is an engaging way for children to learn about the simple facts of geography.
Limitations-
Children may get distracted by the quiz and not engage to their full potential. I also think that it should maybe give children a small piece of writing before they complete the quiz just to give them some background knowledge to refresh their memory before taking part.

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Layers of the Earth Quiz - World Geography Games

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Educational map game to learn the 5 layers of the earth. Free resource for teachers. Great tool for interactive whiteboard, computer, tablet and mobile.

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BBC Bitesize is a great source for children learning geography. It involves concise infomation tailored to the different levels and key stages in a primary school. It involves different quizes, videos and practise tests to help children with their learning along with many videos that encourage further engagement as children are not just reading infomation.

The only disadvantage is that some of the infomation may not be great enough for the more advanced children and further sources may be required.

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Google Earth is a great website for children in KS2. The website enables children to look at and explore different areas in the world from a 3D perspective. Furthermore, Google Earth is accessible to anyone therefore, children can also explore this tool in their free time at home.

However, there are some weaknesses, in regards to this app. For example, the app is not specifically designed for children so younger children might struggle to work the website independently. Furthermore, this website could be harder for children to interact with compared to a map specifically designed for children.

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The royal geographical society website can be a useful tool for the teaching and learning of geography in primary schools. The society provides resources for a range of key stages, from KS1 all the way up to KS5, including posters, activities and useful articles for a wide variety of key geographical areas , as well as running events, competitions and fieldwork opportunities. They offer membership to schools, to provide the full range of teaching resources, which can be used by teachers in the classroom, during lessons, as well as outside of teaching time by individual pupils.

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https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/category/discover/geography/

Strengths:

This website is both interactive and informative which will help kids of all ages learn in a variety of different ways. The games and activities also allow for children to test their knowledge, hopefully making it easier for them to memorise. All of the information is layed out in a simple format, which will make it much easier for the children to navigate and follow.

Weakness:

Despite the games being useful, they can distract the children from actually learning the information behind the games. This could lead the child to forget a lot of the key facts.

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Chosen Website: Ducksters - https://www.ducksters.com/geography/

Ducksters is a great website which explains geographical topics in good detail with accurate, relevant, and interesting facts. The website is colourful and has large text and categorises each fact into colour-coded bullet points so therefore the website is legible and easy to understand for students. Furthermore, it includes good quality images of the landmarks. The website outlines key human features such as famous people, population, and currency, as well as key geographical features such as the tallest mountain, climate, and longest river. Despite this, Ducksters uses some complex language so could potentially be harder to understand for children.

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Kahoot is a website that allows teachers to play educational games within the classroom. Kahoot is essentially a quiz in which the children have multiple choice and decide on an answer.

Strengths –

Using kahoot means that you are engaging the whole class into the lesson and therefore increasing attention and participation.

Another strength is that you can refine kahoot quiz search down to the subject area that you want to focus on.

Weaknesses –

If children do not have their own device to play on they would be made to play as a whole class which could discourage children from playing.

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Strengths:

There are lots of different interactive activities, such as quizzes, games and videos that the children can engage in, without having to complete lots of reading, keeping science different from typical academic subjects.

There is a warning when clicking different buttons to alert the user that they are leaving the website, which allows children to be aware of what they are using and not be transferred onto random websites without their permission or understanding.

The information is up to date, and the website even covers relevant topics such as COVID-19 and provides correct advice.

There are plenty of topis to choose from, and these are clearly labelled and easy to identify which means the older children of Key Stage 2 could possibly use this resource independently.

Limitations:

Because of the easily recognisable subject topics, the children may become distracted off task, or could choose a topic they already know, rather than something that will challenge them.

The website is very busy, with a lot going on. This could potentially overwhelm a child and they may feel lost or confused, especially if they are not advanced on technology.

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BBC Bitesize is a great resource for both teachers and pupils it sets out the basic information in which pupils need to learn and understand.
It covers a range of activities and recourses and provides video clips for children to watch to give a quick recap of information. It can be especially useful for teachers to use to help build lesson plans and in put clips into PowerPoint to help emphasis their teaching. A major advantage is that it covers both KS1 and KS2 topics. Disadvantages to BBC Bitesize is that it is not always covering all topics in enough depth to develop children's learning.

I was looking at the KS2 Mapping the World in the Geography Skills section.

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Strengths:
- Improves children's knowledge and understanding of the world starting from Foundation Stage to KS2.
- Street view is an effective way to encourage interaction by showing younger children the street view of their school and they can explain what they can see.
- Older children can start participating in activities which involve navigating the distance from A to B (find out what is the walking distance from the town leisure centre to school).

Weaknesses:
- Can be intimidating for younger children to navigate the app.
- Not always accurate.
- Does not have the same quality interaction as other geography apps which include a quiz and more child-friendly activities.

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BBC Bitesize has a lot of resources that are useful to help children with a range of subjects. For geography KS1 they can explore different countries around the world, watch videos and even play games for them to understand different aspects without being overwhelmed with information. Being an online resource means it was a helpful teaching tool during the pandemic which is good in possible similar circumstances in the future. Their website is very clearly laid out and very clear instructions so the children could “navigate“ themselves around the website exploring different areas of geography. It illustrates the importance of different key word they will need through education and study of geography
However, the topics just cover the basics and don’t go into much detail. For KS1 this may be helpful to prevent confusion but children at exceed in certain subjects may need more in depth resources. Also some of the videos may be distracting to the pupils and instead of learning from them they are just entertained which doesn’t benefit them in their studies.

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Strengths:
The website contains a variety of engaging and entertaining features such as videos to watch, pictures to see and even small games to play. It offers great diversity in subject matter within articles and is easy to navigate with a large taskbar clearly separating topics.
Language is simplistic therefore should be relatively understandable to children of all ages, and the vibrant colours will appeal to the younger children.
Weaknesses:
The website could be seen as overwhelming as there is a lot to see and younger children might need specific directions to look at otherwise could easily get confused moving between topics and pages.

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BBC Bitesize is a great, easy to navigate, engaging website where students throughout primary, secondary, and above can gain access to enjoyable ways of learning. It is a useful tool that includes easy to understand information, backed up by research, photos, and evidence to enable children to have an understanding context about the topics they are learning. It incorporates ways to get the children involved in different interactive ways, through play, quizzes, and other pleasurable tasks which in turn transpires learning into enjoyment. A disadvantage of this educational learning source is the information provide is limited, however at the very least the website provides a platform for children to become aware of the information, and then from there they can expand on their knowledge by resorting to more detail’s resources.

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BBC Bitesize is a great website for children to learn. Especially during the pandemic Bitesize played a crucial part in providing children with adequate learning resources and keeping them on track whilst they weren’t physically in the classroom. Bitesize provides fun interactive activities to help maximise the children’s learning as well as quizzes and videos. It is important that they have various ways of giving the children the information because every child is unique, and they don’t all learn in the same way. Although BBC Bitesize is useful but as highlighted by the pandemic not all children may have access to the internet so they may be at a disadvantage. Also Bitesize does have information but they don’t tend to go in depth with the information so children may have to go elsewhere to gather information.

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Strengths:
BBC bitesize is engaging and very informative. The website uses pictures and diagrams to teach as well as facts and figures and videos. Some activities are interactive which can keep the children engaged whilst learning.
It explains all important areas of geography including map skills, time zones and geography symbols .

Limitations:
Although there is information about most topics the information only covers the basics and doesn't go in depth about a lot of things, therefore they only get the basic knowledge from this website.

This website is excellent for KS1 as it covers the basics, and can be good for KS2 to recap on what they have already learnt.

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The BBC Bitesize website contains lots of exciting, brightly coloured videos for children to engage in geographical learning. These resources will have been particularly useful during the pandemic as children can access these resources from home. Within the Key Stage 1 section, there are lots of interactive videos and activities for the children. Children are can read the small inputs of information before completing simple activities such as dragging and dropping to consolidate their understanding. As the name suggests, the website is full of 'bitesize' chunks of information so the child doesn't feel overwhelmed.
As a result of how exciting and engaging the website is, the children may feel distracted by the bright colours and pictures on the website. This could result in the child not fully digesting the knowledge given in the videos. A lot of the activities also have an ability to continuously repeat the answers until you get them correct. This could result in children not fully processing the information and then guessing the answers at the end until they get them correct.

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BBC Bitesize is really good for most subjects but Geography there are lots of things that teachers and children can do on there. There are a range of topics, games, quizzes, videos. Also, on there is fieldwork activities, travel with Barnaby bear. Teachers  can create lesson plans on here.
Teachers can show the children the different videos depending on there topics, the only disadvantage for this is if BBC Bitesize doesn't have that topic. Teachers can set homework for children to try and do on BBC Bitesize but that child doesn't have Wi-Fi then that's a disadvantage.
This is for KS1.

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Strengths:

It is interactive app that allows kids to know about different cultures, customs, architectural landmarks and music festivals. Kids can explore about wildlife, transportation and technological achievements through this app.

limitations:
this app gives basic knowledge about geography but fails to help children learn about different geography skills like map reading. So it cannot cover all areas of geography.

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BBC bitesize is a useful and engaging website to find information about Geography. The website is animated with pictures and activities which will engage the children. Children can learn through reading or watching videos so it caters for all learning methods. It covers a wide range of skills including mapping the world, symbols, keys and time zones. Even though, there is information about a lot of topics, the information isn’t very detailed meaning that children will have to go elsewhere to find more information. Also, if the children find a section interesting they may continue to use this instead of reading new things.

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Strengths: This website is an engaging and fun way for children or both KS1 and KS2 to learn and to help break down the subject of geography information into manageable sizes. It includes pictures in colour, activities such as quizzes to further help with children's engagement and videos which are understandable enough for children.

Limitations: However since there is only basic and limited information it doesn't have the opportunity to develop information and ideas further, meaning that to investigate further children would have to look up an entirely new source.

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This app is great for children between the ages of 4-9 as it allows children to explore cultural diversity, all the different countries around us, animals, music, clothes etc. This app uses a lot of colour and pictures which has a positive impact on the younger childrens learning. The app involves a variety of activities to keep the children busy.

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This is an interactive app that tests children's knowledge of countries around the world.It incorporates 4 main quizzes that cover the flags of the world,country borders,cities of the world and famous landmarks.This helps children understand more about specific countries and the variety of countries across the world,as well as familiarising them with specific flags and landmarks.It can be used for older children (Upper KS2 and above) and younger children who have a good knowledge of countries around the world (Lower KS2).
Strengths-
-The quizzes are short (60 seconds) meaning children can stay focused and engaged and want to complete more in a short space of time
-The game includes bonus points for fast times etc. meaning that children will use the app more from this exciting feature e.g. trying to beat their last time
-The game includes lots of images and cartoons to interest the children (especially the younger children)
Limitations-
-The aspect of the children getting more points from a quicker time may mean that some children provide accurate answers to the quizzes as they focus on timing
-The games include a lot of images and less text,meaning that some of the older children may want facts or extra information about a city or country that they would have to research afterwards

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I would use this app for KS2, this app is really good to explore the world virtually but also to allow the students to view their home, school etc. This could strengthen their map skills by allowing them to find their way around different areas independently. In addition, it is good to use for enquiry activities through direction and it is easy to use . However, this app is only suitable for upper KS2 as it may be difficult for younger children to use and understand it. In addition, sometimes this app has inaccuracies so teachers need to check it before they use it in a lesson to make sure it is working and taking them to the accurate location.

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Website: Topmarks.co.uk.

This is an interactive white board games and activity website with educational games and activities which makes learning fun.

In my previous setting we used it for math's, simple counting of sea animals or the buttons on the gingerbread man.

The great thing about it, you could differentiate the number of sea animals the children had to count to, e.g. 1-5, 1-10.

The website also offers lots of other activities to support other areas of the National Curriculum including, Geography!

I don’t feel there are any limitations as such as it has so much variety, but if unsupervised, children may not stick to the assigned activity.

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KS1 BBC Bitesize – what are maps?

Few words but still informative, making it clear and easy to read. Explains it well, using an animated video which can be engaging and a good visual tool to help them gain a basic understanding. Explains how a map works, why there are symbols etc. in a child friendly way. Has activities which puts the learning into practice so they can try it for themselves. Uses many images as well if they struggle to read.

However, children may get distracted by the videos and photos, may find it hard to pay attention to the words on the screen. Also the information given is quite small so this isn’t the only site that can be used if they wanted more content to be taught.

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Apple maps is a free resource available on all Iphones. The app is easily accessible for children and is a good way to show an accurate view of any location. The 'directions' feature is particularly helpful and can be used to show children directions to local attractions. The compass feature on the app can help give a real idea of direction. Although this app might be useful if resources are limited; The app does not show a realistic perspective which may render children confused. For year 4 upwards the app could be a handy tool for navigation but younger children may not understand the app. Additionally, the app does not display bright colours which will not be very engaging for children and they could lose interest quickly.
In conclusion, the app could be a great resource for older children or simply showing children directions to the local playground and allowing them to follow but generally the app is targeted towards adults.

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BBC bitesize is a great website that can be a fun, engaging way of introducing children to geography. this website is good for breaking down information into different sections, ensuring children get a greater understanding of the topic.
It includes colourful pictures and videos which should interest the children.
As well it includes activities for the children to take part in to test their knowledge and if they have understood what they have learnt by applying it.
Although it breaks topics down the information given about each section is limited and not very detailed meaning they may have to go else where to find more information.

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The maps section has all of the basic information that a KS1/2 needs to know at their level. It also highlights the most important geographical keywords and provides videos that are basic and understandable for the children at this level that are engaging and colourful. This could provide to be a disadvantage however as there is only a small amount of information and it doesn't really elaborate, so if a teacher, or even child, wanted to investigate more on maps, they would then have to search for another source of information whether this be the next level of BBC Bitesize or an entirely new source.

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Learn Geography Countries of the World Quiz Games App

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Strengths: This app involves interactive games and quizzes so that children can actively learn about countries all over the world. The app teaches children about flags, famous landmarks, the countries of the world and even the weather, therefore covering a broad range of geographical knowledge. It even shows the average population of the country, so children can start to determine how busy places are. The layout is colourful and fun and so will entice children and keep them entertained while they learn.

Limitations: It doesn’t cover many particular geographical skills, only knowledge, which is still important but the two should go hand in hand. Some of the features just display information which is not particularly exciting, it might be more interesting if there were videos to play as well. Also the ads are annoying.

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This app is an excellent way to teach ages 3-7 about the world. The app is colourful and very interactive allowing children to pick different animals and see which parts of the world they come from. It includes puzzles, colouring and spot the difference to bring it down to a level which is easy to understand and helps children learn.
The positive elements of the app is that it helps children gain an appreciation for the similarities and differences of living around the world, there are many educational games and activities, they can create their own passport to help them travel around the app. The negatives of the app is that you do have to pay £5 for most of the features meaning it would not be available to everyone as the free version is very limited.
In all I feel this app is great to bring geography to younger students in a really interactive way.

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Puzzle World is an app designed to help a child with geography. Some strengths are The app has a number of countries to discover each with colourful illustrations and fitting puzzle parts. Children will have the opportunities to learn about different cultures and flags, anthems and national traditions. it is also accessible to younger children it can be age and stage appropriate from 3-11 years of age. Some weaknesses of the app is that due to this feature it could mean that older children may not be challenged and this could limit their geography learning.

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BBC bitesize is a fantastic way to engage children into their geography lessons. Teachers can use computers, laptops or iPads within their geography lessons as an engagement strategy to inspire the children to actively contribute towards the lesson.
Children can also access BBC bitesize at any time in their home environment meaning teachers can ask children to do a certain activity on the website or they could print documents off for the children to complete as homework. As the website is free it allows all children to access it within school as they have access to technical equipment despite always having access within schooling hours teachers would have to consider accessibility limitations if they were to set any work for their students.

BBC bitesize can be used for both ks1 and ks2 due to its variation in skill concepts. the website is very specific and well organised making it easy for children, teachers and parents/ guardians to navigate round to ensure the child is working under the correct age group.

However, with every technical aspect there are limitations which can occur. For instance, the website may crash meaning children are unable to access it which could cause an issue if a teacher had planned a lesson around using bbc bitesize.

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Google Earth is an app which can be used as a learning tool in the classroom. It allows children to visualise the environment and learn about new countries, cities, buildings and landmarks. The 3D map allows children to pan, rotate, tilt and zoom which encourages them to explore the world. The app is beneficial to children as it provides geographic content, it is easy to use, and it encourages independent research on new findings. Furthermore, the app uses direction which allows them to ask enquiry-based questions. However, a limitation is that some younger children may find it harder to navigate and might find the app intimidating so it would mainly be used in KS2.

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BBC Bitesize:

BBC Bitesize is great for children for learning geography as when they go on the website, they can access all the topics they will be learning in their year group and be able to pick which one they want to look further into. It has more detailed information for higher years but offers games and bullet point information for KS1 allowing them to get fully involved. Also, if the child has a log in for BBC, they can save topics as well.
A negative is children might just be focussing on the topics they know instead of learning new things.

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Sheppard Software Games has a Geography section with games that allow children to explore the continents and oceans, world cities, countries of Europe and more. It has 9 levels for children to work through to build on their knowledge. The games are interactive and engaging and display gold stars and correct when they get an answer right. They can retry if they get an answer wrong. However, the games only cover the wider world (which also allows children to look at basic maps) so can not be used to support all areas of geography.

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I have found a website named ‘geographical association’ which focuses on environmental issues and specifically, ‘How we can protect the local environment’. It is a strong website due to the linking of real-life organisations, the, ‘Year of green action’. This will help the young children, and in this case Key stage 1 and 2, feel more connected to the lesson and also allows them to engage outside of the classroom. The website also distinguishes clearly between KS1 and KS2 with reference to the national curriculum showing the clear progression which will be made and the objectives which need to be reached. However, it lists some potential lesson ideas and the idea of discussion with the children around what they eat and the clothes they wear. This may be uncomfortable for younger more disadvantaged children to talk about. Therefore, we must be careful when teaching this to be considerate and aware of all backgrounds so we can adapt the activities where needs be.

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This website is perfect for children. It is very interactive (has games, competitions, etc) but also factual. There is a lot of information on this website. They use bold text to highlight important information, and pictures for visual guidance. The website is easy to navigate, helping the children to find exactly what they are looking for without a lot of searching.

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Seneca is clearly set out and uses algorithms to aid fast and durable learning, providing information and relevant questions to test knowledge.
A limitation of the website however, is that there are some premium features that you have to pay for and the information and courses can take a while to be updated or created meaning there can be gaps in the curriculum.
Currently the Geography primary courses available are; year 3&4 rivers,
3&4 villages, towns and cities, 5&6 fieldwork and 5&6 slums.

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The National Geographic Kids website is very useful and provides children with knowledge on geography in a fun and enticing way. The website has a lot of interactive activities and even hosts some games related to geography to entertain children whilst enhancing their knowledge. The website does also group geography based activities into 50 subheading: Environment, people, places, water-cycle, & weather.

A downside to this is that the website doesn't just look at geography, it covers a variety of other disciplines and children may wonder onto a different subject which could lead them to becoming confused if they are led to believe it is a geography website they are on.

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Explore the globe with our Geography primary resources. We have stories, features and interviews from around the world, which are ideal for KS1 and KS2 teaching ideas.

From peculiar places to wild weather, National Geographic Kids has teaching resources that support a range of curriculum-aligned Geography topics. Guide pupils in evaluating evidence of climate change, or uncover the relationship between the weather and the water cycle.

We also have Geography fun facts that are great to use for Foundation Stage (EYFS) learning.

Covering everything from the Amazon to volcanoes, our resources will support your lesson planning and help you deliver exciting and engaging Geography lessons in accordance with the National Curriculum and Scottish Curriculum for Excellence.

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I would use this as a resource for upper key stage 2. There are a wide range of very interesting articles that we could read and do activities on afterwards. This could even link to cross-curricular learning by involving some reading comprehension. The children can learn about the wider world and environmental issues, however the National Geographic would not develop map skills. This resource would be difficult to use with key stage 1 as the language may be too complex.

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This is a game that can be found on the app store and is primarily aimed at children in Year 3 and 4. It is a game where you race around the world with other players, answer geography questions and complete achievements. The race starts in New York, and it ends when you pass through all continents and return to New York. To gain points you answer trivia questions about world countries, their capital cities, official languages, and key landmarks.

Strengths: provides an interactive and fun way to engage in geography and it teaches children about geography on a global scale.

Weaknesses: based upon trivia questions so doesn’t develop any key geographical skills like map reading as well as not including local or regional geography.

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Google maps is an easy and accessible website that children can use to access maps of the world. They can use small scale or large scale maps to view places they’re familiar with eg local area or view famous and iconic places in the world they are researching, using different perspectives of view and using direction to map routes.
However a limitation could be the amount of information and scale of the maps provided on google maps which could overwhelm or distract the children and so they begin to go off task.

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Weather and Climate- BBC Bitesize Earthquakes- KS2

Strengths

-       Animated video that helps explain the text underneath. For example, the structure of the earth and what causes earthquakes to happen.

-       Children love videos. The fact that this page starts with one is more likely to engage the child with the activity.

-       Key words highlighted in bold text which should help understanding and break the text up slightly.

-       A quiz at the end which checks understanding and can be fun.

Disadvantages

-       There is quite a lot of text which could put the child off reading and engaging with the page.

-       No pictures besides the video. Children tend to love pictures which engages them, helps understanding and can break up the text even further.

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National geographic kids is clear and easy to read. It contains information about many different topics and provided fun and exciting  facts about each topic. It is bright and colourful to engage the children. The website contains facts, games and competitions so it will make it fun for children and something that could be used both inside of school but also with the games and competitions it is something children could also do it at home to build their interest and understanding. Key facts or words are highlighted in bold so they stand out to children.
However there is a lot on the page and children may become overwhelmed or confused and maybe some of the information may not be as relevant to the children it doesn't really set out information based on different key stages.

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Explore the globe with our Geography primary resources. We have stories, features and interviews from around the world, which are ideal for KS1 and KS2 teaching ideas.

From peculiar places to wild weather, National Geographic Kids has teaching resources that support a range of curriculum-aligned Geography topics. Guide pupils in evaluating evidence of climate change, or uncover the relationship between the weather and the water cycle.

We also have Geography fun facts that are great to use for Foundation Stage (EYFS) learning.

Covering everything from the Amazon to volcanoes, our resources will support your lesson planning and help you deliver exciting and engaging Geography lessons in accordance with the National Curriculum and Scottish Curriculum for Excellence.

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BBC bitesize is a great way to introduce children to Maps as all the information is broken down into sections. For example "What is a map?" and "How to use a map" makes it more understandable for the children as all the information given to them isn't just given to them as one and the broken down structure enables them to learn step by step. The fact that BBC bitesize also includes video clips also engages the children as it means they won't just be writing down or reading information for long periods of time.

A disadvantage of BBC bitesize however would be that perhaps not all the information required can be found on this website and using this website may involve using other website as well.

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This website provides simple articles and videos on different countries and is easy for the kids to navigate through. The website's colorful display will appeal to the kids and a lot of younger children prefer watching videos to having to read.

A limitation to this website would be the children's lack of incline to research about different countries which wouldn't benefit their learning of other cultures

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Google maps is a useful app to use in teaching geography to children as it can give perspective on different locations and provide a map for the teacher to begin to encourage basic map reading skills. You can zoom both in and out, looking at the pupils local areas. It also introduces them to looking at standardised symbols and road networks. Google maps could also be used in street view to look at images of the children’s local areas from ground view. Using google maps could also have negatives though as it is not as interactive as other map reading apps and is not child friendly in the sense that it’s not colourful or 3D. Google maps could be combined with using other apps, websites or internet searches to give more information about the locations the children are looking at, the culture and what is actually in that location. You could also use others educational websites such as BBC bitesize to look at seasonal changes and weather in these areas.

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This app is free, fun and interactive for young children. This learning platform incorporates games and geographical knowledge into an interactive learning activity. Fun and simple games allow for easy understanding of new geography knowledge and fun facts. Flags and maps are included which is an excellent opportunity for children who want to pick up a new skill.
Different game types (e.g: spinning globe and jigsaw mode) allows children to engage in whatever they find suits their ability and prior-knowledge level best. For older primary students they can also use flash cards and explore fun facts about different countries around the world; there are also 4 mini-quizzes to test knowledge at the end.
The only down side to using apps such as these are that it does involve screen time and sometimes the games and visual can distract children from absorbing important information. Otherwise, this app is easy to navigate and adaptable to each child’s learning ability.

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BBC Bitesize has a variety of different resources that you could use to help children learn and understand about the different aspects of geography, such as countries and fieldwork. It also includes games which is useful for KS1 to learn as they will be more engaged learning through games. BBC Bitesize includes videos that children can watch and interpret if they struggle to read.

The information is displayed clearly and straight to the point so the children will be able to understand better.

A limitation is that with the videos some children may be distracted by what is happening in the video and not taking on what information is being given out. Another limitation is that the website is quite simple and does not go into detail so therefore those in KS2 may have to search elsewhere for the level of detail that they might need.

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A strength of using the weather app on an iPhone would be that it would be accessible for children from a young age. This is due to the fact that the app uses symbols to represent the weather, there for children from about the age of 3 would recognise what each symbol means and could analyse and predict the weather for the day.
A limitation would be not all children would recognise the spelling of the day and may not be able to make the links of how the weather changes through the day.

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This website is really useful to teach a range of children old or young. However it is especially good for teaching children in KS1/2 as most of the learning comes from pictures, interactive videos and small compact information. This then gives children the right knowledge without overloading them with unnecessary information. On the other hand that could also be a limitation with the website, because of the small compact information. For example they are being taught the key information but if they wanted to develop their knowledge further they would not be able to use this site.

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Strengths - This website is full of useful information for children of all ages, it is really interactive and offers a lot of different subject topics. The website also has children’s competitions and is a great way of engaging children with the website to learn more about the world around them.

Weaknesses - Possible weaknesses of the website are it may be a little overwhelming for younger children. There is a lot going on and they may get a little lost looking through the website if they are not given a specific page to look at.

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This app is great it contains 6 types of games with multiple levels of difficulty for children at different stages. It can be used from as early as age 4. It makes geography fun and interesting and helps children to learn sub-consciously as they engage in the fun learning activities that there are. This app includes audio and brightly coloured cartoon pictures which helps to engage and interest the children.

However some of the wording is difficult and lower stage children may struggle to understand some of it, even on the simpler stages.

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Netflix is a good app to use for geography as it contains many documentaries about different things for example David Attenborough documentaries and also Seaspiracy.
Although you need to pay for this platform it is very common within households do a child could watch a documentary for a homework task of the teacher could play it in school and get the children to make notes of facts etc.
With this platform children can learn about the wider world from the comfort of the it gimme it classroom making this took accessible and worth the money.
You can watch series as well for example Our P anet

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The kids world map app is free on app store, however there is options to pay to upgrade. It is an interactive map for children which displays a number of cultural and architectural landmarks. It also displays natural wonders of the world, alongside teaching about different customs, religions, festivals and wildlife from around the globe. In addition to this it looks into modes of travel and how  advances in technology and inventions continue to change the world. I also think this app would be useful when looking at cross curricular activities.

However some points on this app are very vague and it doesn't focus on the UK at all, so would pose a challenge if you were teaching about local geography.

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BBC Bitesize is a useful website to use when teaching both KS1 and KS2. It consists of a range of different topics which are covered in Geography and provides simple information which is easy to understand for different age ranges. It uses pictures, interactive sources and videos to engage children into Geography lessons.

One limitation of BBC bitesize could be the limited use explanations and reasoning for those children in KS2 moving towards KS3. They may need to use different websites to gain a more detailed understanding of Geography.

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Google maps is a good source for children to look at when they are understanding the world. It has many different features such as street view and world view, giving children an opportunity to look close to home as well as the world. Children can find places that they are familiar with and look at things that might have changed since the maps where last updated. Games can also be created around this website as challenges can be set for children to complete. An example of this could be who can find America on the world map first. Doing this is great encouragement for children.

However, google maps can sometimes be a little confusing to understand when looking at world view. This may be difficult for some children to navigate around as they might be unfamiliar with all the different countries.

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BBC Bitesize is a good tool to help children learn about geography. The website is broken down into key stages which allows it to be tailored to certain age groups. In addition, each subject is broken down further into topics which will make it easier for the children to navigate their way through the website. Videos are available so this will help children who learn better from media rather than text.
However, the children may become distracted by the media and not fully engage with the information given.

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PlantNet - Plant Identification App

PlantNet is a great way to teach children about the wide variety of plants and flowers we have in the world around us. Children can go outside during a lesson take a photo of a plant, flower or tree they can see, and the app will use this photo to identify the name of the plant, the main features of the plant and information on which family the plant belongs to. This is helpful to develop children’s understanding of different types of plants and their characteristics, whilst also supplying a fun investigative activity to do.

However, a limitation of this app is that it is not always 100% accurate and the app may identify the plant as different to what it actually is. Therefore, the app may be supplying children with the wrong knowledge and making them confused with what they have learnt and what is actually correct.

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Planet Geo is an app which allows children to look at countries, flags, cities and monuments. The app shows maps full of colour which would be good for the younger children but I also believe that the activities are well suited towards KS2. The app is very interactive as it includes puzzle maps, jigsaws, drag and drop games which will excite the children and motivate them to do well. The app has been rated 5 stars and has been teacher approved.
However, the downside would be that although most activities on the app are free, some of them are not which would be frustrating for the children. Also, the children may get too easily distracted by all the different games instead of focusing on the content itself.

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This is a great website to engage children with discussing the weather - they can predict changes in weather throughout days and weeks, keep a weather board in the classroom, and view more specific information such as wind speeds, temperatures, and visibility. They can even see times for sunrises and sunsets, which children may find fascinating to watch.

However, BBC Weather is less interesting visually than other resources, and may appear boring to younger children. Therefore, it may only be a useful tool to use in lessons with older KS2 pupils.

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This app is fun, colourful and interactive allowing children to choose certain areas of the world, such as Europe and allow them to learn where the countries are located by doing a puzzle. The app randomly messes up the countries and it's the children's job to put them back into place. Positively, this helps develop the children's knowledge of the world and where countries are located. Children are more likely to use this app as it is fun and easy to do - it is also free which is a bonus.

However, the downside would be that it is just a puzzle, children can trial and error with fitting the countries into gaps which doesn't necessarily mean they have learnt anything. The app also doesn't offer anything else, only puzzles.

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This provides current satellite data with lots of detail, allowing students to explore places around them and around the world. If they are not confident enough to do this independently, there are pre-built tours and a 'voyager' feature which will allow them to discover cities and landmarks that they would never think to look up.

This can be quite intimidating for younger children and could perhaps become somewhat tedious when they run out of voyager options to explore.

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BBC Bitesize - Using a compass         Year 5 and 6

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BBC Bitesize - Using a compass         Year 5 and 6

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This website is a perfect way to instruct children on how to use a compass, using videos to engage the children. There are also activities the children are able to undertake to help consolidate their learning and ensure they have understood the information provided to them. This website is perfect for the visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learners, making it inclusive for all. It also suggests at the bottom of the page, more websites similar to what they have been learning to give them something to go on to if they finish.
Although this website is engaging and fun, including videos to demonstrate the process of learning how to use a compass, it does not go into great detail and some children may need further reading to develop their understanding. In addition, the 'fun' aspect of the videos may take away from the process of information provided in the video, resulting in a lack of information being absorbed.

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BBC Bitesize Key stage 1
Strengths

·      Key words in bold

·      Key points in bullet point which is easy for children to read

·      Uses clear and relevant pictures

·      Good use of a videos

Limitations

Could go into more detail for children who are older such as key stage 2.

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This webpage is clear and easy to use giving children the option to look at specific countries/continents. For younger children there are also a variety of educational games which allows children to obtain knowledge in a more fun and exciting way.

The downfall to this website, is when looking at the specific sections of information some of the content is very wordy and may be hard to interpret for younger children. Another limitation is that children may be distracted by the games instead of looking at the actual content on the different pages available.

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GeoFlight Europe is an app for children aged 5+ and it focuses on teaching children names and whereabouts of different places in Europe. The aim is to see how quickly you can fly your virtual plane to a certain destination. Children get the opportunity to learn the names of 95 cities, 43 capitals in 43 countries. This game makes learning and memorising places more fun and interesting. However children may be distracted by the entertainment of the game and pay little attention to the geography it is trying to teach them.

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BBC Bitesize is a good website for children to use as it has information that they need on their and is in small enough chunks so that they wouldn't be overloaded with information. it also has interactive sections and games to keep younger children focused and the website is usually colourful and bright.

however, a down side to this website is that not all the information they need is on there as it is has it broken down into smaller chunks. Also for children in higher years it might not be as useful compared to other websites or apps.

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YouTube has many different geography videos that are tailored directly to children. They can cover any single aspect of geography and they tend to really engage the children and make them feel like they are just watching TV. Its also free!

A limitation of this though is that anyone can upload a video to youtube meaning the information children are being taught, may be incorrect. Thats why its important for adults to watch the videos first and fact check them before showing the children.

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This app/ website is a good way for teaching KS2 students especially those who are in year 5/6 about different areas and views they can look into their hometowns, school and shops near them which gets them engaged in finding their way around areas that are special to them. Strengths of using this to teach children is it shows physical features like houses, streets and it shows humans too. Further they can look into the local and wider world so they aren’t stuck looking at one area so they can do comparisons between the two. However a weakness is they may struggle to find their way around it. A great strength for year 6 pupils is they can navigate a route they could take to get to the secondary school they will be attending.

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This app allows you to highlight specific countries that you want to learn about and then turns it into a game where you have to guess where they are. You can either guess based off names, flags or capital cities. There is also a section where you can look at a world map and each county is highlighted in a different colour perhaps making it more interesting for children.

The downside would be that children can pick the countries they want to learn about and they might not try to push themselves to learn new countries. Also you can not see a satellite view of the countries however for younger children - KS1 or lower KS2 it is fun and engaging.

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Google maps is a good way to involve children around the globe as well as more local areas. With the zoom-in feature, you can show children how big the world is and they can travel where ever they want to go. As well as this, children can turn on street view and have a deeper look at their local areas. Games can be played such as 'find your house' or map a route to a specific location in the area.

Nevertheless, the big worldview might make children confused and not as accessible as they might not know to work a computer. In addition, sometimes the map may not be the realistic size as often the countries are disshapen.