All Around the World – Young Geographer Club, #1 The Rainforest
Mrs. Hilton
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A 5-session Geography class exploring the physical geography of the World’s rainforests through onscreen presentations, quizzes, and hands-on activities.
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 3
The Young Geographer Club encourages young learners to investigate and explore a range of geographical topics from a global perspective. This 5 week class explores the physical geography of the World’s rainforests through onscreen presentations, quizzes, and hands-on activities. Session 1: Rainforests Across the Globe Learners will explore the globe to locate areas of rainforest and make comparisons to other types of forest in other countries. Learners will carry out a case study activity...
This class is taught in English.
> Use geographical resources to locate and map the location of the World’s rainforests > Describe biomes, vegetation and the key aspects of a tropical climate zone > Draw and annotate the key layers of the rainforest > Describe the key animals and plants living in the rainforest
I have taught, as a qualified teacher, in mainstream schools for 20 plus years, and hold a Post Graduate Certificate in Education and a degree in Environmental Science and History. I have extensive experience in delivering classroom-based lessons and online sessions in a range of subjects to students aged 5-16. I currently teach several UK based home educated students who are studying for their GCSE in a range of subjects.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
A certificate of completion is issued at the end of the courseGrades Offered
* Access to a printer - for weekly handouts and supporting resources. These will be posted in the classroom 24 hours before each session. Students should bring plain paper, crayons, pens/pencils, scissors and a gluestick to class. For safety, parents are advised to support students when cutting out the paper templates provided in the classroom. Learners are encouraged to bring atlases and globes to class if they have access to them.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
This lesson uses private link, onscreen clickable resources (content created by the teacher) via the Genial.ly web app (https://genial.ly/). Learners and parents do not require a log in to access the resource. The Privacy policy for the web app can be viewed at https://genial.ly/privacy/ Links will be shared to Google Earth locations.
Rising Star
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(179)
I am a qualified teacher in the UK with over 25 years’ experience, delivering high quality learning content in schools and for online providers. I have extensive experience teaching IT and Digital Technology classes and I love to teach Earth...
Group Class
$18
weekly or $90 for 5 classes1x per week, 5 weeks
45 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-9
2-6 learners per class
