This resource will allow children to compare and contrast two countries (Ecuador and Wales).The countries are compared using the following topics: rainforest / woodland, houses and lifestyles and recycling. This resource covers many aspects across the seven ESDGC themes.

Cyfres o wersi a gweithgareddau bwrdd gwyn ar gyfer CA2. Mae’r adnodd yn deillio o gysylltiadau rhwng ysgolion Cymru a Lesotho gan ddefnyddio adnoddau a gasglwyd wrth addysgu yn y wlad am flwyddyn. Mae’r gwersi yn cynnig dilyniant o weithgareddau thematig gan gychwyn gyda’r Cyfnod Sylfaen/CA1 a hefyd yn cynnwys gweithgareddau ymestynnol ar gyfer disgyblion mwy galluog.

Whiteboard activities that help students to understand how fossil fuels are created as a natural process of decay.

Introducing students to the principal physical characteristics of Snowdonia.

Four lessons using thinking skills to research the weather.

Decision making activities based on the shanty town of Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya.

A lesson explaining how an ecosystem develops through distinct successions to a climatic climax.

This resource (for KS2 and KS3) supports teachers in developing the concepts of sustainable development and ecological footprinting. It provides practical materials to support learning about the impact on our environment of our food consumption and transport use and also contains materials to support pupils in data gathering in the context of an enquiry approach to learning. For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below

A number of powerpoint presentations, some in the form of 'Catchphrase' - say what you see. These include place names in Wales and Country names. There are also several files covering &'Crazy facts&';

A lesson explaining the formation of terminal moraine and ribbon lakes.

A series of aerial photographs showing the changes in Cardiff Bay. (Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales).

The activities are based on the 1:25000 OS Explorer Map OL12 map of the Central Beacons but the exercise is adaptable to other OS maps. It aims to develop an enjoyment in map reading by making an area ‘come alive’. Students find map locations of different human activities from written descriptions. An aerial photograph helps in a decision-making activity based on the people ‘in the map’. The completion of the activities by small groups enables the development of discussion skills. There is opportunity for literacy skills if written work is completed

This resource consists of a series of illustrated PowerPoints outlining the development, use and threats to groundwater supplies. The examples used are mostly based on British case studies, but there is a detailed illustrated account of water in Tenerife.

The thinking skills exercise in this file tests students understand of the key vocabulary associated with river flooding.

How and why the distribution of the iron and steel industry has changed in South Wales.

An interactive oracy resource for the interactive whiteboard, suitable for Y2 / 3 pupils. Follow Bleddyn and Enfys as they explore areas of South East Wales. By accompanying them on their travels, pupils will have the opportunity to engage in a variety of cross-curricular activities.

Thinking skills activities based on Gelligaer Wind farm also developing sketch map, memory map and classification skills.

The three lessons in this resource are suitable for pupils in Years 7 & 8 and can be used in Geography, PSE and Citizenship lessons. They cover several themes of the new ESDGC Common Understanding Document, including Consumption and Waste and Wealth and Poverty.

Lorenz Curves and Gini Coefficients - WJEC A2 GG4 -C Syllabus Key Idea 1.

The contrasting effects of hurricanes in the Caribbean are investigated using a variety of resources including numerical data, photos, aerial images, newspaper articles, interactive ICT, animations and posters. Activities include: describing impacts; evaluating strategies; contrasting effects on New Orleans, USA, MEDC and Guatemala, LEDC.