This resource is for an IGCSE class studying the Earthquakes and Volcanoes topic: San Francisco Quake of 1989 case study.
Pack includes:
Ppt covering:
key words defintions
learning objectives
map locations and plate tectonic situation in the Bay Area,
key points of the quake - date, time, impacts.
Cypress Viaduct collapse
Fact book covering:
causes of the quake
predication, prevention, management
responses
economic and human impacts
Case study questions for students to answer using the information inside this pack.
This filled in a 80 minutes lesson.
Contents of PPT and Factbook could be used to generate further tasksheet or discussion topics.
Handy resource for an IGCSE class studying the Earthquakes and Volcanoes topic.
PPT includes a case study of Mt St Helens. PPT includes:
map showing the location
embedded video of the event
causes of the eruption
before and after photos
responses to the eruption
impacts of the eruption
Filled in a 45 minute lesson.
Resource that was used with a IGCSE1 class studying the Earthquakes and Volcanoes topic. It easily filled a 90 minute lesson. The content of the PPT could be used to generate more tasksheet, discussion activities.
PPT breakdown. 32 slides cover the following content:
lesson objectives, key words and syllabus links.
the 3 P’s of earthquake preparadness - predict, plan and prepare
Tips to follow in an earthquake event
Engineering techniques that can be used to make buildings more earthquake resistant, includeing padded foundations, dampeners, shock absorbers, cross bracing, deep foundations. Each method has a small animation to aid in the explantion
The final slide has two tasks for the students to complete - a sketch task of an earthquake resistance builidng, and a written explanation of the 3 P’s.
Pack contains a 23 slide PPT and two task sheets that the students can answer using information from the PPT.
There is enough material here for 2-3 lessons.
PPT contains:
diagram showing the structure of the earth - crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
world map showing main tectonic plates
embedded video showing how the world will change in the next 200 million years due to tectonic plate movement
the case of the Mesosaurus - proof of plate tectonics?
map showing main areas of volcanic and earthquake activity and the Ring of Fire
link to online website showing recent earthquake activity
three types of plate boundaries explanation and diagrams - divergent/constructive, convergent/destructive, and transform/conservative.
Pack includes a 30 slide PPT and a 3 page task booklet with questions based on the PPT and a short research task.
I used this in an IG1 Geography class who had just begun the Volcanoes and Earthquakes topic.
PPT includes:
lesson objectives and key word list
definition for volcanoes
map showing the worlds largest volcanoes and various photographs
drone footage video of Iceland volcano eruption
effects of volcanoes on natural and built environments summary lists
mini case study: Pompeii
active, dormant and extinct volcano summaries
Composite/Strato volcano summary and Mp4 showing formation
Shield volcano summary and Mp4 showing formation
structure of a volcano diagram with labeled parts
This task filled in an 80 minute lesson.
Glossy 40 slide PPT GP resource that can be used with a lower secondary GP class studying climate zones and climate change. I used this in a school in China, so it has a China case study included.
There is enough material here for 3-4 lessons, and could be extended if class time is used for the students to work on the assessment tasks.
PPT includes:
Weather vs climate defintions
World climate zones
China case study - different climate zones in China
Coldest, hottest, driest, wettest cities in the world
Climate change and how human beings are contributing to this process
Action that people can take against climate change
PPT includes key word defintion slides
PPT includes research and poster making assessment task
PPT includes summative assessment task on raising awareness about climate change
PPT includes a end of topic self reflection task
Included in this pack are 6 revision booklets. One for each of the core AS Geography Topics:
Hyrdology and Fluvial Geomorphology
Atmosphere and Weather
Rocks and Weathering
Population
Migration
Settlement dynamics
Each booklet is around 15 pages and includes short/extended response questions that summarise the majority of the content.
These booklets are handy revision aides and topic summaries.
Included in this pack is a Globalisation unit of work used with a Year 7 Global Perspectives class. There is enough material here for 5-6 lessons, and more if you chose to do the assignment task in-class. The PPT includes information, tasks, discussion starters, and formative and summative assignments.
The 39 slide PPT includes:
key word defintions starters
is globalisation a good or bad thing discussion starters
globalisation and trade activities and key word defintions
Is Globalisation a Good or Bad thing assignment task (Slide 22)
Silk Road study and assessment task
final summative assessment task option, including reflection task.
I have also include a variety of puzzles and crossword tasks.
2 lessons that can be used in a lower secondary Global Perspectives class, studying the topic of Globalisation.
Pack include material for 3-4 lessons:
Globalisation in Sport
PPT slideshow giving background information on globalisation in sport, sporting celebrities and the involvement of transnational corporations.
Task sheet with source based questions
Infographic Task on a global sporting event
Globalisation and Gaming
Tasksheet including information about the growth of gaming as a global phenomenon, including source based information and a speech writing task (this could easily be adapted to a debate/or report writing task).
I used these resources with my Year 8 GP class. There is a good variety of task and information that could be uses as is, or adapted to your needs.
Pack includes a neat 10 slide PPT and an accompanying task sheet covering an introduction to Transnational Corporations (TNC’s).
Tasksheet includes a key word definition task and a positive and negative sorting activity.
This was a comfortable 45 minute lesson for a Year 8 GP class.
This pack contains material for 2 lessons that I used with a Year 7 History class studying medical history. Pack includes:
Lesson 1 - Medieval Medicine.
PPT contains information about: theories that caused illness, the four humours, how illness was investigated, how the sick were treated/cured, barber surgeons.
Task sheet included with questions that can be answers using the PPT, or used for class discussion.
Lesson 2 - Crime and Punishment.
2 PPTs contain the following: medieval crimes and how they were dealt with, the various punishments and trails (trail by water, trial by fire, trial by combat etc), who kept the peace, comparison with punishments used in modern society. Task sheet included.
The material here can be used as is, or developed further into a unit of work.
The pack includes a PPT covering the events of the Peasant Revolt in 1391. The PPT has:
information about the event
key word defintions
the causes of the revolt
the events of the rebellion
The PPT uses “comic strip” styles to convey the story in a colourful, engaging manner.
Also included is a source based assessment task (including a modified task for students will different learning needs).
This could be used as a task following the PPT, or as an end of topic summative task.
The contents of the PPT could be used to generate discussion, further task sheets, etc.
I used this PPT in an IGCSE class studying Topic 1.3 Migration.
The 21 slide PPT covers the following content:
the positive impacts of migration on the country of origin
the negative impacts of migration on the country of origin
the positive impacts of migration on the destination country
the negative impacts of migration on the destination country
the positve and negative impacts on the migrants themselves
The last three slides contain exam style questions.
I have also included an extra task sheet with question/answer tasks on media stories relating to the difficulties faced by migrants in destination countries.
The content of the PPT could be used to generate further task sheets etc.
I used this in an A Level Geography class studying the Human Geography Core topic of Settlement Dynamics. This could also be used in an IGCSE class studying urban environments.
The PPT includes:
syllabus link (international A Level 6.3)
key words definitions and lesson objectives
Burgess Concentric Zone Model diagrams and explanation
Hoyt Sector Model, diagrams and explanantion
Harris and Ullman Multiple Nuclei Model, diagrams, photographs and explanation
Alonso’s Bid Rent Theory and summary explanation
Griffin and Fords LEDC model, diagrams and explanation
Summary of the factors that affect the location of activities in urban areas - economic and physical factors
the final slide has summary questions and a past exam question example.
Enough material here for at least one lesson.
I used this PPT in an A-Level Geography class studying the Advanced Human Geography Topic of Global Interdependence. This lesson focussed on the Life Cycle Model of Tourism.
PPT includes:
syllabus links (13.3)
definition for Carrying Capacity (in relation to tourism)
a diagram of the Life Cycle Model of Tourism and brief introduction of the model
each stage of the model explained - exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, stagnation and the possible variations in the final phase
Blackpool case study example, showing how this location went through the different stages of the model
the positives and negatives of the model
the final slide has a past exam question task.
The content of this PPT could be used to generate task sheets etc.
This easily filled a 60 minute lesson.
This resource includes 2 lessons that I developed for a lower secondary GP class studying Globalisation
These 2 lessons were used to introduce the topic.
This pack include the task sheets and the information that I distributed to the students.
Lesson 1: What is Globalisation
Tasksheet includes definitions, summary writing task, Source Study, and topic reflection questions.
Lesson 2-3: Causes of Globalisation
Tasksheet includes source task (ie, how is this photo an example of globalisation), 200 word descriptive writing task using source material.
This pack includes the resources I developed for a KS3 History class studying Knights.
The pack includes:
PPT coving the following content: what is a knight, how to become a knight, weapons, armous, chivalry, and heraldry.
Worksheet on labelling the knights armour
Project task sheet where the students design their own coat of arms.
The students really enjoys this topic.
There is enough material here for a 1-2 lessons.
I have included the material I used with a KS3 History class studying the Black Death.
There are 2 PPT’s including Information about the Black Death, its causes and symptoms, how it spread and attempts to treat it.
I have includes a Make Your Own Mask project task with instructions and templates that the students can use to make their own mask in a creative, practical task.
This pack includes all of the resources that I developed for the William the Conqueror unit of work. I used this in a KS3 History class.
Pack includes:
6 PPT’s covering the following topics: The Norman conquest, the Feudal System, life in Norman England, Norman Castles.
I have included the source based assessment task that I used for this topic and a few other source based tasks, worksheets, word-finds, cross words etc
There is enough material here for 5-6 lessons.
Pack includes around 15 items, can form the basis for an entire unit of work.
Material included could be modified, enhanced, adapted to your needs.
I used this material for a Year 7 class studying the Anglo Saxons/Normans/Vikings.
I have included all of the materials that I developed for this topic.
The pack includes:
1/ Lesson 1-5 of PPT resources covering the Anglo Saxons and the Vikings main information.
2/ Various tasks including:
Source based task
Newspaper front page task - Battle of Hastings
Various other task sheets and activities
There is enough material here for 5-6 lessons, plus tasks that can be used for formative and summative assessment.