A great lesson that looks at development indicators. life expectancy GNI Internet access. Pupils create data presentation on all three indicators & analyse & explain the data. Promotes independent learning. Designed for the new 1-9 gcse specifications.

A great lesson that introduces the topic of development. It challenges preconceptions and also allows pupils to map distribution. Promotes independent learning. Designed for the new 1-9 gcse specifications.

A great lesson that provides pupils with the knowledge related to why there is uneven development across the world. Pupils play a game & they will need tokens. The cards make them gain or lose development tokens. Promotes independent learning & the kids love this game. Designed for the new 1-9 gcse specifications.

A great lesson that provides pupils with the knowledge related to aid and the different types. Pupils use the information sheet (which has all of the information on). I normally print these on A3, colour & laminate them. Promotes independent learning. Designed for the new 1-9 gcse specifications.

A resource that includes all of the key information related to a Delhi case study. I had my pupils create a mindmap about each key heading (outline included), but pupils could create a city guide or newspaper articles too. Promotes independent work and allows the teacher to support students as they work. I printed this on A3 & in colour & laminated them. This way they can be kept & used for many years.

This is a great task that asks students: What would we do if an asteroid was going to hit the earth? It looks at the countries that would be effected, which involves some mapping & maths work. It then goes on to looking at what the earths options would be. They choose what to do. Finally pupils look at who they would choose to save. A great SMSC or geography KS3 lesson.

A lesson that explores how river features are created. waterfalls to a gorge meanders to oxbow lakes levees Students use the information sheet (no need for books). Promotes independent learning. I would recommend printing the information sheet in colour & in A3 & laminating it, to be used again. The cartoon strip is best in A3 too. Links well to much of the new 1-9 specification and was used as part of the KS3 SOW.

A lesson that explores how river features & management associated with the Holderness coastline. (3 lessons really) Pupils have a choice of tasks. All materals are differentiated to allow access to learning for all pupils. Students use the information sheet (no need for books). Promotes independent learning. I would recommend printing the information sheet in colour & in A3 & laminating it, to be used again. Links well to much of the new 1-9 specification and was used as part of the KS3 SOW.

A scheme of work that links to content in th UK. Designed for OCR 1-9, but can easily be amended to link to AQA or Edexcel. Covers: weather & climate, continentality, North Atlantic Drift and geomorphic processes. It gives an overview of coverage and will save you a lot of time. It does not break each lesson up into fine detail or depth, but will allow you to create resources following its structure.

A lesson where students learn all about the water cycle. They create a sequenced description, which leads to the creation of a piece of poetry. For all age groups & GCSE/KS3/KS2 specifications.

All the resources needed to teach pupils about renewable energy. This lesson focuses upon the environmental & social impacts of both solar and wind power. Roughly 3 lessons worth of work, including assessment. There are a couple of assessments to have a go at. The A3 worksheet provides all of the ingredients needed for all levels of pupil to access the information. I usually print these in colour & laminate them for future use. Suitable for all age groups & easily amended to suit all GCSE geography specifications.

All the resources needed to teach pupils about sustainable energy use at a local and national scale. Probably 2 lessons worth of work, including assessment. Lots of ingredients and exam context work to allow for full access of content to pupils of all abilities. Suitable for all age groups & easily amended to suit all GCSE geography specifications.

A lesson that explores how the Great Barrier Reef is useful for people, threats to the reef, species & how it is being sustainably managed… Students use the information sheet (no need for books). Promotes independent learning. I would recommend printing the information sheet in colour & in A3 & laminating it, to be used again. Links well to much of the new 1-9 specification and was used as part of the KS3 SOW.

A selection of activities that pupils can use mid-way through or at the end of a unit or to top up learning at any point during the course. Students watch a video clip/clips or DVD on the subject. They then add detail to the mindmap. The GCSE question in the centre of the page links all of the content back to a GCSE context. Pupils complete this in purple pen to top up learning & demonstrate understanding. Tricky SPaG has been identified & pupils copy it 3 times. The resources cover much of what schools are asking for, in terms of topping up learning.

A fantastic lesson (covers 3 periods) that introduces the skills needed to explain things well. This is our introductory geography lesson and always goes down well. Has a focus upon the enhanced greenhouse effect. Kids loved doing this. Took about 6 hours to create & design, so will save you a lot of time.

A simple, but highly effective lesson providing pupils with the skills of how not to copy work out. This has proved really important in promoting independent learning. Includes marking sheets to simply print off to save time. Students get an understanding of key the critical nature of having to understand key vocabulary, in order to re-phrase things.

A super lesson that explores the impact the global food production could have upon the planet. Issues such as water, transportation & population growth are covered. A great synoptic task. GCSE style question added to test understanding. 2 styles of teacher feedback (marking) included to save time. Just print off & do yourself or get pupils to peer assess. Students use the information sheet (no need for books) to create an information sheet. I normally use a large piece of sugar paper & get pupils to work on their own. I would recommend printing the information sheet in colour & in A3 & laminating it, to be used again. The cartoon strip is best in A3 too. Links well to much of the new 1-9 specification and was used as part of the KS3 SOW.

A booklet that allows pupils to practice a wide and varied number of skills on school grounds. It supports pupils in the development of key skills needed for GCSE geographical success. e.g. grid references, mapping, location, data presentation, data evaluation, questionnaires, methods and explaining. Pupils use the booklet as a step by step guide to work through tasks, after collection of data on the school grounds. Simple hypotheses are included along with the opportunity for conclusions. It will require the changing of the Google earth image of the school, with your own. This takes roughly half a term for year 7.

A great lesson that covers the human, social and environmental impacts of water transfer schemes in the UK. 8 resources in total (took about 10 hours to create). This is based on the gravity scheme that transports water from the Elan valley to Birmingham. Pupils have a choice of tasks and promotes independence & creativity. I have also included marking sheets that just need printing off. The GCSE links really tests their understanding. Covers most new 1-9 gcse geography specifications.

All the materials needed to teach pupils about the human & natural causes of climate change. This took many hours to plan & create. Students work independently (using the information sheets), no need for books.