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A selection of Geography lessons. I'm a Geography teacher originating from the Lake District currently teaching at an International School in Bangkok with experience teaching Geography, Global Perspectives and English.

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A selection of Geography lessons. I'm a Geography teacher originating from the Lake District currently teaching at an International School in Bangkok with experience teaching Geography, Global Perspectives and English.
Tourism
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Tourism

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7 lessons which goes from the basics of defining tourism, tourism increase, positives & negatives of tourism, Butler’s model, the decline of UK seaside towns, the rejuvenation of a seaside creative task, sustainable tourism and creating a sustainable resort. This should take around 10 lessons. This is more suitable for the high end of KS3 and GCSE classes.
Why is it hot and wet at the equator?
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Why is it hot and wet at the equator?

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This lesson investigates the reasons for the equator being hot and wet it also looks at the ICTZ. There is also a climate table interpretation and climate graph drawing activity. This lesson would usually take 2 lessons,
Clouds
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Clouds

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this lesson investigates the different types of clouds, their descriptions, associated weather and how they are measured (oktas)
The Deep Ocean
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The Deep Ocean

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This lesson investigates how the ocean varies depending on depth and students label a diagram of he ocean with relevant information provided by a YouTube video. After this students research and add extra facts to their diagram either from a relevant textbook or the internet. Finally there are several questions checking their knowledge of the zones.
Oil Palm (Why are Orangutans Going Extinct?) using GIS
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Oil Palm (Why are Orangutans Going Extinct?) using GIS

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This lesson investigates the increase in palm oil use. The lessons starts with the stimulus of the banned Iceland RangTan video and then students can do one of two tasks: 1. Use the website ‘Global Forest Watch’ to describe the changes in forest cover in Sumatra and Borneo or 2. Do an in dept investigation into deforestation and land use change using ArcGIS with step y step instructions. Students then answer questions using a text as a source of information regarding what palm oil is, the problems it causes and possible solutions.
Globalisation Nike
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Globalisation Nike

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This lesson investigates Nike as a case study of globalisation focusing on how it has become so big, positives and negatives. One task focuses on IT so students need access to ICT but this activity can be skipped.
Why are people living in Slums?
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Why are people living in Slums?

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This lesson focuses on the process of urbanisation and the resulting slums it produces focusing on Makoko in Nigeria. Activities include reading a diary entry, answering questions about it, pushes and pull table, key term check, video links and student opinion writing base dupon the conditions in Makoko.
Tourism Butler's Model
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Tourism Butler's Model

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A lesson that goes through each stage of Butler’s Model showing how a tourist location changes through time. Activities include listen and draw partner activity, adding labels to Butler’s model, drawing different stages on Butler’s model and a quick whiteboard quiz as a plenary.
Life in a Slum Dharavi, India
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Life in a Slum Dharavi, India

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This lesson should take at least 2 lessons and looks Dharavi, the slum where Slumdog Millionaire was filmed and set in. The lesson investigates push and pull factors involved in rural to urban migration, the results of this, the conditions in a slum and then students research the history of Dharavi to produce a storyboard. the 2nd part to the lesson looks at how Dharavi can be improved.
Why do Rivers Bend? (Meanders & Ox-bow Lakes)
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Why do Rivers Bend? (Meanders & Ox-bow Lakes)

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A lesson aimed at KS3 focusing on the formation of meanders and ox-box lakes, there are activities involving the labeling of river cross sections, a gap fill on the formation of a meander and step by step formation of an ox-bow lake and using google Maps to find ox-bow lakes on the Mississippi.
Ocean Unit
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Ocean Unit

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Suitable for KS3 it includes 9 lessons and 1 assessment which should take around 11-15 periods. Lessons include introduction to oceans the deep ocean coral reefs importance of ocean ocean pollution fishing & whaling Shark Fun Soup - with 2 possible assessment tasks on letter writing and poster making Sustainable Ocean Ocean Assessment
GMO or Organic food?
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GMO or Organic food?

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This lessons investigates the positives and negatives of both GM and organic food looking at a BBC article and a video as source material. The lesson begins with a fun quiz of ‘guess the fruit/veg’ - all before they were selectively grown. The lesson finishes with students deciding if we should be eating organic of GM food.
Using GIS to understand the erosion of the Holderness Coast
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Using GIS to understand the erosion of the Holderness Coast

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This lesson uses GIS with step by step instructions so that students can measure the erosion of the coast and then plot this on a graph using Google Sheets. This is done by overlapping a historic map with current satellite imagery and measuring the difference. This can be attempted by a student who has never used ArcGIS before.
Agriculture KS3
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Agriculture KS3

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This unit of work looks at various issues involved in agriculture. The unit starts looking at types of farming and where farms should be located. It then progresses to look at environmental issues surrounding, soil, water, our diet, palm oil and finally technological development in farming