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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.
KS3 International Relations Unit - Complete Bundle
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KS3 International Relations Unit - Complete Bundle

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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.
1. What and where is the Middle East region
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1. What and where is the Middle East region

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A lesson examining the political geography of the Middle East. Pupils use maps and atlases to develop locational knowledge. The second page of the map included in this resources is related to Lesson 2 in this unit. The worksheet is not poorly formatted, by the way - TES Resources has jumbled the photo but the worksheet is as it should be, a correctly formatted Word document. This is a part of a fully-resourced unit with a range of styles of activity and unashamedly embracing aspects of thinking skills (they still work) and dual coding. The unit was designed for Y9 and synoptically revises their KS3 course whilst using skills and concepts from their KS4 Geography studies (specifically, for Eduqas Geography B but relevant to all boards).
Sydney - housing crisis
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Sydney - housing crisis

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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 earnings/house price ratio. Pupils examine how economic prosperity has acted as a pull factor to international migrants, increasing Sydney’s population and increasing house prices. Students develop a chain of reasoning to explain this (and develop extended writing exam skills as a result). They then examine a range of attitudes held by different stakeholders to the impacts of the housing crisis in Sydney
Blockbusters - fully animated with sound
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Blockbusters - fully animated with sound

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This is a fun starter or plenary activity based upon the Blockbusters TV show. Two teams (usually boys vs girls) complete to win hexagons by answering questions. The winning team makes a complete chain of hexagons across the board. This is a very dynamic version of this classic activity and can be edited to change all questions. The questions animate in with the intro theme and this has proven to encourage pupils to work on recall before they have even answered the questions. This is ideal for an observed lesson.
Geography learning journey roadmap
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Geography learning journey roadmap

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Produced in Microsoft Publisher, this editable document shows the roadmap for our Geography course at KS3 and KS4 (Eduqas B, but can be altered to suit). The icons are from the Noun Project - sign up at the website for a free account to swap the provided icons for your own. To decouple the icons from the circles or change the circle border colour, click ‘Ungroup’ on the ribbon once you have selected them. Only supplied in Publisher format, if you do not have access to Publisher please do not purchase.
KS3 Africa L1: Physical Geography of Africa
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KS3 Africa L1: Physical Geography of Africa

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A lesson designed for our Y9 Africa KS3 unit. This lesson introduces the location of Africa, alongside reinforcing the location of other major global physical features and lines of latitude, and then examines the location of the major physical features and geography of Africa. The lesson ends with an modelled description of this.
Africa L4: The savanna biomes and life in the Sahel
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Africa L4: The savanna biomes and life in the Sahel

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The fourth lesson in the Y9 Africa unit, this lesson introduces pupils to the savanna biome and its climate and adaptations. It focussing on the Sahel region of Africa and how it was traditionally used by humans (nomadic farming) and why this was sustainable.
Africa L6: Solutions to desertification
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Africa L6: Solutions to desertification

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The third lesson in the Y9 Africa unit, this lesson introduces pupils to a range of solutions to desertification (magic stones, drip irrigation, rainwater harvesting, etc) and asks pupils to learn about and then present this information to the class.
Glaciation L2: What biomes exist in Russia?
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Glaciation L2: What biomes exist in Russia?

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A lesson which introduces the biomes of Russia, including steppe, tundra, taiga and temperate forest. Pupils examine each biome and look at adaptations. Progress in KS3 textbook (Hodder) required for the last part of the lesson
Glaciation L5: Processes and landforms
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Glaciation L5: Processes and landforms

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This lesson focuses on glaciers as a system and their inputs, outputs and processes. Pupils thus examine the processes involved, such as ablation, accumultation, meltwater, erosion, transportation, etc. Pupils then look at the landforms created by glaciers - Arete, corrie, pyramidal peak, etc.
Glaciation and Cold Environments Bundle
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Glaciation and Cold Environments Bundle

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A bundle of lessons that introduce a range of cold environments (taiga, tundra, steppe, temperate forest, polar, mountain biome), adaptations and climate, etc. A good look at glacial processes and landforms but in an accessible way - this unit does not have lesson after lesson on landform diagrams, deliberately. Pupils look at how humans use cold environments and the impacts of this, ending with a natural hazard (avalanche). Some lessons have elements that require the Progress in KS3 textbook (Hodder) but not all. Otherwise all fully resourced lessons with a range of engaging activities.
Glaciation L3: Mountain biomes
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Glaciation L3: Mountain biomes

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This lesson introduces the mountain biome, climate and adaptations. It examines how humans are affecting the mountain biome by examining deforestation in the Himalayas, and the consequences of this. Progress in KS3 Geography required for the final part of this lesson
1. What factors affect international relations?
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1. What factors affect international relations?

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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. This lesson examines the factors affecting international relations and asks pupils to map the major geopolitical alliances of the world.
9. Impacts of management of the Mekong
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9. Impacts of management of the Mekong

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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 examines how the restrictions of the discharge of the Mekong impacts upon countries and communities along its long profile. The lesson culminated in an exam-style question to develop pupils’ ability to responds to “To what extent to you agree” questions.
10. Why is the coast of Vietnam eroding?
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10. Why is the coast of Vietnam eroding?

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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 examines the impact of climate change, sea-level rise, mangrove deforestation, unintended outcomes from coastal defences, etc, upon the erosion of Vietnam’s coast, together with strategies of how Vietnam intends to address this.
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.
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.