This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the causes of rain in the UK. In the main part of the lesson students use a video and information presented on the Powerpoint to explain how each type of rainfall forms - there are three different sheets of varying difficulty to complete depending on how confident each student feels. Learning Objectives: To identify the three types of rainfall and its causes. To explain how it rains in detail. To analyse where the types of rainfall would be found in UK regions.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the the water cycle. In the main part of the lesson students have to move around the room to gather information about different stages of the water cycle, and then writing a short story about a rain droplet’s journey around the water cycle. Learning Objectives: To describe the key processes associated with the water cycle. To explain the stages of the water cycle. To analyse factors that affect the water cycle.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on climate graphs. In the main part of the lesson students work produce their own climate graph aided by the written instructions and photographs on the Powerpoint Presentaton, with a written exercise at the end where they are required to extract information from the graphs including figures and trends. Learning Objectives: To be able to construct a climate graph. To extract information from the graph and use it to explain climate. To compare the climate of two locations using evidence.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the factors that influence climate. In the main part of the lesson students complete a timed carousel activity to make notes (including a labelled diagram) on how each factor (altitude, distance from the sea, latitude, wind direction) can influence climate, followed by a set of written questions to consolidate their learning. Learning Objectives: To describe the different factors that can influence the climate. To explain their influence through the use of labelled diagrams.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the the difference between weather and climate. In the main part of the lesson students complete a range of short written and discussion exercises to understand this distinction, such as listing the different elements that comprise the weather using visual cues for assistance and writing a short paragraph to describe the weather outside using this terminology. Learning Objectives: To identify the elements that make up the weather. To describe the current weather using geographical terminology. To understand the difference between weather and climate.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how London is addressing the challenge (problem) of traffic congestion in the 21st Century. The main part of the lesson involves an information hunt where they complete a grid on the different techniques the city uses to manage traffic congestion, then they get creative designing their own invention that will help London reduce traffic congestion in the future (a video is included to help scaffold this task). Learning Objectives: To describe the different approaches London uses to manage traffic congestion. To explain their advantages and disadvantages. To explore how traffic congestion could be managed in the future.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the challenges (problems) facing London as a world city in the 21st Century. The main part of the lesson involves students working in groups, using visual prompts, to discuss and explain how each challenge could affect residents, businesses and the environment, after which they draft a short email to the Mayor of London recommending which challenge they think should be addressed first and why. Learning Objectives: To explain the different challenges that London faces. To assess the importance of these challenges. To investigate how these challenges could be tackled.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on map skills aimed at a GCSE class, namely four-figure grid references and scale. The main part of the lesson involves students annotating an O.S. map with its physical and human features, and then carrying out a range of exercises to practice the use of four-figure grid references and scale. Although this lesson is aimed to be included within the unit ‘Distinctive Landscapes’, it can be easily adapted to suit the needs of any Geography GCSE specification. Learning Objectives: To identify a range of physical and human features from an Ordnance Survey map. To demonstrate a range of map skills.

This contains an end-of-unit test that can be used to assess progress on the core content in a Settlement unit, aimed primarily at KS3 level. This test covers the following topics: settlement hierarchies, services, factors that can affect the site of a settlement, functions of a settlement, Burgess model and urban land use, urbanisation. It can easily be adapted to suit your own school’s local Geography if desired.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the world’s growing urban population (urbanisation). The main part of the lesson involves drawing a line graph to show the increase in the world’s urban population (based on World Bank Data Set) and describing the pattern using data, an interactive peer sharing task on the reasons for the growth in the urban population (they do this by explaining one reason they are allocated in the grid, with pointers to help them, and then share the information with their peers, big emphasis is placed on helping each other to develop their explanations), and lastly a written exercise assessing how influential they believe these reasons have been. To describe how the world’s urban population is growing. To explain the reasons for the growth in the urban population. To assess the importance of these reasons.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how land is used in urban areas, paying particular attention to the Burgess Model. The main part of the lesson involves students drawing a sketch of the Burgess Model accompanied by a written paragraph describing what it shows, then working in pairs to study visual information sheets of each zone (CBD, Inner City, Inner Suburbs, Outer Suburbs) to explain the characteristics of each zone - this involves a very enquiry based approach and a heavy emphasis on them having to justify their answers based on the visual evidence provided). Learning Objectives: To describe the different zones that can be found in urban areas. To explain how these zones can be used and why they are located there.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on settlement functions. The main part of the lesson involves a simple matching exercise of the different settlement functions, then complete a grid shading exercise of the different indicators of the various functions that a settlement can hold (they are required to justify what they consider the most important indicator for each function as part of this). Learning Objectives: To describe the different functions a settlement can have. To explain the indicators of each type of settlement function. To explore how the function of a settlement can be dependent upon the physical environment.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the factors that make a good site for a settlement. The main part of the lesson involves a brief written exercise to consider the factors that are important when considering the site of a settlement, then an interactive group task (involving dice!) where students create the location of a site of a settlement and have to discuss its advantages and disadvantages, and lastly decide whether it is an appropiate site for a settlement or not. Learning Objectives: To describe the factors that can influence the site of a settlement. To explain the advantages and disadvantages of these factors. To evaluate whether these factors make it an appropriate site or not.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson which acts as an introduction to settlement. The main part of the lesson involves a brief class demonstration to illustrate the meaning of a hierarchy, a fact finding task on the characteristics of a settlement hierarchy and an O.S. map task where students consider the link between the size of a settlement and the number of services it provides. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO COPYRIGHT THE OS MAP CANNOT BE PROVIDED. Learning Objectives: To describe the characteristics of a settlement hierarchy. To explain the link between the size of a settlement and the number of services it has.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the main depositional landforms created by longshore drift. The main part of the lesson includes a discussion and written task on how spits form, followed by students using an information sheet to produce their own diagrams as to how bars and tombolos form. Learning Objectives: To understand how the process of longshore drift forms spits. To explain the formation of bars and tombolos.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the types and actions of waves in coastal environments. The main part of the lesson involves a simple matching-up exercise of key terms, a self-imagining and written task on the difference between swash and backwash, and lastly producing a set of diagrams on the differences between constructive and destructive waves. Learning Objectives: To define key terms related to waves. To describe how waves breaks and exits on a typical coastline. To explain the differences between constructive and destructive waves.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on coastal erosion. The main part of the lesson involves students producing their own labelled diagrams to show the different ways in which the waves erode the coastline, then do a class quiz-quiz trade (QQT) activity on the factors that affect coastal erosion then complete a written exercise afterwards. Learning Objectives: To describe the different ways in which the coastline is eroded. To explain the different factors that can affect the rate of coastal erosion.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated introduction lesson on coasts. In the main part of the lesson students use a stimulus image to generate their own definition of what a coastline is, carry out a image analysis of different coastlines around the room (open-ended but focused questions for students to generate their ideas) and lastly a ranking exercise on different reasons why the coastline is important for people. Learning Objectives: To identify what a coastline is. To describe the key features that make up a coastline. To explain why coastlines are important.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on why the world is increasingly urban. The main part of the lesson involves a Quiz-Quiz trade task to define the key terms linked to the 'Urban Futures' unit, followed by a task where they plot a line graph to describe the overall trends in urbanisation between richer and poorer countries, and lastly a task where students have to develop explanations as to why urbanisation is faster in poorer countries than richer countries. Learning Objectives: To identify key terms linked to the ‘Urban Futures’ unit. To describe how the rates of urbanisation vary globally. To explain reasons for these trends.