Geography

Lesson title/

Objectives:

Who will win the World Cup?

Brief introduction to development indicators

Using indicators, predict who will win in each group

Syllabus

Link: KS3 South Africa

Starter:

Powerpoint – Who will win?

Watch tv advert for World Cup 2010

Discuss; where it is held, how is that shown, what is important about the world

cup that is promoted in the advert?

Activities:

Discuss what determines the success of a football team – what do they need?

What about from a geographical point of view?

H/O – groups worksheet

Go through education, wealth, healthcare, climate and population (click on

each term to go to the appropriate slide & on the trophy to return)

Give out atlas’ (1 between 2)

Students to complete sheet in groups, then discuss and decide who out of each

group should win (based on geographical predictions!)

Plenary:

Watch the advert for the 2010 World Cup game

How many nations are represented?

Which nations are they?

Homework:

Factfile on British football team?

What are the odds?

Resources

Worksheets – Football groups

Powerpoint – who will win

Student atlas’