KS3 Geography lesson based on the different geography found in Russia (population, resources and environment).
Resources include:
Starter activity based on identifying the geography
Lesson powerpoint including a strong emphasis on modeling
Activity stations and information sheets (help sheets incorporated into them)
Worksheets and differentiated option
AQA GCSE lesson on managing desertification and evaluation of strategies.
Resources include:
Fun with flags settler
Thermometer ranking of strategies
Carousel activity on place specific examples with help sheets (print double sided)
9 mark AQA exam question
Plenary
AQA GCSE lesson based on economic development of rainforests and the effects.
Resources include:
Knowledge dump starter
Summarise an article about how assassins link to the rainforest!
AFL activity
Ranking worksheet on explaining the imprtance of a rainforest
Plenary
6 mark exam question template based on AQA spec
One lesson aimed at KS3 on an introduction to what coral reefs are, why they are endangered and the management strategies that exist.
Resources include:
A ‘knowledge dump’ starter
Summarising the key threats
Afl activity
Ranking the management strategies
Plenary on whether coral reefs are endangered
GCSE AQA Hot Desert Adaptations for plants and animals.
Resources include:
Retrieval starter
True/false location of hot deserts
Adaptations spinner based on the 6 mark exam question (very successful with low ability or low engagement!)
Adaptations information resources
6 mark exam question as a plenary
Lesson based on the significance of Manchester as a ‘local, national and internaional’ place. Originally used for year 8 lesson but could be adapted to fit AQA GCSE urban development or use in PSHE.
Resources include:
Starter activity on scale
Orgnaisation task with modelled example
Information sheets and differentiated information sheets with a lower reading age.
AFL game based on previous task
Plenary activity
GCSE AQA Malaysian Rainforest Development Case Study Lesson.
Resources include:
‘GEOG’ retrieval starter based on a task for each letter which can be used at start of every lesson.
‘Spinner’ task based on evaluating the effectiveness of rainforest development in Malaysia as part of AQA spec.
6 mark exam question with modelled answer for a plenary of the lesson aim.
AQA GCSE Physical characteristics of a hot desert lesson.
Resources Include:
Codebreaker starter
True/Flase location activity
Hot or not AFL
Analysis of climate graph
Sumarising characteristics article
Plenary