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Art and hands-on activities in

the geography classroom

Claire Richards 2015 AGTA Conference

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My experiences using creative

projects in Geography

These examples might not suit your context but

hopefully they will generate ideas.

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Introducing

Geography Approach:

- Associate Geography with Travel,

Animals and Imagination

- Visual, hands on and digital activities

Introductory Activities:

- 1. Flight Simulation

- 2. Out the Plane Window

+ 3. Novelty Maps

Connecting with their existing knowledge

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4. Class Room Setup - The equator and international

were marked on the floor with

masking tape

- Table Groupings were set up as

continents

- Students pin their own work on the

walls

5. Worldview Glasses

+ My journey into Geography:

Nature inspired contemporary art

+ Are our personal experiences

relevant to students?

I like to share about my time living in Hong Kong during Primary school.

+ The Swamp Buffalo were owned by the village collectively.

They were no longer being used in farming so they roamed

free.

+ Traditional

Attitudes Land was not sold. It was

owned by elders who

passed it on to their sons.

This is Mr. and Mrs. Dung.

They were our Landlords.

Their children live in the UK.

They choose to live in a two

bedroom traditional house in

the village near their friends

after trying to live in an

apartment.

+ Technology

I find Pinterest works well for collating resources.

There are free plagiarism checking tools available online.

The Universe

The World

Asia

Australia

Local Kaurna Country,

Yorke Peninsula, Mid

North, and Adelaide

Students can use ‘Smart

Art’ tools in Microsoft word.

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Visual Diagrams!

Google Images can be used for collecting

Examples of public art from around the world.

Pictorial Decorative Maps

Cartography is the art of map making. People who make maps are called

cartographers. The task is to create an old-fashioned treasure map style.

These are drawn from an oblique angle. An oblique map is, ʻneither parallel

nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; slanting.ʼ – Google Definition.

This type of map was made famous by Erwin Raisz. These

maps are decorative and not realistic. Images are not drawn to

scale and simply represent rather than accurately portray

features. For example an image of six trees will represent that

there is a forest in that area.

!Figure'2'A'map'by'Antonio'Ysarti'1682

Figure'1'Diagram'from'Principles'of'Cartography'by'Erwin'Rasiz

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Interactive

A multitude of games can be played with inflatable globes which are also a

Useful reference tool. (Only 40c each online.)

Role Play Games:

1. Transport

Students are given cards that tells them who they are and where they need

To go. The class works through two scenarios, one where cars create grid lock

and the second where order is created through public transport.

1. Internal Migration

Students are given a card that tells them who they are. They are asked to

move at stages in the role play. Cards could include; FIFO workers, retiree

Travellers and young people from rural areas studying in the city.

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Plasticine!

Tactile

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Recipes for Air Dry

Polymer Clay

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-

Homemade-Polymer-Clay

https://www.google.com.au/webhp?so

urceid=chrome-

instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-

8#q=air+dry+clay+recipe&tbm=vid

It is also available through art

suppliers.