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I'm a Head of Geography at a 11-16 secondary school in Leicestershire, UK. I enjoy creating lessons that students enjoy - so you will not find reams of text on the board for them to read or for you to transmit. I believe in a range of engaging activities per lesson.

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I'm a Head of Geography at a 11-16 secondary school in Leicestershire, UK. I enjoy creating lessons that students enjoy - so you will not find reams of text on the board for them to read or for you to transmit. I believe in a range of engaging activities per lesson.
1. Political geography of Asia
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1. Political geography of Asia

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Intended for Y8 but suitable for Y9, this lesson is part of a fully-resourced synoptic unit about Asia designed to draw together pupils’ learning from the past two years in Geography. The unit includes elements of coasts, rivers, climate change, development, urbanisation and looks at more challenging and contemporary issues such as the roots of the development gap between North and South Korea and also the abuse of Uighers in China. This lesson introduces the regions of Asia, counties and capital cities using a latitude/longitude skills task. It includes a video introduction, worksheets, a bingo-based plenary and an inference task.
2. How does India rely on the monsoon
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2. How does India rely on the monsoon

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Intended for Y8 but suitable for Y9, this lesson is part of a fully-resourced synoptic unit about Asia designed to draw together pupils’ learning from the past two years in Geography. The unit includes elements of coasts, rivers, climate change, development, urbanisation and looks at more challenging and contemporary issues such as the roots of the development gap between North and South Korea and also the abuse of Uighers in China. This lesson introduced the monsoon weather system and looks in detail at its impacts in India, both positive and negative. This includes a “So what - chain of reasoning” activity to develop extended answer skills.
Geography Cover Work: Geographical Regions of Asia
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Geography Cover Work: Geographical Regions of Asia

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Cover work for Geography, either KS3 or KS4. You will need to supply atlases (or a map on a PPT to be projected) and then pupils simply work through the tasks. Could not be easier - no more complaints from supply teachers or cover supervisors and no mores scratching aroundf at 7am when you are i ll - just set the worksheet and forget about it.
Geography cover worksheet: Australia
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Geography cover worksheet: Australia

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Cover work for Geography, either KS3 or KS4. You will need to supply atlases (or a map on a PPT to be projected) and then pupils simply work through the tasks. Could not be easier - no more complaints from supply teachers or cover supervisors and no mores scratching around at 7am when you are i ll - just set the worksheet and forget about it.
6. What is the UN and what does it do?
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6. What is the UN and what does it do?

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Intended forY9, this is a fully-resourced synoptic unit about international relations designed to support pupils as they move towards GCSE Geography. The unit examines international relations and the factors that affect these, superpowers, alliances, trade, hard- and soft-power, Belt and Road Initiative/debt-trap diplomacy, the causes, consequences and solutions of war and the role and efficacy of the UN. There is an optional final series of lessons to allow pupils to watch Hotel Rwanda to support their learning and provide a but of light relief at the very end of the year - the film is not provided and you should be sure to examine the accompanying PowerPoint that explains the premise to pupils and also states the exact time where the “N” word is used in the film so you can mute it. A selection of the various arms of the UN are introduced and compared with the Sustainable Development Goals. Pupils them examine a wide-range of historical examples of UN activity, from development to peacekeeping, to allow them to form a judgement on the utility and efficacy of the UN. The lesson ends with a “To what extent do you agree…” KS4 exam question to develop their GCSE Geography skills. The lesson closes with a reinforcement of the positive impacts of the UN for individuals.
7. How is height drawn on maps?
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7. How is height drawn on maps?

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A lesson, with activities, that introduces the concept of height-above-sea-level and altitude, contour lines, spot heights and triangulation pillars, culminating in the drawing of a cross-section. The lesson is from a Y7 introduction to Geography skill-based unit. It is fully resourced with a range of engaging activities to introduce pupils to the subject and its core skills.
5. What are latitude and longitude and how can we use them to locate places?
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5. What are latitude and longitude and how can we use them to locate places?

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A lesson (with activities) introducing hemispheres, latitude, longitude and What3Words. What are latitude and longitude and how can we use them to locate places. The lesson is from a Y7 introduction to Geography skill-based unit. It is fully resourced with a range of engaging activities to introduce pupils to the subject and its core skills.
8. What is GIS and how is it useful to Geographers
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8. What is GIS and how is it useful to Geographers

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Introducing a basic GIS (Nat Geo Mapmaker). The lesson is from a Y7 introduction to Geography skill-based unit. It is fully resourced with a range of engaging activities to introduce pupils to the subject and its core skills. You will need access to an ICT suite for pupils to fully engage with the second half of this lesson. The lesson is from a Y7 introduction to Geography skill-based unit. It is fully resourced with a range of engaging activities to introduce pupils to the subject and its core skills.
6. How can we measure distance?
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6. How can we measure distance?

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Introducing ways to measure distance, including scale, route and ‘as-the-crow-flies’ direct measurement. The lesson is from a Y7 introduction to Geography skill-based unit. It is fully resourced with a range of engaging activities to introduce pupils to the subject and its core skills.
Assessment: Geographical skills
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Assessment: Geographical skills

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The assessment for my Geographical Skills unit. The lesson is from a Y7 introduction to Geography skill-based unit. It is fully resourced with a range of engaging activities to introduce pupils to the subject and its core skills.
Development: 18. Sino-Kenyan Aid
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Development: 18. Sino-Kenyan Aid

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This is part of a fully resourced scheme of work for the Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Geography specification, although it is easily adaptable for other specifications. Each lesson has all materials provided (with YouTube links) and is ready to teach out-of-the-box. This lesson examines the impacts of Chinese aid to Kenya by investigating the Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway project and its implications for Kenya development and debt
How is Sydney divided socioeconomically?
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How is Sydney divided socioeconomically?

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Prepared for the Eduqas GCSE Geography B 9-1 specification (and applicable to all other boards), with all resources provided and ready to teach straight away. My lessons are interactive and provide a variety of teaching and learning activities. This lesson is part of the ‘HIC Global Cities: Sydney’ scheme of work (available as a bundle) of fifteen lessons about Sydney. This lesson introduces the concept of the ‘latte line’ - the divide between more prosperous, educated and health north/eastern Sydney and more ethinically diverse, less wealth and less educated western/southern Sydney. The lesson utilises an extensive selection of maps which students interrogate to judge socioeconomic differences in Sydney.
Aboriginal Sydney
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Aboriginal Sydney

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Prepared for the Eduqas GCSE Geography B 9-1 specification (and applicable to all other boards), with all resources provided and ready to teach straight away. My lessons are interactive and provide a variety of teaching and learning activities. This lesson is part of the ‘HIC Global Cities: Sydney’ scheme of work (available as a bundle) of fifteen lessons about Sydney. This lesson examines the history of aboriginal peoples in Sydney and provides a historical context for the growth of the city. It uses a carousel activity to develop an understanding of the challenges that aboriginal people have faced and encourages students to relate these to contemporary aboriginal experiences. It also seeks to challenge prejudices on this matter.
How is Sydney different to the rest of Australia?
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How is Sydney different to the rest of Australia?

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Prepared for the Eduqas GCSE Geography B 9-1 specification (and applicable to all other boards), with all resources provided and ready to teach straight away. My lessons are interactive and provide a variety of teaching and learning activities. This lesson is part of the ‘HIC Global Cities: Sydney’ scheme of work (available as a bundle) of fifteen lessons about Sydney. This lesson uses selected census data (presented in a variety of ways in a extensive resource booklet) to develop understanding about Sydney’s demographics in contrast to the rest of Australia. It takes two hour long lessons to complete.
Why does Sydney depend on the car?
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Why does Sydney depend on the car?

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Prepared for the Eduqas GCSE Geography B 9-1 specification (and applicable to all other boards), with all resources provided and ready to teach straight away. My lessons are interactive and provide a variety of teaching and learning activities. This lesson is part of the ‘HIC Global Cities: Sydney’ scheme of work (available as a bundle) of fifteen lessons about Sydney. This lesson outlines the reasons why travel in Sydney is dominated by motor transport and the problems and impacts this causes in the city. It also begins to look at how urban renewal has impacted Sydney.
What are the transport issues in Sydney?
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What are the transport issues in Sydney?

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Prepared for the Eduqas GCSE Geography B 9-1 specification (and applicable to all other boards), with all resources provided and ready to teach straight away. My lessons are interactive and provide a variety of teaching and learning activities. This lesson is part of the ‘HIC Global Cities: Sydney’ scheme of work (available as a bundle) of fifteen lessons about Sydney. This lesson uses an extensive booklet of maps to examine the transport issues faced by Sydneysiders, including congestion, air pollution, commute time and pub transport infrastructure.
Is Sydney a global city?
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Is Sydney a global city?

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Prepared for the Eduqas GCSE Geography B 9-1 specification (and applicable to all other boards), with all resources provided and ready to teach straight away. My lessons are interactive and provide a variety of teaching and learning activities. This lesson is part of the ‘HIC Global Cities: Sydney’ scheme of work (available as a bundle) of fifteen lessons about Sydney. This lesson allows pupils to identify whether Sydney qualifies as a global city and makes use of a newspaper article deconstruction and peer learning. It also includes low-tariff exam question practice.
Sydney - What is a global city?
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Sydney - What is a global city?

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Prepared for the Eduqas GCSE Geography B 9-1 specification (and applicable to all other boards), with all resources provided and ready to teach straight away. My lessons are interactive and provide a variety of teaching and learning activities. This lesson is part of the ‘HIC Global Cities: Sydney’ scheme of work (available as a bundle) of fifteen lessons about Sydney. This lesson introduces students to the concept of global cities and megacities, including the criteria, classification of global cities and embeds global location knowledge through a mapping task.
Life in Dharavi
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Life in Dharavi

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Lesson 6 of my Mumbai GCSE unit. This lesson examines life in Dharavi, a Mumbai slum, it’s advantages and disadvantages. The lesson is fully resources and is a great introduction and examination of life in Dharavi.
19. Develoment - Assessment
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19. Develoment - Assessment

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This is part of a fully resourced scheme of work for the Eduqas GCSE (9-1) Geography specification, although it is easily adaptable for other specifications. Each lesson has all materials provided (with YouTube links) and is ready to teach out-of-the-box. This lesson is a 30-minute assessment containing a mixture of GCSE questions (of varying tariffs). Take 20 minutes to peer-mark the questions, 10 minutes to mop up/for arrival. I then take the sheets and complete generic DIRT feedback to print on the back.