A lesson that looks at globalisation of clothing within geography and how fashion links in. Pupils will look at the story of a t-shirt production through videos before commenting on the link to geography and globalisation. Positives and negatives are considered before pupils consider the impact of new production and consumer behaviour.
Full-lesson looking at migration within an LIDC country (LAOS) based on the OCR A-level Specification but can be adapted as a Migration-case study for Edexcel or AQA
KS3 lesson looking at the causes, impacts and awareness of a tornado. Videos included. Pictures included and a range of different viewpoints explored e.g. climate scientist, resident etc.
Lesson 4 linked to Topic 4 (UK Physical Landscape) of the GCSE Edexcel B specification. This lesson looks at how human activities such as agriculture, deforestation (forestry) and settlements have influenced the shape and use of land within the UK. this links to 4.2b of the specification.
A GCSE lesson linked to Edexcel B specification - Topic 4. This lesson links to specification 4.2a - the physical influences on the landscape of the UK. The lesson cover: Weathering types; climate, post-glacial processes and slope processes.
Physical, chemical and biological weathering are all explained
Slope processes such as rock fall, landslides and soil creep are included
Lesson 5 (oil production and consumption) and lesson 6 (factors affecting the supply and price of oil) are included for Topic 9 (Energy Resources) for the Geog Edexcel B GCSE specification.
Lessons 7 for Topic 9 (Energy resources) looks at conventional drilling and the associated benefits. Lesson 8 looks at the two methods of unconventional drilling (hydraulic fracking and tar sands)
Lesson 9 looks at methods of making homes and transport more energy efficient. It also looks at methods of conserving energy. Lesson 10 is a summary of energy types (pros and cons) including solar, wind, HEP, biomass, nuclear and hydrogen fuel.
Excellent for visual learners (mainly lower ability year 8 students) to look at different beaches around the world. Lots of tasks can be done (pupils write a fact-file etc).
A lesson looking at conflict - mainly for lower-ability year 8 pupils but can be adapted. Song from Kanye West about Blood diamonds and lots of other videos.
A lesson looking at the 4 main layers of the earth (crust, mantle, inner core and outer core) with information, video links and a range of tasks - mainly suited to lower ability pupils in year 7/8/9
A lesson looking at a re-cap of layers, the 3 main plate boundaries (convergent, divergent and conservative) as well as the difference between a shield and composite volcano.
An observed lesson (outstanding) related to the causes, impacts and solutions of Drought. Example case study with fact sheet about drought in South Africa over the last couple of years.
A series of lessons that is suited and linked to the Edexcel Geography GCSE B course. Topic 7 lessons are all included with a range of re-cap activities, content linked to the specification and exam practice for pupils. All content is covered and linked to the specification with a range of resources.
A lesson looking at where in the world most common diseases are. Pupils look at a map to decide where you would find certain diseases and then justify their reasons. Fact-files are then created using information on the board e.g. Cholera and pupils can be creative here - make a poster before justifying and ranking the diseases.
A lesson looking at Russia. The first part asks pupils to identify misconceptions and create a fact-file about Russia. Great for discussion and independent research. The second part looks at the physical and human aspects of Russia before the third and final part looks at urban vs rural differences in Russia. Could all be seperate lessons.