Complete lesson covering the River Nile and a decision making activity regarding control of the Nile. Lesson was designed for KS3. Lesson includes:
Do Now
History of the Nile
Video and bingo card activity
Egypt’s population distribution
4 different viewpoints worksheet and table to complete
Complete lesson covering migration in the USA (patterns of immigration/emigration, migration policies and opportunities/challenges). Lesson was designed for the OCR Geography A-level, but could be used with a variety of specifications. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Maps/graphs outlining changing trends in immigration to the USA
Migration patterns in the USA maps
Summary of US emigration patterns
Printable worksheet on US emigration patterns and US migration policy timeline (with video)
Printable worksheet on the challenges and opportunities of migration to the USA with activities
Explanation of how migration to the USA has increased interdependence with Mexico
Exam question and mark scheme
Optional reading on Mexican immigration perceptions
A complete list of possible exam questions for the Regenerating Places unit in Edexcel A-level Geography. Exam questions are broken down by the number of marks and enquiry question. All suggest questions include sources at the bottom of the document.
Complete lesson covering top-down and bottom-up approaches in Sao Paulo. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Top-down and bottom-up definitions
AfL
Detailed worksheet on 2 specific projects and comprehension questions (including challenge activities)
Plenary quiz
Complete lesson covering the formation of tropical cyclones or tropical storms. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Video and shared partner work to explain how a tropical cyclone forms
Students use information on the board to put the stages in the correct order on their printed sheets
Correct order
Explanation of why tropical cyclones get weaker once they hit land
Exam question
Plenary
A list of exam questions for Globalisation (Edexcel Geography A-level Spec) broken down by enquiry question. Includes keywords needed for each enquiry question as well as possible case studies.
44 mark end of topic test for the Global Development topic, with all questions in the format of the actual GCSE for Edexcel A. Includes a mixture of short answer questions, skills & mathematical questions and an 8 mark question at the end. A resource sheet that can be printed and mark scheme is also included. Ideal for use at the end of this topic.
Complete lesson covering rural rebranding in Cornwall. Lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level but could work with any exam board. Lesson includes:
Do Now
IMD data on Cornwall showing its deprivation
Evidence sheet and activities to explore the reasons rebranding is needed
Cycle of rural decline
6 strategies and table for students to complete
Review of how successful rebranding has been
Possible 6 and 20 mark exam questions
Complete case study booklet (30 pages) for the Human Geography paper in Edexcel A GCSE Geography. Includes detailed case study information on all the relevant case studies in the spec, including:
Global Development in India (case study page for each part of the spec)
Changing Cities - London and Sao Paulo (case study page for each part of the spec)
Energy developed country case study - Germany
Energy emerging country case study - China
Complete lesson covering fracking in the UK. Designed for the Edexcel GCSE specification, but could be used with other specifications or lower year groups. Lesson includes:
Do Now - what is fracking?
Video about fracking
Graphs showing the impact of fracking in the US
Map showing where fracking could occur in the UK
AfL - correct the mistakes
Printable information cards with differing views - students debate
Images illustrating some of the issues with fracking
3 mark exam question and model answer
Complete lesson covering the causes and impacts of suburbanisation and counter-urbanisation. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Graph and discussion
Mind map reasons for suburbanisation
Explanation of counter-urbanisation
Printable sheet that students use to categorise the impacts of suburbanisation and counter-urbanisation
Plenary
Complete lesson covering the different types of rain. Lesson includes:
Do Now - interpreting a rainfall map
Video
Explanation of the different types of rain
Printable worksheet for students to complete using diagrams and keywords on the board
AfL activity
Explanation of types of rainfall in different global locations
Plenary to check for understanding
Complete lesson covering the Amazon River. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Recap on the source of the Amazon
Short video clip
Worksheet to complete using the information sheet (both can be printed)
Plenary - correct the mistakes
Complete scheme of work covering conflict in the Middle East over 16 lessons. The first few lessons introduce the Middle East, before students focus on energy as a source of conflict and then water. Finally, students examine how religion and borders may result in conflict. Students complete a hypothesis sheet throughout the scheme of work discussing whether conflict in the Middle East is inevitable. This can be used at the end of the scheme of work in an essay or there is an optional end of topic test instead. See lessons below:
Locating the Middle East
The Geography of the Middle East
Using Google Earth to Research the Middle East
What is Conflict?
Oil Conflict in the Middle East
Oil Wealth and Development
Energy Futures
How does the Middle East’s Geography cause Conflict?
Mid-topic Writing Lesson
Water Conflict and Scarcity
Water Conflict and Climate Change
Who Should Control the River Nile? (Decision Making Activity)
Water Futures
Key Players in the Middle East
Religious Conflict
Middle East Borders
End of Topic Test (30 marks with a range of questions)
Complete lesson covering the Rust Belt and Detroit, including reasons for its decline, evidence for its decline and links to the cycle of decline. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Rust Belt vs the Sun Belt
History of Detroit and its link to motoring
Reasons for the decline of the Rust Belt
Sheet showing all the evidence of decline
Explanation of the ethnic dimension and political outcomes in this region
Spiral of decline
Main task: annotate key information about the Rust Belt around the cycle of decline diagram
Exam question plenary
Complete lesson on climate graphs. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Explanation of climate graphs
Printable worksheet allowing students to complete their own climate graph
Comparison of two climate graphs and exam question
Plenary
Complete lesson covering the key human and physical reasons why the UK is a developed country or HIC. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Key development indicators for the UK
Think, pair, share questions about the UK
Card sort or categorising activity using key info cards
Whole class AfL activity
I do, we do writing tasks
Plenary
Complete lesson covering the different players and their role in managing globalisation, with a focus on trade blocs. Lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level geography globalisation scheme of work but would work well with other specifications. Lesson includes:
Recap Do Now
Explanation of tariffs
Map showing WTO membership
Printable double-sided info sheet on the trade blocs, including pros and cons
Questions for students to complete and mapping activity
Detailed information on ASEAN and the EU trade blocs
Summary of the other ways governments manage globalisation
12 mark assess question, including model 1st paragraph
Complete lesson covering employment inequalities. Designed for the Regenerating Places scheme of work in the Edexcel A-level but suitable for other specifications too. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Explanation of employment variations and the link to quality of life indices
Summary of the IMD, including pros and cons
Link to IMD maps and postcode data
Printable info sheets with maps/graphs showing inequalities and printable UK map that students can annotate
Optional Spearman’s Rank sheet that students could complete in class or for homework
Complete lesson covering uneven development within India. Lesson includes:
Do Now - interpreting map task
Breakdown of GDP in different Indian states and tasks
2 videos and students use to note down key differences
Printable reading on 2 areas of India and comprehension questions
3 mark exam question and model answer