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Hello, I'm Natasha and I provide high-quality geography resources for KS3 and KS4.
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Changing Rural Landscapes in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
A fully resourced, differentiated, and up-to-date lesson on two contrasting rural areas with population increase and decrease. This lesson covers South Cambridgeshire (population increase) and Outer Hebrides (population decrease)
Task 1: Starter - Application of knowledge- Read, Write, Mark, students have 4 minutes to recap learning on rotational cliff slumping. Then write down as much as they can remember, then mark accuracy.
Task 2: Geography Skills: Graph Analysis - Describe the type of graph, describe the change in urban population in the UK.
Task 3: Geography Skills: Describe location - Describe the location of the Outer Hebrides, then describe the location of South Cambridgeshire.
Task 4: Main Task - Practice exam questions- “Contrast the economic challenges associated with rural areas of population growth and decline (6 marks)”
High-ability students will complete this with limited scaffolding. LA students can use sentence starters and keywords for help.
Task 5: Plenary - Revise for exam question on rotational cliff slumping.
**Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
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Inequalities - A Case Study (Full SOW) (KS3 - Key Stage 3)
An introductory topic for KS3 & 4 in geography about inequality and its features. This bundle contains 8 lessons that are fully resourced.
Throughout the series of lessons students will be able to accurately
define inequality, global debt, positives and negatives of aid in developing countries and how to measure development. Finally students will focus on how the UK has inequalities in education, health and the North South divide.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Inequality
Lesson 2: Debt in Developing Countries
Lesson 3: Aid Positives and Negatives
Lesson 4: Measuring Development
Lesson 5: Global Inequalities
Lesson 6: Inequalities in the UK: North South Divide
Lesson 7: Education Inequality
Lesson 8: Health Inequalities in the UK
Students will improve skills such as graph reading, data interpretation, and case study analysis.
This bundles contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets.
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Introduction to Geography and Map Skills - (KS3 - Key Stage 3)
An introductory topic for KS3 in geography introducing students to geography, its different types, and map skills. This bundle contains 9 lessons that are fully resourced.
Throughout the series of lessons, students will be able to identify the continents, countries and oceans of Earth, discuss the different types of geography and begin to read and interpret graphs.
Lesson 1 - Continents and Countries
Lesson 2 - Continents and Oceans
Lesson 3- Different Types of Geography
Lesson 4 - Cartography
Lesson 5- Reading Maps
Lesson 6 - Compass Points
Lesson 7- Scale on a Map
Lesson 8 - Height on a Map
Lesson 9 -Measuring Distance
Students will gain a variety of skills such as map reading, interpreting data, and applying the information to maps.
This bundle contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets
Importance of the Amazon Rainforest - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
Students to identify where the world’s tropical rainforests are located and where in South America does the largest amount of the Amazon Rainforest is found.
Task 1: Starter - Recap on previous learning
Task 2: On whiteboards, come up with as many reasons you think the Amazon Rainforest is important.
Task 3: Which of the benefits of the Amazon Rainforest is most important and why?
Task 4: Main Task - Describe the importance of the Amazon Rainforest
Task 5: Plenary: 3,2,1 - Class Discussion - Why do people cut down the rainforest?
Lesson 6 out of 8
Exploitation of the Amazon Rainforest - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
Students to define what deforestation is and the economic reasons that deforestation occurs. Then students will interpret a pie chart showing the reasons for deforestation. Then after reading through the information students must choose which is the most impactful reason for the amazon rainforest being deforested and why.
Task 1: Starter - Recap on previous learning
Task 2: On whiteboards, come up with as many reasons you think the Amazon Rainforest is important.
Task 3: Which of the benefits of the Amazon Rainforest is most important and why?
Task 4: Main Task - Explain how development in tropical rainforests creates economic advantages
Task 5: Plenary: 3,2,1 - Class Discussion - Why do people cut down the rainforest?
Lesson 7 out of 8
Russia and Conflict - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
Students will understand the definition of geopolitics, along with identifying the features of Russia’s soft power then finally explaining how Russia uses its power to influence politics.
Task 1: Located and describe Russia
Task 2: Overview of Russian history and Soviet Union
Task 3: Video of Ukraine Russia conflict
Task 4: Write a news report about conflict and its impact on peoples lives.
Lesson 7 out of 9
Health Inequalities in the UK - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on health inequality in the UK, an introduction into what health inequality is, how life expectancy varies between the north and south. Contains a full assessment to test comprehension on the topic.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Define life expectancy then writing the definition on their worksheet
Task 3: Read through the different factors on life expectancy and explain which has the biggest effect on life expectancy and why
Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing assessment- students to define what inequality is, briefly explain the north south divide in the UK and outline the effects of inequality in the UK using education and health as examples.
Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how the UK could make life expectancy in the UK more equal.
**Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Measuring Development - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on how to measure development, introduction to economic and human development and what the HDI is.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Define development then write the definition on their worksheet
Task 3: Read through the different measures of development and students to pick one, and justify why they have. Then pass the sheet to the next student and they debate the point.
Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing- students to define what development is, outline which development indicator they have chosen and why, the state other measures of development and which is the best one to use.
Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how to help countries develop equally.
**Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Mitigating Climate Change - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on what climate change mitigation is, the positives and negatives of using fossil fuels. Then mitigation is broken into four sections: Reduction of GHG, artificially alter global temperatures, GHG capture and storage and finally international agreements.
Task 1: Starter - 3 exam questions OR describe the impact of each picture, then if it is a social, or economic impact.
Task 2: Students to come up with a definition of mitigation then copy out the real definition.
Task 3: Overview of the formation of coal, oil and gas. Then students identify the advantages and disadvantages of using fossil fuels.
Task 4: Using the PowerPoint attached (can be printed for a handout) students fill in each type of renewable energy on their sheets.
Task 5: Main Task - Practice exam questions- Complete two exam questions “Describe how GHG emissions from energy production could be reduced?" “explain how alternative energy production and planting trees may help to reduce the rate of climate change”
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Climate Change - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
Students will be able to describe how our climate has changed over time, why it has changed over time and interpret graphs that link CO2 to temperature to sea-level rise. Then students will identify the natural causes of climate change and the human causes of climate change.
Task 1: Starter:- Knowledge recall on previous lessons and topics
Task 2: Using the graph and information on worksheets, describe how the climate has changed through Earth’s history.
Task 3: Using the graph, describe how CO2 concentrations affect global temperatures and how that affects sea level.
Task 4: Interpret two pie charts on the human causes of climate change and greenhouse gases.
Task 5: Main Task: Students to describe how our climate is changing using success criteria provided
Task 5: Plenary: How do we know our climate is changing, what evidence is there?
Lesson contains PowerPoint and worksheet
Climate Change: The Effects - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the effects of human-caused climate change and how they impact different areas on the planet. Students will look at food production, migration, holidays and other factors that will be affected by climate change.
Task 1: Starter - 5 Quick Questions- students to recap on previously learnt information.
Task 2: Students to identify the data on the bar and pie chart and identify the amount of greenhouses gases in total emissions and which gas traps the most heat.
Task 3: Students are given an information sheet with the impacts of climate change on the UK and Bangladesh. They are then to sort the impacts into social, economic or environmental impacts.
Task 4: Main Task - Practice exam questions- “Compare and contrast the possible impacts of climate change on a poorer part of the world with those on a richer part of the world” (6 marks)
**Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Global Atmospheric Circulation Model - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the global atmospheric model, its components and its function along with pressure belts and surface winds and how the Coriolis force affects trade winds and westerlies.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Definition of global atmospheric circulation
Task 3: Complete two exam questions about pressure belts and conditions.
Task 4: Complete GAC sheet.
Task 5: Main Task -Exam question practice “Explain how the global atmospheric system affects the weather and climate at the equator” (4 marks)
Task 6: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how to help countries develop equally.
**Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
UK Weather Hazards - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the weather of the UK, with background on ocean currents, distance from the equator, altitude and prevailing winds. This will help students to understand the many reasons we have a temperate climate in the UK.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Students to watch a video on why the UK climate varies, and divide the UK into four sections, describing the summer and winter of each section.
Task 3: Explain why convectional rainfall is common in the southeast of England during the summer (4 marks)
Task 4: Read through the sheet and justify which weather condition the UK faces is most impactful and why.
Task 5: Main Task - Exam question practice, “Which extreme weather condition impacts the UK most significantly. Justify your opinion.” (6 marks)
Task 6: Plenary - How can the UK prepare for extreme weather conditions?
**Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Future of Tropical Storms - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the future of tropical storms and what could potentially happen to people living in these areas. Contains lots of graph analysis for students.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: On white boards students to make notes on the video about tropical storms
Task 3: Read through the information on the sheet and analyse the graphs about the future of tropical storms.
Task 4: Main Task - Exam question practice, “Suggest how the distributiion of tropical storms could change in the future if the trend in temperature change continues” (4 marks)
Task 5: Plenary - True or false about formation of tropical storms
**Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
War in Iraq, Physical Geography - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
Students will learn where Iraq is located, its physical geography and then explain how physical geography affected the war in Iraq. Task 1- Describe where Iraq is
Task 2- Watch video about Iraq war
Task 3- Create timeline about the Iraq War
Task 4- Colour in physical map about Iraq
Lesson 5 out of 9.
Map Skills Revision - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
The first PowerPoint in a series to help students to recap their knowledge of OS maps and other Cartographic skills. The first few slides recap the importance of using maps and some historical knowledge on why we use OS maps.
This lesson contains:
Task 1: Students are asked in groups to match up a key map term along with a definition and example of the feature.
Recap on compass directions
Task 2: Stick the compass direction on the sheet and then differentiated further task to encourage looking into orientation.
Four figure grid reference recap
Task 3: Find harry potter characters on the sheet and write the grid coordinates for them.
Plenary: Confidence check on how students are feeling about the coordinates.
Map Reading - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on an introduction to OS maps, how to read map symbols and why we use map symbols on maps
Task 1: Starter - Recap over the last 3 lessons
Task 2: Students identify the different symbols on the map
Task 3: Students to explain why we use symbols on maps
Task 4: Students identify all the symbols and what they mean.
Task 5: Main Task - Describe why we use symbols on a map and when would we use them
Task 6: Plenary - Map symbol bingo
**Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Scale on a map - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the continents and countries of the world, an introduction to scale, at both local, national and global.
Task 1: Starter - Recap the last few lessons and information they have learnt.
Task 2: Students to identify which pictures are bigger and smaller depending on the scale.
Task 3: Students to watch a video about the scale and then answer questions about the video and scale.
Task 4: Main Task - Finish the sentences in books about what the scale is used for in books and how you would use scale.
Task 5: Plenary 3,2,1
**Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
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The Challenge of Natural Hazards - (Full SOW) (KS4 - Key Stage 4)
An AQA specification topic for KS4 in GCSE geography about Natural, Tectonic and Weather Hazards around the world and the effects they have on both LICs and HICs. This bundle also covers the climate change topic as well.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Natural Hazards
Lesson 2: Structure of the Earth
Lesson 3: Plate Tectonics and Plate Boundaries
Lesson 4: Christchurch Earthquake
Lesson 5: Haiti Earthquake
Lesson 6: Tectonic Hazards Mitigation and Adaptation.
Lesson 7: Comparing the Christchurch and Haiti Earthquakes
Lesson 8: Global Atmospheric Circulation Model (GAC)
Lesson 9: Tropical Storms
Lesson 10: Future of Tropical Storms
Lesson 11: Effects and Responses to Typhoon Haiyan
Lesson 12: UK Weather Hazards
Lesson 13: Beast from the East
Lesson 14: Climate Change: Natural Causes
Lesson 15: Climate Change: Human Causes
Lesson 16: Climate Change: Effects
Lesson 17: Mitigating Climate Change
Lesson 18: Adapting to Climate Change
Throughout the series of lessons students will be able to accurately describe what natural hazards are, different types of natural hazards, and describe the structure of the earth. Then students will investigate the structure of the Earth along with learning about plate tectonic theory and continental drift, this will then be used to describe the plate boundaries along with their characteristics and physical features. Finally students will learn about the Christchurch 2011 (HIC) case study and the Haiti 2010 (LIC) as two areas of contrasting wealth along with the effects and long term/short term responses.
In weather hazards students will be able to accurately describe the distribution of the climate globally using the GAC. Then describe the location and formation of tropical storms along with their effects through the case study of Typhoon Haiyan. Next students will look at the weather of the UK and finally describe an extreme UK weather event. In the last few lessons students will look at our changing climate and how this occurs both naturally and also anthropogenically, they will identify the effects and how we can adapt and mitigate them.
Resource Management - Reducing Food Miles and Agribusiness - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on what consumer demand is, strategies to reduce carbon footprint and the importance of agribusiness.
Task 1: Starter - Application of geographical skills, 3 exam style questions about previous learning.
Task 2: Definition of consumer demand
Task 3: Students are to complete a table of the positives and negatives of; seasonal produce, locally produced food and limit Uk food imports along with subsistance farming.
Task 4: Using your table, categorise the following into positives and negatives of the agribusiness process.
Task 5: Main Task -Exam question practice “Assess the extent to which agribusinesses are a beneficial change in food production” (6 marks)
Task 6: Plenary - What ways has the energy consumption in the UK changes?
**Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **