Sketch maps can be important components of Geography fieldwork. This is a step by step guide for drawing one .It can be done from the comfort of the classroom through the window or you can venture into the school grounds .

This lesson links cause and effect . This activity is shown in the video about Chenderit school available in the pedagogy section in my resources shop.

This will probably last for a couple of lessons as there are video clips to view and an analysis of the plight of the orangutans . Students work in groups to develop a campaign to save the orangutans . Students can be shown examples of real campaigns such as those to save the Sumatran rainforest by the RSPB. Students need to understand that a good campaign has to identify the causes of the problem and the solutions. Both of these aspects need to be contained in materials produced by the students .

There are a few sections of this lesson as the files are large. The first part uses a living graph to show how people’s activities link to the climate of the island. There is also a brief lesson plan .There are cards to go with the living graph.

There are two powerpoints available . This one in part 2 has an introduction in english , the other one only contains French and is in part 3. There are cards to match explanations to the climate related observation. The idea of this lesson is that you have just arrived in Reunion and observe landscape and cultural clues all around you and you have to make sense of these features to explain them. This is a reat task to use to apply learning about climate concepts such as altitude , distance from the sea, albedo , rain shadows etc .

Students use their local OS map to research and design a tour for a German family. They need to carry out internet research to find out prices and details of the attractions . A key part of the assessment is the presentation at the end when students show their leaflet and describe how they coped with using German . There is therefore much metacognition which helps the others in the class to learn. Peer, self and teacher feedback strengthen the process. Students love this assessment .

This activity is shown in the video about Chenderit school in the pedagogy section of my resources shop . Who am I involves introducing the vocab that was included in the David Attenborough video and build on this . Then more details about rainforest structure are introduced .

Students map the location of tropical rainforests around the world

Start with the concept of what a symbol is , then follow up with the activity where students identify the symbols . They can write the answers into the handbook. There is a video of this activity happening in a French Geog lesson in the resource in the pedagogy section of my shop. It is a video from Chenderit school. The cards for the card sort and bingo symbols cards are within the powerpoint . So they can be printed off.

This lesson involves use of the student handbook. Students fill in a table to compare deserts around the world , using authentic text. This lesson is designed for independent study and can be left as a cover lesson if necessary .

This lesson uses statistics and authentic resources to determine the primary, secondary and tertiary industrial composition of Reunion island. Correct drawing of bar charts is a key skill that underpins this lesson.

This unit was part of a Year 8 year long course with lessons taught for an hour a week. It was the first unit of the year and followed on from the Tropical rainforest unit of Year 7 . This was a good follow on because the tropical rainforest unit contains links to climate and adapatation and so the students were familiar with some concepts and vocabulary . The unit consists of many interactive activities, video clips and two very motivating assessments , one where students produce a humourous leaflet about desert survival and the other where they design an imaginary desert animal to survive in a desert environment. Students are challenged by many thinking skills . There are exemplars of student work .

Students use the outline in the handbook and cut and stick the events that have occured throughout the history of the EU. They use the dates on the written bubbles and rectangles to work out where they go , then they get the gist of the events.

Students assess all types of fuel and weigh up their advantages and disadvantages. They use video clips and other resources , then put answers into a table .

Students review current political thoughts and make up their own party and produce a campaign on energy .

This is a lesson that simulates arrival on an island and choices of energy .

There is a large amount of preparation , to present arguments for and against drilling for ol in Alaska. there are video clips and personal statements. Then students prepare a radio broadcast in role.

This lesson looks at the use of fossil fuels and their pros and cons . Read the copyright document and the section on energy before you start.

This powerpoint looks at weather in Reunion during two days in January. Students can use the images to work our what is happening and create a forecast.

Students learn about hurricanes in general and specifically look at Katrina, followed by one in the second lesson which happened in Reunion island. The resource on Dina was created by interviewing students on the island of Reunion.