Software for the Geography QCA Scheme of Work

This list is provided to suggest good software that will support the QCA Scheme of work for Geography at Key Stages 1 & 2. It is not mandatory and it is acknowledged that there are other software titles that will cover the scheme equally well.

See also our ICT and Geography pages for website and other resources

General Geography Resources

Let’s Go with Katy Modules 1-3 (SCET)
Designed to develop pupils` understanding of the concepts of left, right, orientation and bearings, Katy guides pupils through a variety of situations that take place in a graphically rich environment.
Exploring Maps (Granada Learning
Mapping Skills (Soft Teach)
Badger Trails (Sherston)
Badger Trails is a simulation adventure that encourages the use of critical thinking skills whilst engrossing pupils in an exciting multimedia experience.
Captain Co-ordinate and the Lost Dinosaur Egg (Sherston)
Comprises od seven fully narrated, engaging activities designed to develop geography, numeracy and ICT skills.
Map Detectives (Sherston)
Iintroduces the use of maps and plans in real life situations which include O.S. style, road, street and underground maps.

Unit 1 Around our school – the local area

Local Studies (Soft Teach)
Children draw their own local maps and attach information and pictures to them using map data available from Ordnance Survey.
Map Importer (Soft Teach)
Map Importer is designed for use with Local Studies but can also be used on its own.
Geography and History (Granada Learning)
My World Compilation

Unit 3 An island home

Geography and History (Granada Learning)
My World Compilation

Unit 4 Going to the Seaside

Talking Topics (Sherston)
6 talking and animated books
Ace Monkey’s At the Seaside (Birchfield Interactive)
Ideal for helping children to understand how seaside places have evolved over time.
Primary Explorer - Seaside (Edu Tech Systems)
Designed for use with an interactive whiteboard or data projector.
Bucket and Spade (Sherston)
Numeracy CD covering almost every aspect of KS1 shape and space work.
Let's Go To The Seaside (Inclusive Technology)

Unit 5 Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?

Where in the World is Barnaby Bear? (Sherston)
Volume 200 Where in the World? (Keynotes Education)
Photographs of Barnaby all over the world
My First Amazing World Explorer (Dorling Kindersley)
The Oxford Infant Atlas (Oxford)
Smudge Discovers the World (Storm)

Unit 7 Weather around the world

All About Weather and Seasons (Semerc)
Learn all about the weather and how it effects what we wear, what we eat and the games we play.
Weather (Heinemann Explore)
Contains maps, animations, satellite pictures, weblinks and differentiated text.

Unit 8 Improving the Environment

Ace Monkey’s On the Environment (Birchfield Interactive)
Topics include Pollution, Changes in the environment, Man-made and natural environments, Recycling and conservation, Good and bad places, What is the environment and Different habitats.
Environment (Heinemann Explore )
Contains maps, animations, satellite pictures, weblinks and differentiated text.
Environ Goes Composting (E and E Software)
Adventures of Environ (E and E Software)

Unit 9 Village Settlers

Local Studies (Soft Teach)
Children draw their own local maps and attach information and pictures to them using map data available from Ordnance Survey.
Map Importer (Soft Teach)
Map Importer is designed for use with Local Studies but can also be used on its own.
Heinemann Explore Settlements

Unit 10 A Village in India

Village Life in India (Cambridge University Press)
Saira’s Life in Lakhabawal (Dave Knowles Films)
Can also be used for Citizenship, ICT, RE and Earth Science work.
Take me to Chembakolli (Action Aid)

Unit 11 Water

Geography Worksheets - Water (Virtual Image)
This CD includes Teachers` Notes, Key Facts, Multiple Choice Worksheet, Labelling Worksheet and ordering Worksheet.
Water (Heinemann Explore)
Contains maps, animations, satellite pictures, weblinks and differentiated text.
 

Unit 14 Investigating Rivers

Rivers (Ransom)
Riverside Explorer (Ordnance Survey)
Rivers (Heinemann Explore)
Smudge Discovers the World (Storm)
Primary Explorer - (Edu Tech Systems)
Allows children to explore and understand rivers from the safety of the classroom. Includes high quality photographs, interactive activities, lesson plans and worksheets.

Unit 17 Global Eye

Wake Up World! (Anglia)
Made in partnership with Oxfam and based upon the highly successful children`s book, this program provides cross-curricular activities for Key Stage One pupils.

Unit 23 Investigating coasts

ClipBank Coasts: Landforms & Management (4Learning)
Coasts (Matrix Multimedia)
Twenty-seven high quality photographs illustrate a range of coastal landforms and features with hidden hotspots to encourage student investigation.
Primary Explorer - Coasts (Edu Tech Systems)
Follows the KS2 QCA scheme of work for Geography. Shows teachers how to use the interactive whiteboard in Geography and centres on Mounts Bay and the Penwith Peninsula.

Unit 24 Passport to the world

Worldwise (Sherston)
Oxford Talking Infant Atlas (Oxford)
Become a British Isles Explorer (Dorling Kindersley)
Become a World Explorer (Dorling Kindersley)
My First Amazing World Explorer (Dorling Kindersley)
Smudge Discovers the World (Storm)

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