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Number of lessons: 10
Of Football
Description of the unit: This unit uses the context of football to develop
understand the relationship between GDP and success; describe and explain the
winners and losers of globalisation and describe links between the different parties
involved ; identify racism in football and suggesting ways of preventing this; identify
stereotypes associated with football and begin to describe and explain these and how
they have changed over time; consider how people relate to football that some spaces
are often seen as gendered; describe and explain the location factors of football
stadiums and the impacts of a stadium on the environment and lives of different
people.
Key aspects
Some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: describe the location
Geographical enquiry and skills. Pupils will:
contemporary issues
Communicate appropriately
that
create
the
success; identify the winners and losers of globalisation; recognise some of the ways
racism can occur and offer some ways to prevent racism; identify stereotypical images,
describe how these have changed over time; begin to describe different peoples
perceptions of football; begin to identify some spaces as gendered; identify some
location factors for football a stadium and identify some of the effects of a stadium.
Some pupils will have progressed further and will: describe and explain the
location of World Cup nations, incorporating geographical factors into explanations;
using ICT
of World Cup nations and begin to describe the relationship between GDP and football
distinctive
explain the relationship between wealth and success and identify anomalies; consider
Knowledge and understanding of environmental
the interdependence of the global economy and its effects; identify racism and the
need for education to prevent it; relate changing identities of football to its global
recognise that football is gendered and cite how societys in this; explain human and
of
physical processes interact and influence the location of a stadium and recognise the
character of places
global citizenship
have analysed maps, graphs and data and are familiar with the use of atlases.
1a) Ask geographical questions 1d) Analyse and evaluate evidence and draw and justify conclusions 1e)
Appreciate how peoples values and attitudes, including their own, affect contemporary social,
The Red Card, Lesson 5 Is There a Distinct Set Of Identities Associated With
environmental, economic and political issues, and to clarify and develop their own values and attitudes
about such issues 1f) communicate in ways appropriate to task and audience
Gendered Sport
2a) to use extended geographical vocabulary 2c) to use atlases and globes, and maps and plans at a
range of scales 2f) communicate in different ways, including using ICT, g) decision-making skills
3a) the location of places and environments studied, places and environments in the news and other
significant places and environments 3b) to describe the national, international and global contexts of
Keys skills; Lesson 2 Are The Best Footballing Nations The Richest Nations?;
places studied 3c) to describe and explain the physical and human features that give rise to the distinctive
Lesson 3 Football In A Global World; Lesson 4 Give Racism The Red Card;
character of places 3d) to explain how and why changes happen in places, and the issues that arise from
these changes 3e) to explain how places are interdependent and to explore the idea of global citizenship
4a) describe and explain the patterns of physical and human features and relate these to the character of
places and environments 4b) identify, describe and explain physical and human processes, and their
5a) describe and explain environmental change and recognise different ways of managing it
b) explore the idea of sustainable development and recognise its implications for people, places and
6h) the changing distribution of economic activity and its impact6i i) ways of identifying differences in
development within and between countries 6iii) factors, including interdependence of countries, that
influence development
Future learning
This unit provides students with the skills required for further study at Key
Gross Domestic Product, Correlation, Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC), More Economically
The unit also incorporates key concepts that can be applied to other topics
covered at Key Stage 3 for example The Global Fashion Industry, What Is
Opportunities for developing skills in: speaking and listening; reading; writing
discussion, role play, exposure to different written texts e.g. newspapers, poetry writing, report writing,
Key questions
Learning
Possible teaching
Skills
Resources
Learning
Points to note
objectives
activities
outcomes/
Use a variety of
Use a variety of
Assessment evidence
Indicate possible
skills to be developed
stimulus materials to
address written in a
to the National
learning strategies.
logical sequence.
Curriculum programmes
Activities should be
of pupils attainment in
grouping; extension
designed to investigate
resources to support
geography. How do
generalisations. Strike
learning skills to be
learning.
an appropriate balance
developed.
Curriculum level
learning; ; reminders to
between geographical
objectives identified.
descriptions or syllabus
knowledge; conceptual
Identify differentiate by
assessment grade
misconceptions; key
understanding; skills;
boundaries. Indicate
words;
and values.
Also indicate
characteristics of pupil
possibilities for
homework which
levels/grades.
classroom.
Appendix 26
Future learning
Key questions
Learning objectives
Possible teaching
Skills
Resources
Learning outcomes/
Points to note
1. Is Football A Global
To be able to
activities
Look at football images
Football images on
Assessment evidence
Level 3 students will
Sport?
understand what is
at a range of scales
be adapted to the
ability of students
activities may
therefore not be
nations participating in
as homework
a global sport
Asking geographical
Atlas
questions
Blank world map
Is football related to one
Mapping exercise:
geographical area
maps
describe their
distribution
of evidence, drawing
and justifying
distribution.
conclusions
Communication skills
Data table
Extension tasks
should be set in
anywhere regardless of
Discussion
Support should be
students where
distribution of nations
necessary e.g.
participating in the
provision of writing
writing
Key questions
Learning objectives
Possible teaching
Skills
Resources
Learning outcomes/
Points to note
activities
Students to look at
Developing
Information on football
Assessment evidence
Level 3 students will
Footballing Nations
which success in
football is judged
How do we measure
success in football?
do they vary?
geographical vocabulary
Numeracy
Brainstorm; How do we
wealth of countries?
wealth of individual
measure a countrys
countries is measured
wealth?
clubs according to
If ICT unavailable
winners
measured in terms of
graphs.
Analysing and
evaluating evidence and
ICT - Excel
conclusions
Brainstorm: students
there is or isnt a
correlation between
Does economic
To identify if there is a
development determine
relationship between
football success?
economic development
depends on whether
Cup tournaments.
players.
all students
Pupils look at
be measured in
images/information on
of a nation in football?
influence footballing
success.
in football.
can be measured in
terms of its development
and introduce the
concept of LEDCs and
MEDCs. They will begin
to explain why there is
or isnt a correlation
between football
success and GDP e.g.
the more money a
country has, the more
Key questions
Learning objectives
Possible teaching
Skills
Resources
Learning outcomes/
Points to note
3. Football in a Global
To develop and
activities
Brainstorm: What is
Character cards
Assessment evidence
Level 3 students will
Students to work in
World
understanding of the
globalisation
term globalisation
affect issues
What is globalisation?
Globalisation
is related to football.
map/diagram
affect football?
football. To begin to
boots. Students to
geographical vocabulary
or parties?
the local.
to offer some
To begin to develop an
understanding of the
multinational companies
context of places
and losers of
such as Nike.
studied
globalisation in the
effects of globalisation.
context of football?
and equipment.
are interdependent
linked.
Citizenship
globalisation with
regards to football.
a profit to football
Discussion
four
make them a
winner/loser of
globalisation and
suggest how this might
be changing. E.g. Nike
employs you as it is an
multinational company
with manufacturing
taking place in countries
with low cost labour. As
labour is cheaper their
costs are lower and
profits greater. This
means Nike continues
to dominate sports
manufacturing.
However, legislation
such as fair trade
means workers should
receive a fair wage for
their work.
Key questions
Learning objectives
Possible teaching
Skills
Resources
Learning outcomes/
activities
Students to read
Literacy skills
Footballers stories on
Assessment evidence
Level 3 students will
Red Card
footballers experiences
racism
of racism and to
Points to note
the different
experiences of racism in
geographical spaces in
Statements on tackling
racism
some suggestions as to
sport?
which it occurs
affect issues
To begin to develop an
racist.
be prevented?
understanding of the
statements on how to
effective ways of
preventing racism in
to group in order of
football.
issues
occurs in a number of
Students to reflect on
Discussion
particularly effective
of football as a global
idea of football as a
matches, violence
outside of matches.
to tackle racism?
in delivering strong
political messages.
would be an effective
racism can be
to deliver messages
be effective e.g. by
racism.
making an example of
racist behaviour by
banning racist
supporters.
Level 7 students will
identify that racism can
occur in a variety of
ways in sport and may
suggest ideas such as
the make up of
managerial/administrativ
e team. They describe
and explain positive
effects of some
preventative measures
but identify some of the
problems with these and
suggest alternative
solutions.
Key questions
Learning objectives
Possible teaching
activities
Students to list different
of identities
stereotypes associated
associated with
with football
football?
Skills
Resources
Learning outcomes/
Video/images of
Assessment evidence
Level 3 students will
stereotypes associated
can think of
affect contemporary
stereotypes related to
issues
hooligans, footballers
Points to note
Students to look at
What identities do we
of football identities
changing images of
Newspaper
football?
time.
headlines/articles on
changed. In groups
issues
football
To develop an
understanding of the
changed.
wives.
stereotypes, particularly
Show images/video
clips of stereotypical
images e.g. hooligans,
Citizenship
Literacy
footballers wives,
the underlying
celebrity-style players.
of such identities?
messages created by
images/stereotypes.
students ideas?
Students to discuss in
What do certain
identities represent?
been created.
celebrities which
Textual Analysis
which go on to reinforce
denotation, connotation
and myth.
text.
Level 7 students will
describe and explain
how and why football
identities have changed
over time and make
links between ideas e.g.
as football has become
a global sport,
footballers are known on
Key questions
Learning objectives
Possible teaching
Skills
Resources
Learning outcomes/
activities
Poetry analysis.
Literacy
3 5 Football poems:
Assessment evidence
Level 3 students will
mean to us?
peoples perceptions of
football space.
To communicate in
versions
different ways
perceive football?
Points to note
different people.
Analytical skills
football.
football.
To begin to recognise
viewpoints on football
perceptions different?
how different
experiences in such
experience of
spaces formulate
football/football space
perspective about
different perceptions
of football.
mean to you?
experience of football
relate to football.
own perceptions of
football.
different spaces
mentioned. They will
acknowledge that the
authors different
experiences of football
have affected their view
of football e.g. associate
football stadium with
winning.
Key questions
Learning objectives
Possible teaching
Skills
Resources
Learning outcomes/
7. Is Football A
To consider which
activities
Students to study
Assessment evidence
Level 3 students will
Gendered Sport?
appropriate to women
affect contemporary
Information on football
and why?
issues
spaces
feminine or masculine.
Is football a masculine
sport?
masculine or more
feminine and give
Points to note
reasons why.
football
Numeracy/data handling
be considered male
and what areas are
To begin to develop an
contribute to football
understanding of how
gendering of football is
being gendered?
football is considered
attracting female
players/spectators.
manifests itself in
various spaces.
house. Students to
Communication skills
suggest ways of
To consider ways of
and spectators
solved.
to factors such as
coverage and provision
of sport. They will
suggest how and why
gendering of football
may be overcome but
also suggest the
limitations of these
measures.
Key questions
Learning objectives
Possible teaching
Skills
Resources
Learning outcomes/
8.
Germany 2006:
activities
Students to look at map
Ask geographical
Map of Germany
Assessment evidence
Level 3 students will
What factors
of Germany and
questions
influence the
stadiums
Stadiums
location of a
stadium?
in Germany.
geographical vocabulary
Germany to include
features of each
other physical/human
Points to note
justify conclusions
Stadium areas.
features
characteristics e.g.
at a range of scales
stadium?
football stadium
Key questions
Learning objectives
Possible teaching
Skills
Resources
Learning outcomes/
Points to note
9.
Is the Leipzig
activities
Look at map of area.
Ask geographical
Map of Leipzig
Assessment evidence
Level 3 students will
Students to work in
Zentralstadion a
economic and
questions
sustainable
environmental impacts
development
of the Leipzig
on local area?
Zentralstadion
What are the effects of a
To begin to understand
information on Leipzig
justify conclusions
Zentralstadion
development
Zentralstadion a
and environmental
affect contemporary
sustainable
to sustain the
issues.
development?
Is it a sustainable
To consider if the
development?
Leipzig Zentralstadion is
sustainable.
issues
geographical vocabulary
sustainability?
different views on
Literacy
In groups discuss
whether Leipzig
Numeracy
Zentralstadion is
sustainable giving
pitch.
Discussion
reasons why.
creation of jobs is
beneficial for the area;
Communication
Citizenship
transportation which is
damaging to the
environment.
Level 7 students will
describe and explain the
impacts of the stadium.
They will recognise that
the development of this
stadium will have
various impacts and that
these may lead to
conflicts between
different groups. They
will identify that specific
Key questions
Learning objectives
Possible teaching
Skills
Resources
Learning outcomes/
Points to note
activities
Decision-making task:
Scenario
Assessment evidence
Level 3 students will
Students to complete
Levelled Assessment:
Where should we
a football stadium.
justify conclusions
homework.
Map of locations
of each site.
affect contemporary
might arise
issues.
Students to also
Information on locations
Report writing frame
ICT opportunity: a
location is sustainable.
reports.
To examine how
Limited geographical
each site?
sustainable a suggested
vocabulary is used.
location is.
Which site would be the
most sustainable
To consider current
development?
decision
issues
geographical vocabulary
physical features of
promoting womens
football and tackling
begin to show an
understanding that the
Numeracy
racism?
building of a stadium
can change the
Discussion
Communication
Citizenship
Report writing
Level 7 students will
Literacy
Map skills