Complete lesson covering latitude and longitude. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Video and explanation of day and night
Longitude and latitude explanation (including labelling worksheet)
True or false AfL activity
Explanation of why GMT is at Greenwich
Explanation of how we calculate longitude and latitude
World map labelling and coordinates activity
Plenary - questions focused on Spain
Complete lesson covering some of the reasons why people live on floodplains, with a focus on the Mississippi River. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Drainage basin explanation and keyword match-up
Describe the route of the Mississippi using maps
Comprehension questions covering why people live on the Mississippi floodplain with printable info sheet
Spot the mistakes AfL
Exam question plenary
Complete lesson covering the reasons why some Middle Eastern borders are straight lines, with a focus on Syria and the Sykes-Picot Agreement. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Prediction activity
Map of the Sykes-Picot agreement
Printable reading sheet (with differentiated one also available) and comprehension activity - can be done independently or as paired work
Writing task
Atlas challenge plenary
Complete lesson covering the formation of waterfalls and gorges. Includes:
Do Now - match up keyword activity
Guess the location - widest, tallest and most visited waterfalls using clues
Diagrams and explanation of how a waterfall forms
Main activity - diagram draw and label
Explanation of a gorge
Plenary
Complete lesson covering ethical consumption. Lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level but would work with other specifications too. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Keyword check
Summary of the world’s ecological footprint
The sustainability quadrant
Info sheets summarising Fairtrade, recycling, Traid, Keep Britain Tidy, ethical shopping and the circular economy - students use this info to annotate their sustainability quadrants
Discussion questions
Complete lesson covering nationalist and independence movements, with a focus on Scottish and Catalan independence. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Maps showing global and regional independence movements
Explanation of the Scottish independence referendum, the key arguments and the outcome
News article on Scottish independence and printable table to complete
Video and questions on Catalan independence
Discussion questions
Continuum activity based on the main challenges to national identity
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
A list of exam questions for Globalisation (Edexcel Geography A-level Spec) broken down by enquiry question. Includes keywords needed for each enquiry question as well as possible case studies.
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
10 OS (Ordnance Survey) maps with grid lines. Each with 10 questions, and a key on the first page. The maps include:
East London (Tower Hamlets)
Suffolk Coastline
Lake District
Rural Yorkshire
Scarborough
Bramhall
Worcester
Exmoor National Park
Spurn Head Coastal
Scottish Highlands
Complete lesson covering rural rebranding in Cornwall. Lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level but could work with any exam board. Lesson includes:
Do Now
IMD data on Cornwall showing its deprivation
Evidence sheet and activities to explore the reasons rebranding is needed
Cycle of rural decline
6 strategies and table for students to complete
Review of how successful rebranding has been
Possible 6 and 20 mark exam questions
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
A list of possible 4 and 12 mark exam questions for all EQs in the Edexcel A-level Geography Tectonic Hazards unit. Questions are broken down by EQ and include sources to analyse.
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.
Complete lesson covering migration in the USA (patterns of immigration/emigration, migration policies and opportunities/challenges). Lesson was designed for the OCR Geography A-level, but could be used with a variety of specifications. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Maps/graphs outlining changing trends in immigration to the USA
Migration patterns in the USA maps
Summary of US emigration patterns
Printable worksheet on US emigration patterns and US migration policy timeline (with video)
Printable worksheet on the challenges and opportunities of migration to the USA with activities
Explanation of how migration to the USA has increased interdependence with Mexico
Exam question and mark scheme
Optional reading on Mexican immigration perceptions
Complete lesson covering the Rust Belt and Detroit, including reasons for its decline, evidence for its decline and links to the cycle of decline. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Rust Belt vs the Sun Belt
History of Detroit and its link to motoring
Reasons for the decline of the Rust Belt
Sheet showing all the evidence of decline
Explanation of the ethnic dimension and political outcomes in this region
Spiral of decline
Main task: annotate key information about the Rust Belt around the cycle of decline diagram
Exam question plenary
Complete lesson covering how countries develop over time. Lesson is focused on Rostow’s Modernisation Model of development. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Keyword match-up
Explanation of Rostow’s model of development with printable models
AfL to check understanding of each stage
South Korea location
Annotate the model activity using information about South Korea
Challenge activity
Plenary
Complete case study booklet (30 pages) for the Human Geography paper in Edexcel A GCSE Geography. Includes detailed case study information on all the relevant case studies in the spec, including:
Global Development in India (case study page for each part of the spec)
Changing Cities - London and Sao Paulo (case study page for each part of the spec)
Energy developed country case study - Germany
Energy emerging country case study - China
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