An extended powerpoint that includes a large range of activities all to do with exploring the problem of the fashion industry, based around the recent BBC documentary ‘Fashion’s Dirty Secrets’. Activities can be taken from it to make 1-2 lessons, or if watching the documentary, it could be used as a mini scheme of work. Contents: Video - slides and worksheet to accompany the documentary ‘Fashion’s Dirty Secrets’; Impacts – a statement sorting activity around the environmental, social and economic impacts of the fashion industry Glossary activity - key words and terminology from the documentary Persuasive writing activity – persuading an MP to act on the fashion industry Mapping fashion activity – plotting the areas affected by the fashion industry Bar chart activity – plotting the world’s biggest textile exporters Role play activity – looking at each person’s opinion from all aspects of the fashion industry Campaign – create and design a new item of clothing that is ecofriendly Sweatshops – a series of activities based around another controversial aspect of the fashion industry: sweatshops and child labour

Lesson covers what solar energy is, how it works, and where the best location for solar power is. Activities and worksheets included within the ppt.

Lesson covers an introduction to renewable energy and the basics of wind power, locations of wind farms, and the pros and cons of wind farms

Activities that address good and bad locations for wind farms and the advantages and disadvantages of wind energy Includes opinion line activities

KS3 Lesson covers the formation of coal and oil and includes a storyboard task with a peer assessed marking activity All resources included within the ppt

Lesson covers how to read points of the compass. Worksheets included.

Lesson covers the three different ways you can show height on a map. Worksheets included.

Lesson covers the meaning of population pyramids and how they vary Activities include matching pyramids and their descriptions to different stages of the DTM All resources included within the ppt

KS3 Definition of extreme weather Examples of extreme weather Extreme weather mapping task, e.g. plot tornadoes in the USA (requires atlases) Extreme weather photos plenary - guess the caption

Lesson covers what maps are used for and how to read map symbols

Lesson covers a variety of plant and animal adaptations Activities include matching features, sorting cards, and exam practice All resources and worksheets are included at the end of the ppt

A fully comprehensive lesson that covers all the key landforms of erosion with an accompanying worksheet for students to complete as the lesson progresses. This makes it easy and quick to cover all the landforms and students have a detailed A3 sheet from which to revise at the end. Learning is consolidated with a fun and interactive stop animation activity at the end (playdoh or whiteboards and cameras required).

Lesson covers location of the earthquake & tsunami, causes of earthquake and tsunami, Pacific Ring of Fire, videos of impacts, sorting of primary and secondary impacts, DEC appeal video, sorting of immediate and long term responses, newspaper writing article activity, and 9-mark GCSE-style exam question, and consideration of the uses of warning systems. A thorough lesson plan that can be used over a number of lessons, or activities can be selected to make a shorter lesson. All activities, resources and worksheets are contained within the ppt. Facts and figures may need updating as the disaster continues to unfold.

Lesson covers theory behind the global circulation model. Students have a clear A3 worksheet to fill in throughout the lesson to give them a clear and detailed revision sheet for the exams. Worksheet included within the ppt

KS3 Lesson covers the process of global warming with a diagram activity, and the impacts (positive and negative) with a statement coding activity All resources included within the ppt

A powerpoint that includes a wide variety of activities to do with thinking about our plastic usage and how we can reduce it. The first activity is based on the BBC’s recent documentary ‘Drowning in plastic’. The other activities are based on reading and analysing text, persuasive writing, plotting plastic waste on a map, drawing a bar chart of biodegrade times, and role plays and creative activities to do with designing new purposes for plastic bottles. All resources and worksheets are included within the ppt. Resources created by The Planet Press, a teacher-written blog that encourages students to keep up to date with world environmental news

Lesson covers where meanders & oxbows form in a river, how they form and what processes occur within them. Activities include animations, sequencing statements, labeling photos and exam question practice. All worksheets, activities and exam questions are included at the end of the ppt.

KS3 Describes instruments for measuring the weather (thermometer, rain gauge, wind vane, barometer etc) Scavenger hunt activity Beaufort scale activity Homework and plenary Activities and sheets included within the powerpoint

Lesson covers migration key terms, push and pull factors, and the causes and impacts of Syrian refugees across Europe Activities include card sorts and structured describing activities All resources included within the ppt

Lesson covers the nature of the UK’s north south divide and strategies to reduce the divide Activities include information about the north south divide and specific questions for students about the effectiveness of reducing the gap All resources included within the ppt