JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020

Presentation information

[J] Oral

O (Public ) » Public

[O-01] Educational Materials of Geoscience in Japan

Sun. Jul 12, 2020 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Ch.2

convener:Takayuki Ogata(Disaster Prevention Research Center for Island Regions, University of the Ryukyus), Shinichi Kawate(Musashi High School), Seiichiro Yamamoto(Okuetsu special education school), Hiroo Nemoto(Ritsumeikan University), Chairperson:Hiroo Nemoto(Ritsumeikan University)

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

[O01-07] The introduction of viewpoint of geoscience in “Integrated Geography

★Invited Papers

*Yasutaka Kogawa1 (1.Okayama Prefectural Tsunami High School)

Keywords:integrated geography, International Geography Olympiad, geoscience

The next curriculum guidelines were announced in March 2018, and “Integrated Geography” of required subject is provided as the new subject of geography for “sustainable society”, and through International Geography Olympiad, International standard such as thought and skill which is cultivated in geographical education is indicated to high school teachers in all over the world. On the other hand, questions that are rarely dealt with in geography education in Japan may appear in the questions. For example, at the Olympiad in Belgrade held in 2017, questions about the "tides" were given to the students. Questions about the factors causing the tide and the mechanism of its occurrence are difficult to students who is not taking a course in geoscience

The author thinks that teaching contents of geoscience develop student’s knowledge and thinking skills in geography class. This presentation report what we are going to consider when we plan the class in “Integrated Geography”.