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Diamond 9 Templates
Diamond 9 templates - great as part of an activity where students need to rank, prioritise or make decisions.
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Easter Egg Design
Aimed at D&T / Primary.
2 draft / design proposals - with sticky notes and drawing space.
Easter egg template / packaging template - great for display work!
Can be edited to include a theme / topic.
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Easter news article activity
Planning sheet and template for students to write an Easter themed newspaper article / front page.
Included are four headlines, each with a planning sheet.
Blank template and planning sheet also included.
Print in A3 - make great display work.
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Geography - Settlement Shapes (Whole lesson)
Geography - Settlement Shapes (Whole lesson)
A whole lesson with a range of differentiated activities aimed at teaching students the features of, and differences between; linear, nucleated and dispersed settlement shapes.
Includes: snappy starter, animated explainers, key points, class discussion, differentiated activities, assessment opportunities, a homework task and lesson evaluation. All resources are included, along with a lesson plan and teacher notes.
The main aim is…
For students to learn the features of, and differences between linear, nucleated and dispersed settlement shapes.
Key ideas and content…
Nucleated, linear and dispersed are all settlement shapes.
Settlements grow in different shapes for different reasons.
Nucleated settlements will grow around a feature.
Linear settlements will grow along a feature.
To differentiate…
There is differentiation in the lesson.
Provide the essential words for the summary activity.
Students could work on the photo analysis together.
To extend…
Use the superstar activities.
Get the maps out / photocopy and cut out to pick out actual settlement shapes.
To assess…
The photo analysis and the summary activity allow progress to be demonstrated and assessed.
The homework could also be assessed.
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Geography - push and pull factor card sort activity sheet
A migration themed push & pull factor card sort. Use in the teaching of migration / population / urbanisation. Two versions: colour code or cut-out. Answer sheet included.
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Geography - the causes of flooding worksheet
A simple activity to be included with teaching about the causes of flooding.
Students read the descriptions and draw a diagram for each one.
Ideal for lower ability groups.
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Geography - Easter Atlas Skills (scavenger hunt activity sheet)
Geography - Easter Atlas Skills (scavenger hunt activity sheet)
A double sided worksheet intended to use with pairs and small groups - all they need is an Atlas or two. Teacher notes are included with some suggestions. Basically, they are required to use an Atlas in several ways to find out a range of information (some of which is linked to Easter). There are a few other activities on the sheet (such as design an Easter egg).
Great for end of term activities, and will work with KS3 and KS4 students.
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Geography - Meanders and oxbow lakes activity
Ideal for KS3 and KS4. Could be used to teach or consolidate.
Six tiles are jumbled up on the sheet - the students need to cut these out and arrange them in the correct sequence. The next task is to write a description underneath each tile - there is a word-box to help the students explain each stage. Prior knowledge / understanding will be needed to complete.
Could be used as a mystery – see if students can work out why the oxbow lake formed before you explain.
Two version are included; one in colour and one in outline black & white.
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River landforms - waterfall sequencing
Sequencing activity: River landforms - waterfalls
This is suited to KS3 but does work with KS4 - you'll need to add more detail (processes of erosion etc.).
There are four slides to help the teacher explain the processes involved and introduce the keywords.
The activity sheet requires students to complete three activities.
1. Cut out and arrange the tiles.
2. Add the labels from the sheet.
3. Add the descriptions from the sheet.
There is also an animated consolidation slide to allow teacher/students to check accuracy.
For higher ability - ask the students to underline the key terms, add more key terms and write their own descriptions.
Two version of the sheet are included; one in colour and one in outline black & white.
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Types of rainfall (animations and activity sheets)
Types of rainfall (animations and activity sheets)
These are lesson elements intended to be used in the teaching of weather/climate and types of rainfall.
- Three colourful animations to introduce / teach convectional, frontal and relief rainfall.
- Three activity sheets with diagrams / written work.
- Three outline activity sheets which can be used with higher ability students, or to assess.
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Geography - The Water Cycle
A whole lesson intended to teach students the processes within, and the stages of, the water cycle. Includes varied activities, differentiated worksheets and animated diagrams. Lesson plan, teacher notes and a homework also included.
The main aim is…
To understand the processes of the water cycle
To understand where and why these processes are taking place
To understand the sequence / stages of the water cycle
Key ideas and content…
Evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, surface run-off
The water cycle is continuous
To differentiate…
See lesson plan / use the varied worksheets
Get the students up in groups to talk through the water cycle using the PowerPoint animation – before moving on to the diagram activities
Students can act (see lesson plan – alternative activities)
To extend…
Set the summary activity as homework / or the research activity for higher ability groups
To assess…
Students could act out the stages – choose at random for higher ability.
Use the summary activity as a piece of work to assess understanding.
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Geography - Coasts - Erosion - Coastal Landforms
Three labelled PPT diagrams to include in a lesson, to help when teaching...
- Cliffs and wave cut platforms
- Caves, arches, stacks and stumps
- Headlands and bays
Three worksheets to help students learn or demonstrate understanding. The worksheets have several tasks to help the students complete the diagram and link it to the processes of erosion.
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Easter Acrostic Poems - examples and templates
- 3 Easter themed acrostic poems to use as examples / teaching elements.
- 5 Easter themed poem templates (also in black & white) for students to write their work up on (great for display).
Intended to be used as elements within, or as a full lesson.
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GCSE - AQA Geography - Command Words
Includes a set of display bricks, a set of pairing cards and a matching activity sheet for students to fill in. These are the command words as dictated by AQA for the new GCSE geography specification.
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Geography - The Africa Challenge
Ideal for KS3, but could be used with KS4. Introduce the continent of Africa and develop their spatial awareness of this massive continent.
These activities will help students develop their understanding about Africa as a continent of many countries.
The main activity is a challenge, where students use clues to work out where African countries are – not as easy as it seems!
There are also several extension questions which require students to use geographical language.
Ideal as an individual, paired or group activity.
Competitive element.
Develops spatial awareness and geographical language skills.
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Geography - Reading Atlas Maps
*Requires an Atlas*
Originally aimed at KS3 but can be used with KS4. Ideal for cover, and getting to know groups. Gives lots of opportunity to talk about physical and human features around the world.
A series of activities to get students using the atlas in several different ways. The result is a colourful and informative map of the world.
Whole lesson: Several activities > Discussion prompts > Literacy activity > Teacher notes and lesson plan > Differentiated activities > Homework > All resources included > Could be used with KS4
The main aim is…
For students to use the atlas in several different ways to efficiently find information.
To complete a colourful and informative map of the world.
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Geography - Map skills - The Island - Assessment
Whole lesson / assessment - could be used to teach map skills or use as a stand alone assessment to use at the end of a map skills topic.
The assessment requires students to read a list of instructions and complete a map of 'The Island'. Students can show and develop their skills with grid references, distance, direction and map symbols.
The assessment element will show the teacher and student progress made, and also inform the student as to what they need to do to get to the next level.
There is an extra activity which then allows students to show their understanding about human and physical features, this could also make a good link to a tourism topic and incorporates literacy. Teacher notes and a brief lesson plan included with extension and differentiation notes.
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