Geography and Thinking Skills
Paul Williams, who teaches in Bangkok, Thailand, has started a weblog which contains ideas for teaching AS and A2 Geography. There are many sites which have ideas and resources for KS3 and 4 groups, but there haven't been many sites catering for the older student (and their teachers)
There are some very good ideas there already.

I have used the Hydrological Cycle Mexican wave sheet and some creative ideas by Ian Murray on teaching the Bid Rent Curve.

Check out the weblog by visiting it HERE, or better still, contribute some of your own ideas to Paul. Will they be as good as my Hjulstrom curve 'Sink or Swim' ? Probably...

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