Universal and sustainable resources which can be picked up by a teacher at any level of experience. Each lesson has been tweaked over years of experience teaching at a sixth form college. Students have enjoyed the lessons and achieved amazing results. All of my powerpoints have a colour scheme, bold imagery and the same font throughout - because style is important!
I hope that these resources will save you time and free up your energy to make teaching more fun.
Universal and sustainable resources which can be picked up by a teacher at any level of experience. Each lesson has been tweaked over years of experience teaching at a sixth form college. Students have enjoyed the lessons and achieved amazing results. All of my powerpoints have a colour scheme, bold imagery and the same font throughout - because style is important!
I hope that these resources will save you time and free up your energy to make teaching more fun.
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 3 of 19: Political and Economic Players in Globalisation
Recap starter with model answer
Key players in globalisation:
WTO
IMF
World Bank
Individual national governments (Comparison of UK and China)
International trading blocs (EU and ASEAN)
Pakistan case study
Ghana case study
Summary question plenary with model answer
Thought-provoking video link on issues associated with WTO for LICs
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 1 of of 18.
Includes:
Structure of the earth
Slab pull theory
Types of plate margins
Global distribution
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 14 of 18.
Includes:
Discussion starter on media bias
Disaster trends and patterns
Comparing different graphs: reported disasters, deaths, economic damage, people affected
Divided bar charts and line graphs
Difference and similarities between trends
Political bias affecting disaster data
12 mark question with scaffold and suggested answers
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 16 of 18.
**Development and Governance **
Includes:
Definitions starter with answers
Lesson summary
Contrasts between developed and developing countries
Aid – NGOs, IGOs and government
Global actions – local, regional, national, global
Hyogo Framework 2005-15
Sendai Framework 2015
Plenary questions
Practise 12 mark question with mark scheme and essay plan
Recap quiz
Link to TED talk for extension
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 18 of 18.
Spearman’s Rank Statistical Test
Starter quiz and mark scheme
Correlation and spearman’s rank definitions task
Scattergraphs showing positive, negative and no correlation
Reading and note taking on use of Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient in geography
Worked example using river case study. Students start by describing and explaining pattern on scatter graphs
Next, students work through the whole statistical test, arriving at a conclusion based on Rs value. Answers and justification are shown for each stage.
Finally, students will use excel data to complete a spearman’s rank test based on comparing earthquake deaths and magnitude.
Excel document is included plus answers on a separate document demonstrating more complex ranking system.
Final slide lists all case studies used in the whole scheme of work to aid revision for end of topic test.
Edexcel. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
Economic and Social Inequalities in the UK: Lesson 9 of 21
Knowledge quiz starter with mark scheme
Lived experience
Priorities for regeneration
Sink estate, declining rural settlement, gated community, commuter village
Comparing lived experience in places with significant variations in economic and social inequalities
Skills: Interpreting data to assess the need for regeneration in a sink estate and a declining rural village
Plenary – students write their own exam question and then answer another student’s question
Slide linking content to the specification
Teacher’s notes slides covering text book references, revision for class knowledge tests, assessed homework and end of topic test.
This is a complete unit of work for the Year 11 students completing their Cambridge iGCSE geography course.
There are 7 sets of resources for each of the sections within Theme 3: Economic Development.
I have followed the specification carefully and all lessons are complete with suitable case studies, plus relevant exam questions with mark schemes.
Each resource has learning objectives, starters, main activities, and summaries.
Questions have model answers to save teacher time and to make peer/self marking easier.
Skills required for Paper 2 are embedded, which means there is more time for revision and less time spent on Paper 2 practise before the exam season begins.
Theme 3: Economic Development
3.1: Development
3.2 Food Production
3.3 Industry
3.4 Tourism
3.5 Energy
3.6 Water
3.7 Environmental Risks of Economic Development
Books which support these teaching resources:
Complete Geography for Cambridge iGCSE and O Level. 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0198424956.
Cambridge iGCSE and O level Geography Coursebook. 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9781108339186.
Watch this space for other resources.
I have full schemes of work for Cambridge iGCSE geography.
COMING SOON!
Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity.
Lesson 16-17 – Management of Water Supplies
This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint, with one supporting document.
There are 29 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Answers for all tasks are on the following slides for peer/self marking, to save teacher time.
Slides content:
• Starter – key words quiz
• Managing conflict
• Hard engineering – water transfer project, desalination
• China’s north-south water transfer scheme
• Recap: Facts from The Gilgel Gibe III Dam Case Study
• Sustainable water supply schemes
• Sustainable water management schemes
• Case study: Water management in Israel
• Comparing management schemes
• Integrated drainage management
• Players in water management
• Attitudes and actions
• Student summary
• Exam question – 12 marks, with mark scheme
• Plenary - debate
• Summary
• Teacher’s information slides
• HANDOUT 1: South-North Water Transfer Project notes
SUPPORTING RESOURCES: ‘Water Cycle Resource Pack - Homework, Mark Schemes, Assessment (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)’
Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.
Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 7: Superpowers
Lesson 4 – The Emerging Powers (BRICs, MINTs, G7, G20, multipolar world)
This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint.
There are 24 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Answers for tasks are on the following slides for peer/self marking, to save teacher time.
Slides content:
• Exam question starter with mark scheme
• The Emerging Powers – BRICs and MINTs
• Links to Rostow’s Modernisation Theory
• SWOT analysis of BRICs and ranking
• G7 and G20
• Plenary – multipolar world
• Extension task
• 2x TED talks
• Specification – key ideas and detailed content
• Teacher’s information slides
SUPPORTING RESOURCE AVAILABLE: ‘Superpowers Resource Pack - Homework, Assessment, Mark Schemes, Essays (Edexcel, Pearson, A Level)’
Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.
Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 7: Superpowers
Lesson 7 – TNCs and Trade (westernisation, intellectual property rights, patents, The United Nations)
This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint.
There are 21 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Slides content:
• Starter questions
• Knowledge quiz
• History of trade
• TNCs as global players
• Forbes top ten
• Westernisation
• Intellectual property rights and patents
• International decision making – crisis responses, conflict prevention, climate change mitigation
• Global geostrategy and NATO
• The United Nations – security council and court of justice
• Plenary – ‘Patents – right or wrong?’
• Extension – soft power index
• Extra reading for paper 3 – TNCs as players
• Specification – key ideas and detailed content
• Teacher’s information slides
Includes HANDOUT – with extra information on intellectual property rights and patents
SUPPORTING RESOURCE AVAILABLE: ‘Superpowers Resource Pack - Homework, Assessment, Mark Schemes, Essays (Edexcel, Pearson, A Level)’
Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.
Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 7: Superpowers
Lesson 15 – Tensions in the Middle East (Israel, Palestine, Arab Spring, sanctions, political stability)
This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint.
There are 25 slides in total with varied activities to keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Slides content:
• Starter – partner task
• Israel and Palestine overview
• The Arab Spring overview
• ICT task - create a ‘Dummies Guide to…’ a conflict of the student’s choice
• ICT task competition
• History of tensions in the middle east
• The Ottoman Empire
• Sykes Picot Agreement and post war state divisions
• US Sanctions in Iran – political stability
• Climate change and political stability
• Plenary - students choose one exam question from a list
• Teacher’s information slides
Includes HANDOUT – Conflict ICT task
SUPPORTING RESOURCE AVAILABLE: ‘Superpowers Resource Pack - Homework, Assessment, Mark Schemes, Essays (Edexcel, Pearson, A Level)’
Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.
Edexcel. Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security.
Lessons 4-5 of 19: The Carbon Cycle (Gulf Stream, biological carbon pump, role of soil and trees)
Key words quiz starter with mark scheme
Thermohaline circulation
The failing Gulf Stream
The biological carbon pump and the carbonate pump (Students use a writing frame to explain these processes and then design a diagram to represent this – 4 examples provided)
Terrestrial stores: producers, consumers, decomposers
Respiration and photosynthesis recap
The role of soil and trees in the carbon cycle
Exam skills: Explain the significance vs assess the significance (with 3 model answers for comparison)
Two more practise exam questions with model answers and mark schemes
Plenary – draw a systems diagram
Key content from the lesson
Notes for teachers
Additional document with images to stick in and annotate
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 15 of 19: Income Equality – Gini Coefficient and Lorenz Curve
Definitions quiz starter with answers
Globalisation and income inequality graphs
The Gini Index and Gini Coefficient
Skills: Interpreting choropleth maps
Lorenz curve analysis
Skills: students plot and analyse their own Lorenz curve
Plenary to summarise main concepts learned
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 7 of 19: Impacts of the Global Shift on the Developing World
Discussion starter based on comparison of photos
Global outsourcing in China – Pros and Cons
Honda strikes in China
The world’s changing economic centre of gravity
The history of the global shift
Case study of the global shift in China – Costs and benefits
EXTRA word document for students to sketch diagrams of impacts
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 10 of 19: Rural-Urban Migration
Starter – naming megacities
Causes of rapid urban growth (push and pull factors)
Rural to urban migration
Challenges caused by rapid urban growth (social, environmental)
Students examine examples from text books including: New Delhi, Athens, Rome, Lagos, Kinshasa, Tunis, Cairo, Mumbai
Two example essays to compare
Practise 12 mark exam question
Recap plenary
Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 8B: Migration, Identity and Sovereignty.
5-6 Consequences of International Migration (Ethnic communities, immigration, political tension)
This is a double lesson in one powerpoint.
There are 20 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Answers for tasks are included to use for peer/self marking, to save teacher time.
Slides content:
• Starter knowledge quiz with answers
• Ethnic communities and assimilation
• Apartheid in South Africa
• Ethnic enclaves
• Guided independent study tasks using Pearson text book, with focus on note taking technique
• Questions to consolidate knowledge and understanding (with answers and metacognition)
• Re-cap quiz
• Practice exam question (6 marks) with mark scheme
• Practice skills question (4 marks) with model answer
• Matched content from the specification
• Teacher’s information slides on text books and homework
SUPPORTING RESOURCES: ‘Migration Resource Pack – Study notes, homework booklet, mark schemes, end of topic assessment and scheme of work with case studies list (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)’
Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 5 of 18.
Includes:
Class quiz
Case study map, images and captions
Primary and secondary effects
Recap quiz
Case study template suggestion
Thought-provoking plenary
Word document containing extra content to help students create a case study
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Included:
End of topic test (based on past paper questions)
Mark scheme for end of topic test
Homework questions for 6x homework tasks (all based on practise exam questions)
Mark schemes for all homework tasks
Markbook for all class quizzes
Edexcel. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
The Need for Regeneration in Your Chosen Local Place: Lesson 12 of 21.
Knowledge quiz starter with mark scheme
Qualitative and quantitative sources of evidence
Contrasting views of regeneration in the media
Players and stakeholders
Skills: interpreting data to assess the need for regeneration
Student research task to gather evidence on their chosen local place to demonstrate the need for regeneration (Including: statistical quantitative data, qualitative data from different media sources, contrasting opinions from social media)
Verbal recap quiz
Summary questions plenary
Slide linking content to the specification
Teacher’s notes slides covering text book references, revision for class knowledge tests, assessed homework and end of topic test.
Extra sheet: Double sided sheet to print in A3 for students (or email to them so they can type their notes)
This lesson promotes personal enquiry and helps to develop students’ internet research skills and their interpretation of complex, data which will be needed for the independent investigation.
Edexcel. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
Rural Regeneration – The Players: Lesson 19 of 21
Discussion starter
Students will write their own 15 mark quiz, including a mark scheme.
Discussion on quiz question types including do’s and don’ts.
Time to revise and take notes
Students complete quizzes from two other classmates
Teacher collates scores and reveals the leaderboard
Plenary – Metacognition linked to revision and exam techniques. Link to ‘memory hacks’ video.
Slide linking content to the specification
Teacher’s notes slides covering text book references, revision for class knowledge tests, assessed homework and end of topic test.
- Extra sheet: Case study content