I'm a Geography teacher with experience educating at various levels, ranging from mainstream schools, SEN and extra-curricular tuition. I also have experience in teaching humanities, English and PSHE topics. My resources are designed primarily as schemes of works for mainly Geographical topics with all levels considered
I'm a Geography teacher with experience educating at various levels, ranging from mainstream schools, SEN and extra-curricular tuition. I also have experience in teaching humanities, English and PSHE topics. My resources are designed primarily as schemes of works for mainly Geographical topics with all levels considered
High in the Andes Mountains of South America live the Quechua tribe. They live by farming potatoes, barley and maize, as well as other crops. They keep cattle, sheep, chickens and…llamas. Llamas are close cousins of camels, minus the hump, and come in very handy for riding and carrying heavy loads.
These worksheets have the students explore how llamas and the Quechua Tribes have adapted to their environment and how, with our changing climate, the llamas and Quechue could continue to adapt.
Matmata is a small Berber speaking town in southern Tunisia with a population of about 2,226 who live in traditional underground structures. This type architecture is based on localized needs and construction materials, and reflecting local traditions. It evolves over time to reflect the environmental, cultural, technological and historical content in which it exists. These methods can often be dismissed as crude and unrefined.
These worksheets have the students explore the Matmata People’s homes and debate whether having a Star Wars picture filmed at the location would have a positive ro negative affect on their lives.
The Chagga people have lived on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro for hundreds of years, they believe the mountain is holy and treat it with respect. However, since the area was given National Park status in 1970 there has been a sharp increase in hikers.
These worksheets have the students imagining they run a local primary school, however the families struggle to afford the uniforms, shoes, books and lunches which result in many children not attending. Their task is to decide how best to use aid money to help try double attendance to the school.
In the late 19th century, Japan, Britain and America gained footholds on the Chinese coast as bases for their trade with China and the Orient. Russia needed to secure a foothold in the east as well as securing the vast expanses of Siberia, so in 1891 Tsar Alexander III approved a plan for a trans-continental line linking Moscow and St Petersburg with Vladivostok on the Pacific coast, as this was the only year-round ice-free port in Russia.
These worksheets allow the students to study the Trans-Siberian railway, study its timeline and produce a suitable logo an slogan which could be used to advertise the journey.
These worksheets help students learn about the history of the Winter Palace in Russia through a wordfill exercise and develop the skill of field sketching
Using an article from The Guardian newspaper website, the students extract information on the positive and negative implications of mining uranium within the Grand Canyon. They then form their own opinion and write a persuasive speech from the point of view of the environmental campaigners or the multinational company.
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Halong Bay, Vietnam, is a beautiful limestone landscape in a tranquil sea. Amongst the islands are examples of cracks, arches, caves, and stumps. The student’s first task is to mould and build their own structures of these using Play-Doh, with their own explanation of their formation. Second is to produce an informative brochure about the limestone formations and its surrounding area for tourists.
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These worksheets look at the food web of the Amazon Rainforest, identifying producers, herbivores, and carnivores. The students will study positive and negative human intervention statements, identifying them as social, political, or economical. The lesson concludes with writing a report on the best strategies to protect the rainforest and a discussion on which would be the most successful.
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These worksheets introduce students to what is meant by the conservation scale and the meaning of ‘endangered’. We look at the human and physical aspects which threaten our wildlife, specifically Komodo Island and its Komodo Dragon, and the attempts to overcome these threats.
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To help improve your coursework grade try investigating some of the underused icons found on Google Earth, including, place markers, recording a tour, historical imagery and sunlight on landscape, to name a few.
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These worksheets introduce students to the positive and negative impacts humans are having on the rainforests, and whether these are social, political, or economic. Strategies for lessening the impact on these vulnerable environments are discussed with the students debating which of these would be best going forward.
The worksheets conclude with the students being given the background context, Brazilian government’s plan, and environmental effect on the area. They then answer what benefits there could be for developing the gas resources found at Urucu.
A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within this worksheet including gathering research from print, and annotating their thoughts and ideas.
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Your students get to prepend to work for a travel agents where they have been given a particular job to do. They need to plan a tour around England for a wealthy foreign family who want to see the best of England!
They will need to produce a booklet with all the information for travel arrangements, accommodation, places to see and things to do. Places to be included need to be: a major city, a seaside resort, historic town, countryside area and a special place of your own.
These four worksheets help students to understand climate change, greenhouse gases and the effect they have on our mountains and planet as well as discuss the possible solutions to the continuing problem.
Stephen Fry has joined forces with Heathrow Airport to produce an extremely British advert which show exactly how strange this little island is with its love of queuing, the way Brits spend half their days saying 'after you' and how we clap when people break things.
The more you think about it, the weirder we seem — and to top it all off, Fry explains all this from a nice old fashioned pub, where Brits (probably) spend more time than they do in the office (!)
Your students task is to discuss why they think Stephen Fry was chosen to host such a welcome and choose the perfect candidate for a welcoming sequence they will write for your own country
Brazil’s cities are renowned for their rich/poor divide. Favelas, the term used in Brazil for the shanty towns, have grown up on the outskirts of urban areas since the late 19th century.
The people who arrive in the city are usually very poor. They have come from the countryside believing the city will be a better place to live providing them with jobs, money and a brighter future for their families.
These worksheets put the students in these people shoes and have them try to make the difficult decisions poor people in Brazil, as well as other countries, have to make about moving, once moved and dealing with their choices.
These worksheets look at tourism as an economic activity. Students identify how jobs can be categorised into different sectors as well as being seasonal. A cloropleth map is used to identify different countries GDPs and to discuss the mattern which ermerges.
These worksheets help students develop their descriptive, sensory and research skills as well as look into the problems caused by the increasing number of tourists visiting Antarctica. Ways to reduce these impacts are discussed in addition to whether the students think Antarctica should be protected or not.
A range of activities are incorporated within this worksheet including: gathering research, annotating thoughts and ideas, and using senses to describe their findings.
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With a number of National Parks across the country it is not surprising to discover that their landscapes are varied. This worksheet looks at these landscapes and why visitors maybe attracted to these as well as what they can offer the visitors .
