I have been a Geography teacher for many years and enjoy reshaping schemes of learning and creating corresponding lessons. I hope to share these with others who need them! Please ask any questions and rate my resources for others to see! :)
I have been a Geography teacher for many years and enjoy reshaping schemes of learning and creating corresponding lessons. I hope to share these with others who need them! Please ask any questions and rate my resources for others to see! :)
Assessment from year 8 Geography- Weather and climate- suitable for KS3 mostly.
Topics: weather and climate, tropical storms, extreme weather, UK flooding, clouds, measuring weather.
Entire lesson focusing on thunderstorms- causes and formation, plus differences and formation of thunder and lightening.
Stretch and challenge tasks for more able. Differentiated learning objectives.
Embedded videos and interactive tasks. Homework option at the end of the powerpoint.
More suitable for KS3 Geography.
Full Lesson looking at the formation of tropical storms and the effects- Hurricane Katrina used as a case study.
Key words and clear learning objectives.
Videos embedded.
Clear tasks- differentiated- stretch and challenge for higher ability.
Homework task included.
AQA A Level Geography- Contemporary Urban Environments
Lessons include the following content: Urban form, world cities, Urban waste, Urban Climate, precipitation and drainage, megacities, Air quality and river restoration.
Discussion and research tasks which engage students about current issues in our cities- UK and global.
Key case studies include: Birmingham and Mumbai (social and environmental sustainability and regeneration) and the Cheonggyecheon River Restoration Project in Seoul. Emphasis on current global challenges and solutions to them.
Exam questions embedded and structured in most lesson to ensure progress is made towards the exams.
Any questions, please ask.
Introduction to what is globalisation?. Includes copied information from the CGP Alevel AQA Geography revision guide to support learning. Also includes figures from Hodder textbook.
Why is Antarctica threatened?
You will be able to use this to:
Describe Antarctica’s unique environment.
Outline the four main threats to Antarctica.
Explain how international laws are directed to protect Antarctica. (Antarctic Treaty)
This is part of a sequence of lessons for the AQA topic- Global Systems and Governance.
Slides included also present an entire scheme of learning for the global systems and governance topic.
Includes copied information from the CGP Alevel AQA Geography revision guide to support learning. Also includes figures from Hodder textbook fifth edition (Whittaker).
Whole lesson and study of extreme weather in the UK. Heatwave 2018 example.
Includes causes, effects and responses.
Sentence starters and challenge tasks to meet all abilities.
Videos embedded to aid learning and visualisation.
Weather and climate- lessons to teach Ks3.
Focus on many types of weather: clouds, extreme weather, heatwaves, hurricanes, UK flooding, tornadoes, thunderstorms.
Lesson titles are:
-Clouds- Types and Formation.
-Extreme weather in the UK- heatwave 2018.
-Hurricane formation and Hurricane Katrina.
-UK Flooding- Boscastle 2004.
-Tornadoes- Joplin.
-Thunderstorms.
Case study lessons included: UK heatwave 2018, Hurricane Katrina, UK Flooding- Boscastle, Joplin (Missouri) tornado.
Plus an assessment based on the lessons.
All lessons include differentiated tasks, learning objectives and key words.
Introduction Geography lesson for Nigeria- AQA Paper 2- The Changing Economic World.
Tasks around Nigeria’s importance, status of a NEE, and how it’s growth and development has impacted quality of life.
Differentiated tasks and embedded video to support learning. Graphs and skills embedded.
Updated unit of work- Where in the World?
Clear Sequencing of learning suited to the new Ofsted Framework.
SOL attached within. Clear homework opportunities and opportunities for public speaking and oracy.
Theses lessons are aiming to welcome and introduce year 7 students into geography. They look at key skills such as location, maps, grid referencing, current events analysis and more…
Tasks are all differentiated, lessons are engaging and many have videos and animations embedded into them.
Challenges misconceptions about location and countries within the British Isles and UK.
Includes two current event lessons from the Summer of 2019- Brexit and Whaley Bridge Dam.
Any Questions, please ask.
Whole Geography GCSE Lesson- Changing Economic World- NEE- Nigeria Case study.
Identifies advantages and disadvantages of TNCs.
Video embedded with a worksheet to collect information on Shell in Nigeria.
Homework research task on Unilever in Nigeria.
Differentiated tasks for high and low ability.
Whole Geography lesson teaching the economic sectors and development of Nigeria.
Linked to AQA Spec- Paper 2- The changing economic world.
Differentiated tasks for higher and lower ability plus model answers.
Exam questions embedded to check progress.
Use of graphs and data to teach skills.
Engaging scheme of learning for Natural Hazards. Follows A Level AQA Spec. Requires internet access for some and teacher led talk and understanding of the topic to ensure enough detail is given.
Challenge tasks embedded throughout and opportunities for discussion and oracy.
Lesson topics include:
Hazard characteristics, frequency and distribution.
plate tectonics and boundaries.
Volcanic hazards- causes, effects and management.
New Zealand White Island Case Study.
Earthquake causes, effects and management.
Haiti 2010 case study.
Wildfires in nature- types, causes, impacts and reponses.
Case study recent and relevant- 2019-20 Australia wildfires.
Storm Hazards- causes, effects, responses.
Hurricane Katrina case study.
Multi hazardous location- the Philippines.
Local study case study- L’Aquila.
Lots of scope in the lessons for independent study- so internet access makes the lessons more independent and engaging. These can be adapted if you do not have internet access in lessons.
Any questions, please ask.
LOs: To know the causes of Australian wildfires.
To describe local and national responses to wildfires.
To evaluate the effectiveness to local and national responses.
Teaches history of wildfires in Australia and 2019-2020 fires currently.
Requires students to have internet access to complete a case study sheet.
Exam Question Embedded:
With reference to a wildfire event, evaluate the impacts of the event and effectiveness of responses to it.
(9 marks).
LOs: To know how we prepare, mitigate, adapt and prevent volcanic disasters.
To link these solutions to the New Zealand volcano to explain, assess and justify the response to the event – including the factors affecting this response.
Addresses how people can respond to volcanoes:
Responses can fit into three major categories:
Prevention.
Preparedness.
Adaptation.
Students need internet access to complete the task to research further response strategies.
Exam question at the end: ‘It is possible to manage the impacts of volcanic eruptions, but the impacts cannot be prevented.’
To what extent do you agree with this view? (20 Marks)
with a suggested structure.
A Level Geography- AQA- Contemporary Urban Environments- Urban Climate
LO- To be able to define urban climate.
To understand the urban heat island effect.
To be able to explain the effect of urban structures on average wind speed and climate.
Discusses reasons for differences in urban temperature, rainfall and wind speed.
High emphasis on the Urban Heat Island effect (UHI) and the impact this has on urban climate.
Gets students thinking out how urban structures alter the climate of a city in comparison to a rural area.
Data and exam questions implemented to check for understanding. Uses London examples throughout that can be easily altered.
Please ask if you have any questions.
Outline of intent and objectives of each scheme of learning and lesson for year 7 geography. Topics include: Location and Map skills, Ecosystems- Savanna and Hot Deserts, Population and Migration to the UK, Economic activity in Egypt, Geology- rocks and weathering, Coastal landscapes in Europe.
