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.

This lesson introduces key terminology and examples needed to write an essay on migration. The students will then use a writing frame to write their essay. It includes a mark scheme that can easily be adjusted.

This is a series of 3 lessons during which the students will research groups involved in rainforest exploitation and preservation. There are role play cards outlining the characters and a writing frame to support speech writing. There is a mark scheme which you can adapt to your schools Key Stage 3 assessment strategy. At the end there is an opinion line for pupil to consider their opinions about rainforest exploitation and preservation.

This resource gives the template to create a website on PowerPoint with hyperlinks between the different pages. Pupils can use this as a project over the course of 2-3 lessons in an ICT room

Students will learn about the rainforest climate. they will complete a climate graph and annotate its features. Pupils will summarise the characteristics before using a writing frame to describe the climate.

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.

This lesson enables students to develop an understanding of how fold mountains are formed. It starts with asking students to locate on a world maps any fold mountains before teaching them about the fold mountains, how they are formed, and categorised. It incorporates a wide range of photos and diagrams. It also includes details about faulting including nappes, recumbent folds and isoclinal folds.

This lesson explains clearly how island chains are formed. It incorporates a wide range of maps and diagrams. there is a word bank and writing frame to help students structure their explanation. in addition students can use atlases to recognise and locate island chains.

This includes two lessons, the first involves students researching the different volcanic hazards including lava, gas, pyroclastic flow, tsunami, landslides, lahars and tephra. there is also a plate margin Venn diagram to use as a starter to test student’s knowledge of each plate margin. In the next lesson pupils will present their findings to the rest of the class. there is a PowerPoint presentation including photos and diagrams of the hazards to support if student research is not quite detailed enough.

This lesson includes opportunities to draw climate graphs, describe them and compare them. It also allows them to read about why climate varies and to apply this knowledge. The lesson was designed as a cover lesson and includes a lesson plan, worksheets to write on and a set of answers.

This is a series of lessons on fracking (hydraulic fracturing). Initially there is a map quiz on the Poulton le Fylde area of Lancashire where permission has been given for fracking. Students watch video clips to develop an understanding of how fracking works and use a Cornell reading frame to analyse an article on fracking. In the next lesson there are video clips to explain the advantages and disadvantages of fracking. Pupils are split into characters and given writing frames for a speech they will give as part of a role play. There are recording sheets for students to use during the role play itself. Also there is an engagement tally chart , this is designed to get the pupils to observe each other. they can then give feedback to their peers o their engagement. There is an extended writing homework task for the students to complete after the role play.

The lesson starts with a plate margin card sort and maps showing the location of earthquakes. Video clips explain how earthquakes occur. there are note taking sheets for pupils to complete about the nature of earthquakes at each plate margin. There are also details of exceptions - earthquakes that don’t occur on plate margins. The lesson also introduces the students to p and s waves.

This lesson first involves the students classifying energy into renewable and non-renewable sources. the pupils are then required to interpret pie charts, line graphs, tables and divided bar graphs of energy supply. The pupils should then split into groups, each with a different photo of an energy source and should complete a table explaining how the energy is extracted, its advantages and disadvantages. Pupils can use textbooks to enhance this work. Pupils should then take notes on a range of each others renewable and non-renewable energy sources.

The lesson uses photos, diagrams and video clips to enable students to learn about the causes effects and responses to the tsunami. There are gap fill activities, writing frames and plenary quiz.

These two lessons will introduce all the river terminology needed, with worksheets incorporated into the PowerPoint for the students. The lesson incorporates independent and small group activities. Some activities can be repeated in subsequent lessons to ensure terminology is secure.