Geography Extras – KS3 into GCSE

This document shows you where you can find a range of resources to support your learning and interest of Geography as you make the transition from KS3 to GCSE. Read E-books, online magazines

Fiction: Hidden/Illegal/Stuffed – Miriam Halahmy The Garbage King – Elizabeth Laird Journey to the River Sea – Eva Ibbotson Midnite-The Story of a Wild Colonial Boy – Randolph Snow The Alchemist – Paul Coelho Maniac Magee – Jerry Spinelli The Pearl That Broke Its Shell – Nadia Hashimi The Hate You Give – Angie Thomas Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard – Echo Brown The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian – Sherman Alexie

Non-Fiction: Factfulness – Hans Rosling The Almighty Dollar – Darshini David The Good Immigrant – Nikesh Shukla The Silk Roads: A New History of the World – Peter Frankopan The New Silk Roads: The Present and the Future of the World – Peter Frankopan Planet of Slums – Mike Davis Hungry City: How Food Shapes out Lives – Carolyn Steel Food Fight – Kelly D. Brownell

Watch Films, documentaries

Netflix BBC iPlayer Channel 5 Our Planet (U) Simon Reeve documentaries : 2000 years of history The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (PG) Earth from Space Michael Palin in North Korea The Impossible (12) Equator Pompeii’s Final Hours 2012 (12) Thai Cave Rescue (PG) Earth’s Tropical Islands #Me Too: The Debate Poisoned Water (PG) Race Across the World 72 Dangerous Places to Live (12) Planet Earth/Planet Earth 2 Waterschool (PG) Seven Worlds: One Planet Into the Inferno (12) Sitting in Limbo A Plastic Ocean (PG) Chasing Coral (PG) Blue (PG) Africa (PG) ITV hub Decoding the Weather Machine (PG) Britain Underwater: Fighting Floods

Amazon Prime All4 Earth: The Inside Story Extreme Everest with Ant Middleton Earth Day Japan’s Tsunami Caught on Camera Future Earth World’s Most Extreme Mega Disaster Britain’s Extreme Weather Disaster Diaries Man-made Planet – Earth from Space The World’s Wildest Weather

Listen Podcasts

Ask the Geographer – Royal Geographical Society https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/ask-the-expert-podcasts/

The Economist Podcast https://www.economist.com/podcasts/

IB GP Geography Podcast App https://ibgeogpodcasts.glideapp.io/

Play Online geography games World Geography Games https://world-geography-games.com/

Games4Sustainability https://games4sustainability.org/gamepedia/

Sporcle Geography Quizzes https://www.sporcle.com/games/category/geography Explore The virtual world

Google Beyond the Map – insde the favelas in https://beyondthemap.withgoogle.com/en-us/

Google Expeditions app