Welcome to the GEM - Geography Education Matters! A useful resource for the Singapore Geography Teacher Community!
[12082026] Are you part of the 370 Geography teachers on Markly yet?
Markly is your handy AI marking assistant for level descriptor questions. Batch-mark responses in minutes, just in time for the Term 3 crunch. Exclusive to Geography teachers only, try it now!
Markly is accessible at https://markly.moe.edu.sg/
[300726] Whales Up Close (WUC) & Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey (CMBS) 2 Teacher Preview Sessions
Join the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) for a special preview of two new multi-year education programmes:
Whales Up Close (WUC) is a new education programme focusing on whales and marine mammals. Starting from 2027, the programme will offer a range of opportunities for schools and educators, including school workshops, outreach booths, teacher training sessions, Museum-in-a-Box resources, student training, and public and school talks.
CMBS 2 Education Programme is a new multi-year marine education initiative that brings marine science closer to students and educators through self-guided learning resources, education workshops, awareness and assembly talks, and outreach activities. The programme will also feature an educational suitcase with hands-on activities and specimen-based learning, which will be available for schools to borrow.
Teacher Preview Sessions
17, 18, 19 or 20 November 2026
2 PM–5 PM
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, NUS
If you are interested in attending, please register your interest via the form below. You will be asked to indicate your preferred date, and we will follow up with further details and confirmation of your session.
Whales Up Close & CMBS 2 Teacher Preview Sessions: Register Your Interest – Fill out form
[010426] Geography Factsheets and Geography Digest
New Geography Factsheets have been uploaded as of 25 March 2026!
To access past Geography Factsheets, visit this page!
New Geography Digest – Penang Special Issue (Uploaded as of 25 March 2026)
2026 Foreword - Troubled Waters, Emerging Currents: Charting Water Futures in Penang, Malaysia
2026 Article 1 - Remote Sensing Applications in Water Management in Malaysia: A Focus on Penang
2026 Article 2 - Coastal Connections: Integrating Urban Growth with Marine Conservation in Penang
To access past Geography Digest issues, visit this page!
[270326]: Geography Teaching Notes [GTN] & Explainer Video Link
The Geography Teaching Notes is developed by the Geography Unit at CPDD to support the implementation of a revised syllabus. It aims to provide teachers with clearer guidance on the suggested scope of content delivery and practical applications, explain the key concepts, and suggest examples that illustrate the prescribed learning content and/or conceptual ideas. These notes are mainly crafted using the reference books provided to schools, and additional resources used or for use are indicated in the footnotes and at the end of the document.
Please access the links in the file to the various explainer videos created by CPDD for your use.
[190326]: 2026 IGU–CGE Conference: Calling for participants and presenters
Join geography educators and researchers from around the world at Chulalongkorn University to explore bold ideas on education and sustainability.🌏
Conference Theme: Educating for Sustainability: Integrating Geographical and Interdisciplinary Knowledge, Practice and Innovation
Interested in sharing your ideas? They’re calling for abstracts for paper or poster presentations from geography educators, researchers, and practitioners.
🔗 Discover more about the conference via the link here.
🗞️ For more details on the call for abstracts, click on the link here.
[090326]: Fieldwork in Geography
Huge congratulations to our brilliant Dr Tricia Seow for her fantastic entry in The Encyclopedia of Human Geography! She has written a chapter on Fieldwork in Geography, which celebrates fieldwork as geography's signature pedagogy, including special recognition of the wonderful work done by our Geography fraternity. Thank you for your contribution!
The pdf of this chapter can be found online at The Encyclopedia of Human Geography | Springer Nature Link. A downloadable version can also be found at GYWiki.
[130226]: Earth Alive Inter-School Challenge 2026: Register Now!
The Earth Alive Inter-School Challenge is a geography-themed competition organised by the Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) at NTU Singapore and Science Centre Singapore. The Challenge aims to expand talent development in Geography in Singapore by engaging youth on natural hazards and climate change, and we are pleased to announce that registration for this year’s Earth Alive Inter-School Challenge is now open.
Schools can register a maximum of 2 teams consisting of up to 4 students from any level.
Registrations close on 25 March 2026, Wednesday, or when there are 32 participating teams.
The Earth Alive Inter-School Challenge consists of 3 missions over 2 events:
1. Webinar with Scientists
Date: 30 March, Monday
Time/duration: Late afternoon, approximately 1 hour
Mission #1 (short video) will be announced during the Webinar.
2. Challenge Finale
Date: 20 April, Monday
Time/duration: Half-day event starting at 12.00pm, with on-site registration starting at 11.00am (TBC)
Location: Science Centre Singapore
Mission #2 (quiz and case study) and Mission #3 (Dynamic Earth Games stations) will take place at Science Centre Singapore. Points will be combined with points from Mission #1 (short video) to determine an overall winner. The winning team will be announced at the prize presentation ceremony on the same day.
More information can be found here and additional details will be shared closer to the event dates via email.
If you have any further queries, contact yasmin.mb@ntu.edu.sg.
[060226]: Fieldwork on Marine Ecosystems - 2026 run
Sign up here!
[291225]: Common Last Topics for 2026-2027
The list of Common Last Topics (CLTs) for 2026-2027 is now published on OPAL 2.0!
[261225]: New Geography Factsheets have been uploaded!
503. The Los Angeles Wildfires of January 2025
504. The Impacts of Glacier Melting on Society
505. Investigating Local Renewables: Part 2 - Wind-Energy Projects
506. Desalination: A Solution for Water Insecurity?
507. Ethnicity and Identity Diversity in the UK
508. Demographic Deficit or Dividend? The Impact of Changing Population Dynamics
To access past Geography Factsheets, visit this page!
[090525] Supporting Geography Students with Diverse Needs
Want to make your Geography lessons more inclusive and accessible, and cater to the diverse needs of your students?
Try creating lesson ideas and resources with the Inclusive Lesson Assistant (ILA) for Geography!
Log in with your schools.gov.sg or moe.edu.sg email address via https://go.gov.sg/inclusivegeog
The Geography Student-Initiated Learning (SIL) microsite provides curated digital resources to support students' growth as self-directed, passionate and lifelong learners.
Students can explore Geography-related topics that interest them through videos, interactive sites, podcasts, curated articles and SLS modules.
Access our Geography SIL microsite here: https://go.gov.sg/gysil. Feel free to share this microsite with your students. New resources will be updated in January and June yearly!
The following assessment support materials have been published on GYWiki:
Please click on the above links to access the materials.
How can students appreciate the complexities of land use planning to achieve sustainable urban development in Singapore?
Curated in line with the syllabus content of Geography in Everyday Life and Singapore clusters, this 3-hour workshop facilitated by City Sprouts can bring these abstract concepts to life!
Find out more about the programme details here, in particular slides 22-33.
The following assessment support materials have been published on GYWiki:
Please click on the above links to access the materials.
Here are some suggested lesson plans for the newly launched Climate Change Card Game for Upper Sec Geography (G2 and G3).
Click on the links below for the suggested Upper Secondary Geography G2 and G3 lesson plans that use 'Getting to 0' card game for students to learn more about climate change responses.
All secondary schools in Singapore will receive 10 sets of this card game by end April 2025.
The following two assessment support materials have been published on GYWiki.
Please click on the links to access the exemplars.
Exemplar 9 - G3 Express GIEL Tourism WA _Question Paper
Exemplar 9 - G3 Express GIEL and Tourism _Mark Scheme
The following two assessment support materials have been published on GYWiki.
Please click on the links to access the exemplars.
Exemplar 7 - G3 / Express Geography in Everyday Life and Tectonics
The following two assessment support materials have been published on GYWiki.
Please click on the links to access the exemplars.
A resource useful for the topic on Forests has been shared. This resource is a video from a NParks playlist that may also be suitable for use in your classroom.
Please access the lesson material and suggested use case shared on OPAL - GYWiki.
We invite you to share your lesson materials using this simple form.
The following two assessment support materials have been published on GYWiki.
Please click on the links to access the exemplars.
Resources useful for planning and conducting fieldwork for the Lower Secondary syllabus have been updated!
Links to register for various places to conduct fieldwork has been added.
Please access the LSG resources here.
[180124] Community Resource for LSG - Housing
A member of our Geography fraternity has shared some resources for use to spark curiosity and discussion about Housing. Thank you Firdaus! He has shared an op-ed article about void decks as well as 2 videos.
Please access the community resource here.
[130124] Updates to FAQ [Upper Sec Geo]
There have been updates to the FAQs for Upper Sec Geography on OPAL - GYWiki.
Please find the FAQs at this link.
[120124 Updates to TLG and TLS for LSG and USG
The updated versions of the Teaching and Learning Syllabuses and Teaching and Learning Guides for both Lower and Upper Secondary Geography have been updated and are available on the Geography Wiki page on OPAL.
[120124] Community Resource for LSG - Transport Systems
This resource, a resource kit from the LTA, has been shared and has been found suitable for use for Lower Secondary, Transport Systems. In addition, a lesson suggestion has also been offered to show the possibility of using this resource kit for your lessons.
Please access the community resource here and a teaching suggestion here.
[110124] Community Resource for USG - Singapore Cluster
This resource, a storymap, has been shared and has been found suitable for use for Upper Secondary, Singapore Cluster. In addition, a lesson suggestion has also been offered to show the possibility of using this storymap for your lessons.
Please access the community resource here.
An exemplar for fieldwork on the needs of elderly has been published on GYWiki.
Please access the document here!
The following assessment support materials have been published on GYWiki:
Development, Economy and Environment
Sustainable Future and Climate Change
Please access these documents here.
To facilitate the sharing and pooling together of schools' Mid-Year Weighted Assessments and J1 Promotional Exam papers. This is so as to better support one another in the development of learning resources/materials for our respective students. Click here!
The most updated versions of the TLS and TLG have been uploaded onto GYWIKI.
Please access these documents here.
The following assessment support materials have been published on GYWiki.
Please click on the following links to access the materials.
Structured Question 1 - Fieldwork - Use of Reusable Cups
This half-day workshop, facilitated by CPDD, prepares teachers for the implementation of the 2023 H1/H2 Geography Syllabuses. Participants will learn to: (i) develop question papers according to the scheme of assessment and prescribed syllabus content; (ii) craft mark schemes that indicate the marking approach, range of acceptable answers and mark allocation; and (iii) apply mark schemes to assess students’ answers.
Course date: 5th March 2024
Registration closing date: 20 Feb 2024
Sign up on OPAL using this link.
Resources useful for Topics - Environment and Resources, Cities in a Sustainable Future for H1 and H2 Geography have been shared. This NParks playlist may also be suitable for other levels of study and other clusters.
Please access the resources here.
[110124] New Content MLUs on OPAL
2 new content MLUs, "How do human activities accelerate or decelerate climate change through feedback processes?' and "What is the influence of human activities on the global carbon cycle?' have been published in OPAL!
Access via OPAL or H2 Scope and Sequence at https://go.gov.sg/preugeog!