This lesson contains a worked example followed by a series of exercises where the students can practice and apply their knowledge. Included within the PowerPoint are worksheets for the students to fill in and a full set of answers, including worked calculations. I have included two dispersion diagrams to be used to calculate the interquartile range. I designed these to be used either as homework tasks or as an introductory lesson / skill practice lesson. They are also designed to encourage the students to memorise the formulae as these will not be included in the exam papers even at GCSE level.

This lesson gradually builds up the characteristics of a climate graph and then leads to the students completing a climate graph for Cumbria on pre-drawn axes. Next, the students need to interpret the climate graph reading the minimum, maximum and range for rainfall and temperature. Next, a writing frame is provided for students to build the information they have interpreted up into a description. After that there is a differentiated living graph activity where students can apply the characteristics of climate to their everyday life. More confident students should choose whether to place the statements at the start or the end of the month and to decided whether to locate them on the temperature or rainfall graph. The pupils are then provided with some data for London’s climate so that they can compare Cumbria’s climate to London’s. Finally, the students are given a climate graph for Khartoum to test if they can apply their understanding to an unfamiliar place.

This lesson starts by asking students to identify the UKs major imports, exports and trading partners. Next, students are introduced to the terms trade and trade deficit. After that the students are given a cartoon of the changes to farming over time. They are asked to consider how the location of the farmer’s trade has changed, which leads to a definition of globalisation. This is consolidated by asking students to think about items they have bought from other countries recently. Next, the students are asked to produce a map of the UKs top 10 trading partners for imports and exports, using data provided and to describe the data. After that there is a scaffolded explanation task. Students should complete the ideas column in small groups or pairs, hopefully this will spark discussion and sharing of knowledge from ideas box, the teacher can answer further questions as they arise. Next, the students should complete their own explanations using the final 3 columns (one has been scaffolded for the students). The plenary asks the students to consider the impact of Brexit on the UKs trade. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

This lesson is designed to revise the landforms on a high energy coastline and the way in which it has changed at different timescale from seconds to millennia. The lesson starts with a factual recall quiz, designed to undertaken again at the end of the lesson to show improvement. Answers are provided. Next there is a carousel of information sheets. Students are provided with a note taking sheet and should collect information from the sheets around the classroom in order to complete it. Next the teacher should go through the information collected and answer any questions. After that there are a series of questions for the students to plan responses to. these could be completed as a homework task. Finally students can redo the quiz to see what they have learned during the lesson and where there are still gaps in their knowledge. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

The aim of this lesson is to gain an understanding of the location and characteristics of Mumbai including population growth, ethnic mix and its global, national and regional context. This will help the students to build a sense of place. The lesson starts by locating the city using maps at a range of scales, from which the students will write a location description. After that the students shown a range of images of Mumbai to create a sense of place. They are then required to classify a series of statements about Mumbai into global, national and regional links. Next, is a comprehension activity on internal migration within India to Mumbai. After that the students have two maps to annotate to show the international migration routes and the number of people that undertake them. Next, is a graph of population growth for the students to describe. Finally, students are given data to show the ethnic mix of Mumbai. They are asked to select which type of graph to draw and to draw it. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

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.

This lesson aims to familiarise students with rapid urban growth in Mumbai and the urban zones that have resulted from this. It also aims to encourage students to develop a sense of place and empathise with residents through a story telling activity. Firstly, students are shown a clip from the opening titles of Slum Dog Millionaire. Whilst watching they are asked to consider what they know, think they know and would like to know about Mumbai. Next students are given an urban land use map of Mumbai and shown photos of the zones to help them to make more sense of the map. After that are a series of discussion questions designed to consolidate this understanding. Next the students will be read an extract and asked to annotate their map with sketches and details. I recommend you read the extract twice. After that the students should get into groups of 4 to share their notes and to add additional detail to their maps. Finally, the students should return to the questions they answered at the start if the lesson and update their responses. It would be interesting to find out if anyone had found out the answers to things that they would like to know. All resources are included at the end of 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.

This lesson is part of a series of lessons about the rainforest ecosystem and is available as part of a bundle. This lesson starts by recalling some of the threats to the rainforest. It then introduces the idea of shifting cultivation and how it is sustainable. Next there are a series of photos of reasons for deforestation e.g. logging, mining, ranching, faming. Students are asked to consider why this is not sustainable and why it would be difficult to regrow the forest. They are then introduced to 4 schemes designed to manage the rainforest the Surui-Google partnership, REDD+, Ecotourism and sustainable agroforestry. In a group of four the students are given the information about one of the projects to simplify the project into a mind map. The groups can then give a speech presenting their findings to each other. Next they are asked to complete gap fill paragraphs explaining each project. Finally, students should work as a group to consider the relative strengths and weaknesses of the projects and evaluate which is most successful. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

This lesson starts by students interpreting temperature graphs of the quaternary showing different time scales. Next the students create a timeline from 14,000BP to the present day. They label the different climatic periods during this time and ad photos showing the different climatic features. Finally they annotate important characteristics for different climates, using a table of information to help them to do this. An answer sheet is included. To finish there is a quiz to test their knowledge of the changes. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

In this lesson students will start by recalling the threats to coral from the previous coral threats lesson. There is a speaking frame for them to explain these fully and a copy of the note taking resources. Next the students will be introduced to the Soufriere Marine Management Area and will identify features of this using a sketch map. After that the students will be read an extract about the management area, how it was set up, what the different parts are, how it is sustainable and its advantages and disadvantages. The first time they hear they extract they should draw what they hear, making sketches and using numbers and symbols to focus on important information. The second time they hear it they add written notes. Pupils should then get into small groups of 3-4 and compare notes, adding any missing details. There is an examination question for them to tackle with a mark scheme to stick in their books including ebi and www comments. Finally there is a quiz to test the students recall of the facts. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

In this lesson students are reminded of the location of reefs before being introduced to the conditions that they grow in. They are then given a table to complete about fringing reefs, barrier reefs and atolls. To help them do this there are information cards about each type of reef including photos, diagrams and maps. When they have completed this the answers are on a slide for pupils to check their work. Next they are introduced to a map showing the route of Darwin’s voyage, then the concept of eustatic sea level change and reminded about the conditions needed for coral to grow. Then they are given a diagram of all three reefs and asked to consider how a fringing reef can become a barrier reef and then an atoll (the Darwinian theory of atoll formation). Finally they could also consider that most atolls are formed on volcanic islands and the impact of coral growth on those islands. All resources are included in the PowerPoint.

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.

These are 3 card sorts, designed to make it easy for students to learn factual information to use in their answers. These can be made into card sorts and solved. Once pupils are familiar with them they can also be given blank grids and asked to fill them in from memory. Card sort 1- coasts case studies (Dubai, Abbotts Hall Farm, Papa Stour and Farewell Spit) Card sort 2 - tectonics and coastal landform facts, to be used in landform explanation questions Card sort 3 - tectonics case studies (Mt Pinatubo, Mt Ontake, Haiti, Japanese tsunami)

This lesson incorporates a range of resources designed to develop the students knowledge and understanding of waves. the lesson includes parts of a wave, how a wave breaks, constructive and destructive waves, fetch, LSD, ocean currents and tides. There are a range of activities included in the lesson and opportunity to use some of these in subsequent lessons to reinforce the terminology.

In this lesson pupils will learn about the pieces of evidence that can be used to show climate change and their limitations. The lesson starts by asking students to suggest evidence that can be used to show climate change. Next students use information sheets to take notes of the evidence of climate change, where they occur, how they work and any limitations. The evidence includes dendrochronology, ice cores, cave paintings, paintings and diaries and global temperature recordings. There is an answer sheet provided. For the plenary students are required to undertake examination questions relating to the evidence. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

This lesson starts by encouraging the students to estimate the UKs current energy use. Following this are a series of discussion questions for the pupils to tackle. Next the students are introduced to why our use of gas and nuclear energy will increase. The next activity is to draw a proportional map to show where our gas supplies come from. this will develop both knowledge and skills. To stretch and challenge the most able there is also a bar graph/ pie chart drawing activity. Alternatively this could be used as a homework task. All worksheets are included within the lesson PowerPoint.

This lesson focuses on the natural causes of climate change including sun spots, Milankovitch cycles and tectonic activity. Students should be given the information sheets and asked to make a presentation to the class explaining how their factor causes climate change. There is a note taking sheet for them to put their answers on and an answer sheet in case they missed anything. There is also a quiz on climate change since the Pleistocene at the start.

In this lesson pupils will be introduced to the population terminology needed during the whole topic. They will interpret a graph of world population growth and analyse a world population density map.

Students will hear two differing views of the same story one from an American and one from an illegal Mexican migrant. The lesson is designed to questions the pupils perceptions and to develop empathy with both characters. The stories are carefully written to allow this to happen. At the end of the lesson pupils are ask to apply what they have understood to migration to the UK and discuss who is migrating to the UK and why they are migrating.