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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.

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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.
5 - Storm Hydrographs. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. (The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity)
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5 - Storm Hydrographs. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. (The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity)

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Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. 5 – Storm Hydrographs This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint, with two supporting documents. There are 17 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 – 12 mark essay with plan and mark scheme • Storm hydrograph – definition, sketching, annotating • Work sheet – Students draw a storm hydrograph, using data • Excel task – students create a storm hydrograph on MS Excel using data • Plenary – Labelling, annotating and interpreting line graphs. • Extension – physical and human factors affecting hydrographs • Summary – students write their own • Teacher’s information slides 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.
13 – Water Insecurity - The Causes. Edexcel Pearson, A level, 9GEO. Water Cycle and Water Insecurity
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13 – Water Insecurity - The Causes. Edexcel Pearson, A level, 9GEO. Water Cycle and Water Insecurity

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Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. Lesson 13 – Water Insecurity – The Causes This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint, with supporting documents. There are 25 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 – key words quiz • Insecurity, stress and scarcity • Regional issues • Using data to predict future patterns of scarcity • Interpreting water scarcity and water stress maps • Role play: Regional expert in global water insecurity – students learn one region and then teach each other • Physical causes: climate variability, saltwater encroachment • Human causes: increasing population, improving living standards, industrialisation, agriculture • Plenary – 20 mark exam question – students write a plan for the essay, add facts, then write a conclusion • Summary • Teacher’s information slides • HANDOUT 1: Blank map for adding notes on regional insecurity • HANDOUT 2: Notes for role play 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.
Water Cycle Resource Pack - Homework, Mark Schemes, Assessment (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)
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Water Cycle Resource Pack - Homework, Mark Schemes, Assessment (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)

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This is a resource pack to accompany lessons for: Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. (Edexcel Pearson A Level Geography, 9GEO). It contains: Homework Booklet - Past paper questions Mark schemes for homework booklet. End of topic assessment Mark scheme for end of topic assessment mark Case Studies list - Specification for Water Cycle annotated with case studies used in these resources Model essay for 20 mark question that links water cycle to carbon cycle
3 - Factors Affecting Drainage Basins. Edexcel, A level, 9GEO. Water Cycle and Water Insecurity.
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3 - Factors Affecting Drainage Basins. Edexcel, A level, 9GEO. Water Cycle and Water Insecurity.

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Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. 3 – Factors Affecting Drainage Basins This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint. There are 27 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 • Recap – the water cycle as an open system and key terms • Evaporation, Transpiration, Evapotranspiration • Physical factors – labelling a diagram task • Interception and infiltration • Past paper question (6 marks) with model answer • Air masses in the UK • Human disruption – cloud seeding, deforestation, dam construction, groundwater abstraction • The Amazon – case study • Plenary – explaining key terms in pairs • Summary • Teacher’s information slides HANDOUT – with a diagram for students and cut/stick activity 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.
2 - The Local Hydrological Cycle. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. Water Cycle and Water Insecurity
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2 - The Local Hydrological Cycle. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. Water Cycle and Water Insecurity

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Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. 2 - The Local Hydrological Cycle – Drainage Basins This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint. There are 28 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 – key words quiz • Features of a drainage basin – diagrams and notes • Major U.S. watersheds • Key processes in the drainage basin • Systems • Types of rainfall – frontal, orographic, convectional • Rain shadow • Infiltration and interception • Overland flow, throughflow, percolation, groundwater flow, channel flow • Past paper question (6 marks) with mark scheme. • Summary • Teacher’s information slides 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.
1 - The Global Hydrological Cycle. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. Water Cycle and Water Insecurity
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1 - The Global Hydrological Cycle. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. Water Cycle and Water Insecurity

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Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. Lesson 1 - The Global Hydrological Cycle This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint. There are 29 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention. Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded. Answers for all tasks are included, for peer/self marking, to save teacher time. Slides content: • Starter question • Audio explanation of hydrological cycle • Processes which drive the system • Simple and complex systems diagrams • Water stores • Water accessibility • Changes to the cycle • Residence times • Polar regions vs tropical • The global water budget • Past paper question (6 marks) with mark scheme and model answer. • Summary • Teacher’s information slides • HANDOUT – with extra information and a diagram for students to stick in. 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.
4 - The Local Water Budget. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. (Water Cycle and Water Insecurity)
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4 - The Local Water Budget. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. (Water Cycle and Water Insecurity)

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Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. 4 – The Local Water Budget This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint. There are 23 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 – key words quiz. • The water budget – graph and equation • Systems - inputs and outputs • Seasons – graphs – deficit, surplus • River regimes, simple and complex • Case study - Murray Darling, Australia • Comparing river regimes in Europe • Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) • Plenary – discussing planners’ role in sustainability • Summary • Teacher’s information slides HANDOUTS 1 - The water budget - diagram labelling task 2 - River regimes - blank table to complete 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.
16-17 Management of Water Supplies. Edexcel,  A level, 9GEO. (The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity)
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16-17 Management of Water Supplies. Edexcel, A level, 9GEO. (The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity)

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Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. Lesson 16-17 – Management of Water Supplies This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint, with one supporting document. There are 29 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 – key words quiz • Managing conflict • Hard engineering – water transfer project, desalination • China’s north-south water transfer scheme • Recap: Facts from The Gilgel Gibe III Dam Case Study • Sustainable water supply schemes • Sustainable water management schemes • Case study: Water management in Israel • Comparing management schemes • Integrated drainage management • Players in water management • Attitudes and actions • Student summary • Exam question – 12 marks, with mark scheme • Plenary - debate • Summary • Teacher’s information slides • HANDOUT 1: South-North Water Transfer Project notes 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.
15 - Conflict Case Studies. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. (The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity)
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15 - Conflict Case Studies. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. (The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity)

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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.
12 - The Aral Sea Case Study. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. (Water Cycle and Water Insecurity)
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12 - The Aral Sea Case Study. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. (Water Cycle and Water Insecurity)

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Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. Lesson 12 – The Aral Sea Case Study This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint, with a supporting document. 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 – class discussion – interpreting aerial photos showing change over time • What is the Aral Sea? • What are the issues related to the Aral Sea? • Why was nothing done? • Impacts of mismanagement in the Aral Sea • Students watch videos and take notes • Players and stakeholders • Plenary – discussion question • When to use this case study • Teacher’s information slides • HANDOUT: Aral Sea news article 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.
9-10 Surplus in the Hydrological Cycle - Flooding. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. (Water Cycle)
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9-10 Surplus in the Hydrological Cycle - Flooding. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. (Water Cycle)

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Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. 9-10 – Surplus in the Hydrological Cycle - Flooding This is a complete set of two lessons in one powerpoint, with supporting documents. There are 24 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 – key words quiz • Large flood events map - Describing distribution and suggesting reasons • Meteorological causes of flooding – normal, flash, monsoon • Causes of flooding in the UK • The jet stream (stretch and challenge) • Changing land use – audio from George Monbiot • The Intertropical Convergence Zone ICTZ • Causes of flooding in the Lake District – mismanagement • Other human actions that increase the flood risk • Case Study: Storm Desmond and the Cumbrian Floods, Cockermouth • Mitigating the flood risk • Benefits of flooding • Exam question – 12 marks with mark scheme • Plenary – students write mark scheme for a question • Summary • Teacher’s information slides • HANDOUT 1: Blank world map • HANDOUT 2: Lake District maps • HANDOUT 3: Cockermouth – flood defences and flood map 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.
11 - Climate Change. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. Water Cycle and Water Insecurity
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11 - Climate Change. Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO. Water Cycle and Water Insecurity

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Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. Lesson 11 – Climate Change This is a complete set of two lessons in one powerpoint, with supporting documents. There are 24 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 – key words quiz • The Greenhouse effect – natural and enhanced • Impacts of Climate Change on the UK Water Cycle by 2050 • Water stress • Agriculture • Industry • Household use • Water sources • Case study: Climate Change in California • Band Aid song – interpretation of lyrics • Re-Greening in the Sahel • Stone lines • El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO cycles) • Hadley Cell vs Walker Cell • Future and Uncertainty • Exam question – 12 marks with mark scheme • Summary • Extension video: Al Gore – ‘The Case for Optimism on Climate Change’ • Teacher’s information slides • HANDOUT: Water cycle diagrams for labelling impacts of climate change 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.
14 - Water Insecurity - The Consequences. Edexcel, A level, 9GEO. (Water Cycle and Water Insecurity)
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14 - Water Insecurity - The Consequences. Edexcel, A level, 9GEO. (Water Cycle and Water Insecurity)

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Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. Lesson 14 – Water Insecurity – The Consequences This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint, with one supporting document. There are 25 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 – economic and environmental problems • The importance of water supply: for economic development; for human wellbeing • Millennium Development Goals • Interpreting compound bar graph • Recap - water scarcity • Price of water • Case Study: Water Privatisation in Bolivia • Cost vs demand • Water Poverty Index – radar chart • Students draw and interpret radar chart • Conflict and geopolitics • Berlin Rules for governing fair use of rivers • Summary • Teacher’s information slides • HANDOUT: Water Poverty Index activity sheet 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.