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The Niger Delta - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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The Niger Delta - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to locate the Niger Delta using compass directions and also lines of latitude and longitude. Student will then be reminded of the key geographical terms such as confluence, tributaries and watershed. Then students will be asked to recap the water cycle and its key features. Finally students will identify what a delta is along with it key features and how it forms, including using transportation and deposition to explain how. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Describe the location of the Niger Delta using compass direction and lines of latitude and longitude Task 2: Describe the key terms associated with rivers. Task 3: Recap on the key terms of the water cycle. Task 4: Label the correct definition of erosion and transportation on the sheet. Task 5: Explain the formation of the Niger Delta. Task 6: Plenary: Introduction of new home learning Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
The East African Rift Valley
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The East African Rift Valley

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Students will be able asked to recap the layers of the Earth and their characteristics, then students will recap plate tectonic and locate the African plate, this will then quickly cover the 3 types of plate boundaries of constructive, destructive and conservative. Finally students will be asked to explain the formation of a rift valley and explain the two types of volcanoes that occur on these boundaries. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Recap on structure of the Earth and plate tectonics Task 2: Recap on the three types of plate boundaries. Task 3: Describe the location of the Great African Rift Valley. Task 4: Main Task: Explain the formation of the East African Rift Valley and give one physical feature within. Task 5: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Mapping South America  using GIS - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Mapping South America using GIS - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to describe the location of the continent of South America using longitude and latitude, then describe the physical features of South America that are present. Finally students will log into laptops and use the worksheet provided to produce a GIS map of the different physical features of South America along with annotations of their maps and what they see. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Description of South America using longitude and latitude. Task 2: Describing the physical features using compass points in South America Task 3: Main Task: Using GIS online students will create a map with different physical features present in South America Task 4: Plenary: Home Learning on the physical features of South America (On last slide of powerpoint) Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Physical Features of Africa - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Physical Features of Africa - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to locate Africa using the previous lessons learning and the map on screen, then students will investigate the misconceptions that they may hold about Africa. Next students learn what relief is and describe the areas of relief in Africa and then the river and climate of Africa, then the culture and religion of people in Africa. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Describe the location of Africa Task 2: Describe the relief of areas in Africa using compass directions Task 3: Explain the rivers in Africa and their direction of flow. Task 4: Explain the vegetation zones in Africa Task 5: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Climate of South America - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Climate of South America - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to recap the difference between weather and climate then identify the different climates of South America. Students then learn the three components that affect biome distribution. Then students will describe the climate region for the Amazon Rainforest and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Students will then compare the climate graphs of two distinct areas to gain confidence in analysing climate graphs. Then students will create their own climate graphs for the Amazon Rainforest. Finally students will compare two areas of South America to show contrasting climates. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Describe the difference between weather and climate. Task 2: Describe the climate region for the Amazon Rainforest and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Task 3: Analyse two different climate graphs of contrasting areas in South America Task 4: Main Task: Create climate graph of the amazon rainforest. Task 5: Compare two climate graphs from two areas in Brazil Task 6: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
The Migrant Crisis in Europe - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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The Migrant Crisis in Europe - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to describe the land and sea routes that migrants take to get into Europe using geographical terms. They will be able to describe the location of Calais and the issues that boat crossings cause including migrant deaths and the dangers of crossing with identification of graphs. Finally students will condense the text of a news article about the migrant crisis and identify the stakeholders points of view. Students will be asked to demonstrate their learning by creating a profile for each of the stakeholder groups. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning. Task 1: Describe the routes that migrants take to get into Europe Task 2: Using the bar graph describe the dangers of boats crossing into Europe. Task 3: Condense the newspaper article about the dangers of migrant crossings. Task 4: Main Task: Create a stakeholder profile about each of the stakeholders and why they might feel that way. Task 5: Plenary: Using the red and green planner sheets students are to show true or false answers. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Location of Europe - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Location of Europe - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to describe where the continent of Europe if located using hemisphere, lines of latitude and longitude. Then using an atlas students will located each country in Europe and its seas on the handout Starter: Knowledge retention about previous learning Task 1: Describe the location of Europe globally Task 2: Describe the location of Europe using latitude and longitude Task 3: Main Task: Identify the countries of Europe on the sheet as well as the seas, and Alps, and climate areas if possible. Task 4: Plenary: Recap of information. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Sand Dunes at Sossusvlei - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Sand Dunes at Sossusvlei - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to locate Sossusvlei, in Namibia Africa using the techniques used in the previous lesson. Then students will identify the physical features in Namibia and its human features. Next students will be asked to use data to find the mean median and mode of the data then process it into a bar graph. Now students will be asked to describe how a sand dune forms. Finally students will be asked to identify reasons why tourism is present at Sossusvlei. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Describe the location of Sossusvlei, Namibia Task 2: Identify the mean, median and mode of the data then create a bar graph from the data. Task 3: Create a flow diagram showing the formation of a sand dune Task 4: Read through and identify features of tourism in Sossusvlei. Task 5: Main Task: Describe the formation of a sand dune at Sossusvlei, and explain what tourism they bring to the area. Task 6: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Coasts of Africa - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Coasts of Africa - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will start by recapping hydraulic action and abrasion then identify features using aerial photography of headlands and bays. Students then recap the types of weathering that is present and then describe the formation of a sea stack. Finally students will learn about the formation of a spit and using terms such as longshore drift, swash and backwash they will attempt at explaining its formation. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Using aerial photography identify the feature on the African coast Task 2: Describe the types of weathering present along the coast Task 3: Explain the formation of a sea stack. Task 4: Describe the location of features of a spit. Task 5: Describe the formation of a spit. Task 6: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Deforestation in the Amazon - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Deforestation in the Amazon - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to recap where tropical rainforests are located globally, then they should work on defining what deforestation is, then students should identify the trends of deforestation shown in the choropleth map. Then students investigate the reason why deforestation occurs due to economic reasons. Finally students weigh up the economic benefits with the environmental costs of deforestation. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Describe the location of tropical rainforests globally. Task 2: Describe the trends shown in the choropleth map. Task 3: Describe the trends in the pie chart for reasons of deforestation Task 4: Main Task: Evaluate if the economic benefits of deforestation are worth the environmental cost Task 5: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Water in the Amazon - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Water in the Amazon - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to describe the route the Amazon river takes using longitude, latitude and countries, then students will be asked to identify confluences, tributaries and other physical features associated with rivers. Next students will be asked to knowledge dump everything they can remember about the water cycle in their books and then match up the labels with the correct definition. Finally students will learn about convectional rainfall and asked to describe the water cycle in the amazon through everything they have learned. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Describe the path of the Amazon river from source to mouth. Task 2: Knowledge dump everything you know about the water cycle. Task 3: match the correct word to the definition. Task 4: Main Task: Describe the water cycle that occurs in the Amazon, then explain how this causes convectional rainfall in the Amazon rainforest. Task 5: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
The Amazon River - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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The Amazon River - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to recap the key terms of rivers and the types of erosion that occurs and the coast. Then students learn about Angel Falls in Venezuela as a case study for waterfalls. Students then lean how waterfalls formed and are tasked with describing them on their whiteboards and are then tasked with describing how a meanders and oxbow lakes occur. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1:Recap the location of the Amazon River, and the key terms associated with them Task 2: Describe how waterfalls form. Task 3: Key terms with meanders and oxbow lakes Task 4: Main Task: Create a comic strip about how a meander and oxbow lake forms using key geographical terms. Task 5: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Coast of Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Coast of Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will use some GIS to work along the coastline of Brazil to see the different features present at each location, then students will recap hydraulic action and abrasion. Next students will identify features of the coast on an OS map using 4-6 figure reference. Finally students will investigate how a sea stack forms using weathering and erosion to describe how. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Describe the Brazilian coastline using GIS to identify features Task 2: Using the OS map, identify headlands and bays using 4-6 figure coordinates Task 3: Using the photograph, identify the feature present on the coast. Task 4: Main Task: Explain the formation of a sea stack. Task 5: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Introduction to Conflict - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Introduction to Conflict - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on conflict, an introduction into what conflict is, types of conflict and how they affect us on a local, national and global scale and how patterns of conflict have shaped the world today. Task 1: Starter - Define what conflict and war is. Task 2: Decide which conflicts are local, national and international Task 3: Interpret the map on which things are good about the map and which are bad. Task 4: Using an Atlas and the patterns of conflict to design their own map illustrating the patterns of conflict today Task 5: Main Task - Long form writing- students to use the map they have created to describe the patterns of conflict in the world today. Task 6: Plenary - Class discussion- which conflict was the worst and why? **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Fieldwork Skills for GCSE - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Fieldwork Skills for GCSE - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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In this lesson students will be introduced to what fieldwork skills are, how to do them and why we do them. This is to get them farmiliar with the types of sampling and data collection ahead of a fieldtrip and why they choose that. In this lesson students cover: Primary vs Secondary Data Qualitative vs Quantative Data Types of sampling: Cluster, Stratified, Systematic and Random, along with the benefits and drawbacks of each type of sampling. Finally students cover why we do risk assessments and why it is important. Students finish off with an exam question practice that will be completed in their booklets.
Resource Management - Provision of energy in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Resource Management - Provision of energy in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on how the UK’s demand for energy has changed, why it has changed along with how the mix of energy the UK has used has changed. This lesson covers fracking, wind and nuclear energy as case studies for the impacts of energy exploitation. Task 1: Starter - Knowledge retention of previous learning Task 2: Graph analysis: Describe how consumption in the UK has changed over time. Task 3: Pie chart analysis: Energy mix of the UK through time. Task 4: Compound line graph analysis: Energy mix of the UK through time. Task 5: Colour code the positives and negatives of wind and nuclear power. Task 5: Main Task -Exam question practice “Explain why the UK’s energy mix will include both renewable and non-renewable sources in the future. (6 marks)" Task 6: Plenary - What are some of the main uses for water in the UK? **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Resource Management - Water Management in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Resource Management - Water Management in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on how water in the UK is managed. This includes areas of surplus and deficit along with the case study of Kielder Dam, Northumberland. This lesson also discusses the impacts of water pollution in the UK and ways that is it managed. Task 1: Starter - Knowledge retention of previous learning Task 2: Key word match up for water deficit, water surplus, water stress. Task 3: Three choropleth maps of the UK and students must suggest if there is a relationship between rainfall, population density and water stress. Task 4: Describe the location of Kielder dam and the location of the water transfer scheme (4 marks) Task 5: Colour code the positives and negatives of Kielder Dam. Task 5: Main Task -Exam question practice “Assess the extent to which water transfer systems bring opportunities to local areas (6 marks)" Task 6: Plenary - What questions would you ask to find out more about global water scarcity? **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
GCSE Geography Issue Evaluation 2023 Cayman Islands - Paper 3 (AQA) (Pre-Release)
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GCSE Geography Issue Evaluation 2023 Cayman Islands - Paper 3 (AQA) (Pre-Release)

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This lesson is the introduction to the Paper 3 Pre-Release section for 2023. It introduces the first 3 pages of the booklet, discussing what tourism is, the benefits of tourism including job opportunities and the positive multiplier effect it creates. Then an evaluation into which countries rely on tourism the most, along with a discussion on the compound line graph and how to read it, then the growth of cruise tourism in the Caribbean. Task 1: Knowledge Retention - Answer questions students have previously learnt. Task 2: Describe how tourism creates jobs and what knock on effects these have. Task 3: Describe the trends that are present in the graph Task 4: Which country receives the most tourism? Description and evaluation of a compound line graph. Task 5: Describe the trends seen in the bar chart of number of cruise passengers. Task 6: Evaluation of infographic on cruise ships in the Caribbean. Task 7: Describe the location of the Cayman Island. Final Task: What are the social, economic, and environmental effects of cruise tourism in the Caribbean. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Effects of Chernobyl - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Effects of Chernobyl - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to outline the main long term and short term effects of Chernobyl and the consequences of these effects. Students will be able to evaluate the severity between the long term and short term consequences of Chernobyl. Task 1: Starter:- Knowledge recall on previous lessons Task 2: Using an atlas identify countries affected by the radiation leak Task 3: Looking at the information on the worksheet students to rank these effects 1-9 in terms of significance. Task 4: Main Task: Students to answer one of two questions about Chernobyl and its effects Task 5: Plenary: What things would students pack in their bags if they had to evacuate. Lesson contains powerpoint and worksheet