I am an experienced Teacher of Geography, Head of Department and SLE. My resources are designed to be easy and straightforward, with very little additional preparation required. The resources can be easily adapted/edited if required, and all worksheets are editable to fit your specific needs.
I am an experienced Teacher of Geography, Head of Department and SLE. My resources are designed to be easy and straightforward, with very little additional preparation required. The resources can be easily adapted/edited if required, and all worksheets are editable to fit your specific needs.
A fully resourced lesson that covers the cause, effects and responses to a specific UK extreme weather hazard. The Somerset Levels makes a great example due to the prolonged nature of the event and multiple contributing factors. The emphasis is on getting students to engage with the activities and demonstrate understanding. A Knowledge Organiser is included, along with video links meaning no other resources are needed. Students can produce an icon based A4 summary or a as an A4 table - both of these are digital and therefore can be completed remotely.
A series of three self contained worksheets that cover:
1. The cause of volcanoes at a destructive plate margin.
2. The cause of volcanoes in the cascade range.
3. The specific cause of the 1980 eruption.
Suitable for KS3 and GCSE.
This resource takes a menu approach to encourage students to improve their annotation of the three main plate margins required by the new AQA GCSE. Included are 3 diagrams to stick in exercise books and a 2 sided 'menu' sheet that is differentiated to encourage description, detailed description and then explanation.
Four complete lessons comprehensively cover the content of the new AQA 9-1 GCSE. These resources use Hurricane Katrina to cover the distribution, formation, effects and responses to hurricanes as weather hazards. A wide range of activities and materials are included to allow you to move away from ‘textbook based’ lessons. Designed for the AQA 9-1 GCSE Course. Revision and vocabulary resources also included.
A Ks3 version of the GCSE resource available elsewhere. This has been simplified The objectives link to the 9-1 GCSE Levels but stop at Level 6. Therefore it can be used comfortably with Year 8 and 9 groups. A standalone lesson but other subsequent lessons look at the structure in more detail and Hurricane Katrina as a case study. Covers the cause of tropical storms and how they are distributed across the globe. Emphasis is on explanation and sequencing.
A hand written A3 summary that students can complete, highlight and colour. It covers what they need to know on just one side of A3. Cheap to photocopy and so can be used in a variety of ways.
1. Types of rock
2. The Rock Cycle
3. Types of Weathering.
4. Limestone Landscapes.
5. Chalk and Clay Landscapes.
6. Granite Landscapes.
7. Quarrying.
A fully resourced lesson that covers the introduction to hurricanes as weather hazards. Differentiated objectives are linked to the new levels. Teacher notes are included for each slide with suggestions on possible approaches. The emphasis is on getting students to engage with the activities and demonstrate understanding.Resource sheets include differentiated activities and allow students to consolidate their learning. The power-point makes some references to the Oxford GCSE Text but I have included alternative resources on the slides so that they can be used without a textbook.
A KS3 version of the GCSE resource available elsewhere. This has been simplified . The objectives link to the new 1-9 GCSE Levels but stop at Level 6. Therefore it can be used comfortably with Year 8 and 9 groups. It covers reducing the risk of hurricanes by prediction, protection and planning.
This is a 40 mark assessment that covers the tectonic hazards section of the new AQA GCSE course. It should last an hour. The exam questions follow the new assessment style but I have simplified the multi- choice questions to reduce photocopying costs. A 9 mark 'assess' extended response question is included to allow access to the highest grades. Also included is a full mark scheme.
Written specifically for the AQA 9-1 GCSE Geography Course but applicable to all relevant syllabi. An introductory lesson on the causes of climate change. Includes physical causes in the Quaternary Period as well human causes more recently. It is designed to be used with the Oxford Textbook but other sources can be used instead. Covers orbital changes, volcanic activity, sunspots, carbon emissions, nitrous oxides and methane.
A lesson that looks at the issues surrounding rapid population growth. It uses the older version of the Oxford Textbook. Also includes an exam assessment with mark scheme.
This lesson concentrates on the wide range of evidence available for climate change. It covers the historical evidence, glacial retreat, ice cores, direct temperature readings through to recent changes in sea ice coverage. It is designed to be used with the Oxford Textbook with a graphic organiser linked to the double-page spread but plenty of video links are included for variety and the book is not necessary. but other sources can be used instead. A range of options is included to cover the material, depending on the sources available. A graphic organiser has been kept relatively generic to allow for a variety of texts/sources to be used but it is ideal if using the Oxford Textbook. Differentiated questions have also been included.
This resource has been fully updated to be used with the New 2nd Edition of the CGP Revision Guides. Revision Guide needed! Ideal remote learning resource which can be completed on paper or digitally.
The 15 page booklet covers the coastal landscapes section of the physical geography unit including processes, landforms and management.
This extremely useful booklet follow the popular green revision guides (with the jokes) and are ideal to be used as a distance learning resource providing a structured note taking template for students who have the revision guide.
Each booklet follows an easy to follow format with activities added to check understanding of subject specific vocabulary and key concepts. Each page links clearly to the revision guide to help structure work. The booklet easily provides 2-4 hours of structured self - supported study. Designed for quick checking and effortless marking.
The booklet is provided as a fully editable A4 Portrait formatted Power-point version (much easier to edit than word!) which allows students to complete and submit electronically or a PDF version for easy printing and completion as a booklet.
I have also included the original 2016 1st Edition Booklets if you are still using the older Revision Guides.
A fully resourced lesson that looks at the issues surrounding the movement of Syrian refugees into Europe. The cause, nature and responses to the crisis are investigated. A range of stimulus material including video and media responses are included.
Three lessons covering the population element of the new AQA GCSE. These have all been updated with 2016 data sources. All lessons are standalone and do not require additional resources.
A complete lesson that explores the various causes of deforestation. Whilst it makes some reference to the Oxford Textbook the information is included with the resource and so the lesson can be used as a standalone activity. The information is presented as a diamond 9 activity to encourage analysis of the information and a more evaluative approach. A variety of exam style questions are included to demonstrate the difference between 6 and 9 mark questions. Very little preparation is required - simply print off the statements for the diamond 9 activity.
This lesson covers the processes associated with glaciation. Weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition processes are all covered. No other resources are necessary as a summary sheet is included but the power-point does make reference to the new Oxford textbook. A consolidation sheet with examination questions is also included as an assessment activity.
A 21 page booklet that has been designed as a standalone resource. Concise Knowledge Organiser summaries are followed by clear activities to test understanding. Exam questions are also included. The entire unit is covered with emphasis on the subject specific vocabulary, the various processes, landform sequencing and then the various coastal management strategies. The resource is fully editable. Individual sections / pages can easily be incorporated into lessons.
Updated March 2020
The resource consists of two concise A4 summaries that cover the key concepts of this unit and the global biomes element. . These can be stuck in books as the course progresses or used as revision summaries in preparation for exams.
Contents:
1. Introduction to Ecosystems.
2. Global Ecosystems.
3. Subject Specific Vocabulary.
A printer friendly black and white version is also included. Resource is fully editable.
Differentiated worksheets that provide a model answers for students to explain the formation of cliffs/wave cut platforms, headlands/bays and the formation of a stack. Written for the 9-1 AQA Syllabus; they make use of the mark scheme.
Includes:
1. Formation of caves , arches and stacks (L4)
2. Formation of caves, arches and stacks (5+)
3. Answer sheet for the above.
4. Formation of a wave cut platform (L4)
5. Formation of a wave cut platform (5+)
6. Answer sheet for wave cut platforms.
7. Formation of headlands and bays.
8. Answer sheet for headlands and bays.