This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at the layers of the Earth (core, outer core, mantle, crust) as well as an introduction to tectonic theory and the evidence for it. Students will also describe and explain what convection currents are and how they work. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This workbook has been adapted to go alongside natural hazard lessons or as a stand alone activity booklet. This booklet has been adapted alongside my lessons which can also be downloaded. This workbook follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum. The topics covered include Earth’s structure, plate boundaries, tectonic plate theory, constructive, destructive and conservative plate boundaries, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and their causes, impacts and management. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how to describe, interpret and explain various map types such as choropleth, physical, OS, sketch and proportional. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Cambridge KS4 curriculum and looks at how and why energy demand is increasing, real life strategies of how we are trying to conserve it and a research task involving students researching a policy, renewable energy and sustainable housing. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Cambridge KS4 curriculum and looks at how we can actually estimate populations of species and biodiversity. Students will look at how pitfall traps, transects and quadrants can be used to measure biodiversity and will have an example to complete in class. This is also a good opportunity if you are able to do so to go out and get students practising these skills. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at not only compass directions but understanding to and from and also how to talk about directions when using a map as a resource. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how to describe, interpret and explain various graphs such as line, bar, pie and scatter. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at the various marine ecosystems such as mangrove forests, coral reefs, salt marshes, deep ocean and open ocean. Students will look at what these different zones look like, the animals and vegetation there and why our ecosystems change as we move into deeper waters. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how animals have adapted to life in the water. Students will have large A3 print outs to work on and will have to identify both behavioural and physical adaptations of the animal they are given. This is also a good opportunity to add to a display in the classroom! This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at the world’s biomes specifically tundra, taiga, temperate forest, rainforest, savanna and desert. Students have information sheets provided which they will use to explore these biomes including their climate, animals and vegetation and what they look like. More advanced students should also be able to explore why they are located where they are. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 50-60 minutes and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Oxford KS3 curriculum and looks at how we can manage our tropical rainforests through strategies such as ecotourism, selective logging, replanting, debt reduction and international agreements. Students will then look at a case study using the Malaysian rainforest as an example. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

These sheets were designed alongside my lessons. They cover a variety of topics and year groups from year 7 to 9. The case studies and information sheets included are listed below. Haiti Earthquake Democratic Republic of Congo Volcanic Eruption Ocean Plastic Pollution Deforestation in Malaysia Sustainable Agriculture in Ghana UK Wind Energy Paris Climate Agreement You can use these either alongside my lessons or create your own lesson around them. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Cambridge KS4 curriculum and looks at the break down of soil, erosion, weathering, fertilizer and how soil is useful for humans. As part of the specification students will also look at sand and clay soil, their characteristics and advantages and disadvantages as a growing medium. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Cambridge KS4 curriculum and looks at how we as humans can reduce soil erosion. The methods students will learn within this lesson are afforestation, fuel wood farms, education, water spreading weirs and technology. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Cambridge KS4 curriculum and looks at the factors needed in order for a tropical cyclone to form (deep water, warm water over 27 degrees etc) and the distribution of them globally. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Cambridge KS4 curriculum and looks at human and physical causes of drought such as overpopulation, over cultivation, climate, lack of rainfall and more. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Cambridge KS4 curriculum and looks at the social, economic and environmental impacts of drought, flooding, volcanoes, earthquakes and tropical storms. This lesson is mostly focused on the negative impacts. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at how a river changes through its upper, middle and lower courses. Students will identify reasons for theses changes and explain them. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography

This lesson is designed to last for 1 hour and is resourced with videos, extension questioning, deep thinking and uses graphs/images to aid learning. This lesson follows the Edexcel KS4 curriculum and looks at waterfalls, gorges, V shaped valleys, meanders, ox bow lakes, flood plains and levees. This lesson is at first entirely student led as you will put them into landform groups and they will have to research the landform they have been given and present this information. After which there is also information on the slides for the teacher to use with the class depending on the level of the presentations. This lesson includes a starter, lesson objective, plenary, exam question and various student led activities. If you liked this resource please check out my other resources at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SimpleGeography