Population Pyramids - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

Students will start by conducting a formative assessment on their previous learning of Asia and key geographical concepts. Students will be introduced to the core concept and key features of the population pyramid, this will set the ground work for the rest of the lesson. Then they are to watch a quick video (link in powerpoint) over what population pyramids are and their 3 phases.
Students are then to identify the features of two separate population pyramids in Asia and then to compare and contrast them to show understanding and comprehension.

Starter: Formative Assessment
Task 1:Introduction into what the core features of population pyramids are and why we need them.
Task 2: Watch the TedEd video describing population pyramids and make notes about them.
Task 3: Describe the population pyramid for Afghanistan and then describe the population pyramid for Japan
Task 4: Main Task: Compare and contrast the population pyramids of two countries in Asia

Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet and the formative assessment quiz.