AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 2A: In this lesson we look at air quality and waste management issues in London. There is a photo interpretation starter around landfill in London, e usually discuss how landfill and disposal is not a sustainable method of waste disposal. We then look at air quality in London, we consider the causes of poor air quality in the city and the pupils explain the causes using the hexagons. We then consider which is the most likely cause of air pollution in London. We then use nitrogen dioxide as a proxy for air pollution and the pupils create a map to show where the concentrations are high. We discuss why this might be. We briefly look at London’s cycle super highways as a potential solution to air pollution. Moving on to waste management the pupils create a pie chart to show how London disposes of its waste, we use the pie chart and look at the city of London’s hierarchy for dealing with waste and consider how successful they have been at meeting their targets. Once we have completed the diagram we tackle a 6-mark question on waste disposal. There is guidance should the pupils need it. In a nutshell lesson includes: Photo Interpretation Starter Causes of air pollution hexagon task. Mapping activity using nitrogen dioxide as a proxy for air pollution Video clips where appropriate Pie chart activity GCSE-style question with guidance or live writing exercise. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 1C: In this lesson we look at beaches and how their profiles can be altered and sand dune succession and formation… We start with a simple retrieval practice grid which is good for spaced practice. We then discuss why some beaches have different profiles to other beaches and what difference the size of sediment makes. We then look at the different types of waves and how they affect beach profiles. The pupils will make annotated diagrams of winter and summer beaches. We move onto sand dune systems. The pupils have an outline profile of sand dune succession. We use info slides which can either be teacher led, or use as a round the room activity, group activity etc, the pupils add the appropriate info onto the diagram from the slides. We then look at what conditions are needed for the dune system to form. The pupils have a hexagon task. I usually get the pupils to think about each factor first, the next slide has the answers but they still need to match them up We finish with a GCSE-style question on the formation of sand dunes with some guidance on how to answer. In a nutshell lesson includes: Retrieval practice starter Beach profile diagram activity Sand dune succession annotated round the room/group diagram task. Formation of sand dunes hexagon task. 4 mark GCSE-style question with guidance should the pupils need it. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 1A: In this second lesson in the section we look at the natural causes of climate change. We start with a quick knowledge check on climate change with a quiz. We then look at orbital changes, sunspot activity and volcanic eruptions as mechanisms for causing climate change. The pupils will have a worksheet to fill in and there are information sheets for each mechanism. This could be done as a round the room activity or group work, it’s up to you. We use Tambora as an example of volcanic activity affecting climate. We finish with GCSE-style question with some suggested content if they need help. In a nutshell lesson includes: Climate change quiz starter Worksheet activity on mechanisms for natural climate change Video clips where appropriate GCSE-style question with guidance on suggested content. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 1C: In this lesson we look at types of soft engineering and look at an example where they have been applied. We also use the lesson as an opportunity to practice some map skills. The starter is a simple retrieval practice grid based on the coasts unit of work. We begin by locating Crow Point which is an area in North Devon at risk from coastal erosion where soft engineering strategies have been used to prevent further erosion to the fragile dune system. The pupils will be given a large A3 sheet of paper with an outline map of the area including the dune system. The pupils then use grid references to add labels and features onto their map. Once they have completed this we look at the different types of soft engineering strategies and the advantages and disadvantages. The pupils are given grid references to the location these strategies have been applied. They locate them on their map and write the details in the appropriate box. We do this four all four strategies. This could be done as an info gather, round the room, carousel etc. We finish with a 4 mark question comparing hard and soft engineering with some guidance on how they can answer this. In a nutshell lesson includes: Retrieval practice starter Map skills practice Soft engineering information gather task 4-mark GCSE-style question with guidance should the pupils need it. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 1A: In this sixth lesson in the section we look at how we can adapt to climate change. We start with a simple retrieval practice quiz on international agreements from last lesson, We then look at 3 ways in which we may have to adapt in the future to cope with climate change, in agriculture, water supply and sea-level rise. We look at specific examples for water supply (the artificial glaciers in the Himalayas) and sea-level rise (the Maldives). We finish the lesson with a GCSE-style question post-it plenary. In a nutshell lesson includes: Retrieval prctice starter Photograph annotation task for agriculture Video notes task for artificial glaciers in the Himalayas Hexagon task for sea level rise in the Maldives Video clips where appropriate GCSE-style question post-it plenary. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for Unit 1A. We start with a simple retrieval quiz, before then looking at the situation of Naples and asking why such a large city has developed near a clear potential threat. We explore this by completing a photo challenge activity with differentiated questions. Pupils will then complete a question wheel about the different reasons why people would choose to live in areas of tectonic hazards. We move on to consider Iceland and the benefits that the country has experienced by living on a plate margin. We then tackle a GCSE-style question with some guidance on structure should the students need it. In a nutshell the lesson includes:- Retrieval starter Photo challenge differentiated activity on Naples and Vesuvius Question wheel for explaining reasons for living in a hazardous area. Video on Iceland’s geothermal energy. Activity exploring benefits for Iceland GCSE-style question with guidance I hope this saves you valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the latest specification Unit 1B: In this lesson we look at the processes of weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition in glacial environments. The starter is just a quick photo mystery around glacial deposits. We then look at the extent of the ice sheet during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). We introduce freeze-thaw weathering as the principle type of weathering in glacial environments as the pupils create a sequential diagram. The pupils are provided with a diagram to annotate for the processes of abrasion and plucking. We watch a video on the transportation of material by the glacier and the pupils create a diagram. They then construct a paragraph on transportation by guessing the missing words using the picture prompts. They also construct a paragraph on deposition based on sentence fragments. We finish with a 4 mark GCSE-style exam question with guidance on how to answer it. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 1C: In this lesson we look at how waves are formed and different types of waves. We start with a differentiated photo starter where the pupils can create questions for themselves or the teacher to answer on coastal erosion. We then introduce waves by watching big wave surfers at Nazare in Portugal. This is where the largest onshore waves in the world are found. The pupils then make an annotated step by step guide to how ripples turn into large waves. We then look at what happens when the waves arrive on-shore. The pupils make an annotated diagram. We then look at constructive and destructive waves. The pupils make pop-up versions of both wave types to go into their books with annotations. We finish we a simple 4-mark question on the differences between constructive and destructive waves with some guidance. In a nutshell lesson includes: Photo interpretation question creator starter Annotated step by step diagrams of wave formation Diagram of the process of waves breaking Pop-up destructive and constructive waves. Video clips where appropriate GCSE-style question with guidance Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 1C: In this lesson we look at coastal landforms along the Swanage coastline. The starter is called “perfect paragraph?” The pupils will see a response to a GCSE-style question and need to spot the errors in the paragraph, we then discuss if anything needs adding to the answer. We introduce Swanage to the pupils and its location. The pupils will be working on an A3 sheet of paper that will become a revision resource for them in the future. We start by locating Swanage and the pupils describe its location using geographical language. We the look at the discordant and concordant sections of the coastline and the pupils create an annotated map showing the locations of the landforms we will study as well as an explanation of how the geology affects the coastline. We then look at Old Harry Rocks. The pupils will do a field sketch from photograph which they then label to show all the features on the landform. We then look at Lulworth Cove and how it has formed on a concordant coast. The pupils create a 3 stage diagram to show how this formed., they annotate this too/ We finish with a post-it plenary based on a short question regarding the content of the lesson. In a nutshell lesson includes: Perfect paragraph? Starter. A3 poster worksheet with a variety of activities on the landforms around Swanage. Video clip. Post-it plenary. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography Lesson from the Nigeria: a Newly-Emerging Economy section. The lesson is roughly an hour long. We start with a photo showing an illegal crude oil refinery in Nigeria and discuss what this reveals about he country and its natural resources. We then look at Nigeria’s political links to other organisations such as OPEC and the United Nations. We ask which of these are most significant to Nigeria’s development. We then look at Nigeria’s two main exports sectors, crude oil and agriculture where the students annotate a text extract to show their understanding. We then look at where Nigeria’s exports of crude oil go to by creating a flow line map. We then answer a GCSE style question worth 6 marks with guidance should the students need it. Included is: Photo interpretation starter on illegal crude oil refinery Sorting activity on political links Text extract annotation task on crude oil and agriculture FLow line map activity 6 mark GCSE stye question with guidance. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for Unit 1a. in this lesson we start with a photo starter of a pyroclastic flow where the pupils can design their own GCSE style question then answer. We then move on to look at interpreting photographs of natural hazards which is something we do more of later in the unit. We practice on the landslides in Burundi in 2015. We then look at when a natural event becomes a natural hazard. We progress to categorising various hazards to introduce the categories of hazards. We watch a short video clip on human interaction with natural hazards before the students complete a mind map using hexagons of the factors that increase hazard risk. We finish with a practice question with guidance should the students need it. In a nutshell, the lesson includes: Create a question starter Photo interpretation task Hazard categorising shaded grid task Video clip Factors mind map task GCSE practice question with writing frame. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

GCSE Geography lesson for AQA specification. Unit 2C Water Management. in this lesson we start by looking at an advert aimed at conserving water in the household. The pupils need to work out what the adverts message is. The second clip shows the adverts true purpose. We then look at what sustainable supplies mean before completing a factor hexagon task on water conservation. We then go on to domestic water supplies and how we can save water at home. the pupils sketch a house in 2 mins, before being given the success criteria afterwards as an example of why checking mark schemes for question types is a good idea. We then annotate around the outside ways we can conserve water at home. The pupils then complete an activity involving an extract which they use to answer questions. We finish with a GCSE-style question with some guidance on how to answer it. In a nutshell the lesson includes: Video advert starter Factor hexagon task on water conservation Domestic water use task Extract task with questions on methods of water conservation GCSE-style question with guidance if the pupils need this. hope this helps save you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for Unit 2C: Resource Management. The lesson realistically takes over one hour, most likely two lessons. We start we a quiz on what percentage we use of our water for various domestic tasks. We then complete a data presentation activity where the pupils create a graph on our national demands on water and the pupils then complete some questions. The next task involves the pupils creating two shaded maps of population density and rainfall to work out where the areas of water stress are in the UK. We then look at water stress and highlight an extract to explore the benefits and drawbacks. The pupils then create a diagram on the work of the Environment Agency in managing water supplies The pupils look for solutions to improving water quality and challenges to improving water quality. We finally tackle a GCSE-style 6 mark question on water transfer. At a glance lesson includes: Starter quiz on domestic water use Data presentation activity on national water use Map shading activity to work out areas of water stress Extract highlighting activity Environment Agency diagram activity 6 mark practice question with guidance and timer. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 1C: In this lesson we look at the processes of erosion and transportation (Note we don’t do longshore drift until the next lesson, too much for one lesson!) We start with a retrieval practice grid from the previous lesson (good for spaced practice). We then introduce the concept of erosion, we watch a short video clip of he problems at Dawlish several years ago to get the pupils thinking about why erosion is important. We then look at erosion first, the pupils have a worksheet which shows the processes. They need to describe the process, locate the process on the map with an arrow and as a bonus they get to colour the diagram in (They still love doing this in year 11). We briefly look at the four processes of transportation and they do the same thing on the diagram. Next we explore what factors might affect the rate of these processes occurring. I get the pupils to do a spray diagram or spider diagram. The pupils then use this to answer the question on the worksheet. In a nutshell lesson includes: Retrieval practice starter Worksheet on the processes of erosion and transportation. Activity on factors influencing these processes Video clips where appropriate GCSE-style question with guidance on answering Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 1A: In this first lesson in the section we look at what the evidence is for climate change. We start with a picture interpretation around frost fairs on the River Thames and how this might be evidence for climate change. We then look at the graphs that scientists have composed that show how our climate has fluctuated over the years. The pupils will have a large A3 activity sheet to fill in as the lesson progresses. The second section looks at ice cores and how they have helped the scientists formulate records of past climates. We then look at the impacts of global climate change and how they might also be evidence for climate change too. The pupils will write down their own ideas then elaborate with the help of the slides and some video clips. We finish with GCSE-style question with some suggested content if they need help. In a nutshell lesson includes: Picture interpretation starter A3 activity sheet on the evidence for climate change Video clips where appropriate GCSE-style question with guidance on suggested content. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSEGeography Lesson for Unit1A. In this lesson we look at the four different types of plate boundaries; destructive, constructive, collision and conservative (transform). We start by looking at the example of Iceland. We then use information cards to complete a foldables exercise for each plate type for the pupils to stick into their books. We then answer a GCSE-style question with some pointers on content for the pupils to use if you wish them to. ****Please note the foldables template may need adapting for certain printers as it depends on settings, it just needs a quick check to ensure it will print the right way around. Hope this saves you valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for Unit 2C: Water Management. In the lesson we start with a photograph of pollution on the Ganges. The pupils use a command word grid to create a question that they then have to answer. We then look at the issue of pollution and waterborne diseases on water security. The pupils look at the example of The Ganges, they watch two video clips answering questions on the videos as they go. We then look at the impact on food production by looking at USE crop yields. The pupils annotate the graph and answer some questions. We then look at conflict. The pupils use atlases or devices to locate where the examples are on the map they then classify them in accordance to how likely conflict is. We use this information to tackle a GCSE-style question with pupil guidance on how to answer. In a nutshell lesson includes: Photo interpretation design your own question starter Video clips and question sheet on Ganges pollution Graph interpretation activity on USA crop yields Water conflict map actvity GCSE-style question with guidance. Hope this saves you valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 1C: In this lesson we look at what managed retreat is and we also consider an example at Medmerry in West Sussex. The starter is a a simple true or false quiz that is used for retrieval practice, but is easily edited. We introduce the concept of coastal management schemes first and then we explore the definition of managed retreat with a simple fill in the gap task and the pupils consider when it might be appropriate as a strategy and when not. We introduce Medmerry, the pupils write a description of it’s location before we look at the scheme and why it was needed. The pupils have a worksheet, the questions are answered whilst the pupils watch a video clip on the scheme. They then complete a visual plan map of the scheme to show how the area is flooded. We then consider the benefits and costs of the scheme in a categorising task. We finish with a 6 mark question on the effectiveness of coastal management schemes. The pupils have some guidance on this if you feel they need it. In a nutshell lesson includes: Retrieval practice starter Short tasks on definition of managed retreat and location of Medmerry. Worksheet tasks with questions and a plan view map of the scheme. Information categorising task on costs and benefits of the scheme. 6-mark GCSE-style question with guidance should the pupils need it. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

Requires the blue AQA GCSE Geography Oxford textbook AQA GCSE Geography lesson for Unit 1A. In this lesson we compare the Chilean earthquake of 2010 with the Nepalese earthquake of 2015. The lesson includes and photo interpretation starter and video clips where appropriate. the main body of the lesson is used by the pupils to fill out their differentiated worksheets on each earthquake. We then answer a GCSE-style question using a worksheet to help the pupils learn how to structure their answers. I hope this saves you valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer