Success with AEGIS – Basic Kit

16th April 2011

Helen Young

The plan

To create a teacher-friendly solution to the new GIS requirements in the National Curriculum and Exam Specifications

To enable teachers of all skill-levels to deliver GIS:

To provide a complete package to teachers who have no experience of GIS.

To offer a helping hand to those teachers who

can confidently use AEGIS, but do not have the time to put their own lessons together.

The lessons

A range of interesting topics…

…covering all aspects of the KS3 and KS4 curriculum

The lesson plans

The student book

Introductory pages show how to get started:

The student book

Each lesson has background information and clear student instructions:

The student book

Integrated help boxes provide student support throughout the activities:

The student response sheets

Printable worksheets for student responses:

The answers

Detailed answer sheets to make marking easier

The assessment

The skills grid allows students to self and peer assess their skill levels and progression

The package

Student book:• Introduction to GIS• Supporting information about each topic/lesson• Scaffolded instructions to work through the activities• Glossary pages• Hints on how to go further with GIS

Teachers book:• Teacher introduction to GIS• Summary of the nine lessons• National Curriculum/Exam Specification matrix •CDrom containing:

• Light Edition AEGIS • Nine AEGIS files to use with the lessons• Full lesson plans• Student response sheets for each activity• Teachers answer sheets• GIS skills assessment sheet