Universal and sustainable resources which can be picked up by a teacher at any level of experience. Each lesson has been tweaked over years of experience teaching at a sixth form college. Students have enjoyed the lessons and achieved amazing results. All of my powerpoints have a colour scheme, bold imagery and the same font throughout - because style is important!
I hope that these resources will save you time and free up your energy to make teaching more fun.
Universal and sustainable resources which can be picked up by a teacher at any level of experience. Each lesson has been tweaked over years of experience teaching at a sixth form college. Students have enjoyed the lessons and achieved amazing results. All of my powerpoints have a colour scheme, bold imagery and the same font throughout - because style is important!
I hope that these resources will save you time and free up your energy to make teaching more fun.
This is a full scheme of work for Tectonics that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and some examples of student work.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in a few of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. But overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
This is a full scheme of work for Migration that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited and improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and various additional documents to supplement the lessons such as a study notes for the students to use as revision (which includes a glossary and specification with case studies list), a homework booklet and mark schemes.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on essay practice and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. Overall, most of the powerpoints are self-contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
Edexcel. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
Successful and Unsuccessful Places: Lesson 8 of 21
Knowledge quiz starter with mark scheme
Successful places and perception
Case study: Sydney – a successful urban place
Case study: The Sun Belt, USA – a successful rural place
Unsuccessful places and the spiral of decline
Case study: Detroit – an unsuccessful urban place
Case study: Beattyville, USA – an unsuccessful rural place
8 mark exam question with full model answer
4 mark exam question plenary with full model answer/mark scheme
Extension task
Summary plenary
Slide linking content to the specification
Teacher’s notes slides covering text book references, revision for class knowledge tests, assessed homework and end of topic test.
- Extra sheet – Diagrams to stick in
This is a full scheme of work for Regeneration that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and various additional documents to supplement the lessons such as a homework booklet, practise exam questions, mark schemes, a knowledge organiser and a case study list, linked to the specification.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
This is a full scheme of work for Topic 5: ‘The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity’, that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and various additional documents to supplement the lessons such as a homework booklet, practise exam questions, mark schemes, and a case study list, linked to the specification.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
Edexcel. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
Changing Places - Manchester: Lesson 3 of 21
Discussion starter with re-photography
Changing functions (industry, administration, commerce, retail)
Changing demographic characteristics (Skills: analysing graphs and data)
Gentrification and studentification
Reasons for change
How is change measured (discussion of primary and secondary data collection)
Big data and GIS
Exam question plenary with extension task
Slide linking content to the specification
Teacher’s notes slides covering text book references, revision for class knowledge tests, assessed homework and end of topic test.
This is a full scheme of work for Globalisation that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited and improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and some examples of student work.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics.
There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for definitions quizzes (which you can run as a class competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes.
Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
This is a full scheme of work for Carbon that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited and improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and some fun tasks to motivate students.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including interpretation of data and graphs.
There is a strong focus on exam question practice and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford Book 2 in these lessons. It would be useful to have a class set.
Otherwise, the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
This is a full scheme of work for Topic 7: Superpowers, that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited and improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and various additional documents to supplement the lessons such as a homework booklet, practise exam questions, mark schemes, and scaffolded exam questions with essay plans.
The lesson slides are stimulating and the resources cover a variety of skills including those needed for Paper 3. There is a strong focus on exam question practice and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students is based on written answers to exam questions on content which the students have learned in previous lessons. There are also regular knowledge quizzes throughout the lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes.
Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
Edexcel. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
Understanding Your Place: Lesson 2 of 21
Knowledge quiz starter with mark scheme
Employment sectors
Clark-Fisher Model
Quinary sector
Social and economic variations in employment
Regional inequalities in the UK
Variations in quality of life
Skills: Using indices
Written summary plenary
Slide linking content to the specification
Teacher’s notes slides covering text book references, revision for class knowledge tests, assessed homework and end of topic test.
Edexcel. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
Engagement, Lived Experience and Attachment: Lessons 10-11 of 21.
Knowledge quiz starter with mark scheme
Engagement and elections
Engagement and community
Case study: Grampound Village Shop
Conflict over regeneration: waste incinerator, wind turbines
Plenary – Link to previous lesson – studentification
Slide linking content to the specification
Teacher’s notes slides covering text book references, revision for class knowledge tests, assessed homework and end of topic test.
Edexcel. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
The Need for Regeneration in Your Chosen Local Place: Lesson 12 of 21.
Knowledge quiz starter with mark scheme
Qualitative and quantitative sources of evidence
Contrasting views of regeneration in the media
Players and stakeholders
Skills: interpreting data to assess the need for regeneration
Student research task to gather evidence on their chosen local place to demonstrate the need for regeneration (Including: statistical quantitative data, qualitative data from different media sources, contrasting opinions from social media)
Verbal recap quiz
Summary questions plenary
Slide linking content to the specification
Teacher’s notes slides covering text book references, revision for class knowledge tests, assessed homework and end of topic test.
Extra sheet: Double sided sheet to print in A3 for students (or email to them so they can type their notes)
This lesson promotes personal enquiry and helps to develop students’ internet research skills and their interpretation of complex, data which will be needed for the independent investigation.
Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity.
Lesson 15 – Conflict Case Studies
This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint, with supporting documents.
There are 12 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Answers for all tasks are on the following slides for peer/self marking, to save teacher time.
Slides content:
• Starter – River Nile conflict - reading and discussions
• Students annotate a map of the Nile
• Students create a timeline to show history of conflict on the river
• Case Study: The Gilgel Gibe III Dam in Ethiopia - Local Water Conflict
• Students create cartoon strip using text
• Exam questions – students discuss how to answer
• Exam question – 12 marks, with mark scheme
• Plenary – explain the role of players in a conflict
• Extension: Additional exam question, with mark scheme
• Teacher’s information slides
• HANDOUT 1: Cartoon strip with text provided
• HANDOUT 2: Blank maps of River Nile
SUPPORTING RESOURCES: ‘Water Cycle Resource Pack - Homework, Mark Schemes, Assessment (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)’
Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.
Includes:
Regeneration Exam Questions
Regeneration Figures Booklet
Regeneration Mark Schemes
Regeneration Homework
Regeneration Homework Mark Schemes
Regeneration Knowledge Organiser
Regeneration Specification and Case Studies List
Class quiz spreadsheet
(For use with Topic 4A: Regenerating Places, Edexcel, A level)
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 16 of 19: Globalised Diaspora and Tensions
Discussion starter
London’s melting pot
Pros and cons of the flows of goods, capital and people. Suggested answers are provided.
The rise of extremism
Open borders, deregulation, foreign direct investment
Plenary – students choose one question to answer
Edexcel. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
Economic and Social Inequalities in the UK: Lesson 9 of 21
Knowledge quiz starter with mark scheme
Lived experience
Priorities for regeneration
Sink estate, declining rural settlement, gated community, commuter village
Comparing lived experience in places with significant variations in economic and social inequalities
Skills: Interpreting data to assess the need for regeneration in a sink estate and a declining rural village
Plenary – students write their own exam question and then answer another student’s question
Slide linking content to the specification
Teacher’s notes slides covering text book references, revision for class knowledge tests, assessed homework and end of topic test.
Edexcel. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
Rural Regeneration – The Players: Lesson 19 of 21
Discussion starter
Students will write their own 15 mark quiz, including a mark scheme.
Discussion on quiz question types including do’s and don’ts.
Time to revise and take notes
Students complete quizzes from two other classmates
Teacher collates scores and reveals the leaderboard
Plenary – Metacognition linked to revision and exam techniques. Link to ‘memory hacks’ video.
Slide linking content to the specification
Teacher’s notes slides covering text book references, revision for class knowledge tests, assessed homework and end of topic test.
- Extra sheet: Case study content
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 8 of 18.
**Tsunami. Indian Ocean 2004 vs. Japan 2011 **
Includes:
Video starter
Diagrams of tsunami formation
Detailed note taking task
Additional word document with images and a table for skills questions
Numeracy/stats question
Suggested answers
Tsunami case studies task
Recap quiz
Extension question based on GIS image
Plenary - practise exam question with mark scheme
Edexcel. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
Introducing ‘Place’: Lesson 1 of 21.
Discussion starter
Definitions
Sense of belonging
Spatial and social attachment
Physical and human characteristics of urban and rural areas
What is regeneration?
What is rebranding?
Summary questions
Creative plenary
Teacher’s notes slides covering text book references, revision for class knowledge tests, assessed homework and end of topic test.
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 1 of 19: Introduction to Globalisation
Discussion starter
Introduction notes
Pro globalisation and anti globalisation
History of globalisation
Defining globalisation
Examples of globalisation – economic, social, political, cultural
Length, depth and speed of global connection
Flows and networks
Skills: proportional flow lines
Plenary: summary of learning
Homework: learn definition for class test
