New AQA A level spec advises teaching of hotspots to help pupils understand the formation of volcanoes away from the boundaries of plates. This lesson outlines their formation and sets a practise question to solidify knowledge.

A template to help pupils to plan their answers to 40 mark essays.

Part of the hazards topic for new a level geography, looks at the type of lava involved in the formation of a number of volcanoes at plate boundaries and hot spots. Full lesson with resources included in the power point.

Includes location description, video clip and tasks. Easily differentiated.

Whole lesson based on group work and becoming an expert on one aspect of evidence for plate tectonic theory. Can easily be adapted for new or old AQA A level.

Relevant to the new AQA A level geography scheme of work. There is one task where the new AQA Level Hodder textbook is needed but this could be replaced by an information sheet.

Entire lesson looking at the reasons for cultural diversity in cities. Lesson includes tasks that require either your own information sheets OR ideally the Hodder Education A level text book.

A whole lesson to suit the new GCSE AQA geography specification. Describes the changes in distribution and size of megacities. Uses the China Pearl River Delta case study.

This is a whole lesson for the responses to Storm Desmond 2015 Suitable for use for the new AQA geography specification focusing on extreme weather in the UK.

Whole lesson investigating changes to urban population. Pupils are to describe a range of graphs showing the changes of dominance of HIC cities to LIC cities. Can be differentiated/ different maps or graphs can be used. Pupils encouraged to start glossary of key terms. The slides after the homework page are to be printed and passed around the room or stuck up around the room for pupils to complete the table exercise.

How do earthquakes and volcanoes occur at the four plate boundaries?

Whole lesson with hand out explaining the causes of earthquakes at plate boundaries and how this seismic activity can vary depending on the type of plate boundary.

Tropical rainforest booklet. Contains text, information, practice GCSE exam questions for the AQA specification. Can be used with Key Stage 3 or 4 geography pupils.

A3 sheets which are designed to help pupils to consolidate their knowledge of case studies, vulcanicity, seismicity and plate tectonic theory.

Lesson investigating the tensions between countries caused by energy.