Using festivals!

The Geography of Glastonbury'
Focus on Key Concepts:
Place, Space, Scale, Physical and human processes, Geographical enquiry, Geographical and visual literacy, Geographical communication, Environmental interaction and sustainable development

This is a really interesting idea of using music festivals to help students understand geographical issues. Here we can look at the physical aspects of glastonbury but also highlight the human processes which occur.
The ‘Greening Glastonbury' lesson focuses on the impacts that a large scale event, such as Glastonbury, can have on the environment. Students also consider management measures which can be employed to create a more sustainable use of the environment and how environmental impacts may be reduced.
Mud glorious mud!' There has been much publicity regarding flooding at festivals in recent years. Within this lesson, students can interpret photographs and empathise with people caught up in festival flooding. Tasks enable students to investigate and assess the flood risk, at selected festival sites, and produce a flood risk report.
‘Design your own festival!' As a finale to the unit, students are able to utilise many of the skills, vocabulary and knowledge gained from previous lessons to design their own festival. Using decision making skills, students can decide on a suitable location for their festival considering site and situation factors as well as flood risk.