Welcome to my shop. My aim is to provide high quality teaching, learning and assessment resources. In the case of GCSE and A Level resources I am adding examination questions to my resources as more become available. Please come in and browse. Feel free to contact me about any of the resources that you buy or if you are looking for something in particular.
Welcome to my shop. My aim is to provide high quality teaching, learning and assessment resources. In the case of GCSE and A Level resources I am adding examination questions to my resources as more become available. Please come in and browse. Feel free to contact me about any of the resources that you buy or if you are looking for something in particular.
Firstly, students are given a set of axes and asked to complete a population pyramid for Ethiopia. They are then asked to use their knowledge of population pyramids to annotate the characteristics of the population e.g. birth rate, death rate, ageing/youthful. Next students are asked to estimate a range of population data for Ethiopia, they are given the UK data to give them a starting point. After that the students are introduced to employment structure and asked to classify a range of jobs into primary, secondary and tertiary. They are then asked to draw / interpret pie charts of employment structure data for Ethiopia and the UK. Next they need to write a comparison of the two pie charts. Finally there is a gap fill exercise describing and explaining the employment structure of Ethiopia. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.
This lesson is designed to teach the students about the different types of aid and to identify the advantages and disadvantages of different types of aid. To start the students are asked to consider where aid is needed at the moment and what type of aid they have given recently. Next there is a video clip introducing the different types of aid. After that they are given definitions of the main types of aid including multi-lateral aid, bilateral aid and voluntary aid. They are then asked to classify the advantages and disadvantages of this aid. Next, there is a recall quiz to test the students understanding of these terms. After that the class is split into groups of four. Each group is given a disaster card, aid costs sheet and aid package sheet. The students are asked to identify which aid is needed in the immediate, short and long term. They are then asked to refine their ideas to fit a budget of 700 units. You can also dish out chance cards to groups, which may benefit or disadvantage their aid package. Some groups can share their aid package plans with the class. The plenary is a cartoon interpretation activity. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.
Firstly, students are asked to interpret a cartoon of fossil fuel combustion. After that they are introduced to a range of facts about fossil fuel combustion and asked to evaluate which is most concerning. Next there is a clip about carbon, capture and storage, followed by more information about the process. Students need to write their own explanation of the process. Next the students are introduced to the CCS project at Peterhead in Scotland. Students are given information about the project and asked to identity the advantages and disadvantages before evaluating the scheme. Then it is revealed that the project was cancelled due to costs. This will exemplify the short term approach of governments to environmental issues. Finally, exemplar examination questions and mark schemes are included. All resources are included within the PowerPoint.
In this lesson students will learn about political development in Ethiopia from 1935 and its impacts on the economy. to the current Tigran civil War satrted in 2020, which threatens to further development of the country. Firstly, the students are given a time line of political developments. The PowerPoint takes each part of the time line in turn so the teacher can explain the developments and their impacts to the students. There are a series of video clips and audio clips to help students develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the changes. Next there is a work sheet included. Students need to complete the PEE paragraphs to explain the impacts of the developments on the economy. This can be assessed using the mark scheme or students can be asked to learn it for a test in a subsequent lesson. To end there is a factual recall quiz with answers. All resources are included within the PowerPoint
This lesson starts by giving the students to take lecture notes on El Niño and La Niña. Next they are introduced to the normal weather conditions in the Pacific before being given diagrams of the normal conditions and El Niño so they can spot the difference. Students are then introduced tot he characteristics of El Niño. After that they are introduced to the characteristics of La Niña. In order to develop their understanding the students are then required to produced their own annotated diagrams of El Niño and La Niña on a base map they are given. To further secure their understanding they undertake a discussion activity in pairs. To test their understanding students complete a summary table (answers provided). Next there is an examination questions for students to test their understanding (answer provided). Finally there is a whiteboard quiz. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.
This lesson uses maps and photos to teach students about the Haiti earthquake. There is a causes gap fill activity and an effects and responses classification activity. The lesson also includes questions from the sample assessment materials. There is also an opportunity for students to consider how the Haitians can modify loss and modify vulnerability to earthquakes.
This lesson starts by testing the student’s knowledge of the location of major cities in the UK. It then introduces the concept of core and periphery. Pupils then have to apply this to explain the patterns on two UK maps. Next, the students research 4 causes of uneven development (infrastructure, economic change, government policy and geographical location), using information sheets incorporated into the PowerPoint. The lesson also incorporates an examination question and mark scheme. The plenary is an opinion line about the impact of government policy on addressing uneven development through the creation of a Northern Powerhouse.
This lesson will start by asking the students to recall the stores and flows in the carbon cycle. They will then be shown diagrams of the carbon cycle for the rainforest, tundra/taiga and deciduous forests. They will compare these and suggest reasons for the differences, before drawing their own carbon cycle to scale. They will be given information on carbon exchanges in the rainforest before identifying the impact of an individual tree on the carbon cycle, which will require them to apply the knowledge they have gained form the lesson. This lesson forms part of a series of lessons and is available as a bundle.
Each grid is comprised of 6 tasks for the students to complete. They incorporate a range of skills from identifying landforms to case study responses. The students can be given the grid to complete as a homework task. The next lesson they are given an answer sheet and a new grid to complete. This enables them to self assess their responses using the answer sheet and to identify any area of weakness, so they can undertake further revision. It also enables them to recap knowledge from area of the course that they have not studied recently. The assessment effort grade, can be collected in by the teacher to give feedback on how effective the student’s recall is. By giving an answer sheet you know that the students will all have the correct information. They can use these grids to revise further at home. I copied them double sided (answer and new grid) onto card. There are 4 grids to complete (2 river and 2 coasts) and answers sheets are included within the PowerPoint.
This resource is deigned to revise ecosystems over two lessons. Included in resource are the following topics:
Ecosystem scales
Ecosystem location
Types of ecosystem
Climate data
Causes and effects of deforestation
Rainforest management case study
Location of coral reefs
Coral reef nutrient cycle
Threats to coral reefs
Management of coral reefs
Coral quiz
At the end of the resources are pupil booklets. The first page of the booklet acts as a plenary for pupils to evaluate their progress in the lesson and to identify what and how to revise next. The resource is easily editable for your own case studies.
This resource is deigned to revise climate change over two lessons. Included in resource are the following topics:
Natural causes of climate change
Evidence of climate change
Global Warming
Causes and effects of climate change
Global atmospheric circulation
Tropical storms causes, characteristics, location and frequency
Causes of EL Nino
Effects of the Big Dry
Adaptation to drought
At the end of the resources are pupil booklets. The first page of the booklet acts as a plenary for pupils to evaluate their progress in the lesson and to identify what and how to revise next. The resource is easily editable for your own case studies.
This resource will cover two lessons. Firstly, the students are reminded of what is meant by a contemporary challenge to a city. They are then given a note taking sheet with space to write 6 PEE paragraphs. Next they are then given a series of facts about the challenges if housing availability focusing on both rich and poor residents of the city. Students should select two facts and add then to the Point Evidence column. Next show the students the Kevin McCloud Slumming it programme. This will help them to develop a much more sophisticated sense of place, develop empathy with the residents and a greater understanding of the challenges of living in a slum.
In the next lesson students are given information about the challenges of waste management and transport provision, accompanied by photos and clips. They should use these to complete the Point Evidence column. They are then given a sheet with text boxes containing explanatory comments. They are asked to classify these into transport provision, housing accessibility and waste management. Answers provided. After that the students should use these to complete the explanation column, using two connectives for each explanation. They are then required to evaluate which challenge has the biggest impact. Finally, there is an opportunity to go over how to plan an answer to an 8 mark question and use a mark scheme to assess their answers.
All resources are included in the PowerPoint.
The aim of this lesson is to build up a case study of sustainable transport in Mumbai. The lesson starts by introducing the students to a definition of sustainable transport. Next the students are split into groups. They are given a resource linked to one of three sustainable transport solutions, these include improved rail links, new road building and improvements in bus transport. They are given 10 minutes to read this and then create a teaching resource on flip chart paper. After that each group takes it in turn to teach the class. They should outline the sustainable strategies and explain how they work. Whilst talking, the other students should take notes on their speech in order to complete a PEE paragraph. They will also need to write a paragraph about their own solution. At the end of the speech they should rate their teacher. They can use a different colour for each of the two groups that they will hear on their rate my teacher sheet. Finally, they can practice planning an 8 mark answer and assess their note taking sheet. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.
The lesson introduces the students to the type of examination questions that they can expect and the range of landforms that they are required to know. They are also reminded of what makes a good landforms answer. Firstly, students are given a factual recall test for the different landforms they are required to learn. Answers are provided. Students are the asked to complete flash revision cards for the different landforms. At the end of the lesson is a 40 minute processes and landforms test for the students to undertake as homework or in a subsequent lesson. All resources are include within the PowerPoint.
This is the second in a series of lessons available as a bundle. The lesson starts with a quiz recalling the characteristics of biomes and their climate. Next there is a youtube clip, which can be paused and used as Q and A to encourage the students to grasp more firmly what each biome looks like. Students are then asked to identify the biomes from photos, before matching images of biomes flora to each biome. Finally there is a sample examination question with mark scheme. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint presentation.
In this lesson students will start with a glossary of key terms relating to arable farming. They will then be introduced to the location and characteristics of the Norfolk Broads via photos and a clip from Alan Partridge. The pupils will then be asked to solve the mystery - Who shot Lady Rose? By working out which characters had motive and opportunity. My students love solving the mystery and become really engaged with the characters. The mystery cards also contain details about the environmental impacts of arable farming on the Broads these include soil compaction, use of fertilisers, clearance of hedgerows and lack of fallow period. Once they have solved the mystery there is are a range of examination questions and mark scheme to draw together the student’s understanding of the issue.
This lesson will focus on students producing high quality explanatory written work. To start students explain the greenhouse effect and global warming to one another in pairs. Next they discuss why sea level has risen over the last 20 years. The prediction on the next slides shows students what their answer is likely to be and how you plan to develop and improve their answers during the lesson. Next split the students into 8 groups of 3-4. Give each group a resource and ask them to read it and interpret the images in silence for 2 minutes. They then discuss it as a group to develop the understanding of the weaker students. Finally, they use the writing frame to produce a high quality PEE paragraph. This is repeated for each of the 4 resources/effects of global warming. Next there are some exemplar examination questions for pupils to discuss / attempt. The plenary is a ‘pimp my answer’ activity. There is a poorly written answer, which they have to improve form memory to make it amazing. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.
This lesson will give the students the opportunity to learn about the location, causes, measurement and effects of tropical storms. This will be initially general before focusing on super typhoon Haiyan. the lesson starts by introducing the students to what tropical storms are, where they occur and what they are called. To add to the information there are two video clips, one the hurricane song and a second a short information clip about tropical storms. Next the students are introduced to the features of tropical storms and how they are measured. After that the lesson focuses on super typhoon Haiyan which hit the Philippines in 2013. Firstly, there is a skills activity where the students plot the track of the typhoon using longitude and latitude. Next the students are introduced tot he damaging effects through a series of photographs. After that they are asked to classify facts about the causes and effects on a mind map. Finally they are asked to interpret a graph about the frequency of tropical storms and to consider whether or not they are becoming more frequent.
This is part of a series of lessons on ecosystems available as a bundle. The lesson starts by defining biomes. The students next task is to take part in a carousel. It sets out expectations for the quality of the notes and provides an easy and a hard note taking sheet. The resources contain a variety information including maps, graphs, diagrams, photos and text. They resources are differentiated with black writing for everyone to take notes from, black and purple for slightly more able and black, purple and green for the most able. When note taking has been completed there is a modelled opportunity for peer/self assessment. Finally, there is an examination question with mark scheme and suggestions for other ways in which the students could be questioned. This provides the opportunity for undertaking examination question next lesson, after the students have learned the information for homework.
This lesson introduces the students to a charity - Riders for Health who have tried to improve health care provision in Kenya. It contains a video clips, story telling activities, with character cards. There are note taking sheets and discussion activities. This is a really good case study of an affective aid project in Kenya.