GCSE GEOGRAPHY - PEOPLE AND THE BIOSPHERE WHOLE UNIT 7 LESSONS. Lessons: What and where are biomes? Explain how latitude affects temperature and precipitation? Local factors that effect biome location - How does altitude affect ecosytems? Biomes - Geographical skills - climate graphs. Biomes a life support system. Biomes and global services - carbon cycle. Biomes - more people and more resources Population vs resources - Malthus Vs Boserup. Within each lesson the title is a GCSE exam question which students must answer at the end of the lesson or throughout. The unit and lesson’s are easy to follow even for non-specialist teachers and can easily be adapted to increase challenge or to suit a nurture curriculum. All hand-outs are attached or within the PowerPoint. Enjoy.

Are we running out of natural resources? Lessons: How do we use our planet as a natural resource? What are rocks and how do we use them as a resource? How do rocks provide energy? Why are soils so important? How does the biosphere provide natural resources? How does the hydrosphere provide natural resources? Why is the world so dependent on oil resources? What natural resources can be used to generate electricity? how can we use natural resources sustainably? These lessons follow the British Geography Curriculum. Within each 1 hour lesson (which can easily be adapted to be longer), caters for differing learning styles with a range of differing activities to target specific skills. All students seemed to enjoy the lessons/unit and the activities within. The lesson is created with differing students in mind to allow all students to succeed and develop their geographical and wider knowledge. The unit and lesson’s are easy to follow even for non-specialist teachers and can easily be adapted to increase challenge or to suit a nurture curriculum. All hand-outs are attached or within the PowerPoint. Enjoy.

Hazardous Earth whole unit. Lessons: What are tropical rainforests like and how are plants adapted to suit rainforest conditions? The tropical rainforest complex nutrient cycle. What is a Taiga and how are the plants adapted to suit the taiga’s conditions? What are the direst threats to tropical rainforests? What are the indirect threats to tropical rainforests? What are the direct threats to the taiga? How is the taiga under pressure? How can we protect the rainforest? How can there be a sustainable future for the rainforest? How can we conserve the taiga? Why are there conflicting views about conserving the rainforest? All students seemed to enjoy the lessons/unit and the activities within. The lesson is created with differing students in mind to allow all students to succeed and develop their geographical and wider knowledge. Within each lesson the title is a GCSE exam question which students must answer at the end of the lesson or throughout. The unit and lesson’s are easy to follow even for non-specialist teachers and can easily be adapted to increase challenge or to suit a nurture curriculum. All hand-outs are attached or within the PowerPoint. Enjoy.