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I am a teacher specialising in Geography and Religious Studies with over 4 years experience to date. I pride myself on designing lessons that engages students in their learning, with an enquiry-based focus being at the forefront. Any lesson that you download is fully resourced and differentiated ready to use in a flash. I hope they make a real contributing to your own classroom like they have done to mine.

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I am a teacher specialising in Geography and Religious Studies with over 4 years experience to date. I pride myself on designing lessons that engages students in their learning, with an enquiry-based focus being at the forefront. Any lesson that you download is fully resourced and differentiated ready to use in a flash. I hope they make a real contributing to your own classroom like they have done to mine.
How Can The Impacts Of Earthquakes Be Mitigated
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How Can The Impacts Of Earthquakes Be Mitigated

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how the impacts of earthquakes can be mitigated. Focused on the 3Ps, the main part of the lesson involves a discussion task on the difference between the three approaches and the techniques it might involve, leading up to an extended note taking task on how the different techniques can help to mitigate the impacts of an earthquake. Learning Objectives: To describe the different approaches to mitigating the impacts of earthquakes. To explain how these approaches work in practice. To evaluate the effectiveness of these approaches.
Why Did The Haiti Earthquake Cause So Much Devastation
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Why Did The Haiti Earthquake Cause So Much Devastation

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the impacts of the Haiti earthquake, 2010. The main part of the lesson involves students using a map to describe the cause of the earthquake, colour code the impacts of the earthquake and explain the effect they would have, then working in pairs to justify the importance of certain factors in contributing to the devastating nature of the Haiti earthquake. Learning Objectives: To describe the cause of the Haiti earthquake. To explain the effects of the Haiti earthquake. To assess why the earthquake caused so much devastation.
Why Do Tectonic Plates Move
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Why Do Tectonic Plates Move

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on why tectonic plates move. The main part of the lesson involves a mapping task where students plot the main tectonic and earthquake plate boundaries and describe its distribution, then use a clip to order statements in order to explain the process of continental drift, followed by image analysis to deduce forms of evidence for this movement. Learning Objectives: To describe the global distribution of earthquake and volcanic activity. To explain how the process of continental drift causes tectonic plate movement. To investigate the evidence for this movement.
What Processes Occur In And At The Surface Of The Earth
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What Processes Occur In And At The Surface Of The Earth

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the processes that occur in the interior of the earth and at plate boundaries. The main part of the lesson involves annoating a diagram with the key properties of each interior layer of the earth, working in pairs to produce a revision tool on one of the plate boundaries and then peer teaching to produce a set of notes on all four types of plate boundary. Learning Objectives: To describe the structure of the earth. To explain the processes that operate at tectonic plate boundaries.
Map Skills Assessment
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Map Skills Assessment

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated assessment on Map Skills. This resource involves students creating a guide book for visiting Geography students to the town of Framlingham. The activities are included below, although this can easily be adapted for other towns/cities in the UK: • Map(s) to locate Framlingham in Suffolk and the UK • Description of Framlingham’s location in Suffolk and the UK • A sketch map of Framlingham, using symbols and a grid • Planned route around the town, using 4 or 6 figure grid references and compass directions
Map Skills Scheme Of Work
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Map Skills Scheme Of Work

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated scheme of work on 'Map Skills'. All lessons contain a set of clear activities to meet a set of differentiated learning objectives. They should be taught in the following order: 1. What is Geography all about? 2. Why is it important to study Geography? 3. What are the fundamentals of maps? (Compass directions and map scales) 4. Where in the world are we? (Global Geography) 5. How do we know where we are? (Geography of the British Isles) 6. How can symbols be used on an O.S. map? 7. How do we find places on a map? (Four-figure grid references) 8. How do we find specific places on a map? (Six-figure grid references) 9. Treasure Island (Consolidation task) 10. How do we show height on a map? 11. Contour Island practical
Contour Island Practical Lesson
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Contour Island Practical Lesson

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on contours. This lesson, well situated after a lesson on the basics of contours, involves students creating their own 3D cardboard models to show how contours can show the height and shape of the land. It contains a full set of step-by-step instructions and supporting visuals to assist students with this. Learning Objectives: To identify how contours can be represented through 3D modelling. To describe the relief of your models using appropriate geographical terminology.
How Do We Show Height On A Map
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How Do We Show Height On A Map

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on contour lines. The main part of the lesson involves students having to read heights off a custom-made map and then drawing a cross-section of the landform (this exercise is supported with clear instructions and visuals on the Power Point and differentiated grids). Learning Objectives: To be able to read height on a map. To draw a cross section of contour lines.
Treasure Island
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Treasure Island

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on consolidating map skills, including compass directions, scale, symbols, and four/six-figure grid references. This is done by students having to create their own treasure islands with a hidden treasure that can only be found by carefully following their designed set of instructions. Learning Objective: To apply map skills learned so far to produce a treasure map.
How Do We Find Places On A Map (4-Figure Grid References)
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How Do We Find Places On A Map (4-Figure Grid References)

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how to locate features on a map using four-figure grid references. The main part of the lesson involves a brief class demonstration and exercise followed by an independent learning exercise. The plenary involves students competing with each other playing battleships using four-figure grid references.
How Do We Know Where We Are (Geography of the British Isles)
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How Do We Know Where We Are (Geography of the British Isles)

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the key geographical features of the British Isles. The main part of the lesson consists of a mapping task (cities and towns, seas and oceans) which is assessed through an interactive quiz included. It also includes a section on students writing a paragraph to describe the location of an English town using appropriate geographical methodology (this start with a class discussion on how this is best approached to create a list of success criteria on the board), leading to peer assessment as a plenary. Learning Objectives: To plot the key Geographical features of the British Isles. To describe our location using appropriate Geographical terminology.
Where In The World Are We
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Where In The World Are We

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on global geography - the key focus being on able to plot and recognise key geographical features on a world map including continents, countries, seas and oceans, and mountain ranges. This is assessed primarily through an interactive quiz which can be easily self assessed. Learning Objectives: To describe terminology linked to Geographical mapping. To plot the key Geographical features onto a map of the world. To explain patterns in country characteristics
What Are The Fundamentals Of Maps (Compass Directions and Map Scales)
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What Are The Fundamentals Of Maps (Compass Directions and Map Scales)

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the fundamentals of maps - compass directions and scale. The main part of the lesson involves students being able to identify and use a compass confidently, which includes a mini-game assessment task, and how to use scale to work out distances between places (including curvature). Learning Objectives: To identify the different points of the compass. To understand why and how scale is used on maps.
Why Is It Important To Study Geography
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Why Is It Important To Study Geography

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the importance of studying Geography. It would act particularly well as an early lesson at the start of Year 7. In the main part of the lesson students have to generate their own responses to the question, using small case studies and prompts on the Powerpoint to guide them. This then leads to the second main task where students have to produce a piece of work persuading other Year 7's that it is an important subject to study. Learning Objectives: To explain how Geography can help us to make sense of the world. To analyse how it can affect the actions we make in life.
What Is Geography All About
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What Is Geography All About

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson which acts as an introduction to Geography at KS3, although it can be easily adapted for KS3. It primarily focuses on the different branches of Geography, in which students have to group different Geographical topics and then explain potential connections between them. Learning Objectives: To describe the different types of Geography. To explain connections between different Geographical topics.
Poverty in the UK
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Poverty in the UK

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the causes and effects of poverty in the UK. In the main part of the lesson students have to use a set of images to describe the impacts of poverty and then use annotate an A3 sheet with the different reasons why poverty exists in the UK today. Finally students have to come up with their own suggestions as to how poverty in the UK could be tackled. Learning Objectives: To describe the impacts of poverty in the UK. To explain the reasons why we see poverty in the UK. To begin to suggest your own solutions to poverty in the UK.
Global Poverty
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Global Poverty

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on global poverty. In the main part of the lessons students have to consider a range of definitions to decide what they believe is the best one, use a range of pictures to explain the impacts of global poverty, and finally complete a written evaluation as to whether they believe it is possible to end global poverty. Learning Objectives: To describe the meaning of poverty. To explain the impacts of global poverty. To speculate whether it is possible to end global poverty.
Savanna Ecosystem
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Savanna Ecosystem

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on Savanna ecosystems. The main activities include using a range of sources to bullet point the characteristics of the ecosystem, an information comprehension task to understand how plants and animals have adapted, and a picture analysis task to begin to investigate the different challenges facing the ecosystem. It is aimed primarily at KS3 students: Learning Objectives: To describe the characteristics of a Savanna ecosystem. To explain how animals and plants have adapted to this ecosystem. To investigate the challenges facing this ecosystem.
Climate Graphs
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Climate Graphs

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This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how to construct climate graphs. The instructions contained on the slides are from another user on TES, so I simply adapted a starter activity and added pictures and a guide sheet to further support students in this process. Feedback is always appreciated. Learning Objectives: To be able to construct a climate graph. To extract information from the graph and use it to explain climate.