Introduction lesson to development for Edexcel GCSE 9-1 B. Can be used for other GCSE syllabuses. Focuses on key development indicators, introduction to development and how to define development, a focus on different types of development (political, social, economic). Activity worksheets include investigating development indicators and mapping HDI. Exam specification questions used with model answers embedded and instructions how to answer questions. Starters, plenaries and extensions used in all lessons with differentiated learning objectives.
A GCSE lesson focusing on tropical cyclones and how they are caused by particular meteorological conditions. Spec check includes characteristics (pressure, rotation, structure) and seasonal global distribution of tropical cyclones (hurricanes and typhoons) including source areas and tracks and how these change over time. Includes activities, hyperlinks to videos, GCSE exam questions and homework activities.
Investigating how global climate is now changing as a result of human activity, and there is uncertainty about future climates. The PPT and resources looks at how human activities (industry, transport, energy, farming produce greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane) that cause the enhanced greenhouse effect leading to global warming).
This PPT is split into two lessons, with an optional lesson focusing on a UN Conference role play looking at climate change and countries around the world.
Resources include a homework guide on different types of human causes of climate change. Designed for GCSE but can be used for KS3.
A fun, end of term geographical quiz with 6 different rounds including: world cup (flags); geog-bomb (general knowledge geography); pinpoint (locating key places around the world on a map); clue (4 clues for an answer, guessing on first clue getting more points); postcard (distorted pictures of key geographical locations); and a bonus round. Lasts 60 minutes, comes with resource and PPT has hyperlinks to each round.
PPT and resources that follow Geog 1 textbooks on Africa as a scheme of work. This lesson focuses on getting students to describe Africa's physical features before interpreting climate graphs. Students then explain differences in the climate graphs to embed geographical skills for GCSE before suggesting what biomes you may find with these different climates. All PPTs come with starters, plenaries and extension tasks.
An introduction to Africa PPT for KS3 geography. Includes starter activity with wordle, plenary activity and quiz and activities to map Africa using Geog 1 textbook.
A detailed PPT and resources matching Edexcel B but can be used for other GCSE syllabuses. Students look at 4 different pieces of evidence/theories for natural climate change (asteroid collision, milankovitch cycle, eruption theory, sunspot theory) using resources to make a table, as well as looking at a climate graph to improve geographical skills for the GCSE paper. A plenary on how global climate has changed over the past 1000 years. Differentiated learning objectives embedded.
A GCSE Geography lesson focusing on Coasts as a sub-unit. All lessons include differentiated learning objectives, starters and plenaries. This lesson looks at discordant and concordant coastlines, the geology of coastal landforms and how coasts are formed.
A PPT focusing on contrasting case studies of earthquakes: Tohuku (Japan) and Port-au-Prince (Haiti). Activities included focusing on the primary and secondary impacts of both (economic, social and environmental) as well as GCSE questions related to Edexcel B 9-1 syllabus.
This PPT and resources focuses on characteristics (pressure, rotation, structure) and seasonal global distribution of tropical cyclones (hurricanes and typhoons) including source areas and tracks and how these change over time.
Resources include a card sort, pop-up hurricane with instructions, an overview card, a storyboard. PPT includes hyperlinks, videos, starters and plenaries and GCSE questions for Edexcel.
A GCSE Geography lesson focusing on coastal erosion including attrition, abrasion, hydraulic action and corrosion . Starter focuses on types of waves (look at lesson 1-types of waves) including swash and backwash and constructive and destructive waves. GCSE exam question included as well as differentiated learning objectives and plenary.
This PPT and resources looks at tropical cyclones and how they present major natural hazards to people and places. Spec check is split in to two parts: part a) physical hazards of tropical cyclones (high winds, intense rainfall, storm surges, coastal flooding, landslides) and their impact on people and environments; and part b) why some countries are more vulnerable (physically, socially and economically) than others to the impacts of tropical cyclones).” This includes homework questions related to GCSE SAMs exam questions and activity resources.
This bundle looks at the impacts of tropical cyclones are linked to a country’s ability to prepare and respond to them. Spec check: how countries can prepare for, and respond to, tropical cyclones: weather forecasting, satellite technology, warning and evacuation strategies, storm-surge defences. This bundle includes a mid term assessment and mark scheme based on Edexcel B GCSE 9-1 and numerous activity worksheets.
An introduction to Africa PPT with resources. Matches Geog 1 textbooks. All PPTs include differentiated learning objectives, starters and plenaries as well as extension activities.
A GCSE Geography lesson focusing on Coasts as a sub-unit. All lessons include differentiated learning objectives, starters and plenaries. This lesson looks at wave-cut platforms, arches, caves, stacks, stumps and erosional processes.
A GCSE Geography lesson focusing on Coasts as a sub-unit. All lessons include differentiated learning objectives, starters and plenaries. This lesson looks at weathering, mass movement and how particular parts of the UK face more erosional processes than others due to the geological formation of rock. This links in to lesson 3 on concordant and discordant coastlines.
A GCSE Geography lesson focusing on Coasts as a sub-unit. All lessons include differentiated learning objectives, starters and plenaries. This lesson looks at coastal management and soft and hard engineering strategies that are used, as well as looking at the positives and negatives through a development compass rose.
A geography passport that is a PDF file ready to be printed and formatted for printer use. The file has a quick overview on the student and is useful for transition events or at the start of the term. The booklet asks students to collect information on geography in the news, what they have previously covered in geography and why it is an important subject in the curriculum.
A literacy guide useful for geography students to help with key command words, joining sentences, exam command words (define, explain, justify, describe, analyse), and connective words for case study answers
This PPT leads on from other PPTs in 'My Shop' and follows Geog 1 Scheme of Work on Africa. This lesson looks at why certain areas of Africa are sparsely and densely populated before getting students to describe and explain reasons. Model answer included with GCSE focus. Starter, plenary and extension activities included.