A good gapfill about the 3 rock types for higher level students.

Jigsaw class analysing sources from SHP y8 book to consider different charges made about King Charles 1- were they likely to be more true or more false?

Using the SHP textbooks, research and describe (using paragraphs) what life was like in the middle ages.

what do you know about world population? which places have become populated the most, and why?

First lesson in the settlement topic on the curriculum. What do we NEED to have when building somewhere to live? What do we WANT? How would we LIKE to live?

With a little help from the Mighty Boosh video linked to the first image as a 'guess the ecosystem' starter. Add your own tasks/ resources :)

A short introduction to get secondary pupils to think about where their food comes from and how to use food more sustainably. This lesson can be used with the Food Inc. CDRom if you have it. If you DON'T have it, you might be able to get a free copy from info@dogwoof.com Add your own animations to text etc if you wish.

To go with this tutorial I have added one of the resources: a comparison summary or short essay task with key ideas about the European Heatwave 2003 and Myanmar cyclone Nargis 2008. Can be altered accordingly for different weather case studies.

Just one of the powerpoints used with GCSE/A Level double periods in the past. I have personally used the resource that I have attached as a quick test/plenary at the end of the lesson to see who has been taking the most effective notes OR retaining key facts.

A short and sweet round-up of the 6 types of volcanoes; with images.

A short workbook in which AS students can compile some basic research about hurricanes (including Katrina). Very good for showing the importance of organisation of notes and the use of decent questioning and research skills.

A useful G&T extension sheet or plenary piece to use when reviewing why plate boundaries are dangerous and where earthquakes and volcanoes occur most often.

A nice little image starter that challenges students' views on what constitutes being 'developed'

Which ones are causes and which ones are consequences. Simples!

This worksheet can be used in any topic when evaluating the reliability of sources and the nature of bias and different experiences in history. Comes with an SEN support sheet with examples of different expressions that students may want to cut & stick or copy.

This is an outline sheet for KS3 students to have a chance to argue the most significant event of the middle ages in Britain, in the style of a soapbox corner. Find a crate or container that the students can literally stand on in class to give their enigmatic speeches to make the activity more interactive and different for the classroom.

A C/B grade essay about how liberals have reconciled social reform with individual liberty. Ask students to identify the strengths and weaknesses in the essay.

This is a task that allows students to choose a megacity to research in class or for homework as a way to engage AS students with independent learning.

A few brain teasers put together by myself and colleagues that could be used as decent starters whilst a class is filing in.

A Few questions about regional Geography - about the U.K, about Europe etc. Atlases can be useful with this quiz.