A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the natural causes of climate change through Earth’s history. Task 1: Starter - 5 Quick Questions- students to recap on previously learnt information. Task 2: Students to write out how temperature has changed through time and make the link to CO2. Task 3: Students to watch the video in PowerPoint and make notes on the worksheet about the 4 causes of natural climate change. Task 4: Main Task - Practice exam questions- Complete two exam questions “Using figure 3 which one of the following statements is true” “Give one nature cause of changes in global temperatures” Task 5: Plenary - Which natural cause of climate change do you think is most impactful and why. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **

Students will state where the Middle East is along with recognising the countries in that area along with the physical geography of the Middle East. The final task is where students describe the physical features of the Middle East to show comprehension. Lesson 4 of 9 about conflict.

Students will be able to locate Bangladesh and identify the two main impacts of climate change. The students will be able to evaluate which effect is more impactful, floods or extreme weather. Task 1: Starter:- Knowledge recall on previous lessons and topics Task 2: Describe the location of Bangladesh Task 3: Read through the following statement on extreme weather and flooding and evaluate which is worse and why. Task 4: Main Task: Evaluate the effects of climate change on Bangladesh Task 5: Plenary: Using a map, identify what countries would be impacted if the sea level rose by 1 m. The lesson contains PowerPoint and worksheet

A fully resourced and up to date lesson on how to use a compass, why we use compass directions and then how to apply compass directions to find places. This lesson also comes with an assessment at the end to test student’s knowledge of previous skills lessons. Task 1: Starter -Recap the previous lessons and answer questions about them. Task 2: Identity which students know the four-point compass directions and then the eight-point compass to stretch students. Task 3: Discussion on why we use north orientated maps instead of other orientations. Task 4: Complete a worksheet using compass directions and identifying what characters they end up at. Task 5: Main Task - Secondary Assessment- using an atlas to answer all the questions on the worksheet, this puts all the skills students have previously acquired and puts them to use identifying places in an atlas. Task 6: Plenary **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **

A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the 2010 Christchurch earthquake, this lesson establishes what an earthquake is. Where Christchurch is located globally and background on what happened during the earthquake, and the effects including, social, economic and environmental effects. Then students finish off by looking at the long-term and short-term effects of the quake. Task 1: Starter: Knowledge recall on previous topic (Coasts) Task 2: Describe the location of New Zealand. Task 3: Identify the primary and secondary effects then place them into social, economic and environmental. Task 4: Watch the news video about the New Zealand quake. Task 5: Exam question: Exam question: “Earthquakes are another example of tectonic activity.” Using an example, describe the primary and secondary effects of an earthquake. (6 marks) Task 6: Peer Feedback Task 7: Using a volcanic eruption or an earthquake you have studied, describe the short-term responses to the disaster. (4 marks) Task 8: Peer Feedback **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **

Students will be able asked to recap the layers of the Earth and their characteristics, then students will recap plate tectonic and locate the African plate, this will then quickly cover the 3 types of plate boundaries of constructive, destructive and conservative. Finally students will be asked to explain the formation of a rift valley and explain the two types of volcanoes that occur on these boundaries. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Recap on structure of the Earth and plate tectonics Task 2: Recap on the three types of plate boundaries. Task 3: Describe the location of the Great African Rift Valley. Task 4: Main Task: Explain the formation of the East African Rift Valley and give one physical feature within. Task 5: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.

Students will be able to describe where tropical rainforests are located globally using lines of latitude and other descriptors of location that students have learned. Then students will describe the location of the Amazon Rainforest in South America using the same skills as before. Next students will investigate why rainforests are in that area and how convectional rainfall occurs. After that students will learn about the layers of the rainforest and then describe what they have learnt about the Amazon Rainforest in their books. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Describe where tropical rainforests are located globally Task 2: Describe where the Amazon Rainforest is located in South America Task 3: Create a comic about how convectional rainfall creates rainforests Task 4: Match the layers of the rainforest to its description. Task 5: Main Task: Describe your learning about tropical rainforests and their characteristics. Task 5: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.

Students will understand the timeline the led to the Sailsbury incident, they will be able to explain why this incident happened. Videos are linked in the download. Students to complete a sheet to show understanding of the topic. Lesson 8 of 9

A fully resourced, differentiated and up to date lesson on the flood management scheme in York, Yorkshire. Students will find out, why the scheme is needed, what the scheme entails and the social, economic and environmental impacts of the scheme. Task 1: Starter - Retrieval, Using the information they learnt in the previous lesson. Hook- Students to explain what they think the image means, or what it has to do with the lesson. Task 2: Identify the location of York in England. Task 3: Students to read through information about why York floods so often. Task 4: On a map of York students write on it where the scheme is used and what type of management strategy is used. Task 5: Annotate the benefits and costs of the management scheme Task 6: Main Task - Practice exam questions- "Using a UK Flood Management Scheme you have studied, argue to what extent this management scheme has been successful (9+3).” High ability students will complete this with limited scaffolding and then compare theirs to the model answer. LA students will read through the paragraph and cross out wrong words. Task 5: Plenary - Opinion Line, students to consider the statement and stand on a continuum line in the room. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **

These home learning/ homework sheets are a good way to test students knowledge and comprehension of the “changing economic world” topic of Nigeria. Each sheet provides upwards of 7 research questions, with two AQA specified exam questions to ensure that students are applying their knowledge correctly. It is recommended giving 1-2 weeks for students to complete the sheet (depending on student ability) This home learning sheet is specifically designed for the Nigeria lessons that are also on Planet Geography, so if you want some engaging and challenging lessons, head over to the lessons and get them too!! There are two homework sheets in this bundle, there is a Word version so you can edit the questions and there is also a PDF file so you can send it to your students digitally.

A fully resourced, differentiated and up to date lesson on how tourism in Jamaica has improved the development of the area. Students will investigate where Jamaica is located, describe how tourism has increased in the last 50 years and how tourism has improved the economy of the area. Task 1: Starter - Application of knowledge- Recap on how waterfalls are formed (6 marks) Task 2: Geography Skills: Describe the location of Jamaica (4 marks) Task 3: Watch the video on how tourism affects Jamaica. Task 4: Students to complete the multiplier effect circle. Task 5: Main Task - Practice exam questions- “Evaluate, the role of tourism in reducing the development gap in an area you have studied (9 marks).” High ability students will complete this with limited scaffolding and then compare theirs to the model answer. LA students will read through the paragraph and cross out wrong words. Task 5: Plenary - Revise for next physical revision - Meanders/ Oxbow Lakes **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **

Students will be able to accurately locate Chernobyl and be able to discuss the time-line of events that led to the Chernobyl disaster. Students will begin to look at the magnitude of the event and the effects of the disaster. Task 1: Starter- True or False- Knowledge recap of previous learning Task 2: Located Ukraine/ Chernobyl on maps Task 3: Watch various clips about Chernobyl Task 4: Sort the effects of Chernobyl into social, economic and environmental effects Task 5: Choose which of the effects are most significant and why. Task 6: Main Task:Outline what happened in Chernobyl, identify which effect is most significant and describe its size, severity and length of time. Task 7: Plenary: Write a sentence about how they, thought, liked, hated, wanted to learn more. Lesson contains powerpoint and worksheet.

Students will identify the increase in urbanisation over time and predicted increases. Then will investigate the social, economic and environmental challenges of urbanisation in Rio, and how they will impact the area. Task 1: Starter - Recap on previous learning Task 2: Describe the trend on the graph on screen (3 marks) Task 3: Using the factors on the worksheet identify which is the most important social, economic and environmental challenges. Task 4: Main Task - Describe how urbanisation has created challenges in Rio de Janeiro. Task 5: Plenary: Class question- What are some of the negatives about living in favelas in Rio. Lesson 3 out of 8

A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the distribution of global inequalities, a look into why global inequalities have occurred and long form written assessment at the end to assess students comprehension. Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: On white boards students to come up with reasons why some countries develop better than others. Task 3: Read through the different reasons for global inequalities on the worksheet and PowerPoint slides. Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing assessment- students to discuss why development is important to developing countries and how countries develop unequally. Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how to help countries develop equally. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **

A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the weather of the UK, with background on ocean currents, distance from the equator, altitude and prevailing winds. This will help students to understand the many reasons we have a temperate climate in the UK. Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning Task 2: Students to watch a video on why the UK climate varies, and divide the UK into four sections, describing the summer and winter of each section. Task 3: Explain why convectional rainfall is common in the southeast of England during the summer (4 marks) Task 4: Read through the sheet and justify which weather condition the UK faces is most impactful and why. Task 5: Main Task - Exam question practice, “Which extreme weather condition impacts the UK most significantly. Justify your opinion.” (6 marks) Task 6: Plenary - How can the UK prepare for extreme weather conditions? **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **

In this lesson students will be able to state 4 or more threats to the taiga forest and explain why they are occurring. Then they will understand the social, economical and environmental factors that are involved in deforestation. The final task will be a form of formative assessment where students will bring all their knowledge to complete this. Task 1: Starter: True or False Task 2: Identification of different causes of deforestation Task 3: Advantages and disadvantages of deforestation in the taiga Task 4: Main Task- “Describe the characteristics of Russia and assess the threat to Russian biomes” (9 marks) Task 5: Plenary: Tweet about it

A fully resourced and up to date lesson on how physical geography and its features can effect conflict. A recap on what physical geography is, features of physical geography that can affect conflict. Task 1: Starter - Recap on previous learning with 5 questions. Task 2: Define physical geography Task 3: Read through the battle of hastings and identify how the physical geography of the area affected the battle. Task 4: Match up the key terms and how they affect conflict Task 5: Main Task- Using an Atlas students to look at global maps and topographical maps and decide which country would be easiest and hardest to invade and why. Task 6: Plenary - What are some of the ways countries avoid being invaded. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **

Students will compile what they have learnt over the past 9 lessons to understand how people in the UK affect conflicts, how conflict affects us and then evaluate the effect of conflict. Task 1: Starter/ recall of knowledge Task 2: How do we personally affect conflicts?- Fill in the sheet Task 3: Evaluate the effects of conflict Lesson 9 of 9

Students will be able to define the enhanced greenhouse effect, then identify the effects of climate change in the UK, rank which is the most impactful and justify why. Then students will evaluate is the government is doing enough to help tackle climate change. Task 1: Starter:- Knowledge recall on previous lessons and topics Task 2: Identify the effects of climate change on the UK. Task 3: Rank the effects of climate change on the UK from most significant to least significant. Task 4: Read through the statements on the worksheet and evaluate if the UK government is doing enough. Task 4: Main Task: Evaluate the effects of climate change on the UK Task 5: Plenary: What are the challenges with responding to climate change as a low-income country? The lesson contains PowerPoint and worksheet