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Grid Referencing in Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Grid Referencing in Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students to start by recapping their learning of core knowledge of the physical features of South America with 5 quick questions. Students are then introduced what OS maps are and why we need them, they will then begin to identify symbols that are commonly used in OS maps. The students get shown how to do 4 figure grid references using different places in Brazil, with increasing difficulty. Then students are shown how to do this in 6 figure grid reference. Task 1: Knowledge Retention Task 2: Identify OS map symbols Task 3: Identify four figure grid references Task 4: Identify six figure grid references Task 5: Independent Practice with a mix of four and 6 figure grid references to test learning. This lesson contains a fully resourced powerpoint and worksheet with high resolution maps for printing.
Brazil - A Case Study (Full SOW) (KS3 - Key Stage 3)
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Brazil - A Case Study (Full SOW) (KS3 - Key Stage 3)

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An introductory topic for KS3 & 4 in geography about Brazil and its features. This bundle contains 8 lessons that are fully resourced. Throughout the series of lessons, students will be able to accurately locate Brazil and its surrounding countries, the distribution of its population due to human and physical factors and how urbanisation has impacted Rio with favelas and squatter settlements. Finally, students will investigate the Amazon Rainforest Lesson 1: Location, Climate and Importance of Brazil Lesson 2: Inequalities in Brazil Lesson 3: Impacts of Urbanisation in Brazil Lesson 4: Life in a favela Lesson 5: Positives of urbanisation in Brazil Lesson 6: Importance of the Amazon Rainforest Lesson 7: Exploitation of the Amazon Rainforest Lesson 8: Protecting the Amazon Rainforest Students will improve skills such as graph reading, data interpretation, creation of climate graphs and case study analysis. This bundle contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets.
Population of Asia - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Population of Asia - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will start by recapping what they have learnt in their previous lesson about the location and countries of Asia along with river features of previous topic. Then students are to describe what population density and distribution are by describing them using 4 examples. Students to identify using a choropleth map which countries in Asia are the most densely populated. Then students to recap what rural and urban areas are along with why people move from rural to urban areas. Starter: Knowledge retention of 5 quick starter questions Task 1:Introduction to population density and distribution, describe the distribution and density of 4 football matches. Task 2: Describe which countries in Asia are densely and sparsely populated on the choropleth map. Task 3: Identify the difference between urban and rural areas. Task 4: Write down what the push and pull factors are for rural and urban areas. Task 5: Main Task: Describe why people move from the rural areas of India to urban cities. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Understanding Flood Hydrographs - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Understanding Flood Hydrographs - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced, differentiated and up to date lesson on what hydrographs are, how to read them and how to describe and compare them. Students will compare and contrast flashy versus flat hydrographs and explain reasons for why they might be that way, either from human or physical features. Task 1: Starter - Retrieval, Using the information they learnt in the previous lesson. Hook- Students to explain what they think the image means, or what it has to do with the lesson. Task 2: What causes physical factors cause flooding Task 3: Calculating discharge and why it is important in flooding Task 4: Students to add annotations to the hydrograph on their worksheet to explain what each part is. Task 5: Identify why the river is more likely to flood and why? Task 5: Main Task - Practice exam questions- “Describe the difference between the two hydrographs (4 marks).” High ability students will complete this with limited scaffolding and then compare theirs to the model answer. LA students will read through the paragraph and cross out wrong words. Task 5: Plenary - Match up the labels to each point on the graph. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Introduction to Rivers - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Introduction to Rivers - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced, differentiated and up to date lesson on what rivers are, what their main features are and how they change through the upper, middle and lower course. Task 1: Starter - Retrieval, Using the information they learnt on their coasts topic students are to complete what they know. Hook- Students to explain what they think the image means, or what it has to do with the lesson. Task 2: Label two diagrams with the keywords used during the topic. The HA students will be given an extra map showing relief, and identify more features. Task 3: Using the information given students are to complete a graph showing a long profile of the river Severn. Then they label their diagram with annotations and images. Task 4: Main Task - Practice exam questions- “Explain why the upper course of a river valley has a different cross profile from the lower course (4).” High ability students will complete this with limited scaffolding and then compare theirs to the model answer. LA students will read through the paragraph and cross out wrong words. Task 5: Plenary - Dingbat theme rivers **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
International Aid in Nigeria - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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International Aid in Nigeria - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced, differentiated and up to date lesson on types of aid in Nigeria. Students will be able to describe why Nigeria needs aid, why international aid is useful for the country and why it is not always used effectively. Task 1: Starter - Application of knowledge- Exam question on how an ox-bow lake is formed Task 2: Geography Skills: Describe the trend in aid received by Nigeria (3 marks) Task 3: Students to priorities which they think is the main reason for aid and why. Task 4: Geography Skill: Graph Analysis: Identify how much aid Nigeria gave and how much the EU gave. Task 5: Main Task - Describe the living conditions in the figure, explain how aid should be spent in the area and then justify why small scale projects are more likely to be successful in Nigeria. Task 5: Plenary - Revision for next geographical process, levee and floodplain formation. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
UK's Connection to the Wider World - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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UK's Connection to the Wider World - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced, differentiated, and up-to-date lesson on how the UK is connected to the wider world through several different ways. In this lesson students will learn about how we are connected through trade, culture, transport and electronic communications. Task 1: Starter - Application of knowledge- Read, Write, Mark, all about the formation of headlands and bays. Task 2: Geographic Skills: Description of graphs - Describe what the diagrams show about UK’s changing trade links. Task 3: Geographic Skills: Description of graphs - What is the graph showing, what is the type of graph, what is the difference, etc. Task 4: Colour code the categories to the information. Task 5: Main Task - Practice exam questions- “How does the UK benefit by having close links with the rest of the world (6 marks)" High-ability students will complete this with limited scaffolding. LA students can use sentence starters and keywords for help. Task 6: Plenary - Revise for headlands and bays exam question. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
The UK and the Wider World - EU and Commonwealth - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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The UK and the Wider World - EU and Commonwealth - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced, differentiated, and up-to-date lesson on how the UK is connected to the wider world through the Commonwealth and the European Union. This will cover the economic and political advantages of each system. Task 1: Starter - Application of knowledge- Exam question “Explain the formation of the physical features of the coastline shown in the images above (6) Task 2: Watch the video about the Commonwealth Task 3: Geographic Skills: Description of graphs - Describe what the graph is and analyze the data. Task 4: Watch the video about the EU. Task 5: Identify the economic, political, social, and environmental advantages of the EU. Task 5: Main Task - Practice exam questions- “Suggest how the UK benefits economically and politically from its membership of either the EU or Commonwealth. (6 marks)” High-ability students will complete this with limited scaffolding. LA students can use sentence starters and keywords for help. Task 6: Plenary - Revise for the formation of a sea stack. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Changing Economic World - UK Case Study - (Full SOW) (KS4 - Key Stage 4)
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Changing Economic World - UK Case Study - (Full SOW) (KS4 - Key Stage 4)

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An introductory topic for KS4 geography about the changing economic world of the UK. This will include how employment structure has changed through time, how industry affects the environment along with changes to rural areas and transport infastructure. Throughout the series of lessons, students will be able to accurately outline how/ why the UK’s employment has changed. Investigate the change in rural areas due to population increase and decrease. How Heathrow’s expansion can be a benefit and a drawback along with the UK’s connections to countries in the wider world. Lesson 1: Changing Employment Structure in the UK Lesson 2: Impacts of Industry on the Physical Environment Lesson 3: Changing Rural Landscapes in the UK Lesson 4: North-South Divide in England Lesson 5: Changing UK Transport Infrastructure Lesson 6: Heathrow Expansion Lesson 7: UK’s Connection to the Wider World Lesson 8: The UK and the Wider World - EU and Commonwealth Students will gain a variety of skills such as data manipulation and interpretation along with graph analysis. This bundle contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets.
Case Study of Nigeria (NEE) - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Case Study of Nigeria (NEE) - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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An AQA specification topic for KS4 in geography “The Changing Economic World”. This topic will briefly cover where is Nigeria, why is it important, both nationally and globally. Then students will investigate the benefits and drawbacks of TNCs in Nigeria (specifically Shell) then the types of aid Nigeria receives. Students will identify if this aid is beneficial or what problems may arise with aid. Finally students will explore the impacts of economic development on the environment of Nigeria, with a specific look at the Bodo Oil Spill and its effects on the local people. Lesson 1: Importance of Nigeria Lesson 2: TNCs in Nigeria (Shell) Lesson 3: International Aid in Nigeria Lesson 4: Environmental Impacts of Economic Development in Nigeria. Students will improve skills such as graph reading, data interpretation, and case study analysis. This bundles contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets. BONUS- Will include homework research sheets that will span over the four lessons (one sheet every two lessons )
River Landscapes in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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River Landscapes in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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An AQA specification topic for KS4 in geography about river landscapes in the UK. Covering aspects such as erosion, transportation, deposition and features formed from these Throughout the series of lessons students will be able to accurately describe how and why a river changes from source to mouth, with references to features on each course along with the erosional, depositional and transportations reasons for each formation. Students will then identify what causes flooding to happen, identifying features of a hydrograph and what natural and human factors cause flooding. Finally students will look at a case study about how management strategies are used to minimise the effects of flooding. With a specific case study at a management strategy used. Lesson 1: Introduction to Rivers Lesson 2: Erosion, Transportation and Deposition Lesson 3: Upper Course River Features Lesson 4: Middle Course River Features Lesson 5: Lower Course River Features Lesson 6: Case Study of the River Aire Lesson 7: Factors that Affect Flood Risk Lesson 8: Understanding Hydrographs Lesson 9: Flooding- Hard Engineering Lesson 10: Flooding - Soft Engineering Lesson 11: York Flood Management scheme Students will improve skills such as graph reading, data interpretation, and case study analysis. This bundles contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets.
Weather Hazards - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Weather Hazards - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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An AQA specification topic for KS4 in geography about Weather Hazards and their formation along with effects. Throughout the series of lessons students will be able to accurately describe the distribution of the climate globally using the GAC. Then describe the location and formation of tropical storms along with their effects through the case study of Typhoon Haiyan. Next students will look at the weather of the UK and finally describe an extreme UK weather event. In the last few lessons students will look at our changing climate and how this occurs both naturally and also anthropogenically, they will identify the effects and how we can adapt and mitigate them. Lesson 1: Global Atmospheric Circulation Model (GAC) Lesson 2: Tropical Storms Lesson 3: Future of Tropical Storms Lesson 4: Effects and Responses to Typhoon Haiyan Lesson 5: UK Weather Hazards Lesson 6: Beast from the East Lesson 7: Climate Change: Natural Causes Lesson 8: Climate Change: Human Causes Lesson 9: Climate Change: Effects Lesson 10: Mitigating Climate Change Lesson 11: Adapting to Climate Change Students will improve skills such as graph reading, data interpretation, and case study analysis. This bundles contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets.
Introduction to Geography and Map Skills - (KS3 - Key Stage 3)
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Introduction to Geography and Map Skills - (KS3 - Key Stage 3)

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An introductory topic for KS3 in geography introducing students to geography, its different types, and map skills. This bundle contains 9 lessons that are fully resourced. Throughout the series of lessons, students will be able to identify the continents, countries and oceans of Earth, discuss the different types of geography and begin to read and interpret graphs. Lesson 1 - Continents and Countries Lesson 2 - Continents and Oceans Lesson 3- Different Types of Geography Lesson 4 - Cartography Lesson 5- Reading Maps Lesson 6 - Compass Points Lesson 7- Scale on a Map Lesson 8 - Height on a Map Lesson 9 -Measuring Distance Students will gain a variety of skills such as map reading, interpreting data, and applying the information to maps. This bundle contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets
Climate Change - (Full SOW) (KS3 - Key Stage 3)
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Climate Change - (Full SOW) (KS3 - Key Stage 3)

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An introductory topic for KS3 geography about Earth’s past climate and today’s climate change and its features. This bundle contains 8 lessons that are fully resourced, with powerpoints and worksheets. Throughout the series of lessons, students will be able to accurately outline how the Earth’s climate has changed over time, and accurately define the enhanced greenhouse effect. Students will investigate the Ice Age and its effects on Homo-Sapiens and megafauna. Students will investigate why the UK has a temperate climate, how climate change affects the UK, and look globally at how areas with contrasting wealth (Bangladesh and Maldives) are affected by climate change and how they plan to mitigate/adapt to it. Lesson 1: Climate Change Lesson 2: Evidence of Climate Change Lesson 3: Animals of the Ice Age Lesson 4: Ice Age and the Effects on Earth Lesson 5: Climate of the UK Lesson 6: Climate Change Effect in the UK Lesson 7: Effects of Climate Change in Bangladesh Lesson 8: Effects of Climate Change in the Maldives Students will gain a variety of skills such as data manipulation and interpretation along with map reading and climate graph reading. This bundle contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets.
Importance of the Amazon Rainforest - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Importance of the Amazon Rainforest - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students to identify where the world’s tropical rainforests are located and where in South America does the largest amount of the Amazon Rainforest is found. Task 1: Starter - Recap on previous learning Task 2: On whiteboards, come up with as many reasons you think the Amazon Rainforest is important. Task 3: Which of the benefits of the Amazon Rainforest is most important and why? Task 4: Main Task - Describe the importance of the Amazon Rainforest Task 5: Plenary: 3,2,1 - Class Discussion - Why do people cut down the rainforest? Lesson 6 out of 8
Exploitation of the Amazon Rainforest - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Exploitation of the Amazon Rainforest - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students to define what deforestation is and the economic reasons that deforestation occurs. Then students will interpret a pie chart showing the reasons for deforestation. Then after reading through the information students must choose which is the most impactful reason for the amazon rainforest being deforested and why. Task 1: Starter - Recap on previous learning Task 2: On whiteboards, come up with as many reasons you think the Amazon Rainforest is important. Task 3: Which of the benefits of the Amazon Rainforest is most important and why? Task 4: Main Task - Explain how development in tropical rainforests creates economic advantages Task 5: Plenary: 3,2,1 - Class Discussion - Why do people cut down the rainforest? Lesson 7 out of 8
Health Inequalities in the UK - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Health Inequalities in the UK - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on health inequality in the UK, an introduction into what health inequality is, how life expectancy varies between the north and south. Contains a full assessment to test comprehension on the topic. Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: Define life expectancy then writing the definition on their worksheet Task 3: Read through the different factors on life expectancy and explain which has the biggest effect on life expectancy and why Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing assessment- students to define what inequality is, briefly explain the north south divide in the UK and outline the effects of inequality in the UK using education and health as examples. Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how the UK could make life expectancy in the UK more equal. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Introduction to Inequality - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Introduction to Inequality - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on inequality, an introduction into what inequality is, types of inequality and an evaluation on how they affect people. Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: Define inequality then writing the definition on their worksheet Task 3: Read through the different facts about inequalities and students are to pick which they think is the most important factor and why Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing- students to define what inequality is, outline how inequality effects people and then justify which inequality factor is and why Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how to reduce inequality. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Climate Change - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Climate Change - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to describe how our climate has changed over time, why it has changed over time and interpret graphs that link CO2 to temperature to sea-level rise. Then students will identify the natural causes of climate change and the human causes of climate change. Task 1: Starter:- Knowledge recall on previous lessons and topics Task 2: Using the graph and information on worksheets, describe how the climate has changed through Earth’s history. Task 3: Using the graph, describe how CO2 concentrations affect global temperatures and how that affects sea level. Task 4: Interpret two pie charts on the human causes of climate change and greenhouse gases. Task 5: Main Task: Students to describe how our climate is changing using success criteria provided Task 5: Plenary: How do we know our climate is changing, what evidence is there? Lesson contains PowerPoint and worksheet
Animals of the Ice Age - Megafauna KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Animals of the Ice Age - Megafauna KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to describe what megafauna are, what their adaptations were during the Ice Age and how they came to be extinct. Task 1: Starter:- Knowledge recall on previous lessons and topics Task 2: Using the worksheet students are to describe the features of the animal and explain how its features help to adapt to the conditions of the Ice Age. Task 3: Make notes about the extinction of the Giant Ground Sloth Task 4: Main Task: Primary Assessment, describe how our climate has changed. (Sentence starters, PEEL structure provided and Success Criteria) Task 5: Plenary: Why is our climate temperate when we are on the same latitude as Russia? The lesson contains PowerPoint and worksheet