Complete case study booklet (30 pages) for the Human Geography paper in Edexcel A GCSE Geography. Includes detailed case study information on all the relevant case studies in the spec, including:
Global Development in India (case study page for each part of the spec)
Changing Cities - London and Sao Paulo (case study page for each part of the spec)
Energy developed country case study - Germany
Energy emerging country case study - China
Complete lesson covering top-down and bottom-up approaches in Sao Paulo. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Top-down and bottom-up definitions
AfL
Detailed worksheet on 2 specific projects and comprehension questions (including challenge activities)
Plenary quiz
Complete lesson covering the formation of tropical cyclones or tropical storms. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Video and shared partner work to explain how a tropical cyclone forms
Students use information on the board to put the stages in the correct order on their printed sheets
Correct order
Explanation of why tropical cyclones get weaker once they hit land
Exam question
Plenary
A3 sheet with detailed ideas about how to respond to the threat of earthquakes in Haiti. Students have $20 billion to spend using the costed ideas and must justify it in the boxes.
Complete lesson covering rural rebranding in Cornwall. Lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level but could work with any exam board. Lesson includes:
Do Now
IMD data on Cornwall showing its deprivation
Evidence sheet and activities to explore the reasons rebranding is needed
Cycle of rural decline
6 strategies and table for students to complete
Review of how successful rebranding has been
Possible 6 and 20 mark exam questions
Complete lesson covering the different types of rain. Lesson includes:
Do Now - interpreting a rainfall map
Video
Explanation of the different types of rain
Printable worksheet for students to complete using diagrams and keywords on the board
AfL activity
Explanation of types of rainfall in different global locations
Plenary to check for understanding
Complete lesson covering the formation of coves and concordant coastlines. Lesson includes:
Do Now
AfL activity - concordant vs discordant
Animated explanation of the formation of a cove
Gap fill activity
Whole class AfL activity to check understanding
Complete lesson covering migration in the USA (patterns of immigration/emigration, migration policies and opportunities/challenges). Lesson was designed for the OCR Geography A-level, but could be used with a variety of specifications. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Maps/graphs outlining changing trends in immigration to the USA
Migration patterns in the USA maps
Summary of US emigration patterns
Printable worksheet on US emigration patterns and US migration policy timeline (with video)
Printable worksheet on the challenges and opportunities of migration to the USA with activities
Explanation of how migration to the USA has increased interdependence with Mexico
Exam question and mark scheme
Optional reading on Mexican immigration perceptions
Complete lesson covering the Rust Belt and Detroit, including reasons for its decline, evidence for its decline and links to the cycle of decline. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Rust Belt vs the Sun Belt
History of Detroit and its link to motoring
Reasons for the decline of the Rust Belt
Sheet showing all the evidence of decline
Explanation of the ethnic dimension and political outcomes in this region
Spiral of decline
Main task: annotate key information about the Rust Belt around the cycle of decline diagram
Exam question plenary
Complete lesson covering the main causes of flooding in the UK. Designed for KS3 but could be used with KS4. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Label the rivers activity
Describe the UK rainfall distribution
Worksheets and decision making activity on the main cause and possible solutions (includes differentiated worksheets and a hint sheet)
Challenge questions
Plenary
Complete lesson covering the causes of flooding in Bangladesh. Designed for KS3 but could be used for KS4. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Explanation of Bangladesh’s vulnerability
Information cards and questions
Extension activity on monsoons
AfL activity and bingo activity to check understanding
Plenary - correct the mistakes
Complete lesson covering the causes and impacts of suburbanisation and counter-urbanisation. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Graph and discussion
Mind map reasons for suburbanisation
Explanation of counter-urbanisation
Printable sheet that students use to categorise the impacts of suburbanisation and counter-urbanisation
Plenary
Complete lesson covering the Amazon River. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Recap on the source of the Amazon
Short video clip
Worksheet to complete using the information sheet (both can be printed)
Plenary - correct the mistakes
Complete lesson on floodplains and levees. Designed for KS3 but could be used with KS4. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Recap on the lower course
Video and discussion
AfL activity
Diagram and labelling activity
AfL - spot the floodplain and levee
Bonus activities based on Thames floodplain
Complete lesson on climate graphs. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Explanation of climate graphs
Printable worksheet allowing students to complete their own climate graph
Comparison of two climate graphs and exam question
Plenary
Complete lesson covering the different players and their role in managing globalisation, with a focus on trade blocs. Lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level geography globalisation scheme of work but would work well with other specifications. Lesson includes:
Recap Do Now
Explanation of tariffs
Map showing WTO membership
Printable double-sided info sheet on the trade blocs, including pros and cons
Questions for students to complete and mapping activity
Detailed information on ASEAN and the EU trade blocs
Summary of the other ways governments manage globalisation
12 mark assess question, including model 1st paragraph
Complete lesson covering employment inequalities. Designed for the Regenerating Places scheme of work in the Edexcel A-level but suitable for other specifications too. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Explanation of employment variations and the link to quality of life indices
Summary of the IMD, including pros and cons
Link to IMD maps and postcode data
Printable info sheets with maps/graphs showing inequalities and printable UK map that students can annotate
Optional Spearman’s Rank sheet that students could complete in class or for homework
Complete lesson on ageing populations, with Japan used as a case study. Designed for KS3 but could be used at KS4 too. Lesson includes:
2 different Do Now activities to choose from
Engagement activity - guess the mystery man
Population distribution of Japan and helpsheet
Video and discussion questions
AfL - correct the mistakes
Newspaper article and questions
Exit ticket questions
Complete lesson covering fracking in the UK. Designed for the Edexcel GCSE specification, but could be used with other specifications or lower year groups. Lesson includes:
Do Now - what is fracking?
Video about fracking
Graphs showing the impact of fracking in the US
Map showing where fracking could occur in the UK
AfL - correct the mistakes
Printable information cards with differing views - students debate
Images illustrating some of the issues with fracking
3 mark exam question and model answer
Complete lesson covering the links between oil and conflict in the Middle East. Focus is on the 1991 Gulf War. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Kuwait location
Video and questions
Worksheet to complete covering causes & effects (lower ability worksheet also available)
Plenary