This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at challenging potential pre existing ideas of Africa through looking at various photos and students deciding if it is showing Africa or not before moving onto atlas skills and activities. Students also have the opportunity to create a mind map with an example provided. I used the ones my students created for a display. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at how land use differs using the Burgess model. Students will look at different land developments and why they are located where they are, for example, why are retail parks located more out in the suburbs? This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at why our oceans are important and uses examples such as being part of our water cycle, regulating our atmosphere, providing a home to a large percentage of species and acting as a carbon sink. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how humans use this apparently barren biome. Students will explore uses such as oil fields, fishing, mining and others. Students will also look at how humans live in this area of the world and compare to their own lives. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how we can predict, protect and prepare for earthquakes. Students will look at seisometers, preparation techniques and different building types (tune mass dampeners, base isolators etc). This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at the global distribution of biomes such as desert, savanna, taiga and more. Prior to that students need to differentiate between ecosystem and biome and look at other key words. Students will look at to why the biomes are spread the way they are using videos and card sorts before making a fact file for the various biomes. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at the causes of deforestation such as the need to build more housing, roads, hydroelectric power due to population growth. Students will then do a carousel activity to investigate the different impacts such as soil erosion, economic development, loss of biodiversity and more. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how populations are spread out with students learning key words such as population density and distribution. Students will also use a map of the UK’s population to aid them in describing and explaining the distribution. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how humans use our coastal areas in terms of renewable energy, tourism, business, transport, fishing and more. Students will also investigate the conflicts between all of these land users. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how people are using the Dorset coastline. Students will look at different land users and investigate the conflicts but also opportunities that arise. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at sustainable living in the UK and Brazil. Topics explored will be green spaces, transport, employment, housing, education and waste disposal. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how animals have adapted to life in the water. Students will have large A3 print outs to work on and will have to identify both behavioural and physical adaptations of the animal they are given. This is also a good opportunity to add to a display in the classroom! This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at the causes of ocean pollution (oil spills, human waste, fishing nets) and the issues it can cause. Students will receive newspaper articles about the issues in which they will have to answer questions on. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Cambridge KS4 curriculum and looks at the causes and formation of an earthquake. Students will understand that earthquakes can occur at any plate boundary. Students will also define focus, epicentre and seismic waves before moving on to how to measure an earthquake. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at the three gorges dam for their case study about how a country has managed their river. Students will first investigate the need for the dam before moving on to advantages and disadvantages and finally forming their own opinion. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at the causes, impacts and responses to the deforestation in the Amazon rainforest with an emphasis on Brazil. Students will go through as a class investigating the causes, impacts and responses before being tasked with collating this information. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at how we can reduce or stop desertification. Students will identify methods via a video before moving on to either a teacher led or carousel activity (depends how you want to deliver it). Students will look at methods such as the creation of fuel wood farms, improved technology, water spreading weirs, education and afforestation. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at desertification in the Sahel desert. Students will investigate where the Sahel is located, the causes of the desertification there, the impacts and Africa’s response to the problem. Students will then be tasked with collating the information using the sheets provided. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at how climate change is impacting our planet. Students will look through some impacts as a class before going on a fact find answering questions provided. Students will have to read through different pieces of information to find their answers. This could easily be turned into a team game. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at development in Ghana specifically Ghana’s primary employment, education, health care and political issues. Students will also learn of Ghana’s resources and their water crisis. Very student led after the teacher has introduced the topic and I have included a case study sheet to fill out. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography