Urban Geography/ Settlement KS3 lesson- What makes a good site for a settlement?

Lesson Aim:
To define key terms and work together to determine the suitability of different sites for a settlement.

Lesson Objectives:
1. To define the key terms of settlement, site, situation and function
2. To establish the factors that were important when selecting early settlement sites
3. To work together to determine the best site for your tribe

Resources included:
* PowerPoint presentation, including hyperlink for additional research for more able
* Lesson plan
* Settlement card sort including lower ability differentiated version
* Six tribal settlement role sheets (print using six different colours of paper and laminate for repeat use)

Lesson 1 of 10 from my scheme of work on Urban Geography. Also works as a stand alone lesson on what makes a good site for a settlement. Fully differentiated with resources and additional research tasks for lower and higher ability pupils.

This lesson is from a scheme of work that I have written for my Year 7 groups, but it could easily be adapted for Year 8 or 9.

Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.