Teaching Resources
We are offering a new set of teaching resources aimed to support the study of key geographical themes at GCSE and A level. We are focusing on three key geographical topics for which Morocco provides an excellent country case study: Hot Deserts, Development and Resources. We intend to add to these in the forthcoming months.
Home Learning
This unit of work has been designed to support students in Years 7, 8 or 9 to learn about the impact that a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) ‘Education For All Morocco’ is having not only upon the education of secondary school aged girls in rural communities in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco but also on the wider community and society as a whole.
Education For All Morocco 1
Unit includes:
- Information on the education of girls around the world
- A fact file on Morocco
- Background notes to a short 7-minute video
- Worksheet
- Guidance for teachers/parents/carers
- Glossary
- FAQ
Education For All Morocco 2
Unit includes:
- Support for Primary & Secondary school teachers and their pupils / students, to support the transition of pupils from Yr6 into Yr7
- A Fact File about: the geography of Morocco as well as information about both tourism and education in Morocco
- Activities to compare and contrast your life (wherever you live in the world) and the lives of young people in Morocco and particularly those who live in the Atlas Mountains
- A study of the development of a village (Imlil) into a major tourist destination and the impact (both positive and negative) that this can bring
Post-16 Teaching Resources
This collection of teaching resources, written and researched by Simon Ross and Stephanie Buckland, focuses on key topics in the new post-16 specifications. They are arranged by topic and location, providing teachers and students with background information and suggested field activities, many of which could form the basis for individual investigations. The resources are richly supported by photos and statistical information where available.
Background to Morocco
Included modules:
- Population
- Economy
- Energy - including NOOR Solar Plant
- Climate
- Biodiversity
- Water
- Culture
Urban Studies: Marrakech
Included modules:
- Resources and student activities
- Background to Marrakech
- Fieldwork tasks
- Djemma el-Fna land use map
- Wideworld article
- Marrakech Water Museum
Changing Places: Imlil Valley
Included modules:
- Resources and student activities
- Changing Places
- Imlil maps
- Rural Settlement in the High Atlas
- Agriculture in the High Atlas
- Annuaire statistique du tourisme
- Photo gallery
The Water Cycle in Imlil Valley
Included modules:
- Resources and student activities
- The water cycle in the Imlil Valley
- Field sketch view from Kasbah du Toubkal
- Water balance in the Rehraya catchment
- Rivers and flooding in the High Atlas
- Water cycle field investigations
- Imlil Valley map
- PhD Thesis Rehraya River
- Marrakech Water Museum
The Carbon Cycle in Imlil Valley
Included modules:
- Resources and student activities
- Carbon cycle in the Imlil Valley
- Field sketch view from Kasbah du Toubka
- Carbon cycle field investigations
Climate Change in the High Atlas
Article:
By Dr Benjamin Bell and the Leverhulme Trust Research Team, The University of Manchester
