Complete lesson covering the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Video and questions
Printable maps and data to create a choropleth map to help students decide which country was worst hit
Decision making activity with 2 options to prevent future tsunamis (printable sheet)
Plenary
Complete lesson covering all aspects of global atmospheric circulation, including circulation cells, high and low pressure and surface winds. Lesson includes:
Keyword Do Now match-up
Explanation of high and low pressure
High and low pressure activity and AfL to check understanding
Explanation of why the Equator is so hot (including diagrams and written task)
Video to summarise the circulation cells
Modelled diagram of circulation cells
Task with worksheets for circulation cells
Surface winds explained
AfL tasks and plenary to check for understanding
Complete lesson covering the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake, with a focus on the causes, impacts and factors affecting vulnerability. Lesson includes:
Do Now - locating Turkey and Syria
Short video clip
Timeline of events and student activity on Mercalli Scale and earthquake depth
Map of the tectonic boundaries and questions
Think, pair, share activity on vulnerability
Printable worksheet on factors affecting vulnerability
Check for learning - correct the mistakes
Printable worksheet on impacts, with sorting activity and challenge questions
News article about vulnerability with questions as a challenge task
Plenary questions
Complete lesson covering the reasons for the success of some regions. Focus here is on San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Originally designed for the Edexcel A-level Geography Regenerating Places scheme of work. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Explanation of cumulative causation
Silicon Valley maps and key ideas
Main activity - use information cards to annotate the cumulative causation model
Identifying some of the problems in San Francisco
Plenary - ranking activity
Complete lesson covering the Ukrainian refugee crisis. Lesson could be adapted for all key stages. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Explanation of the difference between asylum seekers & refugees
Mind map the reasons for refugees
Printable news article and questions on the causes of the conflict
Map of refugee movements in Europe and questions
Video
Printable list of impacts on European host countries & activities
Plenary
Lesson covering V-shaped valleys. Designed for KS3 but could be used for KS4. Includes:
Do Now activity
Diagrams showing the formation of a v-shaped valley
Explanation of lateral and vertical erosion
Main activity drawing and labelling the diagram
OS map activity with a v-shaped valley
Plenary
These revision booklets contains activities for pupils to complete that cover the whole of Paper 1 (Physical) and Paper 2 (Human). Goes well with the Edexcel Revision Guides that I also sell https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/geography-edexcel-a-gcse-revision-guides-12504527
List of possible exam questions for the Migration, Identity & Sovereignty topic in the Edexcel Geography A-level. Questions are categorised into 6, 8 and 20 mark questions.
A3 sheet with detailed ideas about how to respond to the threat of earthquakes in Haiti. Students have $20 billion to spend using the costed ideas and must justify it in the boxes.
Complete lesson covering the main air masses that affect the UK. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Description of an air mass
Video
Questions using map
AfL activity
Match up the air mass with the description (printable sheet)
AfL to check understanding
Explanation of the Jet Stream
Student word fill activity to describe how the Jet Stream affects the UK’s weather
Complete lesson covering water conflict and water scarcity in the Middle East, with a focus on the Jordan River. Lesson includes:
Do Now - locating the Jordan River
Comparison of precipitation between Jordan and the UK
Keyword match-up activity and extension
Link to Water Scarcity Atlas for discussion
Video
Annotate and complete the sentences on the map of the Jordan River - printable handout
Plenary
Bonus video and questions
Complete lesson covering the main causes of flooding in the UK. Designed for KS3 but could be used with KS4. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Label the rivers activity
Describe the UK rainfall distribution
Worksheets and decision making activity on the main cause and possible solutions (includes differentiated worksheets and a hint sheet)
Challenge questions
Plenary
KS3 lesson covering height and contour lines. Includes:
Do Now activity
Explanation of relief and altitude
Explanation of the 3 ways of showing height on maps
Contour line explanation
Main activity worksheet
Quiz and plenary
Complete lesson covering the priorities for regeneration. Lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level but could be used with other exam specifications. This lesson focuses on 4 priorities: sink estates, gated communities, commuter villages and declining rural settlements; each is exemplified with a case study sheet. Lesson includes:
Pre-reading on each type of priority (Word doc that can be printed)
Do Now based on the pre-reading or alternative Do Now based on past content
Maps showing IMD in London & Manchester
Summary of each type of community
Information sheets for each type of community and questions/table to complete
Rural decline summary
Exam question plenary
Complete lesson covering uneven development within India. Lesson includes:
Do Now - interpreting map task
Breakdown of GDP in different Indian states and tasks
2 videos and students use to note down key differences
Printable reading on 2 areas of India and comprehension questions
3 mark exam question and model answer
Complete lesson on meanders and ox-bow lakes. Designed for KS3 but could easily be used with KS4 as well. Activities include:
Do Now
Explanation of how meanders work
Difference between point bars and river cliffs and AfL activity
Gap fill activity
Diagram drawing and labelling
River Thames prediction using maps
Correct the mistakes plenary
This resource contains a revision guide for Paper 1 (Physical) and Paper 2 (Human) Edexcel A GCSE Geography. Each revision guide contains knowledge organisers for each topic, along with a section on the key mathematical skills required and possible 8 mark questions students may encounter.
Also, please check out the accompanying student work booklet that they can complete using this revision guide at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/geography-edexcel-a-gcse-revision-booklet-12649728
Complete lesson covering OS map symbols. Lesson includes:
Do Now labelling activity using a printable OS map
Recap on other types of maps
Labelling activity with printable OS map symbols sheet
OS map symbols bingo to check understanding
Plenary - describe a route on an OS map using the symbols
Complete lesson on deltas and estuaries. Designed for KS3 but could be used with KS4 too. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Recap on physical processes and the lower course
Definitions
Delta or estuary AfL
Diagram draw and label task
Extension reading and questions on the Nile Delta
Calculating averages exam question using river discharge