The 2012 Olympics and East London's Regeneration
DUR: 40 mins
YEAR: 2010 / KS 3-4
Product Code: AFG2
With the 2012 Olympics just round the
corner, this interactive pack explores to what extent the event will
help regenerate London's East End. Students are given a mission and
as journalists discover why cities bid to host mega sporting events
and why London won. They investigate the challenges of staging the
games, design a layout and compare it to the real Olympic Park
designs. They then evaluate how the games will benefit the area
socially, environmentally and economically.
Designed to be adapted for use with interactive whiteboards and PowerPoint presentations.
Download a free interactive sample of the DVD >> Password: Olympics
(How to use: Download and unzip the file. Then click on the 'aiming for gold.swf' file to play the interactive sample. You will need to have or install Adobe Flash Player)
Recommendations/Endorsements
Endorsed by Edexcel for use with their Geography GCSE A and B specifications and for their GCE Geography specification
Mentioned in the OCR sample schemes of work and lesson plans/Teachers Handbook for OCR GCSE Geography A and B 2009 specifications
Testimonials
“Full of really useful material, especially video, and as it can be used across a range of key stages it represents good value.”
Bett Awards 2011
This DVD will be part of the core teaching on this topic. It helps to capture the essence of the place, in a way that will appeal to students. The flexibility is there once again, so that as a teacher you can dip in and out of the resource to meet your requirements in the classroom or show the DVD completely. The resource uses recent information and helps up date the geography DVD collection.
Rachel Atkins,
Head of
Geography, Bristol Grammar School
The judges liked the way it uses a topical focal point – the Olympics – as a central cross- curricular theme. A large number of subjects are integrated, including business. It was appropriate to a variety of ability levels.
They liked the way that role-play was possible in a real event/in real time: to be involved as organiser, promoter, journalist, etc.
It was full of really useful material, especially video. As it could be used across the key stages, it was seen as good value.
They liked the way it promoted collaboration.
Bett Awards 2011, Judges Comments
Suggested exam board specification links
Edexcel |
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| GCSE Spec A | Unit 1 | Sustainable Development |
| Unit 3 | Settlement Change |
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| GCSE Spec B | Unit 2 Topic 3 | Living Spaces |
| Unit 2 Topic 4 | Making a living | |
| Unit 2 Topic 5 | Changing Cities | |
| Unit 3 | Decision Making | |
| iGCSE | Section B Topic 6 | The roles of managers |
| GCE | Unit 2 | Rebranding places |
AQA |
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| GCSE | Spec A Unit 2 | Changing Urban Environments |
| GCSE | Spec B Unit 1 |
urban Environments |
WJEC |
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| GCSE | Spec A Topic 11 |
Retail and Urban Change |
| GCSE | Spec B Theme 1 |
Challenges of Living in a Built Environment |
OCR |
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| GCSE | Spec B Theme 2 |
Population and Settlement |
Related Titles
Regenerating a City: The
re-branding of Glasgow

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