A handout which can be given out to parents and guardians at parents evenings. Easily adaptable. Version included is for Year 8.
Handout includes sections on:
what is my child studying this year?
what support is available?
what can I do as a parent to support my child?
how do I know if my child is progressing?
to improve in geography I need to…
A scaffolded mind-map worksheet which is designed to be used with pages 172-173 of the Oxford University Press textbook ‘GCSE Geography AQA’.
The worksheet is design to give a simple structure to guide students on retrieving key information from the material in the above textbook.
A worksheet that focuses on why the banana trade is unfair. The first part of the worksheet focuses on comprehension questions and the second part is completely skills based, for example calculating how much a supplier chain worker earns as part of the banana trade.
A lesson which covers the importance of resources for economic and social well being as part of the AQA 8035 Geography course.
Lesson features:
Starter questions
A range of explanation slides
A range of short knowledge focused tasks
Opportunity for exam practice at the end
Lesson is designed for 55-65 minute lessons.
Lesson will require students to have access to the GCSE Geography AQA Student Book (GCSE Geography AQA 2016) Paperback – 28 April 2016
by Simon Ross (Author), Nick Rowles (Author)
Two A4 summary sheets which includes:
summary of why airports, ports, roads and railways are important for the UK economy
improvement / increasing capacity schemes (colour coding activity for each type of transport focusing on: Heathrow expansion, Liverpool2, dualling of A30 in Cornwall and HS2.
Can be used as as stand alone worksheet.
PDF and word copies available in download.
A scaffolded revision worksheet to consolidate students knowledge and understanding of urbanisation trends and megacities. Designed to be used with the AQA 8035 GCSE Geography course.
A guided reading worksheet on inequalities in Bristol as part of the Urban Issues and Challenges unit. Focuses on the economic and social inequalities between Filwood and Stoke Bishop.
Can be used as a standalone activity or added to a lesson that you already.
Perfect for homework or cover work if needed.
A lesson on the causes and impacts of the Beast from the East (2018).
It explores the causes of the Beast from the East, with the aid of a short video and gives students a written activity based on explaining this.
The second part of the lesson focuses on some of the impacts - with an activity on categorising the impacts into social / economic / environmental and then an extended written piece using a PEEL structure to explain the impacts. The extended written task also includes a model example before students are expected to complete their own independent explanation.
Designed to last 1 hour.
A worksheet designed to be used with the Oxford University Press ‘GCSE Geography AQA’ textbook, pages 204-207, for 8035 specification. A great resource for cover lessons.
A two page handout, which can be printed double sided, for parents of Year 11 or Year 10 students outlining:
structure of GCSE Geography (AQA) course
dates of final exams
resources and revision guides that can provide support
space for entering students mock grades
space for entering targets for students
The handout comes as a powerpoint document so therefore can be edited.
Two revision summary sheets on resource management for section C of Paper 2 (AQA 8035 GCSE Geography).
First revision sheet covers food, water and energy in the UK (question 3) and the second covers water (question 4) and uses examples of CAP (Central Arizonia Project) and sand dams in Makeuni, Kenya, however these examples can be easily adapted on the worksheet to match your own.
Great for revision and can be used as a standalone resource and/or with the blue AQA GCSE Geography textbook. Also useful as a catch up tool for students with poor attendance.
Recommended to enlarge to A3 when printing.
**For which specification? **= AQA Geography (8035)
**Specification Link? **= Paper 2 - Urban Issues and Challenges - UK City - Bristol
This x34 slide powerpoint provides a useful summary of the case study on Bristol and is matched to the 8035 AQA GCSE Geography specification. It contains pit-stop questions and summarised content to help with planning and delivering revision sessions, which is specifically linked to the specification.
Three board games (made on publisher) for Paper 2 of the 8035 GCSE Geog. Sepcification.
One board game for Section A (Urban Issues and Challenges), one board game for Section B (Changing Economic World) and one board game for Section C (Challenge of Resource Management, with a focus on water).
The board games include some questions focused around named examples and case studies, however these can be very easily adapted in publisher by just changing the names to those relevant to your school/department
Case studies and examples included:
Board Game 1:
Bristol as a UK city
Rio de Janeiro as a city in an NEE
Board Game 2:
India as a country in an NEE
Tourism in India
Board Game 3:
South to North Transfer Scheme in China for large scale water
Ice Stupas in Ladakh for sustainable water supplies
Three board games (made on publisher) for Paper 1 of the 8035 GCSE Geog. Sepcification.
One board game for Section A (Natural Hazards), one board game for Section B (Living World) and one board game for Section C (Rivers and Coasts only).
The board games include some questions focused around named examples and case studies, however these can be very easily adapted in publisher by just changing the names to those relevant to your school/department
Case studies and examples included:
Board Game 1:
Chile earthquake (2010)
Nepal earthquake (2015)
Typhoon Haiyan
Somerset Levels Floods (2014)
Board Game 2:
Freshwater pond ecosystem
Malayisa (TRF)
Sahara (Hot Desert)
Board Game 3:
Swanage coastline for coastal landforms
Holderness coastline for management
Boscastle floods
A lesson on the causes and impacts of the Hurricane Irma (2017) with a focus on the impacts on Antigua and Barbuda.
It explores the causes of Hurricane Irma, with the aid of a short video and gives students a written activity based on explaining this.
The second part of the lesson focuses on some of the impacts - with an activity on categorising the impacts into social / economic / environmental and then an extended written piece using a PEEL structure to explain the impacts. The extended written task also includes a model example before students are expected to complete their own independent explanation.
Designed to last 1 hour.
A fully resourced lesson exploring the environmental opportunities in Bristol, focusing on urban greening and integrated transport systems.
It includes a worksheet which requires students to use pages 172-173 in the Oxford University ‘AQA GCSE Geography’ textbook. It also includes an activity focused around how the environmental opportunities can benefit the population’s quality of life.
A fully resourced lesson exploring the costs and benefits of urban sprawl and the growth of commuter settlements.
It includes a pre-made worksheet and challenge tasks which do not require the use of any other resources such as textbooks.