Complete lesson covering the main air masses that affect the UK. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Description of an air mass
Video
Questions using map
AfL activity
Match up the air mass with the description (printable sheet)
AfL to check understanding
Explanation of the Jet Stream
Student word fill activity to describe how the Jet Stream affects the UK’s weather
Complete lesson covering the different players and their role in managing globalisation, with a focus on trade blocs. Lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level geography globalisation scheme of work but would work well with other specifications. Lesson includes:
Recap Do Now
Explanation of tariffs
Map showing WTO membership
Printable double-sided info sheet on the trade blocs, including pros and cons
Questions for students to complete and mapping activity
Detailed information on ASEAN and the EU trade blocs
Summary of the other ways governments manage globalisation
12 mark assess question, including model 1st paragraph
Complete lesson covering the priorities for regeneration. Lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level but could be used with other exam specifications. This lesson focuses on 4 priorities: sink estates, gated communities, commuter villages and declining rural settlements; each is exemplified with a case study sheet. Lesson includes:
Pre-reading on each type of priority (Word doc that can be printed)
Do Now based on the pre-reading or alternative Do Now based on past content
Maps showing IMD in London & Manchester
Summary of each type of community
Information sheets for each type of community and questions/table to complete
Rural decline summary
Exam question plenary
Complete lesson covering employment inequalities. Designed for the Regenerating Places scheme of work in the Edexcel A-level but suitable for other specifications too. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Explanation of employment variations and the link to quality of life indices
Summary of the IMD, including pros and cons
Link to IMD maps and postcode data
Printable info sheets with maps/graphs showing inequalities and printable UK map that students can annotate
Optional Spearman’s Rank sheet that students could complete in class or for homework
Double-sided A3 revision sheet for Coasts. Includes questions on physical processes, landform recap with key prompt question and other questions on the back of sheet (including an exam question with a figure).
Complete lesson covering top-down and bottom-up approaches in Sao Paulo. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Top-down and bottom-up definitions
AfL
Detailed worksheet on 2 specific projects and comprehension questions (including challenge activities)
Plenary quiz
Complete lesson covering the changing balance between public and private investment in India, including a focus on the advantages and disadvantages of 2 specific private sector investments in India. Lesson includes:
Do Now - recap questions (can be edited if not Edexcel)
Thought for the lesson - why is Tesco now found in India?
Keyword match-up and AfL to check understanding
Explanation of how public and private investment in India is changing (and accompanying questions)
3 mark exam question and model answer
Video on Coca Cola in India
Printable reading on Coca Cola & Microsoft - students identify the advantages & disadvantages
Spot the mistakes AfL
Plenary - 8 mark question to complete
Complete lesson covering uneven development within India. Lesson includes:
Do Now - interpreting map task
Breakdown of GDP in different Indian states and tasks
2 videos and students use to note down key differences
Printable reading on 2 areas of India and comprehension questions
3 mark exam question and model answer
Complete lesson on ageing populations, with Japan used as a case study. Designed for KS3 but could be used at KS4 too. Lesson includes:
2 different Do Now activities to choose from
Engagement activity - guess the mystery man
Population distribution of Japan and helpsheet
Video and discussion questions
AfL - correct the mistakes
Newspaper article and questions
Exit ticket questions
Lesson covering V-shaped valleys. Designed for KS3 but could be used for KS4. Includes:
Do Now activity
Diagrams showing the formation of a v-shaped valley
Explanation of lateral and vertical erosion
Main activity drawing and labelling the diagram
OS map activity with a v-shaped valley
Plenary
Complete lesson covering the difference between discordant and concordant coastlines, and the formation of headlands and bays. Lesson includes:
Do Now - define keywords
Geological differences
Explanation of concordant and discordant coastlines
AfL to check understanding
Explanation of a bay and headland formation
AfL to check understanding
Diagram label and sentences to complete
Plenary - put into the correct order
Complete lesson covering the River Nile and a decision making activity regarding control of the Nile. Lesson was designed for KS3. Lesson includes:
Do Now
History of the Nile
Video and bingo card activity
Egypt’s population distribution
4 different viewpoints worksheet and table to complete
Complete lesson covering China’s population distribution and the reasons for its distribution. Lesson includes:
2 x Do Nows to choose from
Describing China’s distribution activity
Videos comparing different parts of China
Labelling map task and explaining China’s distribution
Question practise to consolidate
Plenary
Complete lesson covering OS map symbols. Lesson includes:
Do Now labelling activity using a printable OS map
Recap on other types of maps
Labelling activity with printable OS map symbols sheet
OS map symbols bingo to check understanding
Plenary - describe a route on an OS map using the symbols
Complete lesson covering latitude and longitude. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Video and explanation of day and night
Longitude and latitude explanation (including labelling worksheet)
True or false AfL activity
Explanation of why GMT is at Greenwich
Explanation of how we calculate longitude and latitude
World map labelling and coordinates activity
Plenary - questions focused on Spain
Complete lesson on meanders and ox-bow lakes. Designed for KS3 but could easily be used with KS4 as well. Activities include:
Do Now
Explanation of how meanders work
Difference between point bars and river cliffs and AfL activity
Gap fill activity
Diagram drawing and labelling
River Thames prediction using maps
Correct the mistakes plenary
Complete lesson covering the formation of tropical cyclones or tropical storms. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Video and shared partner work to explain how a tropical cyclone forms
Students use information on the board to put the stages in the correct order on their printed sheets
Correct order
Explanation of why tropical cyclones get weaker once they hit land
Exam question
Plenary
Complete lesson on strategies to manage rivers and flooding. Designed for KS3 but could be used at KS4 too. Lesson includes:
Do Now
River cross-section and questions
Information sheet on all the strategies and table to complete
Extension activity using different flooding scenarios
AfL to check understanding
Speed dating plenary to allow students to question their partners
Complete lesson covering possible future outcomes for the global balance of power in 2030 or 2050, with a focus on the prospects of continued US dominance, a bi-polar or multi-polar world. This lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level Superpowers topic in Geography but could be used in other specifications or schemes of work. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Recap on changing patterns of power
Summary of how future GDP is likely to play out
Printable sheets on US, Chinese, Indian and Brazilian GDP projections
Information sheets summarising the prospects of the 3 possible outcomes, with questions for students to complete and a Venn Diagram
Possible 12 mark exam question
Complete lesson covering the causes of flooding in Bangladesh. Designed for KS3 but could be used for KS4. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Explanation of Bangladesh’s vulnerability
Information cards and questions
Extension activity on monsoons
AfL activity and bingo activity to check understanding
Plenary - correct the mistakes