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I'm a teacher and the Author of the Amazon e-book;' Time Smart Teaching' and my mission is to create Geography resources to help teachers save time and reduce their workload. I am sharing additional time saving tips for teachers on my YOUTUBE channel ' Time Smart Teaching' if you fancy dropping by!

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I'm a teacher and the Author of the Amazon e-book;' Time Smart Teaching' and my mission is to create Geography resources to help teachers save time and reduce their workload. I am sharing additional time saving tips for teachers on my YOUTUBE channel ' Time Smart Teaching' if you fancy dropping by!
extreme weather UK: Boscastle floods , map skills , impacts of flooding
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extreme weather UK: Boscastle floods , map skills , impacts of flooding

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Title: Exploring the Boscastle Floods - GCSE Geography Lesson Series Description: Delve into the captivating case study of the Boscastle floods in Cornwall 2004 with our comprehensive 2-lesson series designed for GCSE geography. Unravel the causes, effects, and responses to this infamous extreme weather event that left an indelible mark on the landscape and serves as a key case study in the curriculum. Key Features: Map Skills Exploration: Engage students with a map skills starter, encouraging them to analyze the OS map of Boscastle to identify clues explaining the vulnerability of the area to flooding, reinforcing understanding of physical causes. Real-Life Perspectives: Immerse students in the event through a 20-minute video from a BBC documentary, featuring eye-witness accounts and survivor experiences, providing a vivid and emotional connection to the Boscastle floods. Interactive Worksheet: The main task involves a comprehensive worksheet with facts, statistics, and statements from the flooding, prompting students to classify and analyze information, fostering critical thinking skills. Practical Application: The second lesson focuses on river flood control and defenses, exploring both hard and soft engineering approaches. Students collaborate in groups to construct a model representing their preferred flood management scheme. Why Choose This Resource? Multifaceted Learning: Cover diverse aspects of the Boscastle floods, from map skills to real-life narratives and hands-on model construction, ensuring a well-rounded educational experience. Current and Relevant: Tackle a well-known GCSE geography case study, providing students with practical insights into the causes and management of extreme weather events. Engaging Activities: Foster student involvement through interactive tasks, encouraging active participation and knowledge retention. Ideal for: GCSE geography teachers seeking a comprehensive and engaging case study resource. Educators emphasizing practical application and critical thinking skills development. Elevate your geography lessons with this immersive Boscastle floods series. Download now to captivate your students with a rich exploration of this significant case study!
Geography: Human and Physical causes of climate change
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Geography: Human and Physical causes of climate change

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Unveiling the Complexities of Climate Change - GCSE Geography Lesson with True or False Plenary Description: Explore the multifaceted factors influencing climate change with our comprehensive lesson designed to align seamlessly with the new Oxford blue GCSE textbooks. Delve into the intricate world of global temperature fluctuations, examining not only the impact of increased CO2 emissions but also the intriguing influences of super volcano eruptions and solar cycles. Key Features: Comprehensive Understanding: Equip your students with an in-depth knowledge of the greenhouse effect and various natural causes contributing to both global warming and cooling. Textbook Synergy: Aligned with the new Oxford blue GCSE textbooks, this lesson seamlessly integrates with existing coursework, providing a supplementary and enriching learning experience. Engaging Plenary: Wrap up the session with an interactive TRUE or False plenary, allowing students to consolidate their understanding in a lively and enjoyable manner. Bonus Link: Enhance learning beyond the classroom with a bonus lesson link to a documentary, offering students a deeper exploration of the topics covered. Why Choose This Resource? Holistic Perspective: Move beyond textbook theories and explore a range of factors influencing climate change, offering students a more comprehensive understanding. Interactive Assessment: Reinforce learning through an engaging TRUE or False plenary, promoting active participation and knowledge retention. Ideal for: Geography teachers looking to enhance climate change education with a well-rounded perspective. Educators seeking engaging and interactive resources to complement standard textbooks. Elevate your geography classroom with this illuminating lesson on climate change causes. Download now to empower your students with a nuanced understanding of global temperature dynamics!
Hot Desert Biomes: AQA GCSE Geography revision Worksheet
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Hot Desert Biomes: AQA GCSE Geography revision Worksheet

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A hot desert biome is a vast, arid region characterized by high temperatures, minimal precipitation, and unique flora and fauna adapted to extreme climatic conditions. Explore the captivating world of hot desert biomes with this comprehensive GCSE Geography worksheet, meticulously crafted for the AQA specification paper 1 exam under the ‘living world’ section. Immerse your students in the unique climate of hot deserts, unraveling the mysteries behind their arid landscapes and extreme conditions. In this engaging resource, students will delve into the intricacies of hot desert biomes through diverse activities tailored to enhance their understanding. Begin by grasping the essence of a hot desert biome, defined by its scorching temperatures, minimal precipitation, and distinctive flora and fauna. Encourage active learning with hands-on tasks such as drawing a climate graph, allowing students to visualize temperature and precipitation patterns characteristic of hot deserts. Foster critical thinking skills by challenging them to articulate why deserts are inherently dry, unraveling the scientific principles governing aridity. The resource further enriches the learning experience with a dynamic gap-fill exercise that reinforces key terminology, ensuring students grasp the defining characteristics of hot deserts. As they navigate through the worksheet, they will acquire a profound comprehension of hot desert biomes, a crucial component of the AQA Geography curriculum. Equip your students for success in their exams with this meticulously designed teaching aid, strategically aligned with AQA specification paper 1. Elevate your geography classroom with a resource that not only meets academic standards but also inspires a genuine passion for the living world.
how have humans adapted to climate change? GCSE lesson
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how have humans adapted to climate change? GCSE lesson

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Climate change refers to long-term changes in temperature, precipitation, and other atmospheric conditions on Earth. It is primarily driven by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial processes,which release greenhouse gasses GHG’s into the earth’s atmosphere. Unfortunately Low income countries (LIC’s) and developing nations face the worst impacts of global climate change and must make tough choices and adapt or mitigate the effects of man made climate change. Embark on a crucial journey into climate change adaptation with this comprehensive lesson resource, designed to deepen students’ understanding of strategies aimed at minimizing the impacts of environmental changes. Aligned with AQA Geography, this engaging guide focuses on practical measures to thrive amidst evolving climate conditions. Explore innovative approaches such as sand dams, the ‘Great Green Wall’ project, and rainwater harvesting, showcasing diverse solutions to adapt and thrive in the face of climate change. This resource incorporates a valuable FAO information sheet, providing a well-rounded perspective on effective adaptation strategies. Challenge your students with a thought-provoking 6-mark GCSE question, meticulously crafted to align with AQA mark schemes. Model answers for each grade level—basic, clear, and detailed—are included, offering a comprehensive understanding of expectations and aiding students in honing their exam skills. Empower your learners with a profound comprehension of adaptation strategies, fostering a sense of responsibility and resilience in the face of global challenges. Purchase this invaluable resource now to inspire a generation of informed and proactive global citizens prepared to navigate a changing world.
Italy  Eruption of Mt Etna, effects and responces
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Italy Eruption of Mt Etna, effects and responces

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2 lessons on the eruptions of Mt Etna, focusing on the 1992 eruption. Lesson 1 examines the structure of a composite volcano and looks at the impacts of the eruption. Lesson 2 is about diaster planning for volcanic eruptions, specifically for this volcano. This was done as part of my new Italy topic, and includes differentiated material. Specifically created for yr 8, but easily could be done with year 7. Lesson 2 needs Geog.1 books but it is not essential and could be substituded.
Coastal UK landscapes revision
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Coastal UK landscapes revision

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This bundle offers a wealth of revision resources on coastal processes and landscapes as part of the ‘UK Physical Landscapes’ topic for GCSE Geography AQA specification. From making playdough coastal defences to playing ’ guess-who’ to recognise landforms of erosion and deposition, these fun lessons will keep learners engaged whilst recapping those important case studies needed for their Geography exams.
Resource Management; food, water, energy
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Resource Management; food, water, energy

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A collection of lessons, activities and revision knowledge organisers linked to the AQA GCSE Geography topic ’ of resource management '. Includes the following; A3 Revision poster on energy that students need to fill-out using infographics. Past paper questions for revision/ intervention/ assessment Case study on increasing water supplies Factors effecting food supplies and how they can be improved in Jakarta and Ghana.
Urban Regeneration in Oldham CBD
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Urban Regeneration in Oldham CBD

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Many Northern UK towns and cities have fallen out of favour with shoppers due to deindustrialisation and the rise of out-of town shopping centres. As a result, local governments have been spending money on urban renewal programmes to encourage shoppers back into town centres to boost jobs and trade in the local economy. This has recently been done in Oldham, a satelite town within the Greater Manchester area. This is a comprehensive lesson ( may stretch to 2 lessons as originally devised for 100 minute lesson) on regenerating the town Hall in Oldham, which was completed in 2017. The lesson looks at reasons for Oldham’s decline and asks students where they normally do their shopping to pick out trends in retail moving away from city centres. They study images and videos of before and after pictures of the town hall. Link to the ’ before’ clips of the townhall on youtube clip is here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0sQtmrRcvI Students then have a choice of 2 worksheets to fill in: a copy of the slide or an easier annotation tasks with labels ready to select from. There are some suggested extension questions on the worksheet also. This lesson would be great for any schools in the Manchester region.
Megacities self study video lesson
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Megacities self study video lesson

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This full lesson and accompanying graded homework sheet explore the characteristics of the world’s most populated urban areas; megacities. Those places with a population of 10 million inhabitants or more are becoming increasingly common in the developing world. The lesson includes a starter, video question sheet for Andrew Marr’s Megacities series, episode 1 Link below; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USktb5cXdRs There is a full answer sheet given for the video questions. The homework sheet asks students to analyse the proportional symbols megacities maop, and has a 6 mark exam style question and mark scheme. This should be done after watching the video and completing the lesson, but could also serve as a stand-alone revision activity.
paper 3 revision geography fieldwork comparison grid
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paper 3 revision geography fieldwork comparison grid

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This is a table designed to compare all major aspects of your chosen human/ physical fieldwork for GCSE Geography. Written specifically for AQA specification and filled in with examples from Urban regeneration and a coastal long-shore drift investigation, it can easily be adapted to suit your needs. Great revision tool for the paper 3 examination.
GCSE Geography mock exam revision bundle
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GCSE Geography mock exam revision bundle

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This collection of revision resources cover paper 1 2 and 3, fieldwork human and physical fieldwork topics. Designed to get your student learning and revising key content for the exam independently. perfect for the run up to the mock examination series of summer examinations. Covering core content of the AQA GCSE Geography specification. Involves a variety of different tasks, from odd-one out, to A3 revision posters and fieldwork escape room challenges. Something for all ability ranges.
ChatGPT Prompts for Teachers - AI to reduce your workload
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ChatGPT Prompts for Teachers - AI to reduce your workload

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Leave Workload Worries Behind with ChatGPT: Your Ultimate Lesson Planning Assistant Are you tired of educational trends that seem more like passing fads than valuable tools for teachers? Have you ever wanted to harness the power of ChatGPT but found it overwhelming or didn’t know where to begin integrating it into your teaching? Imagine a world where you can seamlessly embrace this groundbreaking technology without frustration or endless trial and error. What if you could reclaim precious time by having a digital Personal Assistant (PA) at your side 24/7, handling the heavy lifting of lesson planning for you? Introducing our innovative quick-start PDF guide: “ChatGPT Prompts for Teachers”. With this guide, you can effortlessly prompt ChatGPT to generate engaging and personalized lesson plans and learning activities tailored to your subject area. From dynamic starters and worksheets to structured essay formats and homework assignments – it’s all just a few clicks away. Download “ChatGPT Prompts for Teachers” now for just £7 and experience the transformative impact of AI on your work-life balance. Meet Jane Bell, your guide through this journey. As a teacher, mentor, and workload reduction expert, she understands the challenges educators face. Jane is the author of the acclaimed book “Time Smart Teaching,” which equips secondary school teachers with the strategies to work smarter, not harder. Why You Need ChatGPT: Let’s face it – teachers can use all the help they can get to work more efficiently and regain their precious time. What’s more, the ability to use ChatGPT is a highly sought-after skill, making you more employable, both in and outside the education industry. Beyond your professional life, it can enhance your personal life as well. But don’t just take our word for it; here’s what other teachers are saying: “WOW – I love this!!! What a great resource.” - Loretta Omland “It’s absolutely BRILLIANT!” - Vee Zeilonka “Great Guide! Not nearly as overwhelming as I feared!” - Jean Ramsey In this guide, you will learn: How to effortlessly navigate, create, and save lesson activities using the free version of ChatGPT. Copy and paste prompts from our pre-made library, then tweak them to fit your specific needs. Craft lesson starters, main tasks, learning summaries, and engaging homework ideas. Plan lessons, step by step, to support students with varying abilities – from those who need extra support to those who crave academic challenges. Unlock the full potential of AI to streamline your lesson planning and reclaim your time. Download instantly and embrace the benefits of workload reduction today!
GCSE Geography paper 1 physical vocab literacy mat
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GCSE Geography paper 1 physical vocab literacy mat

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This learning mat helps pupils select and use an appropiate range of subject specifica Geography vocabulary and use it when answering exam questions with the command word ’ describe’ in it. The mat should be printed in A3 or A4 format and laminated for repeated use, or stuck into pupil books for ease of access. It may also be used for lower ability student whilst doing their mock examinations or assessments to offer limited help to build confidence in their exam teachnique. The mat shows a range of commonly used subject specific vocab for a range of topics and places that fall under the Physical geography requirements of the paper 1 AQA GCSE exam syllabus. There is a FREE matching vocab mat that covers human paper 2 topics, including fieldwork. This resource has been made freely avaialble by the author of the highly rated ebook ’ Time Smart Teaching’ ; 8 Insider tips to Reduce Teacher Workload that Schools Don’t tell you! Available exclusively as an ebook and paperback on Amazon kindle. 100% Free for Amazon unlimited
Geography Threats to Antarctica, tundra biome ks3 cold climates
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Geography Threats to Antarctica, tundra biome ks3 cold climates

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Absolutely, let’s optimize your resource description for better SEO and increased visibility. Here’s a revised version: Title: Exploring Human Impacts on Cold Climates - Antarctica Lesson Plan Description: Discover the delicate balance between humanity and the pristine Antarctic environment with our engaging lesson, the fifth installment in our ‘Pol to Pole’ cold climate series. Building upon the thrilling insights gained from Lesson 4 on Antarctic Cruise and extreme tourism, students delve deeper into understanding human impacts on cold climates and specifically Antarctica. Key Learning Objectives: Evaluate and prioritize human threats to cold climates through a dynamic diamond 9 activity. Develop critical thinking skills by identifying the most pressing and urgent challenges faced by Antarctica. Encourage environmental stewardship by crafting an international code of conduct for Antarctic scientists and visitors. Why Choose This Resource? Rigorous analysis: Engage students in thoughtful discussions as they assess and rank human threats to Antarctica. Practical application: Foster a sense of responsibility as students contribute to the creation of an international code of conduct for those interacting with this fragile ecosystem. Ideal for: Geography teachers seeking interactive and impactful lessons. Educators looking to instill environmental awareness and responsibility in their students. Boost your geography class with this immersive lesson on the human impact on Antarctica. Download now and empower your students to be environmental stewards!
Tundra Biome ks3 full Topic SOW , Siberia, Antarctica, cold climates
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Tundra Biome ks3 full Topic SOW , Siberia, Antarctica, cold climates

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Explore the Icy Wonders - Tundra Biome Lesson Bundle for KS3 Geography Description: Immerse your KS3 Geography classes in the captivating realm of cold climates and the tundra biome with our comprehensive lesson bundle. This series of 6 full lessons, meticulously designed and successfully taught to Year 7 classes by an Ofsted outstanding department for 5 years, promises an engaging journey that nurtures map-making skills, journalism writing, evaluation, and timeline creation. Lesson Highlights: Introduction to the Tundra: Build a foundational understanding of the icy tundra biome, allowing students to grasp its unique characteristics and ecological significance. Glacial Landscape Features: Dive into the world of glacial landscapes, empowering students to name and describe a range of features while fostering an appreciation for the geological wonders of cold climates. Map Making Skills: Develop essential map-making skills as students chart the intricate details of the tundra biome, enhancing their spatial awareness and geographical knowledge. Journalism Writing: Unleash creativity through journalism writing, encouraging students to articulate their insights on the tundra biome with engaging narratives. Evaluating Impact: Explore the effects of extreme tourism and climate change on icy environments, fostering critical thinking and awareness of environmental challenges. Creating Timelines: Cap off the series by guiding students in the creation of timelines, providing a visual representation of key events and changes in cold climates. Key Features: Proven Success: Designed and taught successfully for five years by an Ofsted outstanding department, ensuring quality and effectiveness. Skill Development: Each lesson targets different skills, creating a well-rounded learning experience for students. Enjoyable and Engaging: Infuse a sense of awe and wonder into your classroom as students explore the wonders of the tundra biome. Ideal for: Geography teachers seeking a comprehensive and engaging unit on cold climates and the tundra biome for KS3 classes. Educators looking to incorporate varied skills development in their geography curriculum. Ignite curiosity and understanding in your geography classes. Download this lesson bundle now to take your students on an exciting journey through the icy wonders of the tundra biome!