A specialist documentary resource shop featuring worksheets and challenge activities to support learning and thinking around educational documentaries. Resources are created by an experienced geography teacher and subject leader.
A specialist documentary resource shop featuring worksheets and challenge activities to support learning and thinking around educational documentaries. Resources are created by an experienced geography teacher and subject leader.
Seasonal Forests, Seasonal Change
A comprehensive 24 question worksheet for Green Planet, Seasonal World (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores new filming techniques which allow us to enter the plants’ world and see it from their perspective and on their timescale. Between the tropics and the frozen poles lies a region dominated by relentless change in the form of the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each one presents plants with huge challenges, from ice and snow to raging fires; from intense competition to surprising enemies. To survive here plants must use strategy, deception and remarkable feats of engineering.
The worksheet includes 24 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers.
Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics:
Spring, summer, autumn and winter
Seasonal plants
Photosynthesis
Plant and animal interactions
Climate change
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Focus: Desert environment, desert ecosystem and adaptations
A comprehensive 24 question worksheet for Green Planet, Desert World (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores new filming techniques which allow us to enter the plants’ world and see it from their perspective and on their timescale. This episode focuses on plant adaptations to desert conditions, where temperatures soar and plummet and water is rare.
The worksheet includes 24 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers.
Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics:
Desert vegetation
Plant and animal interactions
Adaptations
Climate change
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Documentary: River Yukon, River Study.
A question and answer worksheet based around BBC documentary Earth’s Great Rivers, episode 3, Yukon River. A helpful teacher sheet with answers and timings is included. There are some follow on tasks include describe and explain questions and a mapping task. Could be used to support learning around river ecosystems, river basin animal habitats and adaptations. Good examples of low impact human use of a river. Can be used as a full lesson or used as a stand-alone homework.
Download includes all worksheets in both Word and PDF formats.
Help your students get the most from the stunning BBC documentary exploring frozen worlds from pole to pole, using a 23 question and answer worksheet.
David Attenborough narrates explores frozen landscapes from pole to pole, revealing the surprising frozen worlds that exist across the planet and the remarkable animals that make them their home.
How to use this sheet
The worksheet has 23 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet with timings for teachers.
Questions on the worksheet explore the following environments and topics:
• Antarctica
• Himalayas
• Animal adaptation
• Boreal Forests
• Arctic Circle
• Extreme weather events
• Climate change
7 Worlds, 1 Planet: Europe
BBC documentary, currently playing on iPlayer.
A question and answer worksheet based around the 50 minute documentary seven worlds, one planet, episode 5. This documentary is all about Europe and the variable conditions it presents to wildlife.
It could be used to support learning around ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of urban environments and Europe. Some discussion on how humans impact landscapes in Europe. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework.
Topics include:
Animal habitat
The Alps - climate and wildlife
Human impacts on animals
Europe
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BBC documentary: Asia
BBC documentary, currently on iPlayer.
Content: Asia has the longest coastline of any continent and the richest coral reefs on earth. Its seas are connected by some of the world’s most powerful currents and are home to over 60 per cent of all marine species. This groundbreaking film features the charismatic creatures of Asia’s oceans, from ocean giants in the big blue to tiny fish that climb trees.
How to use this resource: This worksheet is ready to use and has 23 questions covering 2 A4 sheets. The worksheet is set out to capture students attention for the full 45 minutes with a variety of question styles. There is a helpful teacher sheet included with timings and answers to each question to support non-subject specialists. Additionally, there is a follow on task to help orientate the south east of Asia (coral triangle).
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Question and answer worksheet on the grassland biome to accompany the BBC documentary Planet Earth 2: Grasslands. Designed to support studies with additional exam questions at the end as challenge and extension. A teacher sheet is provided. Could also be used for a stand alone homework task in support of an ecosytems and adaptation unit.
Lesson title: Frozen World / Investigating Polar Regions.
A question and answer worksheet based around Netflix documentary Our Planet, Frozen Worlds, episode 2.
Could be used to support learning around ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of Antarctica and Arctic regions.
PowerPoint covering:
Lesson objective and challenge objective
Choice of starting tasks
Video sheet
Plenary
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7 Worlds, 1 Planet: South America
BBC documentary, currently playing on iPlayer.
A question and answer worksheet based around the 50 minute documentary seven worlds, one planet, episode 3. This documentary is all about South America and the variable conditions it presents to wildlife.
It could be used to support learning around ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of cloud forest and mountain regions - Andes. Some discussion on how humans impact landscapes in South America. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework.
Topics include:
Animal habitat
Andes climate and wildlife
Cloud forest
Coastal environments
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Documentary exploring the changing coral reefs.
Question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary: Chasing Coral on Netflix. This film introduces students to the importance of coral reef ecosystems, the threats they are facing, climate change and how what one group of people are doing to let people know what is happening to coral reefs.
The documentary sheet has a variety of question types and a teacher answer sheet with guide times for many questions to allow for lesson planning. Three short extension activities to fit around the documentary.
Worksheet includes the following topics:
Marine ecosystems
Polyp structure
Symbiosis
Coral bleaching
Global warming
Climate Change
BBC documentary: Horizon 2020: 1. Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting.
BBC documentary, currently on iPlayer.
A question and answer worksheet based around the 58 minute horizon documentary on population and earth resources. This documentary is about Chris’s view that our world is suffering from overpopulation, given the impact 7.7 billion humans are already having. Travelling around the globe in search of answers to difficult and sometimes controversial questions, Chris investigates why our population is growing so rapidly, what impact it is having on the natural world, and whether there is anything that can be done.
This resource could be used to support learning around population increase, urban living and resource management. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework.
I have included a short exam question to complete at the end of the lesson or for a follow up at another point.
Topics include:
Overpopulation
Population increase
Birth rates
Resource management
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Help your students understand how our changing climate is effecting our frozen worlds in this question and answer worksheet.
In this final episode of BBC Frozen Planet we meet the scientists and people dedicating their lives to understanding how climate change is impacting our frozen planet. We will look at what these changes mean, not just for the animals and people who live there, but for the world as a whole.
How to use this sheet
The worksheet has 30 questions that cover the full 57 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet with timings for teachers. There is a differentiated follow on worksheet for students to complete to think further around this topic.
As an additional option to purchasing this sheet, you can purchase a whole lesson which includes a starter, plenary and PowerPoint. This can be found in my [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DocGeog].
Dcoumentary on Britain and Northern Ireland.
A comprehensive 23 question worksheet and follow on activity for Wild Isles, Precious Isles (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough celebrates the rich variety of habitats that exist in Britain and Northern Ireland. He explores the diversity of climate, ecosystems and geology. This episode looks at the wildlife that exists in our unique landscapes, from the micro world of bumblebees to the high-speed life of the kingfisher.
The worksheet includes 23 different styled questions that cover the full 47 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers.
Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics:
Habitats
Food chains
Geology
Plant and animal interactions
Climate change
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This documentary focuses on the heroes on the frontline of conservation who are risking everything in the fight to save wildlife.
This is a question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary Planet Earth 3: Heroes on the BBC.
This worksheet covers the full hour of the documentary. There are a variety of question types used to keep kids engaged and comes with a handy teacher answer sheet with guide times to support lesson planning.
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BBC documentary: Asia - Above the Clouds
BBC documentary, currently on iPlayer.
Content: Asia is the most mountainous continent on earth. From the forested slopes of the tropics to the hostile heights of the Himalaya, Asia’s mountains are home to an astonishing abundance of specialised plants and wildlife. Explore how plants and animals thrive in these mountainous environments.
How to use this resource:
Ready to use worksheet, no prep required
21 questions to cover the full 50 minutes
Helpful teacher sheet with answers and timings
Short extension mapping task for independent work (with atlas provision)
PDF and Word format files included.
Please note, there is a 10 minute section at the end of the documentary exploring the filming of this episode. The worksheet does not include questions on this section.
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Used to support learning around BBC documentary Earth From Space, Changing Earth Episode 4.
A worksheet to support learning about satellite images and how satellite imagery is used around the world. Focuses on changing landscapes and includes commentary and images on deforestation, climate change, retreating glaciers hurricane formation and wildfires. Excellent round up of learning for GCSE geography curriculum. Could be used in lesson or as a homework task. A teacher answer sheet is included.
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A question and answer worksheet based around Netflix / BBC documentary Life, episode 1. Focuses on the challenges experienced by different animals in a range of ecosystems around the world. Could be used to support learning around ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations. Can be used as a full lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. A teacher sheet with answers is included.
Frozen Planet Documentary - Spring Episode
A question and answer worksheet based around BBC documentary Frozen Planet episode: Spring. Could be used to support learning around polar ecosystems, climate change, animal adaptations or place specific study of Polar and Arctic regions. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Teacher sheet provided.
Topics included:
Climate in polar regions
Tundra ecosystem
Taiga ecosystem
Antarctica
Documentary currently found on Netflix and BBC iPlayer.
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Netflix documentary: Night on Earth - Frozen Nights
Great for geography lessons at Christmas!
Question worksheet to accompany the Netflix documentary Night on Earth: Frozen Nights, episode 2. Planned with a KS3 group in mind who are studying polar environments or adaptation in different ecosystems, but equally could be used for students as part of a place based study such as the Arctic. A teacher answer sheet is provided and there are optional extension / homework tasks to round up ideas from this documentary.
Locations include: Arctic, Alaska, northern forests, Japan
Documentary length: 44 minutes
Topics include:
Adaptation to different environments
Characteristics of hunters in Arctic environments
Animal adaptation for darkness and colder climates
Survival techniques of prey / hunting techniques of predators
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A question and answer worksheet to support a BBC documentary on offshore gas stations, called Powering Britain: Gas This 30 minute documentary introduces students to an offshore gas station.
The documentary sheet has a variety of question types that covers the 30 minute documentary. To support staff the worksheet includes timings for each question.
Worksheet includes the following topics:
Offshore gas stations
Substations
Support stations
Staff
Mainline support services
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