I am a Geography specialist who has also been teaching GCSE history for the past few years. I have uploaded some lessons for History and Geography. I hope people find them useful.
I am a Geography specialist who has also been teaching GCSE history for the past few years. I have uploaded some lessons for History and Geography. I hope people find them useful.
AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 2B: In this lesson we look at the changing rural landscapes of the UK.
The lesson starts with a practice task. We then look at a cartoon which is showing rural-urban migration together with other geographical concepts. We then look at the reasons for people moving into rural areas. We then introduce two examples, one of rural population growth (South Cambridgeshire) and the other of rural population decline (Outer Hebrides). The pupils have a task worksheet to complete with various tasks for them to tackle. We finish with a 6-mark practice question with some guidance on how to respond.
Hope this saves you some valuable planning time.
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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.
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Key Stage 3 lesson for a scheme of work on The Rise of The Dictators. In this lesson we look at what life was like for people living in Nazi Germany. We start with an activity called ‘Photos from Nazi Germany’. The pupils try to work out what is going on in the photos and what this tells us about life in Germany at this time. We then look at life for different types of adults, we use an evidence sheet and the pupils make notes about how those people perhaps benefited, or suffered under Nazi rule. We then look at young people. We start by analyzing a school day fro the German school pupil and why the Nazi’s wanted certain subjects to be taught. We then look at the Hitler Youth and the league of German Maidens and why young people were drawn to these groups and what purpose they served the Nazi’s
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AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the latest specification Unit 1B: In this lesson we look at transportation and depositional landforms such as moraines, drumlins and erratics.
The starter is glaciation-themed retrieval quiz.
We then look at the idea of the glacial conveyor belt, what glacial till is and what the difference between sorted and unsorted material is and why they form in different environments. The pupils create diagrams of both. We then consider moraines and the different types of moraines. The pupils have a diagram to annotate and label. We then consider drumlins, the pupils again create diagrams and learn why they show direction of movement and collective called ‘basket of eggs’ topography. We then briefly look at erratics and how they can also show the history of glacier movement. We finish with a 4 mark GCSE-style exam question with guidance on how to answer it.
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AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 2A: For this section we use London as our case study. In this lesson we introduce London, it’s location and site factors and its population.
We start with a simple quiz about London to test the pupils general knowledge of the capital.
We then look at the location of London and the pupils describe London’s location based on the C.L.O.C.K formula. But you could use any method. We then have a look at the history of London before the pupils undertake an ‘art attack’ activity where they are creating an annotated sketch map of the location of London and it’s settlement site factors. We then look at London’s population, looking at general facts, population structure and ethnicity.
We finish with a simple GCSE-style question plenary.
In a nutshell lesson includes:
Quiz on general knowledge of London.
Locating London activity
‘Art attack’ activity with guidance on producing an annotated sketch map
Video clips where appropriate
Population pyramid activity
Graph interpretation task on ethnicity in London
GCSE-style question with guidance on how to respond
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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.
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Complete bundle for the AQA GCSE Geography 2016 specification Unit 2a The Urban World using Lagos, Nigeria, as a case study.
All lessons have a variety of differentiated activities, skills tasks, video clips. exam-style questions with guidance and photocopying/printing ready worksheets and handouts.
The order of the lessons is
Urbanisation: An Increasingly Urban World
Megacities: The Emergence of Megacities
Introducing Lagos
Growing Lagos
Social Challenges in Lagos
Economic Challenges In Lagos
Improving Lagos’ Environment
Squatter Settlements in Lagos
Urban Planning in Lagos
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AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 2A: In this lesson we look at the increasing number of the global population living in urban areas.
We start with a quick quiz on global populations and a video to put global population increase into context for the pupils. We then look at how urbanisation varies around the world by plotting data on a graph. The pupils then describe the trends they have found.
We then look at a map of the urban populations around the world and the pupils can tackle several different questions depending on ability. We then discuss how these patterns might be explained. We then answer a GCSE-style question looking at the percentage of people living in urban areas on different continents using a bar chart. The pupils have guidance on how to answer the question if needed. We finish with a plenary quiz where the pupils have to find the countries with an urban population of over 50%.
In a nutshell lesson includes:
Quiz starter
Video clip
Graph plotting exercise with questions
Map interpretation task
GCSE-style question using graph with guidance
Plenary quiz.
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Key Stage 3 lesson on comparing and contrasting Richard I with Saladin. The lesson would take about two periods to cover fully, but can easily be shortened. We start by thinking about what makes an effective leader during the medieval period.
we then introduce the two leaders and the pupils will read the story of each leader before creating a character card that assesses the leaders strengths and weaknesses. We then go on to look at how the two men are similar and different by creating a Venn diagram. Finally there is an extended writing task where the pupils explain their choice of leader through evaluating their actions. Included in the lesson is:
Starter activity
Character card templates and information sheets on the leaders
Venn diagram task
Extended writing task with writing frame and support.
Plenary.
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AQA GCSE Geography Lesson for the Nigeria: A Newly Emerging Economy unit. The lesson is at lest one hour long, but is easily extended into two lessons. The lesson begins with a photo interpretation starter to introduce the pupils to some of the poverty in Nigeria. We then look at two families in Nigeria, the pupils investigate their living conditions and access to safe water, sanitation and electricity before deciding if the family would benefit from aid and if they represent the majority of Nigerian families. We the look at the benefits of International Aid and the reaons why aid may not be used effectively. We use a GCSE-style question to investigate the latter. Included in the lesson is:
Photo interpretation starter
Families task: comparing living standards (how will aid benefit them?)
Hexagon factor task explaining how aid benefits Nigeria.
GCSE style question on how aid might not be used effectively.
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Power & the People lesson on the Chartists. In this lesson we introduce the Chartists and Chartism. We then look at what the demands of the Chartists were and how they believed they would make for a fairer electoral system. We then examine the methods of the Chartists and how they were successful at spreading their message. We then look at the failure of Chartism and examine the reasons for this before finishing with how significant the movement was in the end. Included in the lesson is:-
Question starter around Secret Ballots
Activity on the Chartists Six Point Demands
Video Clip
Activity examining the methods of the Chartists
Writing activity on the failure of Chartism
Question on the significance of Chartism.
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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.
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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.
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AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 2A: In this lesson we look at the what urban sustainability is and how it can be achieved.
The lesson has two retrieval practice starter options for you to populate. We then introduce the concept of urban sustainability. The pupils then complete a variety of tasks as we look at water conservation (with Cape Town as an example of water stress). Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). Methods of energy conservation, waste management and recycling, and creating green spaces. We finish with a GCSE-style practice question with some guidance and structure provided for the students.
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AQA GCSE Geography lesson as part of the Nigeria: A Newly Emerging Economy unit. The lesson is roughly one hour long but can be shortened or extended. In this lesson we introduce the concept of a TNC. We then do a quick activity on the incentives for TNC’s to locate their operations in different countries. The pupils then complete a sorting exercise on the problems and benefits of TNC’s in general before we look at Shell’s operations in the Niger Delta. The pupils create a visual chart to show the overall benefits and costs, but also the extent to which those factors are benefits or costs. We then go on to answer a 6 mark question with a structure strip for support. Included is:
Starter on TNC’s in Nigeria
Exercise on incentives for TNC’s in countries
Sorting activity on costs and benefits
Costs and benefits chart on Shell Oil
GCSE style question with structure strip
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Key Stage 3 lesson on the crusades. The lesson is at least an hour long and can easily be two lessons.
We start with retrieval practice starter. We then go on to introduce the concept of a crusade. We then examine Pope Urban’s famous sermon looking for threats to christians and potential rewards. We then introduce King Richard I before a classification task on the reasons why people went on crusade. The pupils classify the reasons in either money and power or religious reasons. The pupils then rank the reasons to work out what the main appeal of the crusades were. We then finish with a writing task where the pupils create a diary entry having been invited to join Richard’s crusade. Included is:
Retrieval practice starter
Source analysis task on Urban’s sermon of 1095
Classification task "For God or Gold"
Extended writing task using a diary entry narrative.
Post-it note plenary.
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AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the Nigeria: A Newly Developing Economy section. The lesson is roughly one hour long but can be extended or shortened. We start by considering what quality of life means with a starter task. We then complete an activity which looks at how an improving economy can improve quality of life. We then move onto a skills task which involves the pupils plotting out indicator data for Nigeria and determining what this shows about quality of life in the country over the last 30 years. The pupils complete and extract task on whether all Nigerians have experienced better quality of life then complete a diagram to show what barriers to improving this are still to be overcome. We then conclude with a 6 mark GCSE style question with some guidance for the pupils if they need it. Included is:
starter activity on quality of life
Annotation task on how improving economy improves quality of life
Graphical skills task on indicator data and interpretation questions
Extract highlighting and interpretation task.
Explanation task on barriers to improving quality of life
6-mark question with guidance and timer
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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.
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AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 1A: In this third lesson in the section we look at the possible human causes of climate change.
We start with a simple retrieval practice grid based on previous learning.
We then look at what the scientist think and how a consensus has grown about the impact of anthropogenic influences on the climate and we watch a clip that summarises this. We then create a diagram in our books and the students are guided step by step through the greenhouse effect, creating the diagram as they go. The pupils then watch video clips on the three main greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxides. The pupils make notes around their hexagons using the video clips to help. We finish by looking at the ‘enhanced greenhouse effect’ and a 9-mark gcse-style question with guidance on how to answer for the pupils.
We finish the lesson with a GCSE-style question post-it plenary.
In a nutshell lesson includes:
Retrieval practice starter
Greenhouse effect diagram.
Hexagon task on the main greenhouse gases
Video clips where appropriate
GCSE-style question.
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AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the latest specification Unit 1B: In this lesson we look at the types of erosional landforms you find in glaciated landscapes.
The starter is just a quick coast-themed retrieval practice quiz which has been left blank so you can add your own questions.
We start by looking at the erosive power of glaciers and how corries form in highland areas. The pupils create a sequential diagram to show how a corrie forms from small nivation hollows. We then look at aretes and pyramidal peaks with examples of each and then look at how erosion has created a variety of further highland erosional features when the pupils annotate a diagram of a highland glaciated area. We finish with a 6 mark GCSE-style exam question with guidance on how to answer it. The lesson also uses some video clips to help the pupils visualise these features.
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