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Top quality inspiring ideas and resources for teaching geography at secondary school. https://teachusgeography.blogspot.com/

Top quality inspiring ideas and resources for teaching geography at secondary school. https://teachusgeography.blogspot.com/
Weather Instruments Geography Word Search Puzzle
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Weather Instruments Geography Word Search Puzzle

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Try this Geography weather word search with a difference. To complete this, you must firstly find the answers to the weather instrument questions and then try to seek out these answers in the word search. This can be used as a fun homework activity, or to consolidate class learning or as extension work.
Dante's Peak - Volcano Literacy and Geography Activity
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Dante's Peak - Volcano Literacy and Geography Activity

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Interdisciplinary (IDL) geography resource on volcanoes for BGE, National 4/5 or GCSE Restless Earth making use of a Holywood disaster movie to enthuse students whilst they learn about volcanoes. Learn about the human impact of a volcanic disaster as well as understanding the signs of an impending eruption such as sulphur gas, earthquakes and dead wildlife. The main activity is a piece of extended writing inspired by the movie. This promotes geographical learning, but use can also be made of this as an IDL activity with Science and English. The acitivity can also be used as part of literacy across the curriculum. Lesson plan, writing frame, Curriculum for Excellence outcomes, teachers notes and self-evaluation all included. Work booklet can be used as a guide to assist jotter work so only one class set needs printed. This is an enjoyable task and great for boosting uptake at subject choice time!
Rural land use conflict in the Cairngorms National Park - Grouse Moors
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Rural land use conflict in the Cairngorms National Park - Grouse Moors

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An engaging PowerPoint presentation detailing a very topical rural land use conflict in the Cairngorms National Park - the driven shooting of grouse on grouse moors. The slides detail the viewpoint of the estates managing these moors and the opinion of environmental pressure groups such as “Revive”. The content is relevant to GCSE geography courses as well as National and Higher geography courses in Scotland. Links are embedded in the slides to two relevant film clips. Tasks involve asking students to present both sides of the argument, as well as voicing their own opinion on this issue. Too many resources on rural land use conflict cover well worn arguments that students have difficulty engaging with. This topic is very relevant and something students can really get their teeth into. Named examples should help to boost marks when it comes to formal assessments.
National 4 Geography - Human Environments Work Booklet/Assessment Bundle
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National 4 Geography - Human Environments Work Booklet/Assessment Bundle

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Geography National 4 work booklet for Human Environments linked to SQA Outcomes with accompanying detailed Judging Evidence Table booklet. Do you have a multi level class and struggle to juggle the required assessment for each level? Have you got students who are poor attenders and you struggle to collect enough evidence for them? Do you have students who are isolating and relying on remote learning?Are you being verified by the SQA? This National 4 bundle could be the answer! Files include a Word file with 49 jam-packed pages of engaging information and exciting activities. These are all linked to SQA Outcomes and these are highlighted throughout. There are many opportunities to achieve each outcome. Each activity is then detailed in the accompanying Judging Evidence Table booklet (JET) so that you and your students can see where they have passed each outcome. Both the work booklet and JET table booklet can instantly be used as evidence should you be verified. The booklet is included in Word format also so that it could be used and completed digitally on OneNote/Teams etc for remote learning as well as PDF.
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
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The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

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Intertropical Convergence Zone - ITCZ - 16 slide PowerPoint presentation and student worksheets covering air masses over West Africa for Geography students. Colourful, engaging animations, concise notes and relevant exercises should boost student understanding of Tropical Maritime, Tropical Continental air masses, their relationship to the ITCZ and seasons over West Africa. The presentation and worksheets can be used as teaching resources or revision tool. It is primarily aimed at Scottish Higher Geography but can also be used for English A Level.
Geography - Farming Game
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Geography - Farming Game

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Geography farming game for all year groups! All you need is a dice. Learn the relationship between different types of weather, how successfully crops will grow and earnings. The most important learning outcome though is that farming really is one big gamble on the weather! Numeracy skills will come in handy and this game is very flexible in terms of running it with individuals, pairs or teams competing against each other. It will really engage your learners and they will beg you to let them keep on playing. Always a good idea to have some prizes ready for the most successful farmers. Follow up activity included in the game.
15 Minute Cities
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15 Minute Cities

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15 minute cities! This is a red hot topic and is a MUST for any urban unit at Level 3, GCSE, National 4/5, Higher Geography levels and beyond. Resources are sparse on this extremely topical subject - so this bundle is a must! It includes a 12 page PDF file full of colourful information and engaging activities including making your own 15 minute city neighourhood, being a protestor and putting together a front page spread on the issues. Oxford and Paris are used as case studies but there are many opportunities to look into local examples. The PDF also includes access to a free Sway which guides students through the issues with pointers to relevant information and film clips. Relevant vocational links are also highlighted to help with positive destinations.
How to make a climate graph on Excel
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How to make a climate graph on Excel

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Want to transform your students into digital wizzes and introduce them to the world of Excel? Look no further than this 6 page booklet which contains a blow by blow, step by step, easy guide on how to make use of Excel to make climate graphs. It should also help to introduce them to how Excel functions and what uses it can have. Boost their technical skills and confidence at the same time as learning about the worlds biomes or climate change!
Bumper Fun Rivers Sequencing Geography Colouring Book!
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Bumper Fun Rivers Sequencing Geography Colouring Book!

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Help your geography students learn and understand river feature formation with this big fun colouring book. Sequencing using annotated sketches is a crucial skill in geography. Learning through diagrams is also a valuable study technique which appeals to all learners - especially visual learners. Have fun with river basins, model rivers, V-shaped valleys, waterfalls, meanders and ox-bow lakes. Templates, diagrams and annotations all provided. This is an excellent revision tool for National, Higher and GCSE geography.
Sustainable Practices in Travel and Tourism
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Sustainable Practices in Travel and Tourism

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Self-contained unit of work covering the performance criteria for Outcome 1 for SCQF Level 6 (Higher) Sustainable Practices in Travel and Tourism. May also be useful for BTEC Level 3 Travel and Tourism or as a stand alone unit as part of a National Progression Award (NPA) for Climate Change and Sustainability. Topics covered include:- Definitions and the principles of sustainable tourism development. Interdependence of tourism with the natural environment. Interdependence of tourism with the human environment The role of organisations involved in sustainable tourism both locally and globally. Resource consists of a colourful 13 page PDF document full of activities to meet the performance criteria in an engaging way. The resource also includes access to two free Sways which detail case studies of the North Coast 5oo and the Republic of Maldives. Guided activities, templates and relevant links mean that this unit can be self taught. A must for any busy classroom teacher!
Flexible Rainforest Homework Tasks for Geography
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Flexible Rainforest Homework Tasks for Geography

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Fed up with your students not doing homework? Looking for ideas to promote personalisation and choice in learning? Look no further than this homework task. Allow your students the chance to decide for themselves what kind of homework they want to do. Give them the chance to demonstrate their strengths and preferred learning styles whilst at the same time promoting independent learning.
Rural Urban Fringe - Greenfield Versus Brownfield
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Rural Urban Fringe - Greenfield Versus Brownfield

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Nice activity to make your students think about the advantages and disadvantages of greenfield versus brownfield developments. Consists of a task where students imagine they are a town planner. They are considering an application to find a site for a major supermarket. Two sites are available. One is greenfield and the other is brownfield. They must weigh up the pros and cons of both sites and then evaluate them to make a reasoned decision. Nice link added to assist with students seeing the relevance of this activity to the world of work and assist with positive destination evidence.
School Microclimate Study for Geography Fieldwork
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School Microclimate Study for Geography Fieldwork

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Geography assignments are back in the Scottish curriculum for National and Higher. How can you do fieldwork with a large class and very little equipment? What work do your students need to do to be successful with this? Here is the answer! Carry out a microclimate study around your own school. This PDF booklet contains everything you need to do this. It has clear instructions, map ideas, links to assist research, templates for measuring, sketching and analysing results. It also gives ideas on how to process data gathered and write a conclusion. This booklet is also of use to any geography teacher worldwide looking for easy to arrange but very enjoyable fieldwork for their classes. It also includes access to a free Sway presentation to help you teach this task to your students. Click on this link to find out more. https://youtu.be/ChyY1j-HDgU
Hot desert survival scenarios challenge
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Hot desert survival scenarios challenge

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Engage you students by challenging them to survive whilst becoming lost in a hot desert. Firstly they can do some research for the task by accessing relevant film clips and information using a free Sway included as part of this resource. Students then make up a hot desert survival kit with a partner or group. This survival kit is then tested by way of hot desert survival scenarios. This is great fun and gets very competitive when used in the classroom and prizes can be offered… Students love it! A consolidation task is provided at the end to make use of the knowledge gained. The resource is bright and colourful. It is aimed at 10 to 14 year olds but to be honest, it can be used with any age group. This resource bundle consists of a 5 page PDF and a free information Sway. Watch this to find out more about this resource. https://youtu.be/-P5OoqD5a1I
River Landscapes and Features for Geographers
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River Landscapes and Features for Geographers

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River features such as waterfalls, v-shaped valleys, meanders and oxbow lakes presented in an engaging, fun, colourful PowerPoint and geography work booklet. Clear animations, descriptions and sketches to make river features and their formation easy to understand. Find out about the formation of v-shaped river valleys, waterfalls, meanders and ox bow lakes step by step. Make colourful sketches with great exemplars. Suitable for National Geography, Higher Geography and GCSE Geography. Detail also on erosional processes, transportation and deposition as well as basic understanding of river basins and watersheds. These resources can instantly be used on Teams and OneNote.
Biosphere Introduction - Soils
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Biosphere Introduction - Soils

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Are you teaching the Biosphere to Higher or A Level? Want an interesting way to introduce soils? This PowerPoint might be your answer. It might be a bit difficult to engage students about learning soils but this PowerPoint helps to point out their relevance and how the study of soils can even lead to a career in forensics.
Travel and Tourism - Employability- National 4 and 5
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Travel and Tourism - Employability- National 4 and 5

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Employability activities booklet for Travel and Tourism to meet the requirements of both National 4 and 5 and other courses beyond these. The resource is bright, colourful, engaging and contains lots of hands on, fun, useful tasks which will also prepare your learners for the world of work and help them to embrace how to make themselves much more employable. There is the chance to set up mock interviews, work simulations, self-evaluate employability and investigate careers and skills required in a targeted way. Although aimed at Travel and Tourism, many of the tasks could be adapted for other skills for work courses. Ultimately, the aim of this unit is to make students much more employable and prepared for positive destinations. Required outcomes are clearly set out and the resource comes as a PDF, document. It is also suitable for use as a digital resource to upload for remote learning via OneNote or Teams.
Travel and Tourism - Pre-flight safety simulation activity
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Travel and Tourism - Pre-flight safety simulation activity

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If you are delivering a Travel and Tourism course, it is often difficult to enrich delivery with work related practical simulations. This 10 page work booklet and associated Sway attempts to address this! Included is a detailed presentation of what is included in a pre-flight safety briefing to be delivered by cabin crew, engaging activities and everything you need to set up a simulation in your classroom. Help with how to assess this activity is provided also. Spice up your Travel and Tourism course and have fun with this. It will also help you greatly with how to deliver the outcomes required for the SQA Employability unit in Scotland without having to organise complicated work experience.
UK and Worldwide - National Travel and Tourism
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UK and Worldwide - National Travel and Tourism

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Entire UK and Worldwide Unit for National Travel and Tourism in a PDF file. Elements of it are also suitable for BTEC Travel and Tourism with long haul destinations such as the Maldives and travel to the Arctic included. Related issues and solutions are explored with excellent examples and links. This unit is engaging, colourful with fun activities to meet the outcomes with lots of exemplars and guidance. Activities include carrying out a travel survey, designing an all-inclusive resort, planning an interrail trip and investigating ecotourism in the Arctic. The resource also includes access to a free Sway presentation to allow the completion of positives and negatives of tourism in the Maldives as a case study, including links to relevant websites and film clips. All outcomes are comprehensively covered. This booklet is flexible. Material can be used in format presented or activities can be extracted or uploaded onto Teams/OneNote for digital use. Required outcomes are clearly set out and the relevance of activities to the world of work are highlighted with links to possible careers. This unit is bright, fun and a complete resource for students and teachers to all enjoy working through. Large parts of this unit are also very relevant to geography. Check out this film to see more. https://youtu.be/KDVGVgHrjDg?si=fJPYnG78ILMcgDy8