The first lesson of Enquiry Question 1 of the carbon and energy unit. In this, students learn the idea of what carbon is and what the carbon cycle is. There is some information in this lesson from the Hodder flag textbook. Recommended background reading (for teacher and students): http://jcourtneywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/The_Story_of_Carbon.pdf Challenges the idea that carbon is seen as something ‘bad’ in the media when actually it’s very important! Thank you for looking.

This is the first lesson of Enquiry Question 3 of the water topic. This lesson introduces the idea of an unequal water world and water scarcity with students interpreting information (a good Paper 3 skill) to describe and evidence the issue with water. The Hodder flag textbook is needed for this. There is a very extension Independent Study Task with this lesson which must be completed in order for Lesson 2 to work. Thanks for looking.

This is the second lesson of Enquiry Question 3 of the water unit. This lesson draws on the IST (Independent Study Task) set after Lesson 1. But this also goes onto exam practice and takes an in-depth look at the command word Evaluate. Includes a markscheme. Thanks for looking.

This is the 5th lesson of Enquiry Question 3 of the water unit. This looks at a local water conflict within a country. Students use the information to inform a class debate. Thanks for looking.

This is final (9th) lesson of Enquiry Question 3 of the water unit. In this lesson, various examples are shown to the students with the expecatation that students will research some of their own local, grass-roots examples as part of the Independent Study Task (IST). Thanks for looking.

This is the 3rd lesson from Enquiry Question 1 of the carbon and energy unit. This lessons looks at the fast carbon cycle and puts the onus on students to research this (needed for subsequent lessons). Students use the information provided as a starting point to their research and present to the class using the Attitude to Learning Criteria in different areas of presentation skills. Thank you for looking.

This is the fourth lesson in Enquiry Question 1 from the carbon and energy unit. This lesson looks at positive and negative feedback loops using different examples. Videos and questions prompt students through this lesson. There is an Independent Study Task to complete with this lesson. The Hodder flag textbook is needed for this. Thank you for looking.

The fifth lesson in Enquiry Question 2 in the water unit for Year 2 of Edexcel A Level Geography - Paper 1. This lesson looks at actions of humans on rivers and includes an evaluative exercise - diamond 9. This lesson is also available as part of Enquiry Question 2 Bundle and a Water Bundle. Thank you for looking.

This is the 8th (and penultimate) lesson from Enquiry Question 3 of the water unit. This lesson allows students to complete a SWOT analysis of different top-down approaches to water management. It also contains an exam question and markscheme. You may need to refer to the Hodder flag book for the Independent Study Task. Thanks for looking.

The third lesson in Enquiry Question 1 in the water unit for Year 2 of Edexcel A Level Geography - Paper 1. This lesson looks at the influence of preciptation and different ways rain forms. There is also a follow-up homework task (IST). This lesson is also available as part of Enquiry Question 1 Bundle and a Water Bundle. Thank you for looking.

The second lesson from Enquiry Question 2 of the carbon and energy unit. The lessons looks at the slow carbon cycle and looks at geology, volcanic outgassing, and chemical weathering as well as an overview of the rock cycle. The Hodder flag textbook is needed. There is an independent study task to follow this lesson up with. Thank you for looking.

This is the final lesson from Enquiry Question 1 of the carbon and energy unit. This lessons looks at the impact of fossil fuels as an overview. The Independent Study Task gets students to research a case study of an ecosystem. You will need the Hodder Flag textbook. Thank you for looking.

This is the fifth (and penultimate) lesson of Enquiry Question 1 of the carbon and energy unit. This lesson takes students through the importance of plants, NPP and differing climates. This is essentially chalk and talk as I found the topic matter somewhat complex and consulted a biology teacher in the school who talked me through a lot of the concepts. The Independent Study Task looks at soil health. The Hodder flag textbook is needed for this lesson. Thank you for looking.

Made this lesson as part of a short sequence to cover the 'Food' chapter of Section 3 in the new (2016) GCSE Geography syllabus for AQA. This lesson would benefit from using the Hodder - Widdowson et al book (white/green cover). This is a case study but has an essay template for students to use to plan an answer to a relevant exam questions based on the success of this case study. The longer questions with more demanding command words is a real concern for students taking this course, which is why I feel this resource is worth a look at. This template could easily be adapted to other 'Evaluation' exam questions and will also help with DME structuring. Unfortunately there is no mark scheme at present for this one here. Once I have cobbled one together I will include (free to those who have already bought this resource- message me). Thanks.

An updated popular resource which had a lot of downloads but only one piece of feedback. This lesson is a role-play/drama activity based on the news story of the scientists in the dock (Oct 2012) about how Italian siesmologists are on trial for not predicting L’Aquila (2009). The information used has come from BBC articles and videos. The powerpoint has notes on how to set the lesson up whilst the word documents are the witness statements and judges questions. It is important that you have done previous work on earthquake prediction, but that they DON’T KNOW what happened with this trial in real life until they’ve been through the courtcase. Works well with top set yr9 or even GCSE. This is a lesson to invite the Head to sit in and be a judge!

An 8 page revision booklet linked to the Specification which guides students through the key points of knowledge required for the Weather and Climate Change part of the qualification as part of Paper 1. Can be used for any case study used. Thank you for looking.

This is the first lesson from Enquiry Question 1 of the Tectonics Unit. This lesson revises the placing of plate boundaries and introduces students to some main case studies which will be followed up in subsequent lessons. Students will produce an annotated map. Thanks for looking. (There is an alternative more interactive Lesson 1 available but I had to change the task to be more covid friendly in the classroom.)

This is the second lesson from Enquiry Question 1 of the Tectonics Unit. This lessons walks through creating an hypothesis, scatter graphs, and a full Spearman’s Rank statistical test. It uses the Japan 2011 earthquake/tsunami for data. There is an accompanying booklet for students to use alongside the powerpoint. Thanks for looking.

This is the third lesson from Enquiry Question 1 of the Tectonics Unit. This lesson combs through key terminology whilst looking at the different types of plate boundary. Students review their understanding of keywords at the start and end. You may wish to use GeoActive Online 340 The Bam Earthquake, Iran 2003 factsheet and also Geofile Online Sept 2006 526 Hot Spots in Plate Tectonics - Evolution of a Theory to accompany this lesson. You can often download these for free online. Thanks for looking.

Spanish, Polish and Lithuanian translations (checked by native speakers) for GCSE geography for Section A of Challenges in the human environment. Also includes a tab of general exam words translations.