I've been teaching for just over 10 years now (you wouldn't believe how quickly that time as gone) and am a Head of Department at an outstanding school in the south of London.
I have consistently high examination results and want to share my resources with experienced teachers and those who are new to the profession. Planning lessons and creating resources takes a huge amount of time so why not use the experience of other teachers out there?
I've been teaching for just over 10 years now (you wouldn't believe how quickly that time as gone) and am a Head of Department at an outstanding school in the south of London.
I have consistently high examination results and want to share my resources with experienced teachers and those who are new to the profession. Planning lessons and creating resources takes a huge amount of time so why not use the experience of other teachers out there?
Lesson consists of mindmap to encorage extended writing and ideas and discusses storm surges, mud slides, strong winds etc. It then develops to sort activity in relation to the discussion of vulnerability and goes on to work on an 8 mark sample question.
Stop the clock using a variety of activities to consolidate out topic of migration and population.
activities include sources; population pyramids and development data. Map descriptors. Time line task showing the events from 1970 and reading and memory task.
An excellent lesson for which I have received very positive feedback from my school.
A varied resource containing instructions and data sheets which are suitable for A Level physical geography. We visited Camber Sands and Hastings in order to conduct this piece of work but it would be easy to adapt to your chosen coastal area.
Intro to the Independent Investigation (NEA) and the requirements of the write up included along with the following:
-Examples of poor and strong title / hypothesis or questions
-Examples of data presentation techniques
-Examples of focus themes for both human and physical
-Beach transect guide and data sheets
-Groyne measurements guide and data sheets
-Sediment analysis guide and data sheets
-Long shore drift and direction of long shore drift guides and data sheets
-Wave count / type guide and data sheet
-Field sketches and site description guide and data sheet
-Sand dune succession transect guide and data sheet
-Methods of sampling
Secondary sources of information related to Camber and Hastings
-Alternative fieldwork technique ideas
-Detailed and filtered links to the specification (a requirement of the exam board -Edexcel) for ‘Coastal Landscapes and Change’ and ‘Regeneration’
Edexcel Independent investigation form to be completed
12 page bible for all the requirements of paper 1 including; Hazardous Earth, Development Dynamics and Challenges of an Urban World
topic checklists, sample questions and key words laid out in a pupils friendly way
16 page bible for all the requirements of paper 2 including; Uks evolving human landscape, Uks evolving physical landscape; coasts and rivers as well as all the fieldwork requirements (in this case focus is on dynamic UK cities and coasts)
Topic checklists, sample questions and key words laid out in a pupils friendly way.
10 page bible for all the requirements of paper 3 including; People and the biosphere, Forests under threat and Consuming resources
topic checklists and key words laid out in a pupils friendly way.
Open ended activity for pupils to test themselves on the following areas of their coasts revision.
I gave a set of very open instructions about how to go about this task and was thrilled with the outcome and discussion this created.
The following areas are assessed / included within this card sort;
Methods of beach profile, groyne measurements, field sketch, Environmental Quality Survey / Bipolar review, sediment analysis, LSD test and wave count.
Equipment used for all of the above
Sampling type
Links to either** coastal management** or processes
Data presentation type
Conclusions / outcomes drawn from the data
I have included some photos to show the different ways in which my pupils interpreted this activity.
Data presentation sheet and supporting presentation to accompany sheet
Includes sampling, profiling, space for descriptions of data and analysis of data while evaluating the presentation and comparing the different sites of collection.
Presentation includes sample answers and how to present the data
Designed to last 3 hours
Revision materials for common questions and themes that are found in the G.C.S.E papers which feature questions from all three questions in paper 1.
Hazardous Earth
Development Dynamics
Challenges of an Urban World
All supporting material can be found with the resource to make your revision sessions more hands on for pupils and therefore more engaging.
Please review the resource - it takes a long time to put together
A full and comprehensive set of lessons with all resources included. Scheme of work, topic sheets and assessment materials included
Lessons included are as follows;
Where are all the people?
How and why has the UK’s population changed over time?
How has migration affected the UK?
How has the UK managed the migration of people?
What do population pyramids tel us - what factors influence them?
Qatar - is economic migration a good or bad thing?
Should Europe help the Mediterranean migrants?
What are the issues surrounding aging or youthful populations?
How do Malthus and Boserups theories link to population?
Revision clock lesson
Lesson introduces the Edexcel B development topic before focusing on the learning objective.
Starts with an activity whereby pupils discuss what development is before writing their own definition with the support of a clip. They then complete sample answers using HDI maps. mark scheme included.
Pupils are encouraged to look back / revise development indicators before learning to categorise into Human development Indicator (HDI), GDP and corruption.
Sorting activity to organise different factors influencing development into social, economical and political as per the specification.
All worksheets included with some skills focus.
For use along side the Edexcel B core text book
Starts with an activity whereby pupils decide which development indicator is most useful for assessing level of development. Briefly recaps what what GDP is before writing their own definition and criticism with the support of a clip. They then complete annotation around a set of development data on 5 differing countries
Mini plenary using green and red flash cards to determine prior understanding od population pyramids and demographic data.
Sorting definition activity to organise different key terms which influence on development and population pyramids.
All worksheets included with some skills focus.
For use along side the Edexcel B core text book
A full and concise ppt which includes tasks and information on all of the required elements of the 2022 exams.
The following information / tasks are included
Themes of the rivers topic
Outline of the content in paper 2 with updated exam timings and marks available
Recap of river processes, river characteristics and river management
Question structure information
The enquiry process
How to form and enquiry question
types of data; primary, secondary, qualitative and quantitative etc.
General examples of fieldwork methods including pros and cons.
Specific rivers fieldwork methods recap; velocity, sediment, gradient and width and depth
Sampling methods
Sample questions with annotation of sources and rewording
Markscheme (not provided by exam board in sample material so written by me in line with Edexcel themes)
Data presentation methods
Mean, Media, Mode, Range, inter-quartile range etc
Please review the ppt. A lot of time went into putting this together - will be making one for coasts and for the human topics over the next few days. Check out bundle rates for discounts.
A full and concise ppt which includes tasks and information on all of the required elements of the 2022 exams.
The following information / tasks are included
Themes of the coasts topic
Outline of the content in paper 2 with updated exam timings and marks available
Recap of coastal processes and coastal management
Question structure information
The enquiry process
How to form and enquiry question
types of data; primary, secondary, qualitative and quantitative etc.
General examples of fieldwork methods including pros and cons.
Specific coasts fieldwork methods recap; velocity, sediment, gradient and width and depth
Sampling methods
Sample questions with annotation of sources and rewording
Markscheme (not provided by exam board in sample material so written by me in line with Edexcel themes)
Data presentation methods
Mean, Media, Mode, Range, inter-quartile range etc
Please review the ppt. A lot of time went into putting this together - will be making one for coasts and for the human topics over the next few days. Check out bundle rates for discounts.
A full and concise ppt which includes tasks and information on all of the required elements of the 2022 exams.
The following information / tasks are included
Themes of the urban topic
Outline of the content in paper 2 with updated exam timings and marks available
Recap of meaning and measures of ‘quality of life’
Question structure information
The enquiry process
How to form and enquiry question
Types of data; primary, secondary, qualitative and quantitative etc.
General examples of fieldwork methods including pros and cons.
Specific urban fieldwork methods recap; Environmental Quality Survey, Person profiling, Land use mapping and interviews
Sampling methods
Sample questions with annotation of sources and rewording
Markscheme (not provided by exam board in sample material so written by me in line with Edexcel themes)
Data presentation methods
Mean, Media, Mode, Range, inter-quartile range etc
Please review the ppt. A lot of time went into putting this together - will be making one for coasts and for the physical topics over the next few days. Check out bundle rates for discounts.
A full and concise ppt which includes tasks and information on all of the required elements of the 2022 exams.
The following information / tasks are included
Themes of the rural topic
Outline of the content in paper 2 with updated exam timings and marks available
Recap of meaning and measures of rural deprivation’
Question structure information
The enquiry process
How to form and enquiry question
Types of data; primary, secondary, qualitative and quantitative etc.
General examples of fieldwork methods including pros and cons.
Specific urban fieldwork methods recap; Environmental Quality Survey, Person profiling, Land use mapping and interviews
Sampling methods
Sample questions with annotation of sources and rewording
Markscheme (not provided by exam board in sample material so written by me in line with Edexcel themes)
Data presentation methods
Mean, Media, Mode, Range, inter-quartile range etc
Please review the ppt. A lot of time went into putting this together - will be making one for coasts and for the physical topics over the next few days. Check out bundle rates for discounts.
Lesson begin with a reading and comprehension task which encourages a conversation about groups managing the Taiga. It moves on to a conflict matrix activity. I like to give the pupils different character cards an they walk around the room to discuss levels of conflict with other characters. This information is used to complete the conflict grid. Decision making task to decide how much they agree with each character / player using thermometer structure. Practice 4 mark question to finish with mark scheme for some self assessment.
For use with the Edexcel b panther text book.
Stop the clock using a variety of activities to to consider why the impacts of the 2023 earthquake have been so severe,
Activities include sources;
Map descriptors.
Literacy and comprehension
Simplified Parks recovery model
An excellent lesson for which I have received very positive feedback from my school.