This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how animals have adapted to life in the water. Students will have large A3 print outs to work on and will have to identify both behavioural and physical adaptations of the animal they are given. This is also a good opportunity to add to a display in the classroom! This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how we use the ocean through examples such as transportation, desalination, leisure and more. Depending on the type of class you have there are two activities that you could choose. One requires using the information sheet to create fact files, the other involves using the information sheet to create a top trump style game. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how climate change is impacting our oceans through coral bleaching, ocean acidification, sea level rises and others. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at the world’s biomes specifically tundra, taiga, temperate forest, rainforest, savanna and desert. Students have information sheets provided which they will use to explore these biomes including their climate, animals and vegetation and what they look like. More advanced students should also be able to explore why they are located where they are. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at firstly the structure of a volcano where students will be required to label a drawing with the magma chamber, volcanic bombs, vents and others. Students will then move on to the two types of volcanoes; shield and composite. They will be required to identify features and then engage in a sorting task. Finally, students will look and both positive and negative impacts of volcanoes. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at the global distribution of biomes such as desert, savanna, taiga and more. Prior to that students need to differentiate between ecosystem and biome and look at other key words. Students will look at to why the biomes are spread the way they are using videos and card sorts before making a fact file for the various biomes. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at the causes of deforestation such as the need to build more housing, roads, hydroelectric power due to population growth. Students will then do a carousel activity to investigate the different impacts such as soil erosion, economic development, loss of biodiversity and more. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at migration and push and pull factors as reasons for population changes. Students will define these key words before exploring different examples as well as advantages and disadvantages of migration. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at the Burgess model as well as land uses (residential, industrial, transportation, commercial). This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at what urban sprawl is and also what greenfield and brownfield sites are. Students will look at advantages and disadvantages of both prior to attempting an exam style question. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at the growth of urbanisation due to rural to urban migration. Students will discuss the impacts of this growing trend as well as plot cities on a map utilising their map skills. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how humans use our coastal areas in terms of renewable energy, tourism, business, transport, fishing and more. Students will also investigate the conflicts between all of these land users. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how people are using the Dorset coastline. Students will look at different land users and investigate the conflicts but also opportunities that arise. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how earthquakes are caused, keywords needed for the topic, how they are measured and the impacts of various magnitudes. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how tsunamis are formed as well as defences we can use to minimise the impact such as sea walls, mangroves and stilted houses. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Cambridge KS4 curriculum and looks at how soil erosion and desertification are both natural and human caused. After looking at the various causes of soil erosion students will focus more on the impacts looking at examples of famine, migration, soil degradation and loss of agricultural land. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Cambridge KS4 curriculum and looks at the causes and formation of an earthquake. Students will understand that earthquakes can occur at any plate boundary. Students will also define focus, epicentre and seismic waves before moving on to how to measure an earthquake. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at different developmental indicators such as mortality rate, birth rate, people per doctor and more. Students will also either create development top trump cards if not done from a previous lesson or create their own. Discussions regarding the cards are also provided. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at the three gorges dam for their case study about how a country has managed their river. Students will first investigate the need for the dam before moving on to advantages and disadvantages and finally forming their own opinion. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at the causes, impacts and responses to the deforestation in the Amazon rainforest with an emphasis on Brazil. Students will go through as a class investigating the causes, impacts and responses before being tasked with collating this information. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography