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.

Due to Russia’s vast size and compact shape its climate spans many environments, European Russia and Asian Russia have continental climates; apart from the extreme southeast and the northern tundra. These worksheets look at four locations within Russia and learn how to draw climate graphs and how to read them

Located in the southern Siberia area of Russia, Lake Baikal is the world’s largest freshwater and deepest lake in the world and in 1996 became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sometimes referred to as the Sacred Sea, the lake represents the unspoilt beauty of Russia and is the central part of many local myths and folklore. Lake Baikal is also known as the ‘Galapagos Of Russia’ due to its exceptional biodiversity and importance to evolutionary science. The freshwater ecosystem is one of the world’s richest dues to its age, isolation and deep oxygenated water. These worksheets have the students research some of the unique flora and fauna which is found Lake Baikal and discusses the best stratagies to help protect these from the increasing number of visitors to the area.

Matryoshka dolls are wooden stacking dolls originally painted to look like a traditional Russian woman or ‘babushka’ wearing a sarafan. They are a popular souvenir and over time have become a symbol of Russia itself. These worksheets discuss the history of the dolls and the story believed to be behind it which the students up date to a modern day and design their own dolls

Moscow’s metro opened in 1935 with just eleven stations and attracted 285,000 inquisitive riders on its first day. Today it has expanded to include 206 stations and carries up to nine million passengers a day. These worksheets help the students to question photographs and research the Moscow Metro through producing a Trip Advisor style review

This worksheets allows students to practice their research skills by finding out about the Motherland Calls statue in Russia

These worksheets look at the Russian language and the others which are spoken within the country as well as the religions and ethnic groups which make up the people

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

On the 17th July, 1998 a magnitude 7 earthquake occurred just off the north central coast of Papua New Guinea, generating a very destructive tsunami (see figure 1). The 1998 International Tsunami Survey Team (ITST) concluded that the wave was between 7 to 10 meters with a maximum height of 15 meters and was confined to approximately 40-km of coastline. This poster shows the cause, effects and conclusions of the tsunami on Pap New Guinea and the surrounding area

These worksheets helps students to understand the land use model and the descriptions of each part

This mind movie is designed to be read out to the class, its about a young boy who lives in a small village in China working on a farm in back-breaking conditions. He has the opportunity to move to the city to earn more money but its up to the students whether he goes or not

These resources help students to suggest and understand hoe camels have adapted to live in their desert environments

This lesson allows students to use information and statistics shown on local police sites to write a report on types of crime which happen in their local area. They also have the opportunity to 'design&' their own criminal

This lesson allows students to study the cause and effects of the Puyehue Volcano and suggest which effect should be resolved first and why

This lesson allows students to understand how African children games are invented and gives them the opportunity to come up with their own version and peer assess them

Students are able to identify what ‘grasslands’ are, identify the key members of a food chain and be able to produce a food chain for a given environment

Students are able to identify how plants adapt their leaves for their environment, explain what tundra is and to explain how animals have adapted to survive in the tundra

This lesson plan helps student to learn about four-figure grid references to be able to plot Africa's relief and describe it

This lesson allows students to understand what makes up an ecosystem, they key eaters and be able to identify them

These work sheets allow students to investigate the cause and effects of the Queensland's floods in Australia over 2010-2011