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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
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
Positives of urbanisation in Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Positives of urbanisation in Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students to recap on urbanisation and identify the ways that it could bring positives to Rio. Students will investigate Rochina and if this has been a benefit to the area. Task 1: Starter - Recap on previous learning Task 2: Identify the positives and negatives of urbanisation Task 3: Main Task - Primary Assessment - Explain how increasing urbanisation affects the urban people of Brazil. Task 5: Plenary: 3,2,1 - What have we learnt about Rio, summarise? Lesson 5 out of 8
Life in a Favela - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Life in a Favela - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students to write down the characteristics of pictures of favelas and describe what the conditions look like in these areas. Students will identify why people live there and why they have moved there. Advantages and disadvantages of living in a favela and jobs that are there. Task 1: Starter - Recap on previous learning Task 2: Identify why people live in favelas and identify the characteristics of favelas. Task 3: Advantages and Disadvantages of living in a favela along with the jobs there. Task 4: Main Task - Describe the opportunities and challenges of living in a favela Task 5: Plenary: Class question - How would the government fix this issue? Lesson 4 out of 8
Impacts of Urbanisation in Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Impacts of Urbanisation in Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will identify the increase in urbanisation over time and predicted increases. Then will investigate the social, economic and environmental challenges of urbanisation in Rio, and how they will impact the area. Task 1: Starter - Recap on previous learning Task 2: Describe the trend on the graph on screen (3 marks) Task 3: Using the factors on the worksheet identify which is the most important social, economic and environmental challenges. Task 4: Main Task - Describe how urbanisation has created challenges in Rio de Janeiro. Task 5: Plenary: Class question- What are some of the negatives about living in favelas in Rio. Lesson 3 out of 8
Inequality in Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Inequality in Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will identify the inequalities in Brazil, through identifying the urban and rural areas in Brazil and why people migrate to urban areas. This will lead on to urbanisation and its causes. Task 1: Starter - Recap on previous learning Task 2: Identify the positives and negatives of both rural and urban areas. Task 3: Causes of urbanisation through push and pull factors Task 4: Main Task - Describe how inequality has developed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Task 5: Plenary: Class question- What are some of the social, economic and environmental issues with rapidly urbanising areas Lesson 2 out of 8
Location, Climate and Importance of Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Location, Climate and Importance of Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will identify the location of Brazil globally, continentally and the physical features of Brazil such as the Andes, Atacama desert and the Amazon. Students will then create a climate graph to show the temperature of Brazil and the climate. Finally, they will identify why Brazil is an important country internationally. Task 1: Located and describe Brazil Task 2: Using the worksheet students will draw on where the physical features of South America and Brazil are. Task 3: Climate graph of Brazil (Amazon Rainforest) Task 4: Main Task: Describe the location of Brazil and explain Rio de Janeiro’s importance. Task 5: Plenary: Class question- why do people what to move to Rio? Lesson 1 out of 8
Effects and Reponses to Typhoon Haiyan - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Effects and Reponses to Typhoon Haiyan - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on Typhoon Haiyan, the location, case study, primary and secondary effects along with planning, preparation and monitoring. Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: Students to accurately describe the path of the typhoon. Task 3: Read through the information sheet and add the effects and responses on their sheet. Task 4: Main Task - Exam question practice, "Using an example, describe the primary and secondary effects of a tropical storm. (6 marks) Task 5: Exam Question Practice - "Using an example, describe the short-term responses to a tropical storm (4 marks) Task 6: Plenary - Explain why planning and preparation is the best option for reducing the effects of tropical storms. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Future of Tropical Storms - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Future of Tropical Storms - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the future of tropical storms and what could potentially happen to people living in these areas. Contains lots of graph analysis for students. Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: On white boards students to make notes on the video about tropical storms Task 3: Read through the information on the sheet and analyse the graphs about the future of tropical storms. Task 4: Main Task - Exam question practice, “Suggest how the distributiion of tropical storms could change in the future if the trend in temperature change continues” (4 marks) Task 5: Plenary - True or false about formation of tropical storms **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Tropical Storms - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Tropical Storms - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the distribution of tropical storm, a look into how they form, where they form and the conditions surrounding tropical storms Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: Write a detailed description explaining where tropical storms form (3 marks) Task 3: Complete description of formation of tropical storms Task 4: Main Task - Practice exam questions- "Study the map below which shows the path of a tropical storm. With the help of the map, describe the life cycle of a tropical storm. (4 marks) Task 5: Plenary - Using the information on graph students must infer what tropical storms will be like in the future. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Global Atmospheric Circulation Model - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Global Atmospheric Circulation Model - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the global atmospheric model, its components and its function along with pressure belts and surface winds and how the Coriolis force affects trade winds and westerlies. Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: Definition of global atmospheric circulation Task 3: Complete two exam questions about pressure belts and conditions. Task 4: Complete GAC sheet. Task 5: Main Task -Exam question practice “Explain how the global atmospheric system affects the weather and climate at the equator” (4 marks) Task 6: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how to help countries develop equally. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Inequalities - A Case Study (Full SOW) (KS3 - Key Stage 3)
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Inequalities - A Case Study (Full SOW) (KS3 - Key Stage 3)

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An introductory topic for KS3 & 4 in geography about inequality and its features. This bundle contains 8 lessons that are fully resourced. Throughout the series of lessons students will be able to accurately define inequality, global debt, positives and negatives of aid in developing countries and how to measure development. Finally students will focus on how the UK has inequalities in education, health and the North South divide. Lesson 1: Introduction to Inequality Lesson 2: Debt in Developing Countries Lesson 3: Aid Positives and Negatives Lesson 4: Measuring Development Lesson 5: Global Inequalities Lesson 6: Inequalities in the UK: North South Divide Lesson 7: Education Inequality Lesson 8: Health Inequalities in the UK Students will improve skills such as graph reading, data interpretation, and case study analysis. This bundles contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets.
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. **
Education Inequality - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Education Inequality - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on educational inequality, an introduction into what educational inequality is, the difference between state and public school and how this affects the UK. Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: Define educational inequality then writing the definition on their worksheet Task 3: Read through the different facts and graphs about educational inequalities and students have to describe the difference between the north and south Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing- students to define what educational inequality is, outline how it changes depending on where they live using facts and figures. Then to give examples of how the government reduce education inequality through the UK. Task 5: Plenary - Explain why the life expectancy of poor people are lower than their rich peers. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Inequality in the UK: North South Divide - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Inequality in the UK: North South Divide - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on inequality in the UK and the north south divide, an introduction on the differences between regions in the UK Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: Using the infographic students are to write down three differences between the north and south of England. Task 3: Students to watch a video about the north south divide in the UK and make notes. Task 4: Read through the information on worksheets and evaluate which of them is the most effective and why. Task 5: Main Task - Long form writing- describe the north south divide and its effects on England. Task 6: Plenary - Students to look at GCSE grade results in the UK and explain what the knock on effects for students are in the north of England **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Global Inequality - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Global Inequality - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the distribution of global inequalities, a look into why global inequalities have occurred and long form written assessment at the end to assess students comprehension. Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: On white boards students to come up with reasons why some countries develop better than others. Task 3: Read through the different reasons for global inequalities on the worksheet and PowerPoint slides. Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing assessment- students to discuss why development is important to developing countries and how countries develop unequally. Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how to help countries develop equally. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Measuring Development - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Measuring Development - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on how to measure development, introduction to economic and human development and what the HDI is. Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: Define development then write the definition on their worksheet Task 3: Read through the different measures of development and students to pick one, and justify why they have. Then pass the sheet to the next student and they debate the point. Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing- students to define what development is, outline which development indicator they have chosen and why, the state other measures of development and which is the best one to use. Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how to help countries develop equally. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Aid Positives and Negatives - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Aid Positives and Negatives - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on aid, introduction to different types of aid, when do we use it and how the UK gives aid to Pakistan Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: Define aid then writing the definition on their worksheet Task 3: Read through the different facts about aid in Pakistan and students are to outline if the facts are positives of negatives to Pakistan Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing- students to define what aid is, how it can benefit and be a negative to Pakistan. Then they are to state overall if aid is a good or bad thing and justify if the UK should keep giving aid. Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how Pakistan can improve development in their country. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Debt in Developing Countries - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Debt in Developing Countries - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on debt in developing countries, and introduction into what national and global debt is. Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: Define debt then writing the definition on their worksheet Task 3: Read through the different facts about debt and students are to pick which they think is positive and negative Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing- Evaluate the benefits of debt on developing countries Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on what projects that developing nations need to improve infrastructure. **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. **