Introduction and the nature and distribution of cold environments The climate of cold environments The vegetation of the tundra Global distribution of past + present cold environments Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates

A glaciated environment at a local scale- The Helvellyn area of the English Lake District A contrasting glaciated landscape from beyond the UK- The Athabasca Glacier A contrasting glaciated landscape from beyond the UK- The Sápmi region of tundra, northern Europe Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates

Powerpoint and worksheets looking at the relief and geology of the UK's landscapes Starter: video and dice-rolling activity about the rock cycle main activities: 'Classifying rocks' worksheet (comparing formation, Moh's hardness and human uses) filled in as the pupils read and discuss the Powerpoint slides. Discussions to analyse a variety of linked physical maps. Mapwork to colour areas of granite and chalk, then to add the Tees-Exe Line (including the pattern of the age of rocks from the Grampians to the South Coast). Differentiated questions about the links between geology/UK landscapes and how the Tees-Exe Line can help describe landscape distribution. Plenary: further locational knowledge of UK upland landscapes

Powerpoint and worksheets introducing the concept of distinctive landscapes Two main activities: assessment of five landscape photos using description (looking for evidence of physical, human and transitory features) followed by bilpolar evaluations of two further landscapes Differentiated question: 1-3: Describe the main features of the landscape where you live 4-6: Explain the differences between urban and rural landscapes in the UK 7-9: Explain how human and physical features interact to form a named UK landscape Plenary gets pupils to discuss the most beautiful landscapes they have seen locally, nationally and internationally Includes video link ('Beautiful Britain')

One hour/50 mark test paper based on tectonic hazards I will use this at the end of my collection of Powerpoints

One hour/50 mark test paper based on climate change I will use this at the end of my collection of Powerpoints

Case Study: The 2015 Nepal Earthquake One Powerpoint but with enough detail for two or three lessons Starter looks at possible advantages and disadvantages of Nepal's geography when it comes to dealing with earthquakes Main body of the work is divided into: LOCATION: map skills exercise CAUSES: plate tectonics, India/Eurasia collision zone; graphing of historic data to look for tectonic patterns; shallow depth earthquakes below the Himalayas EFFECTS: mapping proportional circles to show aftershocks; choropleth mapping exercise to show deaths by district; discussion of social, economic and environmental effects which are then analysed using an A3 worksheet to link and pairs of effects SOLUTIONS: analysis of the usefulness of accepting foreign aid; grid worksheet to assess the sustainability of alternative earthquake proofing (car tyres, plastic bottles, straw and bamboo!) PLENARY: how was Mount Everest affected by the 2015 earthquake? Includes several resources, differentiated questions and links to internet media

A decision making exercise which could last a few lessons or be set as a homework project A property developer is looking to build a five star hotel in San Francisco Pupils have to decide on the most sustainable county in the Bay Area Introductory Powerpoint, a project workbook and LOTS of resources are included The completed project/proposal covers: Background to tourism in California The physical hazards threatening San Francisco Explanation for choosing one of the Bay Area counties Sustainability (PPP) of the various sites Reasons for rejecting the others Consideration of how to make the structure safe from earthquakes Space for the pupils to be imaginative and design the resort

PLCs modified from the OCR B Enquiring Minds syllabus

Powerpoint and worksheets covering constructive plate boundaries, collision zones and volcanic hot spots. Starter is an odd-one-out game involving keywords and place names linked to tectonics. Constructive margins focuses on the Galapagos Islands (Nazca and Cocos Plates) where pupils draw a cross section of the boundary then use clues to annotate key features. Hot spots and magma plumes are then introduced, linking to the African Rift Valley as a land-based plate boundary above a magma plume. A half-time Plenary looks at the importance of the Rift Valley to human evolution. Then pupils find the answers to questions about the San Andreas Fault through a comprehension exercise and report back to the class. The final piece of work is an A3 worksheet which combines constructive, destructive and collision boundaries. Pairs of pupils try to remember as much as they can by summarising their recent learning. The Plenary returns to the Galapagos and the islands' importance in Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Includes video links and differentiated questions. Enough for two lessons...

Powerpoint and worksheets covering destructive plate margins and collision zones Starter looks at the highest and tallest mountains on Earth, then compares them with Mons Olympus on Mars . Destructive margins activity is a mystery, answering the question "Why are there a line of volcanoes down the western coast of South America?" Collision zones activity answers the question "Why are there marine fossils on top of Mount Everest?" Plenary looks at how the African-Eurasian margin has created the hills and valleys of south-east England Includes video links and differentiated questions

Powerpoint and worksheets introducing the causes of tectonic movement. Starter reviews pupils' prior knowledge of the structure of the Earth and then builds on this with an annotated divided bar graph of the Earth's layers. Goes on to look at the role of convection, ridge push and slab pull using the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Iceland as Case Studies. Includes video links and differentiated questions.

A decision making exercise (set up as a lesson) looking at future options for feeding Egypt's growing population. Egypt’s climate is changing. Over the next few decades the country is expected to become even hotter and drier than it already is. Presently, oil makes up 25% of Egypt’s exports but this is predicted to run out by 2070. At the same time, the population is expected to grow by tens of millions more people. The Government will need to find a SUSTAINABLE way to feed all these extra mouths very soon. Option 1: Turn more of the Sahara Desert into irrigated farmland by flooding the Qattara Depression Option 2: Build sea defences around the farmland in the Nile Delta of northern Egypt Option 3: Bomb the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to allow more of the Nile’s water to flow down to Egypt Option 4: Support the use of agricultural fertilisers by lowering the price of farm chemicals

Powerpoint and worksheets about the future effects of climate change on the British Isles Starter looks at 'The Day After Tomorrow' and the idea of a climate tipping point The main part of the lesson is a role play/debate about the future climate and the positive vs negative effects on UK life. Roles are related to government, industry, tourism, older people, wildlife trusts and farming. the role play is concluded by a written answer to the hypothesis: "Climate change will be bad for the United Kingdom". Plenary shows how milder winters are allowing exotic animals to survive in the UK

A 50 mark test aimed at assessing the learning of my nine 'Global Hazards' Powerpoints

Powerpoint and worksheet about the extreme temperatures, precipitation and winds around the World. The work involves researching Case Studies from info sheets then annotating a World map with explanations for the extremes. Pupils work together, report back to other pupils then to the whole class. Case Studies are: the Atacama Desert; Ridge A in Antarctica; Mawsynram in India; the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica; Death Valley; Barrow Island off Australia; and Vostok Station, again in Antarctica. Builds on knowledge from Hazards 1: "GLOBAL CIRCULATION SYSTEM". Enough for two lessons.

Powerpoint and worksheet where pupils find out how various problems on Planet Earth link together and have climate change as a common thread Starter: label a temperature graph of the past 1000 years with major events that added pollution to the atmosphere Students then answer a series of differentiated questions after reading and discussing different aspects of our changing climate: sea level rise + migration + starvation + drought + extreme weather + disease + extinction

Powerpoint and worksheet about the effect of the Gulf Stream on the British Isles Starter looks at how palm trees grow in Scotland thanks to the North Atlantic Drift Then the 'Gulf Stream Mystery' to find out how the 'Cold Blob' in the North Atlantic will change Britain's climate. Pupils annotate a map then answer a differentiated question: 1-3: Describe what the UK’s climate might be like if Greenland’s ice melts 4-6: Explain how NASA’s ‘Cold Blob’ could change the UK’s future climate 7-9: Explain how the UK’s climate is linked to the North Atlantic Ocean Moves on to mapping changes caused by rising sea levels in the UK (to 5 metres) getting info from internet research Plenary looks at the effects of post-glacial rebound on Scotland and southern England

I use this layout to train pupils from KS3 how to put added detail into their answers The first cloud is for the initial idea that starts of their answer The following clouds (because, and so, Therefore) make them explain and then expand on their answer The final cloud (For example) makes them give place specific info (eg data, placename, quote) needed for higher level answers After using the 'clouds' a few times, the pupils become used to the layout/technique and can write their answers as more detailed paragraphs

A worksheet to hold one case study Generic enough for most topics