Geography and History resources for IGCSE, GCSE and A level. Presentations, classwork and multimedia files for student stimulus, revision and progress.
Geography and History resources for IGCSE, GCSE and A level. Presentations, classwork and multimedia files for student stimulus, revision and progress.
IAS Geog - Week 1 - World at Risk - Global hazards and causes
65 slide presentation with video links for clear explanation and classroom activities
Enquiry question: What are global hazards and what causes them? IAS Geography / Topic 1: World at Risk
When does a hazard become a disaster?
Natural hazards are caused bygeophysical processes: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Landslides, Tsunamis.
Natural hazards are caused byhydro-meteorological processes: Cyclones, Depressions, Weather associated with a depression, Hurricanes, Drought, Floods, Tornadoes, El Niño explained.
Disaster risk can be explained bythe relationship between hazards,vulnerability and capacity to cope (The Disaster Risk Equation)
Global Warming: Causes of global warming, The major sources of greenhouses gases, Predicted Effects of Global Warming for the year 2100, What have we done about it so far? UNFCCC – 20 Years of Effort and Achievement, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, Bonn climate change conference (COP 23)
Context and chronic hazards
This resource contains a genuine IAL Paper 2 written by a student.
It has one version that can be given to students to mark, and another for teachers that shows the examiner’s marks.
It is a good revision and class lesson into Paper 2 skills (Unit2 ) and the levels required for different topics.
The student answered questions on Geographical Investigations (Crowded Coasts, Urban Problems, planning and regeneration and the Compulsory Fieldwork question on Sand Dune Succession.
For International A Level Geography Edexcel Paper of June 2019
This resource contains a genuine IAL Paper 1 written by a student.
It has one version that can be given to students to mark, and another for teachers that shows the examiner’s marks.
It is a good revision and class lesson into Paper 1 skills (Unit 1 ) and the levels required for different topics.
The student answered questions on World at Risk and Going Global
For International A Level Geography Edexcel Paper of June 2019
IA2 Civil Rights - Interwar years Prohibition and beyond - Α 20 slide presentation to introduce the IA2 Civil Rights topic of Prohibition, 1920s Poverty, Women’s Rights, The Jazz Age, Writers, the emerging middle class of African Americans, Marcus Garvey and the relation to Civil Rights in the USA. Basic information plus video links to lead to class stimulus and background knowledge for further reading.
A ppt presentation to explain these often complex concepts in a simple, clear manner. Includes links to further reading and a link to a video explanation (a lecture from coursera.org)
Four PowerPoint presentations to outline the characteristics of each accompanied by short YouTube clips to show students the eruptions.
Suitable for AS/A2 as an introduction to volcanic hazards
Blitzkrieg in the USSR (IGCSE History) 1941-1942
For the topic of The Changing Nature of Warfare
(Paper 2: Edexcel IGCSE History
PowerPoint presentation with alternative pdf version
These are the first 9 lessons for Edexcel International A Level Geography (A2) Weather and Climate at PowerPoint Presentations with reference to exam-style questions and with quiz tests and written class and homework. This will help those of you who struggled to find resources to start the course for September 2017. Lessons include basic intro, atmospheric layers and gases, humidity, condensation, precipitation, instability, insolation, heat budgets and transfers - enough to prepare you for 9 lessons and give students a good base on which to build.
Presentation on the changing nature of sea warfare for History IGCSE (edexcel) with emphasis on Submarines,
Battle of the Atlantic and Battle of the Pacific. Also describes Allied/German successes during WWII as outlined in the syllabus.
Researching named contrasting cyclones to compare physical characteristics and human impacts. Case studies:
Hurricane Katrina (2005) Hurricane Nargis (2008) - Edexcel IA2 Weather and Climate
IA2 Threat to Biodiversity (International A Level)
Key ideas:
Ecosystem services is an important concept
Key processes operate within ecosystems maintaining their health
‘Wind power is a shameful waste’ - A letter from Mr Clive Turner to a local newspaper disputing the efficiency and benefits of wind turbines in comparison to his advocacy of natural gas.
This is a lesson starter - and students are encouraged to reply to the letter in any way they want - positively or negatively, after researching the facts put to them in the letter and those they find themselves.
A good stimulus for A level discussion (Energy Security)
World at Risk - Week 3 lessons
Disaster hotspots: Why are some places more hazardous and disaster prone than others?
Case Study: Armenia, Honduras, California, Phillipines, Colombia.
The elements at risk, World Bank analysis, Impact of disasters, Disproportionate effect, Cycle of loss and recovery, Disaster relief, Hazard mapping.
A presentation for A level students as a basis for their own research and enhanced studies.