Antarctica topic. Fully resourced Geography SOW with powerpoint and worksheets. created for year 8 but can be used throughout KS3. 8 Lessons included however can be stretched to 10 including the “bonus lesson”. Lesson breakdown: 1-2 comparing polar regions 3 Physical Geography of Antarctica 4-6 documentary and extended writing on antarctic research station 7 Antarctic treaty 8 Discovering Antarctica- factfile creation & research resources included. Extra lesson - Antarctic Tourism

Lesson based on the Physical geography of the frozen continent of Antarctica. This lesson focuses on students completing a circulation task with questions in order to find out about Antarctica. includes information on mountains and elevations, ices sheets, ice shelves & climate data.

What is the Antarctic treaty, why do we have the treaty? how important is the treaty? Students learn all about the Antarctic treaty, and why it is important. Design their own comic strip to represent the different objectives of the treaty. create own treaty. all resources and templates included

lesson created for an environmental awareness day during summer activities week. Students learn about Sea turtles and their vulnerability. This was taught after a summer project based on plastic pollution in the ocean but can be a stand alone lesson too.

Two part Introductory lesson on Antarctica defining polar regions and looking at the similarities and differences between the Arctic and Antarctic. lesson 2 focuses on polar biome adaptations including habitats & food chains. Fully resourced with powerpoint (ppt) and worksheets as well as all links.

Secrets beneath the Ice: Documentary lesson about scientific research into if Antarctica’s climate past can help global warming predictions. 20+ questions for students to answer whilst watching as well as a follow up lesson with an extended writing task. Fully resourced. all questions made whilst watching the documentary and answers are included on the second worksheet. very engaging documentary students enjoy

Used as a summarising lesson at the end of the topic. Students use the knowledge already gained throughout the topic, as well as the booklet of information provided & own research to create a fact file of their own with a wide aray of information about the antarctic. With 9 structured questions that must be included, students are given a clearly planned lesson outcome with just the right amount of independence.