This is an ideal starter activity for an introductory Geography lesson for Year 10 as they embark on their GCSEs, or even for Year 12 at the very beginning of the AS course. Like so many of the best ideas, it is incredibly simple. Give each student a plain piece of paper and ask them to design the "Ideal Geographer". They should draw an annotated sketch of what they imagine would make the most effective student of the subject: imagination is key and they can/should push the boundaries of reality! By doing this and encouraging feed back you can facilitate an important discussion and students can begin to develop ideas about what it means to "think like a geographer".For example, their geographer may have the following "adaptations" or devices:- a range of lenses from wide angle to macro so that issues can be viewed from a variety of scales- an in-built sound recorder for recording sound-scapes and people's opinions- a device that turns from a propeller to a drill so they can get above and below ground- a finger tip made of pH paper to test soils, water etc. - a language chip in the brain so they can communicate with people from all over the world- a time-travel device to assess how things have changed in the past and how they may change in the futureYou get the idea... I am sure your students will come up with some weird and wonderful features. So long as they can justify their ideas and the reasons are firmly rooted in Geography, anything goes!