The aim of this lesson is to gain an understanding of the location and characteristics of Mumbai including population growth, ethnic mix and its global, national and regional context. This will help the students to build a sense of place. The lesson starts by locating the city using maps at a range of scales, from which the students will write a location description. After that the students shown a range of images of Mumbai to create a sense of place. They are then required to classify a series of statements about Mumbai into global, national and regional links. Next, is a comprehension activity on internal migration within India to Mumbai. After that the students have two maps to annotate to show the international migration routes and the number of people that undertake them. Next, is a graph of population growth for the students to describe. Finally, students are given data to show the ethnic mix of Mumbai. They are asked to select which type of graph to draw and to draw it. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

This lesson aims to familiarise students with rapid urban growth in Mumbai and the urban zones that have resulted from this. It also aims to encourage students to develop a sense of place and empathise with residents through a story telling activity. Firstly, students are shown a clip from the opening titles of Slum Dog Millionaire. Whilst watching they are asked to consider what they know, think they know and would like to know about Mumbai. Next students are given an urban land use map of Mumbai and shown photos of the zones to help them to make more sense of the map. After that are a series of discussion questions designed to consolidate this understanding. Next the students will be read an extract and asked to annotate their map with sketches and details. I recommend you read the extract twice. After that the students should get into groups of 4 to share their notes and to add additional detail to their maps. Finally, the students should return to the questions they answered at the start if the lesson and update their responses. It would be interesting to find out if anyone had found out the answers to things that they would like to know. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

This lesson is part of a series of lessons about the rainforest ecosystem and is available as part of a bundle. This lesson starts by recalling some of the threats to the rainforest. It then introduces the idea of shifting cultivation and how it is sustainable. Next there are a series of photos of reasons for deforestation e.g. logging, mining, ranching, faming. Students are asked to consider why this is not sustainable and why it would be difficult to regrow the forest. They are then introduced to 4 schemes designed to manage the rainforest the Surui-Google partnership, REDD+, Ecotourism and sustainable agroforestry. In a group of four the students are given the information about one of the projects to simplify the project into a mind map. The groups can then give a speech presenting their findings to each other. Next they are asked to complete gap fill paragraphs explaining each project. Finally, students should work as a group to consider the relative strengths and weaknesses of the projects and evaluate which is most successful. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

The lesson starts by asking the students to consider how different parts of the reef ecosystem are interdependent. It then reminds the students of the value of reefs. Next there is a map interpretation activity showing areas of reef that are under threat followed by a you tube clip. Students are then split into groups and given a threat to coral reef in St Lucia information sheet. there are four sheets; fishing, tourism, bleaching and disease. They are asked to create a teaching resource to use to teach their peers. there is also a rate my teacher mark scheme for the students to assess each other and a note taking sheet to encourage the students to use PEE paragraphs. These can be marked using the 8 mark, mark scheme provided. There is also a threats to coral reef homework activity provided. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

This lesson starts by students interpreting temperature graphs of the quaternary showing different time scales. Next the students create a timeline from 14,000BP to the present day. They label the different climatic periods during this time and ad photos showing the different climatic features. Finally they annotate important characteristics for different climates, using a table of information to help them to do this. An answer sheet is included. To finish there is a quiz to test their knowledge of the changes. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

In this lesson students will start by recalling the threats to coral from the previous coral threats lesson. There is a speaking frame for them to explain these fully and a copy of the note taking resources. Next the students will be introduced to the Soufriere Marine Management Area and will identify features of this using a sketch map. After that the students will be read an extract about the management area, how it was set up, what the different parts are, how it is sustainable and its advantages and disadvantages. The first time they hear they extract they should draw what they hear, making sketches and using numbers and symbols to focus on important information. The second time they hear it they add written notes. Pupils should then get into small groups of 3-4 and compare notes, adding any missing details. There is an examination question for them to tackle with a mark scheme to stick in their books including ebi and www comments. Finally there is a quiz to test the students recall of the facts. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

In this lesson students are reminded of the location of reefs before being introduced to the conditions that they grow in. They are then given a table to complete about fringing reefs, barrier reefs and atolls. To help them do this there are information cards about each type of reef including photos, diagrams and maps. When they have completed this the answers are on a slide for pupils to check their work. Next they are introduced to a map showing the route of Darwin’s voyage, then the concept of eustatic sea level change and reminded about the conditions needed for coral to grow. Then they are given a diagram of all three reefs and asked to consider how a fringing reef can become a barrier reef and then an atoll (the Darwinian theory of atoll formation). Finally they could also consider that most atolls are formed on volcanic islands and the impact of coral growth on those islands. All resources are included in the PowerPoint.

This lesson will focus on students producing high quality explanatory written work. To start students explain the greenhouse effect and global warming to one another in pairs. Next they discuss why sea level has risen over the last 20 years. The prediction on the next slides shows students what their answer is likely to be and how you plan to develop and improve their answers during the lesson. Next split the students into 8 groups of 3-4. Give each group a resource and ask them to read it and interpret the images in silence for 2 minutes. They then discuss it as a group to develop the understanding of the weaker students. Finally, they use the writing frame to produce a high quality PEE paragraph. This is repeated for each of the 4 resources/effects of global warming. Next there are some exemplar examination questions for pupils to discuss / attempt. The plenary is a ‘pimp my answer’ activity. There is a poorly written answer, which they have to improve form memory to make it amazing. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

This is the first in a series of lessons about biomes, available as a bundle. The lesson introduces students to the concept of ecosystems that occur at different scales. Students are asked to classify ecosystems of different scales. They are then introduced to abiotic and biotic factors. Biomes are located globally and students are introduced to the different types of biome. Students are then required to used graphical skills to draw and interpret graphs, showing temperature ranges and total rainfall for a range of biomes. The lesson is linked to an examination question and mark scheme and to finish there is a quiz with answers to test what the students have learned. Resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

These are 3 card sorts, designed to make it easy for students to learn factual information to use in their answers. These can be made into card sorts and solved. Once pupils are familiar with them they can also be given blank grids and asked to fill them in from memory. Card sort 1- coasts case studies (Dubai, Abbotts Hall Farm, Papa Stour and Farewell Spit) Card sort 2 - tectonics and coastal landform facts, to be used in landform explanation questions Card sort 3 - tectonics case studies (Mt Pinatubo, Mt Ontake, Haiti, Japanese tsunami)

This lesson incorporates a range of resources designed to develop the students knowledge and understanding of waves. the lesson includes parts of a wave, how a wave breaks, constructive and destructive waves, fetch, LSD, ocean currents and tides. There are a range of activities included in the lesson and opportunity to use some of these in subsequent lessons to reinforce the terminology.

In this lesson pupils will learn about the pieces of evidence that can be used to show climate change and their limitations. The lesson starts by asking students to suggest evidence that can be used to show climate change. Next students use information sheets to take notes of the evidence of climate change, where they occur, how they work and any limitations. The evidence includes dendrochronology, ice cores, cave paintings, paintings and diaries and global temperature recordings. There is an answer sheet provided. For the plenary students are required to undertake examination questions relating to the evidence. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

This lesson starts by encouraging the students to estimate the UKs current energy use. Following this are a series of discussion questions for the pupils to tackle. Next the students are introduced to why our use of gas and nuclear energy will increase. The next activity is to draw a proportional map to show where our gas supplies come from. this will develop both knowledge and skills. To stretch and challenge the most able there is also a bar graph/ pie chart drawing activity. Alternatively this could be used as a homework task. All worksheets are included within the lesson PowerPoint.

This lesson focuses on the natural causes of climate change including sun spots, Milankovitch cycles and tectonic activity. Students should be given the information sheets and asked to make a presentation to the class explaining how their factor causes climate change. There is a note taking sheet for them to put their answers on and an answer sheet in case they missed anything. There is also a quiz on climate change since the Pleistocene at the start.

In this lesson pupils will be introduced to the population terminology needed during the whole topic. They will interpret a graph of world population growth and analyse a world population density map.

Students will hear two differing views of the same story one from an American and one from an illegal Mexican migrant. The lesson is designed to questions the pupils perceptions and to develop empathy with both characters. The stories are carefully written to allow this to happen. At the end of the lesson pupils are ask to apply what they have understood to migration to the UK and discuss who is migrating to the UK and why they are migrating.

In this lesson students will identify densely and sparsely populated areas. They will then attempt to explain why there are different population densities. There are writing and speaking frames to help them to do this. There is also a mark scheme which can be adapted to your school’s Key Stage 3 assessment policy. There are also opportunities for peer / self assessment. there are a choice of plenaries with a population terminology bingo or a prediction about the future and the impact of climate change.

This lesson teaches students about India’s population policy, which aims to reduced the birth rate to below 3 children per women. I prefer to teach this to the one child policy as it is more factually based. It includes note taking sheets, modelled assessed paragraphs, mark schemes which can be adjusted.

This lesson introduces the rainforest location, with a writing frame for locating the forest. It then uses a guided fantasy (story telling) to create a sense of place. There are diagrams and descriptions of the layers of the rainforest. Finally there is a plenary quiz.

The starter is a rainforest plant adaptation card sort. Students are then introduced to animal adaptations. They are then given a wide range of plant images. They have to chose one image and explain how the plant has adapted to living in the rainforest. Pupils then need to pick from a list of adaptations and design a plant, which they can then make. Once complete they need to annotate it with adaptations to living in the rainforest. Finally there is a Venn diagram comparing the rainforest to the UK.