AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the Hot Deserts section. The lesson is roughly one hour long. We start with a quick retrieval practice true or false. We then look use some information cards on the methods for reducing desertification. The students complete a varied activity worksheet using the cards for help. We then move on to tackle a GCSE-style question on this topic with guided structure if you want to use it with the pupils. Included is True or False retrieval starter Information cards to print Worksheet activity GCSE-style question with writing frame. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson. The lesson is at least 1 hour, but can be shortened of lengthened easily. We start by looking at what desertification is and the semi-arid areas that are most at risk from it. We then look at both natural and human factors that causes desertification using factor hexagons. For our example we look at desertification in Badia, Jordan and pupils complete a table which requires them to explain why Badia is at risk. We finsish with a 6 mark exam-style question. Included in the lesson is: Photo interpretation starter Video clip on causes of desertification Activity on causes of desertification Example of Badia in Jordan activity. 6 mark GCSE exam question with guidance. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

In this lesson we look at the role of women in WWI and ask the question “To what extent was women’s role in WWI responsible for them achieving the vote?”. Firsty we look at the Munitionettes and the dangerous work in the factories. We then consider other roles that were undertaken by women in WWI. We finally answer the question above by using a structured writing frame to help the students construct their answer. Included in the lesson is: Photo interpretation starter Video clips and video notes question sheet. Activity on womens roles in WWI Evaluation writing task with structure and content guidance. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson. At least 1 hour long. This lesson explores what the concept of development is. the students then explore what factors affect development worldwide by annotating the four categories with ideas, Social, environmental, political and economic. We then look at GNI and HDI as measurements of development and consider both their strengths and weaknesses. We then look at global patterns of HDI, and quality of life. Included is: Map interpretation starter Factors of development activity Video clip on development measurements Activity on development measurements HDI questions activity. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Power & the People lesson on the Chartists. In this lesson we introduce the Chartists and Chartism. We then look at what the demands of the Chartists were and how they believed they would make for a fairer electoral system. We then examine the methods of the Chartists and how they were successful at spreading their message. We then look at the failure of Chartism and examine the reasons for this before finishing with how significant the movement was in the end. Included in the lesson is:- Question starter around Secret Ballots Activity on the Chartists Six Point Demands Video Clip Activity examining the methods of the Chartists Writing activity on the failure of Chartism Question on the significance of Chartism. Hope this helps https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Part of the Norman Conquest SOW. In this lesson we consider why Historians need to be careful about the reliability of sources. After some thinking exercises on the reliability of information and how people can have different views of the same events we look at a number of sources that document the death of Harold at Hastings and complete an activity of how reliable these sources are. We finish the lesson with a writing task which has a structure strip to support the pupils recording a good written response to the question “Explain, using evidence, what the most likely cause of Death was for Harold Godwinson at Hastings”. Included in the lesson is True or False retrieval starter thinking exercises around reliability and perception Source reliability task with information sheet and worksheet Video clips to support the source task. Fully supported written task using structure strip. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Lesson 4 in the Norman Conquest SOW. This lesson sees the pupils compare the armies of both the Norman’s and Anglo Saxons. We then move onto the events of the Battle of Hastings and examine the significance of various moments in the battle. The pupils then sort the events into key factors that decided the batlle. Luck, tactics and military power, before reaching a conclusion on the deciding factor. Included in the lesson is: Retrieval Practice Starter Comparing armies activity Sequence of events actvity with questions Video clip Key Factors activity Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Third lesson on the Norman Conquest. This 1 hour lesson looks at the events of the Battle of Fuford and then we look at the Battle of Stamford bridge and try to work out the main reasons for Harold Godwinson’s victory and Hardrada’s loss. All the lessons and resources are provided as are the video clips. Included is Bayeux tapestry question starter Video crib sheet for the Battle of Fulford Activity on the events of Stamford Bridge Video clip on Stamford Bridge Writing evalaution activity. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

This lesson looks at all the potential contenders for the throne in 1066. The pupils will use the contenders cards to complete a worksheet which features a variety of ways the pupils can rate the claims of the contenders including a visual scoring system. The pupils then complete a campaign poster on who should be king, this has detailed success criteria and guidance for the pupils. The lesson therefore can be 2 periods or shortened if needs be. included is: Bayeux tapestry starter Video clip on contenders The contender information cards Worksheet activity Campaign poster with success criteria. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

This is the first lesson on a Norman Conquest SOW. It gives the pupils an overview of what life was like in 1066 before the Death of Edward the Confessor and the Norman Conquest. All the resources are included. Lesson takes 1 hour. Included is: Bayeux Tapestry question starter. An overview of 11th century kings Differetiated tasks using an information sheet and a worksheet A writing task on who has the power in early 1066. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification. The lesson introduces the concept of irrigation and then looks at the Indira Ghandi Canal in the Thar Desert. We then look at the challenges of the desert environment, extreme temperatures, water supply and accessibility. We finish with a GCSE style question on irrigation with guidance. All worksheets and photocopying resoources included. At a glance lesson includes Irrigation question starter Task in the Indira Ghandi Canal Three tasks on the challenges in the desert to development A guided 4 mark GCSE style question on irrigation. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Power & the People AQA GCSE History lesson. The second lesson on Extending the Franchise section Peterloo and the Great Reform Act. There are no other resources needed for the lesson and there are differentiated activities and worksheets for photocopying. Included in the lesson is: Video clip on Peterloo Activities on Peterloo both describing and comprehension Activities on the Great Reform Act both describing and comprehension Source interpretation question. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Reform and Reformers Power & the People Lesson for AQA GCSE History. First lesson on this unit. The lesson introduces why so many people felt there were problems with elections during these years with several activities around this, The pupils then go on to learn who the Radicals were and what protests were undertaken and by whom. There is also a source interpretation question with guidance included and video clips. Lesson features:- Video clips All resources needed and photocopying files. GCSE style source interpretation question with guidance. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

This is a retrieval practice template for history using old picture frames for use at the start of a lesson as a quick quiz recap or as a plenary quiz. Pictures could be colour-coded for difficulty, or just use it as you like… https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

This is a lesson for AQA GCSE Geography on development opportunities in hot deserts and uses the Thar Desert in India and Pakistan as an example. The lesson is fully resourced, no need for a text book. The lesson includes: Starter recap. Questioning section Video clip Information gathering activity GCSE question with guidance on content and structure. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

For AQA GCSE Geography. You need the Oxford AQA GCSE Geography Textbook for the new specification The lesson includes. Photo interpretation starter. Questioning activity Video clips Large A3 worksheet with a variety of different activities covering the required content. Plenary activity. All worksheets for photocopying included. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson on Sustainable Urban Living using Freiburg as an example. Included in the lesson is: Video clips on Freiburg Information sheet on sustainable living in Freiburg A3 double sided task worksheet with a variety of actvities for differing abilities Practice GCSE Questions You may wish to use alongside the Oxford AQA GCSE Geography textbook, but all resources are included. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

A Key Stage 3 History lesson on corruption in the Catholic Church as part of a Tudor’s SOW. The lesson includes: The pupils will explore the evidence for corruption in the Catholic Church from Thomas Cromwell’s investigation then finish with a writing task with a structured writing frame to guide them. Starter. Video interpretation. Source interpretation on Cromwell’s investigation. Writing task. Scrabble plenary. All resources are provided. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson on the Environmental Characteristics of Hot Deserts. This is the second lesson on Hot Deserts for the AQA specification. The lesson includes: Camel starter activity Worksheet on plant and animal adaptations Video clips 4-mark exam question Plenary memory activity. The pupils will work there way through these tasks and gain an understanding of plant and animal adaptations. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography. This is an 1 hour introductory lesson to the Hot Deserts unit for AQA GCSE Geography. This first lesson looks soley on the climate and the challenging conditions found in hot deserts. Content covered in the lesson include Photo Challenge Starter Where are the deserts located? Why are the deserts located here? What is the climate of the desert like? Also include video clips, worksheet and photocopying. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer