Universal and sustainable resources which can be picked up by a teacher at any level of experience. Each lesson has been tweaked over years of experience teaching at a sixth form college. Students have enjoyed the lessons and achieved amazing results. All of my powerpoints have a colour scheme, bold imagery and the same font throughout - because style is important!
I hope that these resources will save you time and free up your energy to make teaching more fun.
Universal and sustainable resources which can be picked up by a teacher at any level of experience. Each lesson has been tweaked over years of experience teaching at a sixth form college. Students have enjoyed the lessons and achieved amazing results. All of my powerpoints have a colour scheme, bold imagery and the same font throughout - because style is important!
I hope that these resources will save you time and free up your energy to make teaching more fun.
This is a full scheme of work for Tectonics that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and some examples of student work.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in a few of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. But overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 6 of 19: Measuring Globalisation
Definitions quiz starter
NASA ‘Earth lights’ map
Indicators to measure globalisation
Skills: ranking and scaling to create indices
KOF Index and AT Kearney Index
Switched off places (North Korea, Sahel, Ethiopia)
Map analysis with model answer
These resources accompany the scheme of work for Globalisation available in my shop.
Included are:
50 page student study notes booklet with content from all 19 lessons and a definitions organiser
Homework booklet
Homework mark schemes
End of topic test
End of topic test mark scheme
Past paper exam questions
Past paper exam question resource booklet
Past paper exam question mark schemes
Extra practise questions document
Excel document for recording class test scores
This is a full scheme of work for Topic 5: ‘The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity’, that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and various additional documents to supplement the lessons such as a homework booklet, practise exam questions, mark schemes, and a case study list, linked to the specification.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
Edexcel. Topic 1: Theory of Plate Tectonics
Lesson 2 of of 18.
Includes:
Evidence for plate tectonic theory: continental drift, palaeontology, climate, jigsaw fit, technology
New theory for plate tectonics: palaeomagnetism and sea floor spreading
Practise exam question with mark scheme
This is a full scheme of work for Regeneration that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and various additional documents to supplement the lessons such as a homework booklet, practise exam questions, mark schemes, a knowledge organiser and a case study list, linked to the specification.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 6 of 18.
Includes:
Features of a volcano
Supervolcanoes
Shapes of volcanoes
Types of lava
Types of eruption
Lahars and jökulhlaups
Primary and secondary volcanic hazards
Questions and suggested answers
Volcanic Explosivity Index
Case studies task - Montserrat (LIC) and Eyjafjallajökull (HIC)
This is a full scheme of work for Carbon that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and some fun tasks to motivate students.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including interpretation of data and graphs.
There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford Book 2 in these lessons. It would be useful to have a class set.
Otherwise, the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 3 of 19: Political and Economic Players in Globalisation
Recap starter with model answer
Key players in globalisation:
WTO
IMF
World Bank
Individual national governments (Comparison of UK and China)
International trading blocs (EU and ASEAN)
Pakistan case study
Ghana case study
Summary question plenary with model answer
Thought-provoking video link on issues associated with WTO for LICs
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 5 of 19: TNCs and Globalisation
Written starter using ‘extent’
Students take detailed notes on function of TNCs in globalisation. Suggested answers are provided.
Spatial division of labour and global production networks
Outsourcing
Glocalisation
Discussion based plenary with answers
This is a full scheme of work for Globalisation that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited and improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and some examples of student work.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics.
There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for definitions quizzes (which you can run as a class competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes.
Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 11 of 19: International Migration and its Impacts
Starter definitions quiz and mark scheme
2x recap quizzes on Mann Whitney
Skills – proportional flow diagrams
Describing trends of international migration
Global hub cities
Types of international migration (elite vs. low wage migrants)
Impacts of migration on source and host countries
Practise exam question and model answer
Interdependence
Discussion questions
Class voting plenary
Stimulating video discussion task
Edexcel. Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security.
Lessons 8-9 of 19: A Balanced Carbon Cycle (energy mix, security, consumption, energy players)
Discussion starter
The Energy Mix
Skills: interpreting satellite maps
Energy Security
Urban vs rural energy
Energy consumption trends (GDP per capita)
Skills: interpreting graphs and proportional circles
Primary and secondary sources of energy
Non-renewable, renewable, recyclable
UK energy mix compared to Norway energy mix
Energy players
Skills: conflict matrix (plus additional sheet to print)
Exam question (12 marks) with mark scheme and two model answers using alternate data sets.
Discussion plenary
Key content from the lesson
Notes for teachers
Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity.
6-8 – Deficits in the Hydrological Cycle - Drought
This is a complete set of three lessons in one powerpoint, with supporting documents.
There are 46 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Answers for all tasks are on the following slides for peer/self marking, to save teacher time.
Slides content:
• Starter – key words quiz
• What is a drought?
• Causes of drought
• Tropical droughts
• Case Study – Brazil Droughts
• Analyse a graph (Paper 3 command word), with model answer
• The Global Atmospheric Circulation System
• Positive feedback loops
• Types of drought - meteorological, hydrological, agricultural and socio-economic
• Drought risk from human activities
• Case study – Drought in the Sahel
• Mitigating droughts (‘To what extent’)
• Droughts and fires in the Pantanal, Brazil – video
• Impacts of drought on ecosystems – wetland, forest
• UK wetlands, past and present – comparing maps
• Ecosystem services
• Exam question – 12 marks – with mark scheme
• Plenary – comparing key terms
• Summary – students write their own
• Short mid term class test
• Teacher’s information slides
• HANDOUT: Scenarios from deficits in the water cycle (South America)
SUPPORTING RESOURCES: ‘Water Cycle Resource Pack - Homework, Mark Schemes, Assessment (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)’
Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.
Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity.
Lesson 12 – The Aral Sea Case Study
This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint, with a supporting document.
There are 12 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Answers for all tasks are on the following slides for peer/self marking, to save teacher time.
Slides content:
• Starter – class discussion – interpreting aerial photos showing change over time
• What is the Aral Sea?
• What are the issues related to the Aral Sea?
• Why was nothing done?
• Impacts of mismanagement in the Aral Sea
• Students watch videos and take notes
• Players and stakeholders
• Plenary – discussion question
• When to use this case study
• Teacher’s information slides
• HANDOUT: Aral Sea news article
SUPPORTING RESOURCES: ‘Water Cycle Resource Pack - Homework, Mark Schemes, Assessment (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)’
Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 15 of 19: Income Equality – Gini Coefficient and Lorenz Curve
Definitions quiz starter with answers
Globalisation and income inequality graphs
The Gini Index and Gini Coefficient
Skills: Interpreting choropleth maps
Lorenz curve analysis
Skills: students plot and analyse their own Lorenz curve
Plenary to summarise main concepts learned
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 12 of 19: Cultural Erosion and Anti-Globalisation
Starter – video clip discussion
Definitions
Bhutan case study – Culture of Bhutan + impacts of globalisation (cultural erosion)
Assessment of cultural erosion – referring to Papua New Guinea for negatives and the Paralympics for positives
Anti globalisation and Pro globalisation
Attitudes of anti-globalisation groups: Occupy London 2011-12 and Extinction Rebellion
Plenary – 4 mark exam question with mark scheme
EXTRA word document with Bhutan article
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 19 of 19: Localism, Transition Towns and Ethical Consumerism
Thought-provoking discussion starter
Ethical consumption and complexity
Rana Plaza collapse case study
Fairtrade
Localism (Is localism a middle-class luxury?)
Transition towns
Todmorden case study with notes
Plenary – revisiting last lesson’s essay. Discussion.
EXTRA word document with news article on Todmorden
Edexcel. Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security.
Lessons 18-19 of 19: Responding to Climate Change (feedback mechanisms, adaptation and mitigation)
Key words quiz starter with mark scheme
Deforestation and soil erosion
Kuznet’s curve recap
Projections of future emissions and surface temperatures
Feedback mechanisms
Future and uncertainty
Permafrost and peatlands
Tipping point and critical threshold
Forest dieback
Changes in thermohaline circulation system
Adaptation and mitigation strategies
20 mark ‘evaluate’ question + detailed essay scaffold for planning provided on an extra sheet for students to complete
Students unpick the themes of ‘scale, players, development’ in detail before attempting the essay
Mark scheme
Extra reading
Key content from the lesson
Notes for teachers
Additional sheet with breakdown of command terms – Assess and Evaluate
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 1 of 19: Introduction to Globalisation
Discussion starter
Introduction notes
Pro globalisation and anti globalisation
History of globalisation
Defining globalisation
Examples of globalisation – economic, social, political, cultural
Length, depth and speed of global connection
Flows and networks
Skills: proportional flow lines
Plenary: summary of learning
Homework: learn definition for class test
