These worksheets have the students reasoning what we need to live and looking specifically at how wealth is distributed in India

As India is such a large country it’s not surprising to find that the climate varies from place to place and that these variations have different impacts of people’s lives. These worksheets help students to understand climate graphs, how to read and draw them. They also give them a chance to develop their own graph and peer mark eachothers ideas with supporting comments.

The culture of a group of people is their way of life. It includes their customs, hobbies, foods, fashions, beliefs and traditions; these are dependent of the country they live in, family background, sex and age. Many parts of the world are multicultural which means many different groups of people live alongside one another as a result of moving to new areas to live ad bringing their cultures with them. This is a chance for your students to get out of your seats and, sensibly, move around the classroom gathering evidence with their classmates to learn about India’s culture.

In the late 19th century, Japan, Britain and America gained footholds on the Chinese coast as bases for their trade with China and the Orient. Russia needed to secure a foothold in the east as well as securing the vast expanses of Siberia, so in 1891 Tsar Alexander III approved a plan for a trans-continental line linking Moscow and St Petersburg with Vladivostok on the Pacific coast, as this was the only year-round ice-free port in Russia. These worksheets allow the students to study the Trans-Siberian railway, study its timeline and produce a suitable logo an slogan which could be used to advertise the journey.

Due to Russia’s vast size and compact shape its climate spans many environments, European Russia and Asian Russia have continental climates; apart from the extreme southeast and the northern tundra. These worksheets look at four locations within Russia and learn how to draw climate graphs and how to read them

This worksheets helps students to produce a map with the main cities and physical features of Russia, including rivers and mountain ranges

These worksheets look at the Russian language and the others which are spoken within the country as well as the religions and ethnic groups which make up the people

These worksheets help students learn about the history of the Winter Palace in Russia through a wordfill exercise and develop the skill of field sketching

After the atrocities of the Second World War (millions of Jews were killed and many others) some countries got together and decided that something like that could not happen again. They formed the United Nations. The United Nations drew up a list of basic Human Rights (1948) that everyone should be entitled to – this is called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These worksheets help the students to discuss what they consider essential to living and compare their thoughts to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. In addition they look in detail at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and discuss whose responsibility it is to uphold these

This 32 page booklet gives students the opportunity to explore the FIFA World Cup, Russia and their connections to geography using different Geographical themes and skills. Chapters include: Why Is Football So Popular? How Is Football Linked To Geography? Who Are FIFA? Who’s Taking Part In 2018? Friendly Rivals We Are Number One! Football As An Economic Activity Flag Crossword Getting The Vote What Do You Know About Russia? Where In Russia? Population And Nationality Country Climate Seeing The Sites What Have We Borrowed? Build A Brand Knowing The Neighbours Football Acrostic How Is This Omar Linked To Football?

Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya, which translates to ‘Smoke that Thunders’ is found on the Zambia River between Zambia and Zimbabwe. They are thought to be the largest in the world in terms of the volume of water that passes through it. It is neither the highest nor widest fall in the world but it is the largest sheet of falling water. This worksheet helps your students to understand the dos and don’ts of field sketching. Victoria Falls is used as an example to help practice this important skill

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was built on the small island of Pharos as a beacon for sailors having to navigate the tricky harbour. At the time the lighthouses were built this was considered one of the centers of civilisation. Unfortunately the lighthouse no longer stands, it is thought it stood for 1,500 years and survived a tsunami in 365 AD but succumbed to an earthquake in 1303 AD and now lies at the bottom on the Mediterranean where piece are still being found today. Imagine you are a news reporter and you have had the opportunity to do one of the following: ◊ You have been invited to be one of the first people to climb the lighthouse to the observation level ◊ You have been invited along to a dive to recover some of the statues which lay under the Mediterranean – Report what you see under the water and what it’s like to be recovering a piece of history – Report what you see and how you feel

These worksheets help your students to learn about the history of how Machu Picchu was discovered by the Western World and how it is used today as a tourism destination. The Inca Trail is also discussed. Please email me at willswoneducation@hotmail.co.uk for the two videos to go with this lesson

The stepped pyramids, temples, columned arcades, and other stone structures of Chichén Itzá were sacred to the Maya and a sophisticated urban centre of their empire from 750 to 1200 AD. Viewed as a whole, the incredible complex reveals much about the Maya and Toltec vision of the universe—which was intimately tied to what was visible in the night skies of the Yucatán Peninsula. The most distinguishable structure is the Temple of Kukulkan, also known as El Castillo. This step pyramid shows the accuracy and importance of astronomy to the Maya – This influence came primarily from the Toltecs who invaded around 1000 AD and who merged their two cultural traditions. This lesson gives your students the chance to build their own Temple Of Kukulkan and test the shadow produced to see how successful the Maya People were at producing an accurate calendar.

Using an article from The Guardian newspaper website, the students extract information on the positive and negative implications of mining uranium within the Grand Canyon. They then form their own opinion and write a persuasive speech from the point of view of the environmental campaigners or the multinational company. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

The Sherpa people live in the most mountainous region of Nepal; they have become heavily influenced by Westerners who employ them while trying to conquer Mount Everest. This worksheet helps students discover the history and life of the Sherpa people. It concludes with students developing their own views on whether these influences are positive or negative. The impacts on the mountain are discussed with the support of a newspaper article. It explores how in the past the Sherpa people have cleared some 6500 pounds of debris left behind by explorers. The final task is to combine the information gathered and design a suitable permanent settlement at Everest Base Camp taking into consideration the views of conflicting groups and the needs of the Sherpas and visitors. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

I was challenged by my sister to produce a resource about socks, challenge accepted and here it is! :-D This booklet takes the students through how their simple socks are related to geography and the world. After a brief history of socks, they investigate where and how cotton is produced, and the production line from farmer to customer. Focusing primarily on factories in LEDCs and the working conditions, Fairtrade is examined to see how farmers are being helped with their cotton crops and how cotton works as an economic activity. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within this booklet, including, gathering research from print and video, drawing a story board, annotating maps, their thoughts and ideas, choropleth maps and word fills. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation or Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

The Temple of Artemis was thought to be three to four times as large as the Parthenon in Athens, it was once described as the largest temple and building of antiquity and served as a place of worship to the Greek Goddess Artemis. Home to both Greeks and Romans, the grand temple was destroyed and rebuilt many times over the course of its long history. The Antipater of Sidon, who compiled and visited all the seven wonders, said the temple was more marvellous than any of the other six wonders. The site of the temple was rediscovered in 1869 by an expedition sponsored by the British Museum led by John Turtle Wood, and while several artefacts and sculptures from the reconstructed temple can be seen there today, as for the original site, only a single column remains from the final reconstruction of the temple itself. These worksheets help your students understand what can be gained from a single photograph as well as develop from their own research a TripAdvisor review for this famous landmark.

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was built for Mausolus, the second ruler of Caria from the Hecatomnid dynasty who died in 353 BC. As the man who refounded Halicarnassus, Mausolus was entitled to receive cultic honours and a tomb on the central square of his city, in accordance with Greek custom. The person in charge of this project was Mausolus’ grieving widow, Artemisia II, who, incidentally, was also his sister. These worksheets asks the students to use a discription to draw their own interpretation of how the Mausoleum once looked as well as discuss whether treasures found by a British Museum team should be returned to Turkey or remain in London.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was completed in 435 BC and stood as an inspiration and destination for thousands for many years. The temple and statue survived earthquakes and other natural disasters, however many visitors and conquerors tried to destroy it but failed. The Roman Emperor Caligula was so jealous of its power over his new defeated subjects he ordered the statue be moved to Rome. The scaffolding used to do this collapsed, it’s said accompanied by a loud laughing noise… Your students task is to imagine they are guides at the site of the ruin of the Statue of Zeus. One of their jobs is to help the tourists choose an appropriate ‘talking tour’. Their boss has decided it’s time to update the recordings on these ‘talking tours’ and it has fallen to them to do this! After writing their tour your students need to let the tourists know of the update and design a poster to attract people to the ruin site. This will then be peer marked using a provided scoring table.