This lesson looks at improvements in: rail, road, port and airport infrastructure in the UK using paired work and an ambassador activity. The students then look at the proposed expansion of Heathrow and debate whether or not it should have a third runway.
Please note: for the activity for the improvements of infrastructure, you can either use the text book (page numbers in notes section) or the slides at the end of the main PPT.
Please note: all worksheets are included in the PPT presentation itself.
This lesson looks at:
What quality of life is
Assessing quality of life in mock scenarios across countries (China, Denmark, Ghana)
Quality of life in London using data (extended writing)
A mini revision guide created about global warming for KS3.
Includes:
Global warming, greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases
Physical and human causes of global warming
Effects of global warming
Carbon footprint
How individuals, governments and businesses can reduce carbon emissions
LEDCs and MEDCs use of renewable energy and fossil fuels
Also has questions to test students and frame their revision.
Activity involves 4 population pyramids that students have to analyse and match each statement to the correct pyramid. Challenge activities include analysis and the creation of their own population pyramid.
This activity was used as a recap. Could be modified to introduce the topic.
A list of some key words and their definitions that relate to development.
Can be given to students as a word bank or to non-specialist teachers who are teaching your subject.
This is a revision guide for Unit 1 of the new AQA 1-9 Geography GCSE. Be warned; it’s a beast! 97 slides long!
This revision guide is based on the text book and is a condensed form of it.
Feedback gratefully received.
Lesson looks at why we should protect the Amazon Rainforest.
Do Now: Numeracy surrounding deforestation.
Video
Diamond 9
Development of ideas
Literacy - writing opportunity (explanation)
This lesson is for the 1-9 AQA Geography GCSE course, section B.
The lesson looks at what the north-south divide is, why it exists and how the government is trying to reduce the divide.
Textbook reference is the new AQA textbook for the course.
This lesson is the first lesson about glacial landscapes and processes.
Includes: what a glacier is, why they move, freeze-thaw, abrasion and plucking.
I have not covered transportation or deposition in this lesson as it will be covered in other lessons.
This lesson looks at:
What sanitation is (comprehension activity)
Choropleth maps
Access to sanitation globally (creating own choropleth map)
Checking and writing opportunities
All data is provided. You will need atlases for this lesson.
Lesson that questions who responsibility it is to tackle climate change.
Do Now - Who is the biggest carbon emitter (per capita) - tackling preconceptions
Introduction to a common viewpoint
Carousel activity to gather evidence to support and challenge viewpoint
Extended writing task with WILF
This lesson was created for the AQA GCSE Geography course.
The lesson looks at the UK as a post-industrial economy and the 2 many areas of it: service and finance, research and information technology.
Includes:
Recall activity
Comprehension activity
Flowcharts as a way to develop explanation
Exam question practice
Home learning activity
Please note: all resources needed for this lesson are included in the PPT. The lesson uses pages in the new AQA GCSE book, but I have created extra slides with relevant information that can be used instead.
This lesson looks at how the population in two rural areas in the UK have changed, why and the social and economic effects of these.
Questions to help aid revision of section A and B of the new AQA Geography GCSE. This pack does not include exam questions, but questions to help guide independent revision.
UPDATE - 20/10/2017
Questions for Unit 1 Section A, B and C and Unit 2 Section C have been uploaded.
Lesson looks at the causes of economic change in the UK. Includes clips and a carousel activity.
Please note: some of the information I have used is from the AQA GCSE textbook (pages about economic change)