THis resource is an introduction to the structure of the earth. It uses a Youtube Video and asks questions based on the material presented.
Pupils then have a Larger or Smaller task, and a labelling of the earths structure.
This is a revision worksheet for pupils to consolidate and revise their learning. It is designed for the Geography Common Entrance Course but is equally compatible with KS3 and KS4 Geography.
Questions have a link to a Youtube clip that can help them answer the question from the worksheet.
This resource is an independent task for pupils to examine the location factors and sustainability of the Tesla Giga factory in Nevada.
It uses a Youtube documentary that is viewed through Video link to avoid Youtube ads.
This resource is fantastic as a standalone task for homework, or in remote learning. It can be used with all abilities because it has straight forward response questions leading up to longer responses.
A worksheet that is to be used in conjunction with several online resources. Pupils are to seek out answers to questions and terms to build a case study that would be suitable for Geogrpahy at KS3 or KS4.
This is an exercise identifying coastal features from a map. In my classes I have exchanged the opensource map for an Ordnance Survey map, so if you have access to OS mapping you may want to exchange the maps.
This worksheet provides a series of statements that leads pupils to understand the difference between weather and climate. Pupils then are asked to write a definition for both weather (short term variations in atmospheric conditions) and climate (Long term average of atmospheric conditions).
On the reverse of the worksheet there is a starter activity I use to mind map what pupils know about weather.
This is a differentiated resource for KS3 or KS4 that enables pupils to use a sophisticated digital mapping website to predict the weather for the following day.
They are asked to produce a forecast using video or podcast, but first need to formulate their script using n excellent weather website that visualizes current temperature, wind speed, air pressure and many other weather variables.
The standard worksheet structures the questions pupils should follow in developing their script. The more advanced version allows for pupils to structure their own script and weather variables they think are important to present.
A Powerpoint based lesson looking at the Heirarchy Pyramid and Settlement Shapes suitable for KS3 and GCSE.
This lesson takes you through each level of the pyramid and identifies the different services at each level.
Pupils will learn about each level and be able to identify specific urban areas on a map and apply them to the hierarchy model.
This lesson introduces the theme of Settlements to the Year 7 Common Entrance and KS3 Geography group. It thinks about the reasons why settlers would have settled in their chosen locations.
Pupils are asked to look at a variety of locations and identify reasons why first settlers would have built their settlements in those locations.
This is a game where pupils use a feature in Google Earth and are taken to different places to learn about those locations.
The resources include a powerpoint to be completed by the pupils, or printed off, and a Youtube video with instructions.
A Powerpoint resource to help explain to pupils how to find 6 figure grid references.
The Powerpoint is really helpful and splits the process of finding 6 figure grid references down into a series of animated steps. This makes it more accessible for pupils to learn how to find and use 6 figure grid references.
There are some accompanying questions to go with the resource.
A worksheet that takes the pupils through migration definitions with push and pull factors. The pupils then have to identify push and pull factors and colour code each one. Finally there is an extension question where the pupils are asked to investigate the arguments for and against Brexit.
River Processes worksheet featuring exercises on Hydraulic Action, Abrasion, Attrition, and Corrosion. There are further questions on discharge, and a labelling of the drainage basin exercise.
A Geography worksheet asking pupils to identify reasons for global population growth. Pupils have to analyse the trends in the graph alongside some true or false questions that stimulate debate in a class review.
A Coastal management decision making exercise suitable for KS3 or KS4. The pupils are asked to protect a coastline with a specific budget. They take into account the opinions of local stakeholders and perform a cost-benefit analysis before reaching their decision.