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I'm a teacher and the Author of the Amazon e-book;' Time Smart Teaching' and my mission is to create Geography resources to help teachers save time and reduce their workload. I am sharing additional time saving tips for teachers on my YOUTUBE channel ' Time Smart Teaching' if you fancy dropping by!
This detailed resource assesses the social, economic and environmental impacts of the Sumatra Earthquake in Indonesia in 2005. The quake caused a small tsunami and caused major destruction in the islands like Nias off the NW coast. This followed on from the awful boxing day tsunami a few years earlier meant that the country was already struggling to recover. This full lesson develops active reading skills, photo analysis and annotation skills, and helps them to classify effects as social, economic and environmental. This case study will be useful for the Challenge of Natural Hazards section of the Paper 1 exam.
This lesson looks at why earthquakes form at destructive, constructive and conservative plate margins. Student develop key paper 1 examination skills by learning to draw and annotate diagrams to explain how friction build up and release results in tremmors in the earth’s crust. There is a bonus powerpoint which has an earthquake maps/ GIS/ proportional circle graph analysis, which students have to answer questions on.
This introduction lesson on our year 7 topic ‘Pole to Pole’ / Cold climates looks at the climate and landscape features of the Tundra biome. Students analyse a climate graph to look at climatic features, and complete a differentiated reading comprehension exercise to pick ou features of the physical geography and landscape of the tundra. The rest of the 6 lesson on this mini scheme of work can be bought separately, or as a bundle for £8 from my tes shop, see resource entitled ’ Tundra Biome Year 7 SOW’
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/tundra-biome-year-7-sow-siberia-antarctica-12231148
Explore the Icy Wonders - Tundra Biome Lesson Bundle for KS3 Geography
Description:
Immerse your KS3 Geography classes in the captivating realm of cold climates and the tundra biome with our comprehensive lesson bundle. This series of 6 full lessons, meticulously designed and successfully taught to Year 7 classes by an Ofsted outstanding department for 5 years, promises an engaging journey that nurtures map-making skills, journalism writing, evaluation, and timeline creation.
Lesson Highlights:
Introduction to the Tundra: Build a foundational understanding of the icy tundra biome, allowing students to grasp its unique characteristics and ecological significance.
Glacial Landscape Features: Dive into the world of glacial landscapes, empowering students to name and describe a range of features while fostering an appreciation for the geological wonders of cold climates.
Map Making Skills: Develop essential map-making skills as students chart the intricate details of the tundra biome, enhancing their spatial awareness and geographical knowledge.
Journalism Writing: Unleash creativity through journalism writing, encouraging students to articulate their insights on the tundra biome with engaging narratives.
Evaluating Impact: Explore the effects of extreme tourism and climate change on icy environments, fostering critical thinking and awareness of environmental challenges.
Creating Timelines: Cap off the series by guiding students in the creation of timelines, providing a visual representation of key events and changes in cold climates.
Key Features:
Proven Success: Designed and taught successfully for five years by an Ofsted outstanding department, ensuring quality and effectiveness.
Skill Development: Each lesson targets different skills, creating a well-rounded learning experience for students.
Enjoyable and Engaging: Infuse a sense of awe and wonder into your classroom as students explore the wonders of the tundra biome.
Ideal for:
Geography teachers seeking a comprehensive and engaging unit on cold climates and the tundra biome for KS3 classes.
Educators looking to incorporate varied skills development in their geography curriculum.
Ignite curiosity and understanding in your geography classes. Download this lesson bundle now to take your students on an exciting journey through the icy wonders of the tundra biome!
This 6th lesson in our cold climate series aimed at year 7 / 8 examines why Arctic sea ice is reducing year on year due to climate change. Students develop their timeline skills to collect information on how ice cores show changes in air quality over time. Students then utilise their completed time line on sea ice to answer questions to test their understanding of the issues presented in the lesson.
In this 5th lesson in our cold climate series ’ Pol to Pole’ and following on from lesson 4 on extreme tourism in the Antarctic Cruise, learners examine human impacts on cold climates and Antarctica. Students main task is to evaluate which human threats are the most pressing and urgent, but completing a diamond 9 activity. Students could then follow this up by writing an international code of conduct for Antarctic scientists and visitors.
This 4th lesson in our cold climate series ’ Pole to Pole’ allows students to discover Antarctica through a virtual Antarctic cruise. They will learn to annotate the Antarctic icy landscape and discover what tourist activities away those on the cruise. We also compare how the Arctic is different from the Antarctic using a true or false quiz- the students find the answer by studying and comparing the 2 maps of the poles.
In this 3rd lesson on our cold environments series ’ Pole to Pole’ we explore how the resourceful and hardy ’ Nennet’ tribe have made a lifestyle herding reindeer throughout Siberia, Russia. Students must use their geographical enquiry skills to gather information about the tribe through an information hunt activity, building in kinathstetic learning experiences into the classroom. There is a link to video content from Simon Reeve’s 'Russia ’ series in which he faces frost nip whilst travelling with the tribe.
Creative Travel Writing Adventure - Exploring Siberia on the Trans-Siberian Railway
Description:
Embark on an imaginative journey across the vast and enchanting landscapes of Siberia, Russia, as students dive into our captivating lesson, a part of our ‘Pole to Pole’ unit. Tailored for year 7 and adaptable for other KS3 classes, this lesson invites students to unleash their creativity through travel writing on the renowned Trans-Siberian Railway.
Key Features:
Geographical Exploration: Delve into the cold and sparsely populated region of Siberia, showcasing its breathtaking beauty and important landmarks such as the iconic River Ob and the stunning Lake Baikal.
Map Integration: Students utilize maps to anchor their writing, seamlessly incorporating geographical features into their narratives.
Differentiation: Abundant writing frames and resources cater to diverse abilities, ensuring an inclusive and enriching experience for all students.
Literacy Skills Focus: Elevate literacy skills as students are encouraged to write in a compelling travel-journalism style, transporting readers on an imaginary adventure through Siberia.
Why Choose This Resource?
Immersive Learning: Engage students in a hands-on exploration of geography and creative writing, fostering a deep connection to the subject matter.
Differentiated Approach: Cater to various learning styles and abilities with tailored resources, making the lesson accessible and enjoyable for every student.
Cross-Curricular Integration: Seamlessly integrate geography and language arts, promoting a holistic approach to learning.
Ideal for:
Geography teachers seeking an interdisciplinary lesson plan.
Educators focusing on creative writing skills development.
Elevate your geography class with this exciting lesson. Download now and guide your students on a captivating journey through Siberia’s wonders!
This full lesson gets students thinking about describing and explaining where most of the world’s ice is found. The Tundra biome is found at far north and south latitudes where the days are short and the winters are long. Permafrost and taiga forests are located here and only well adapted plants and animals survive, hence the name ’ treeless mountain tract’. The lesson has a differentiated map task where student must shade and label places within the tundra biome. There is also a match-up activity where they must link up definitions of icy landscape features with their pictures: glaciers, ice sheet, ice caps and snow patches.
This study aid has been produced to help students use subject specific describing words in their examination writing. The Mat gives a visual stimulus to show at a glance a range of vocabulary that students can use when describing places or processes linked to Human Geography topics and landscapes, in relation to paper 2 and 3. These have a range of uses, and could be given out during mock examinations to help the lower ability students. They could be colour printed an stuck into student books or laminated and stuck down onto desks. They would be really useful for teachers to don’t always teach in the same classroom who have portable displays. These learning mats were taken from my other resource ; GCSE Geography Literacy displays’ and made more pupil friendly.
Elevate Your Geography Writing - Literacy Wall Display for GCSE Success
Description:
Unlock the key to GCSE success by mastering essential Geography terminology with our exclusive classroom literacy wall display. Tailored to benefit students of all abilities, this resource is particularly crucial for middle and low-ability learners, offering a visual guide to enhance their grasp of examiners’ language.
Key Features:
Strategic Vocabulary Development: Elevate writing skills by focusing on the precise use of key Geography terminology, a crucial aspect for success in GCSE examinations.
Differentiated Approach: Catering to all ability levels, from basic to advanced, this display provides a comprehensive range of adjectives and acronyms, empowering students to expand their geographical vocabulary effectively.
Visual Prompt: Enhance understanding through a visually appealing guide that clearly illustrates descriptive words aligned with examination themes and topics covered in the new GCSE series.
Grade Differentiation: Bridge the gap between higher and lower ability students, and even distinguish between grade 8 and 9 achievement by emphasizing the importance of well-placed keywords.
Why Choose This Resource?
Exam Preparation: Equip students with the linguistic tools necessary for success in GCSE examinations, ensuring they confidently decode and respond to examiner language.
Inclusive Learning: Provide essential support for middle and low-ability learners, promoting language comprehension and application.
Versatile Application: Suitable for various themes and topics covered in the new GCSE exam series, fostering flexibility and adaptability.
Ideal for:
Geography teachers focused on exam preparation and literacy skills development.
Educators seeking a visually engaging tool to support students in mastering key terminology.
Transform your geography classroom into a hub of linguistic excellence. Download this literacy wall display now to empower your students with the language of success in GCSE examinations!
Volcanoes are weak points in the earth’s crust where plate boundaries appear, and periodically let lava escape to the surface. these can also be found at hotspots. For the GCSE Geography AQA curriculum students need to be aware of 2 main types of volcanoes, where and how they form, and their distinguishing characteristics. this PowerPoint lesson resource assumes a basic level of existing understanding and recaps on the basic structure and eruption characteristics of each. there is a BINGO starter game linked to a video resource. Added challenge for higher ability to explain 3 of their bino words to the group. Following on from this the teacher can talk through the next slides, on parts of a volcano and its layered structure and associated hazards. or print the information out ready for the TRUE or FALSE activity/ grid, which has answers attached. At the end students are prompted to think about which celebrity embodies each type of volcano the most. This is to help them memorize and make connections to enegage in their long term memory for the examinations. Approx lesson length: 45 minutes.
This collection of revision resources cover paper 1 2 and 3, fieldwork human and physical fieldwork topics. Designed to get your student learning and revising key content for the exam independently. perfect for the run up to the mock examination series of summer examinations. Covering core content of the AQA GCSE Geography specification. Involves a variety of different tasks, from odd-one out, to A3 revision posters and fieldwork escape room challenges. Something for all ability ranges.
The geology of a coastline will have an impact on how quickly it retreats backwards due to the erosion processes off hydraulic action and abrasion. This lesson considers how the aspect, rock type, layers and existing sea defenses all contribute to different rates of erosion. The meanings of the terms lithology, concordant and discordant coastlines are apparent throughout the lesson. This lesson was designed initially for an interview, and worked really well for a 50 minute lesson duration.
starter: Students examine the picture and discuss what is happening to the houses and why. They then compare two coastlines; Durdle Door and Swanage Bay, and predict which one they think will retreat the quickest, with the aid of maps.
Main - students annotate their images/ maps with information about the geology of each coastline, from either the teacher talk or print-outs from the slides. they can be encouraged to do their own research also at this point. Then they attempt a 4 mark exam question designed to test their understanding of the geology and how it influences coastal erosion.
plenary- a gap fill exercise on an image to test students recall on the main factors discussed in the lesson.
Hot deserts are known for their harsh climates and unforgiving landscapes, yet their are economic and environmental opportunities in these regions in you look closely enough. Water and resource management becomes even more important in the Sahara as drought and desertification takes hold.
This 4 lesson bundle covers everything your students need to know about a desert case study for their examination on the ‘Living World’/ Ecosystems’ topic for the AQA exam board specification. The first lesson analysis the climate of the Sahara using a living graph to cut and stick statements around. The second lesson focuses on hidden resources in the Shel, such as oil, minerals and hidden underground aquifers. Students make a chloropeth map to show where these are found. Students will also take part in group work to present to the class about how different plant and animal life has adapted to the harsh conditions of the Sahara desert. In addition, they will sort statements into a venn diagram to classify the various human causes of desertification (climate change, agriculture or population pressure) before summarising their notes into a mindmap. Finally, they will examine a range of approaches in use to combat desertification, and write up a full report of their findings. By the end of these resources you students will have a sound and detailed understanding on the concepts of;
Desertification
Adaptions
Economic opportunities
Social, economic and environ
aggroforestry
They will also attempt exam questions such as;
Explain the human causes of desertification
Explain how the desert climate impacts upon the people living there
Advent calendars are traditionally associated with the December count down to 25th, Christ’s birthday. At the end, kids can look forward to earnings their biggest chocolate on Christmas day. This advent calender is perfect to use with years 7 8 and 9 in the final classes before the festive break. These can be used as mini starters, or take up the whole lesson. The answers to the questions on each day are provided, so make sure you have small chocolates or candy to give out for any students who complete and self mark their quiz. There is a mixture of vocab, general knowledge, map skills, locational knowledge throughout plus all important literacy. anagrams. Use this resource in conjunction with my original ’ 3D stand up geography christmas trees’ to get a fabulous festive geography display going in your classroom.
Using a simple 3d slot- in Christmas tree template, this will keep your kS3 geography classes happy and crafting in the festive season. The Christmas tree templates have been adapted on photoshop to show a choice of 3 designs; maps of lapland, images of biomes and flags of the world. Student can also use a blank template to record and reflect on their geographical learning from accross the year. These templates could also easily be used to make geographical themed christmas bunting! Simple and easy to do, but effective and would make a lovely set of classroom displays, ideal for open evenings. These designs will work well photocopied in black and white, and students can add colour themselves to extend the activity and keep photocopying budgets down.
A bundle of examination support resources created for the 2019 summer examination pre-release material about road building through the Peru Amazon. The bundle includes an A3 revision poster plus workbooklet to help students analyse each page of the booklet. IN addition there is a revision poster on Tropical Rainforest management.
This full lesson combines sketching skills and reading comprehension to annotate a diagram of the different rainforest layers: forest floor, understory, canopy and emergent layer. Tropical rainforest biomes are found around 0 degrees lattitude, also known as the equator. Almost all GCSE geography examination boards expect students to have a detailed understanding on the layers and features of the rainforest. This lesson includes a kinathstectic mini-quiz to test students understading on each of the layers; they move around the 4 corners of the room to classify statements on each of the different layer characteristics.
