Lesson 1: Where in the world is India and what do we already know?
First Task - Download the Incredible India Workbook - either the PDF or PowerPoint version
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Starter: (3 minutes)
Read over the instructions for each task you are to complete for Lesson 1. This will help you to focus on the information you will need as you go through the independent research links and videos. Note: To show your work for each lesson, you must complete one of the following: 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to ClassCharts. 2) Print off the PDF file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to ClassCharts. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to ClassCharts. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task. |
Task 1: (2 minutes)
Mind map! Write down everything you know and associate with India. Stuck? Think about food, places, people, films, climate etc. Task 2: (3 minutes) Watch this video and using a different coloured pen, add more ideas to your mind map that you hadn't included before. Stuck? Think about companies, the economy, business investment. Task 3: (5 minutes) Using these maps (PDF or PowerPoint), write a geographical description of the location of India. Stuck? Include bordering countries, continent, direction from the UK, surrounding oceans. |
Task 4: (5 minutes)
You will find some data from a questionnaire here, in a PDF or PowerPoint. You have 5 minutes to pick 2 questions from the data and research - are the majority of people correct or is their knowledge incorrect? Task 5: (20 minutes) Using the two questions you have researched, you must now create a graph for each question to present the results. You must complete 2 different types of graph (spending 10 minutes on each one) e.g. bar graph, pie chart. Task 6: (5 minutes) Now you have completed your graphs, describe and explain what people's knowledge of India is like. Are the majority of people correct? Why is this the case? How can we improve our knowledge? Plenary: (2 minutes) Has your knowledge of India improved? What questions do you still have about this topic? |
Lesson 2: What are the human and physical features of India?
Starter: (3 minutes)
Read over the instructions for each task you are to complete for Lesson 2. This will help you to focus on the information you will need as you go through the independent research links and videos. Note: To show your work for each lesson, you must complete one of the following: 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to ClassCharts. 2) Print off the PDF file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to ClassCharts. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to ClassCharts. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task. |
Task 1: (5 minutes)
Watching this video, complete the table in your workbook with all the human and physical features in India that you can see. Task 2: (15 minutes) Using these maps (PDF or PowerPoint), you must now create your own version of a physical map of India. Use the tick list in your work book to guide you. Task 3: (15 minutes) Using these maps (PDF or PowerPoint), you must now add to your physical map the human features of India. Use the tick list in your work book to guide you. |
Task 4: (5 minutes)
Using your physical & human map that you have created, you now need to describe and explain what it shows. Where are the main features located? (Remember to use compass points). Why are these features located here? Think about where your major cities are. Why are they here? Why are some parts of India much more heavily populated than others? Some of your physical features may be able to explain this! Plenary: (2 minutes) What do you think is the most important factor influencing where the cities in India have developed? |
Lesson 3: What is the monsoon season and how does it impact India?
Starter: (3 minutes)
Read over the instructions for each task you are to complete for Lesson 3. This will help you to focus on the information you will need as you go through the independent research links and videos. Note: To show your work for each lesson, you must complete one of the following: 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to ClassCharts. 2) Print off the PDF file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to ClassCharts. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to ClassCharts. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task. |
Task 1: (15 minutes)
As you watch the video, pause and answer the questions in your work book on how the monsoon develops across India. Task 2: (10 minutes) Use the climate graph in your work book to complete the data table showing the temperature and precipitation for each month in Shillong, India. Remember, the red line = temperature, blue bars = precipitation. Check you are reading the correct axis for each part! |
Task 3: (10 minutes)
Watching video 1 and video 2,note down all the impacts of the monsoon season - remember these can be positive or negative! Use three different colours for social, economic and environmental. Plenary: (7 minutes) Now you have seen the videos, you must make a decision on what you think is the most significant impact of the monsoon rains in India. Is it the social, economic or environmental impacts? Why have you chosen these impacts in particular? |
Lesson 4: Has globalisation been positive or negative for India?
Starter: (3 minutes)
Read over the instructions for each task you are to complete for Lesson 4. This will help you to focus on the information you will need as you go through the independent research links and videos. Note: To show your work for each lesson, you must complete one of the following: 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to ClassCharts. 2) Print off the PDF file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to ClassCharts. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to ClassCharts. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task. |
Task 1: (5 minutes)
Watch this video. Then write down your own definition of what globalisation is. Can you give some specific examples of it? Task 2: (25 minutes) Read through the 5 interviews, either PDF or Word Document, and complete the table in your work book. Using the interviews think about the positive impacts of globalisation on them and their jobs and the negative impacts. Aim to spend 5 minutes on each interview/person. |
Task 3: (10 minutes)
Who is most and least happy about globalisation? Using the washing line, place your 5 interviewees into order from most to least happy about globalisation happening in India. Remember, this is your own opinion. You must then write an explanation of why you have placed them in that order. Plenary: (2 minutes) Overall, do you think globalisation is a positive or a negative thing? You must justify your answer by giving evidence. |
Lesson 5: How has globalisation impacted India's importance in the world?
Starter: (3 minutes)
Read over the instructions for each task you are to complete for Lesson 5. This will help you to focus on the information you will need as you go through the independent research links and videos. Note: To show your work for each lesson, you must complete one of the following: 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to ClassCharts. 2) Print off the PDF file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to ClassCharts. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to ClassCharts. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task. |
Task 1: (5 minutes)
Use this video to create a mind map of why India is increasing in importance within the world. Task 2: (5 minutes) In your work book, there are 8 different statements about globalisation in India. You must categorise them into:
Task 3: (5 minutes) Looking at the images of different MNCs in India (PDF or PowerPoint), how do they cater for their Indian customers? How do they appeal to the local people? How is it different form the UK version? |
Task 4: (10 minutes)
Using either the PDF or PowerPoint, you need to categorise how India attracts international business. Sort them into social, economic or political factors. Once you have done this, in your work book, you will need to organise them into a diamond 9, deciding how important you think each factor is to India. Task 5: (10 minutes) Using the PDF or Word Document, you need to categorise the impacts of globalisation into positive or negative impacts. STRETCH? Now organise them into: social, economic, environmental or political. Plenary: (7 minutes) Now you ave investigated globalisation in India and how it has impacted the country, you must now decide what you think is the most important factor influencing India's success and explain why. Is it the well educated, young population? Is it international investment? Or is it something else? |
Lesson 6: What future challenges does India face?
Starter: (3 minutes)
Read over the instructions for each task you are to complete for Lesson 6. This will help you to focus on the information you will need as you go through the independent research links and videos. Note: To show your work for each lesson, you must complete one of the following: 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to ClassCharts. 2) Print off the PDF file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to ClassCharts. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to ClassCharts. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task. |
Task 1: (5 minutes)
Using the graph, describe and explain the changes in the Indian population since 1950. Give specific figures from the graph in your answer. STRETCH? What is projected to happen to the population in the future? Are different age groups predicted to change at different rates? Task 2: (5 minutes) Think about the changes you have seen on the above graph, especially the changes in some particular age groups of the population. Make a mind map of the all the impacts you can think of of this population change within India. STRETCH? Organise into social, economic and environmental. |
Task 3: (10 minutes)
As you can see from the graph, the age group 25-64 has had the biggest increase. This will result in lots of people hunting for jobs. Many people move to the city in the hope of finding work, however, it is rarely that simple. Watch the video and note down all the impacts of this mass migration to India's cities. Task 4: (5 minutes) Using these maps, write a geographical description of the location of Mumbai within India. Remember to include compass directions and other main locations. Task 5: (10 minutes) One of the impacts of mass migration into the city is the construction of slums. Watch the video to see what life is like in the slums. Note down what some of the main issues are within the slum. Plenary: (7 minutes) What is your opinion on the slum? What is their quality of life like? Think about it from their perspective rather than your own. Do you think the slum is a problem? If you do, who is the slum a problem for? |
Lesson 7: Incredible India Assessment Task
Starter: (3 minutes)
Review what you should know about India by clicking on this assignment on Seneca Learning. Note: To show your work for each lesson, you must complete one of the following: 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to ClassCharts. 2) Print off the PDF file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to ClassCharts. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to ClassCharts. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task. |
Task 1: (5 minutes)
You are going to create a special 'pull out' section for National Geographic about all you now know about India. Click here for your instruction sheet to guide your assignment. Read through this first. Task 2: (30 minutes) In your 'pull out' you must include the following: 1) An introduction that includes the main physical and human features of India and you must include either a digital or sketch map of the country, which helps to locate it in the world. 2) You must write at least 1 paragraph to explain how the UK is connected to India. Think about culture, foods, travel, politics when exploring the connections. 3) You must explain how globalisation has affected people in India (positives and negatives are expected). 4) You need to describe the population of India - how multicultural the place is, how wealth is unevenly spread, and how people in India view the changes that are taking place in India today. 5) You must summarise the challenges facing the country in the future - think about pollution, inequality, political tensions with China and Pakistan when covering this part of the 'pull out'. Spend task 2 researching, taking notes and then planning each section for your assessment. |
Task 3: (22 minutes)
Create your 'pull-out' article. When you have finished, check the assessment grid to ensure you are achieving in line with your target grade or above. Plenary: Send your completed assessment work to your teacher via email or upload your completed work to the relevant ClassCharts blended learning assignment. |