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Geography teacher in South London. I focus on making lessons on contemporary geographical issues both in the UK and around the world

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Geography teacher in South London. I focus on making lessons on contemporary geographical issues both in the UK and around the world
Unequal world: Why are some countries rich and some poor?
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Unequal world: Why are some countries rich and some poor?

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A lesson looking at the physical, social, political, historical and economic factors affecting development. Lesson structures an assessment on the topic, getting the pupils to identify which type of factor each is; explain the factor (with key words as prompts); identify countries which experience each of the issues e.g. hot climate/corruption and a low GDP; and link to development indicators. Assessment help sheet and mark scheme also provided.
Sustainable urban living
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Sustainable urban living

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A two part lesson looking at the features of sustainable living. Includes: Task to identify and explain features of sustainable urban living Introduction to BedZED and homework research task A ‘using the figure’ exam style question A recap Kahoot on BedZED A nine mark question evaluating BedZED- this is scaffolded with sentence starters and connectives. A homework research task on sustainable transport strategies. Made to follow AQA geography GCSE but could be applicable to other exam boards.
Climate Change Unit
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Climate Change Unit

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Includes 4 lessons and a accompanying workbook. Greenhouse effect Causes of climate change Effects of climate change Reducing the effects of climate change (Each section is separate in each lesson and will need copying and pasting together)
Introduction to the United Kingdom (UK)
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Introduction to the United Kingdom (UK)

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First lesson in a SOW on the geography of the UK. Fully differentiated with extension activities. Includes- Workbook to complete tasks in Activity identifying the differences between the UK, GB and British Isles Activity locating major cities in the UK Extension activities Choropleth actvity mapping population density of different regions of the UK Extension activities
The Human Geography of the United Kingdom- Full SOW
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The Human Geography of the United Kingdom- Full SOW

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Unit of lessons covering a range of contemporary human geography issues in the UK including… Population distribution and cities Ethnic diversity Windrush migration Changing Economy The impact of austerity, cost of living crisis and the COVID pandemic on the population (Global) North south Divide (National) Inequality in London- Grenfell Tower (Regional) Secondary data enquiry using census data (Local) Differentiated learning objectives, tasks, scaffolding, stretch and challenge and model answers included. Comprehensive key term list Work book pages are included for all lessons apart from the secondary data enquiry as this needs to be completed on computers. These can be copied at pasted together along with the key terms to make a complete booklet.
Changing Places: Deindustrialisation in the UK
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Changing Places: Deindustrialisation in the UK

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A lesson looking at the impact of deindustrialisation on the UK. It specifically looks at the impact on coal mining communities in Wales and the miners strike. Taught as part of AQA A-level Changing places- impact of globalisation on place but could be adapted to suit other exam boards or topics.
How and why has the economy of the UK changed?
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How and why has the economy of the UK changed?

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Full lesson with differentiated tasks and work book. Includes What are the 4 employment sectors? A look at how the economy has changed by watching segments of the Olympic opening ceremony Video clips Analysis of Clarke Fisher model and Pie charts to describe changes Consolidation- explaining the changed Extension- predicting future changes and suggesting advantages and disadvantages.
Population homework projects
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Population homework projects

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Contains a lesson introducing 3 project options for a year 8 population unit. Projects options: Windrush generation research project Refugee creative writing Sparsely and densely populated areas research project. For each lesson there are some slides of information, video links, structured guidance for what the students need to include and how to structure the projects, and success criteria/marking grids for ease of teacher feedback. Check out my store for the whole unit of population lessons and COVID workbook to accompany them.
Causes of Conflict in Darfur, Sudan
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Causes of Conflict in Darfur, Sudan

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Part of a unit on the geography of conflict, this lesson looks at the complex causes of war in Sudan. Lesson includes- A cartoon analysis starter A description of the location of Darfur task Two video links looking at the causes of the conflict A differentiated card sort (high and low ability) with venn digram. This gets students thinking about the interconnected causes of conflict- in this instance, ethnicity, climate change and oil. 7 questions and 2 challenge questions based upon the card sort getting students to explain the causes if the war at at both a regional, national and global scale. A true or false activity to be played in pairs. A short homework task. All resources included within the PPT.
Food Inequality
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Food Inequality

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on food inequality and insecurity around the world. Tasks include: A map analysis exercise getting pupils to identify patterns in global hunger and obesity. A marketplace activity which uses adapted newspaper articles on countries currently experiencing food insecurity from a variety of global regions and of varying levels of wealth. Most articles are from March- April 2021 with one a little older from 2019 so all currently relevant and draw upon a range of factors from climate change and conflict to the COVID 19 pandemic. Countries included are- Yemen, Nigeria, Canada, Chad and the UK. A table for pupils to take notes on each of the countries is also included, as is an example of a completed one. A short quiz to test pupils at the end and a plenary.
Causes and Effects of Climate Change
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Causes and Effects of Climate Change

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Fully resourced lessons looking at human causes of climate change and globl effects. Activities Photo analysis starter Three video clips with cloze passages on fossil fuels, cows and deforestation Card sort on effects Mapping task to locate places in card sort Extension writing on effects. Printable as worksheets
Population density and distribution
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Population density and distribution

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Fully resourced lesson. Lots of activities so takes 2 lessons. Includes differentiated tasks, scaffolded writing task, and all resources and answers. Also includes a video link to learn about sparsely populated places around the world and apply it to factors affecting population density, and a second example on Hong Kong with video link.