The presentation is prepared for pre service teacher trainees of Geography subject. it is a brief description of various learning resources or teaching aids which are used in learning and teaching of Geography subjet.
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Learning Resource in Geography
1. Learning Resources in Geography
Suresh.G.Isave,
Associate Professor,
Tilak College of Education, Pune-India
2. Definition
• Learning resources are texts, videos,
software, and other resources that
teachers use to assist students to meet
the expectations for learning defined by
curriculum.
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3. Need and Importance
• To help to enable better understanding
of Geography subject.
• To make concepts clear.
• To create interest in Geography subject
• To frame the geographical attitude.
• To inculcate Geographical values.
• To cultivate the life skills through Geography.
• To make students a global citizen.
• To make students civilized human.
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Map
• Graphic representation, drawn to scale
and usually on a flat surface, of
features—usually geographic, geologic,
or geopolitical—of an area of the Earth
or of any celestial body.
• Elements – title, subtitle, index,
direction, scale etc.
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Use of Physical Map
To show –
Location.
Landforms – mountains, plateau, plains,
depression etc.
Water bodies – Ocean, sea, rivers, lakes.
To explain the relation of climate and
physiography of a particular location.
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Use of Political Map
To show –
Boundaries – local to international.
Villages, Cities and capitals.
Ways – railways, roadways, airways,
waterways.
Location
12. Use of outline map
• When teacher want students focus only on specific
information, she should use and outline map.
• To show a location and boundaries of a region.
• To show distribution of geographical information e.g.
population, rainfall, soils, crops, metals etc.
• To indicate specific physiographic information like
rivers, desert region etc.
• To show the man made environment (Political) like
roads, cities, industries, airport, tourists centers etc.
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Graph
Visual representation of a data set or a
mathematical equation, inequality, or
function to show relationships or
tendencies that these formulas can only
suggest symbolically and abstractly.
14. Types of Graph/Chart
• Line Graph
• Area Graph
• Bar /Column Graph
• Pie chart
• Organization Charts
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Use of Graph
To show climatic data – temperature, rainfall,
humidity.
To show demographic data – population
growth, birth rate, censuses, gender wise, age
wise etc.
Production – crops, minerals, machineries etc
Natural resources – trees, animals etc.
To show changing or static data.
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Pie Chart
• A circular chart divided into triangular areas
proportional to the percentages of the whole.
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
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Use of Pie Chart
To show comparative proportion in a particular
area -
o Natural resources – soil, gas, land-water,
vegetation, animals, minerals etc.
o Human occupation, production of things etc.
o Demographic features.
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Model
Miniature representation of something.
A hypothetical description of a complex entity
or process.
Small scale imitation of real and imaginary
things.
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Use of Model
Eclipses
Volcano
Movement of earth surface
Work of natural agents- wind, water etc.
Dam
Human settlement.
24. Diagram
• Diagram helps students to understand
relation, proportion, process and
visualized nature of a concept.
• Interior of earth, rainfall, weathering etc.
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25. Display Chart
• Big sized chart which can be displayed in the
classroom so student can be touch with
subject during school hours.
• Important key concepts should be made with
students’ help and displayed in a classroom or
corridor.
• E.g. latitude, season, temperature zone,
planetary wind, direction and sub-direction
etc.
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26. Object
• Object gives opportunity
to observe real thing and get first
hand experience.
• e.g. metallic-non metallic objects,
costume or jewelry worn in specific
region, art-craft etc.
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27. Field Trip/Project
• The resource is useful to give real life
experience to students.
• The things which are mentioned in a text
book can be verified by field trip and
projects.
• E.g. – visit to Pot holes at Noghoj, V-
shaped valley at Tahmini, Honeycomb
structure at Harihareshwar etc.
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28. Technology Based Learning Resources
Resources which requires the support of technology
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29. Technology Based Learning Resources
Devices
Smart
phone
Tablet
Laptop/
Notebook
Desktop
Computer
OHP
Television
set
Gaming
Console
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30. Technology Based Learning Resources
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Technology
Based
Games
Apps
Social
Networkin
g sites
Photos/
Video
sharing
site
Blog
Wiki
CAI
Movies
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Off line
• Software – 3D quack, Stellarium, Simulation of
geographical phenomena, spreadsheet,
encyclopaedia etc.
• Educational CDs - Curriculum based,
knowledge based.
• CAI – developed by teachers, researchers etc.
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Online
• Geographical Web sites.
• Social Networking sites.
• Google earth, Google maps.
• You Tube Videos.
• Photo Sharing sites- panoramio, flicker, picasa
etc.
• Images, Articles, Documents, Graphs, Facts
and Figures
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Movie
• Geographical Content in a Story. e.g.- Volcano,
Armageddon, Deep Impact, 2012
• Geographical Location, Physical Features,
Vegetation, Human Life etc. e.g.- Vertical
Limit(K-2), Cliff Hanger (Rockies) Don-new
(Malaysia), Krrish (Singapore), Lord of Rings
(New Zeland), Bond Movies (World), local
Movies for Local Geography.