Full GCSE unit of work for Weather Hazards. This unit was made for the AQA specification but can be adapted for other exam boards. Lessons cover global atmospheric circulation, tropical storms and extreme weather in the UK. All lessons are made to last around 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets - no additional resources are required.
All lessons have a starter and learning objectives, with an emphasis on exam question practice. All PowerPoints in the same signature style.
Unit Structure:
Global Atmospheric Circulation
Distribution and Structure of Tropical Storms
Formation of Tropical Storms
Climate Change and Tropical Storms
Prediction, Monitoring and Planning
Tropical Storm Case Study - Typhoon Haiyan
Extreme Weather in the UK
Extreme Weather in the UK Case Study - Somerset Levels
Lesson on life in hot deserts for KS3/KS4 GCSE Geography. Lesson looks at the challenges and opportunities of living in hot desert environments, and focuses on the Thar (India) and Mojave (USA) desert case studies.Lesson includes starter, several activities and plenary. All supporting worksheets provided - no additional resources needed.
Two full lessons on hot deserts for KS3/KS4 Geography.
Lesson 1 looks at where in the world hot deserts are located, what the climate is like in hot deserts through a climate graph, and how animals are adapted to the hot desert environment looking at a camel. Students finish the lesson by designing their own desert-adapted creature.
Lesson 2 looks at the challenges and opportunities of living in hot desert environments, and focuses on the Thar (India) and Mojave (USA) desert case studies.
Both lesson include a starter, several activities and plenary. All supporting worksheets provided - no additional resources needed.
Full KS3 lesson on development indicators lasting around an hour. Lesson includes a starter, learning objectives and plenary. All supporting worksheets included - no further resources required.
Full KS3 lesson on rainforest plant adaptations. Lesson includes starter, learning objectives and plenary and is designed to last around an hour of teaching time. All supporting worksheets provided - no further resources necessary.
Two full KS3 lessons on uneven development around an hour each. Lessons includes a starter, learning objectives and plenary. Lessons look at both the physical and human causes of uneven development and get students to critically think about how these different factors are able to impact development.
All supporting worksheets included - no further resources required.
Full KS3 lesson on tectonic plate boundaries. Lesson includes starter, learning objectives and plenary and will last around one hour of teaching time. All supporting worksheets included - no further resources required.
Full KS3 lesson on volcanoes. Lesson looks at key terms, types of volcano and structure of a volcano.
Lesson includes starter, learning objectives and plenary and will last around one hour of teaching time. All supporting worksheets included - no further resources required.
Full KS3 lesson on waterfalls lasting around an hour. Lesson includes a starter, learning objectives and plenary. All supporting worksheets included - no further resources required.
Full KS3 lesson on an river flooding lasting around an hour. Lesson includes a starter, learning objectives and plenary. All supporting worksheets included - no further resources required.
GCSE level lesson on the DTM with supporting worksheets. Lesson will take around an hour to complete. Originally made for the OCR A Specification but suitable for any exam board.
Full KS3 lesson on rainforest weather and climate. Lesson includes starter, learning objectives and plenary and is designed to last around an hour of teaching time. All supporting worksheets provided - no further resources necessary.
Full KS3 lesson on an introduction to rainforests, including where rainforests are found, what rainforests are like, and what the challenges and opportunities are for people living in rainforests. Lesson includes starter, learning objectives and plenary and is designed to last around an hour of teaching time. All supporting worksheets provided - no further resources necessary.
Two full KS3 lessons on globalisation lasting around an hour each. Lessons includes a starter, learning objectives and plenary. Lessons focus on the impacts of globalisation and encourage students to think critically about different viewpoints.
All supporting worksheets included - no further resources required.
Full KS3 lesson on Meanders lasting around an hour. Lesson includes a starter, learning objectives and plenary. All supporting worksheets included - no further resources required.
Unit of work covering a case study of a low income developing country (LIDC) for the OCR A GCSE Geography specification. The case study used is Ethiopia and lessons cover all areas of the case study - see below for overview. Each lesson includes a PowerPoint and supporting worksheets - no additional resources required. All lessons made in same signature style.
Unit overview:
Ethiopia Context
Economic Development
Population and Employment Change
Social Development
Technological Development
Aid
Rostow’s Model
Revision Lesson
Full unit of work covering KS3 map skills. Each lesson is designed to last around one hour. PowerPoints and supporting worksheets are provided for each lesson - no extra resources required. All PowerPoints in same signature style.
Unit overview:
Locational directions
Types of maps
Map symbols
Heights
Distance
Four figure grid references
Six figure grid references
Longitude and Latitude
A knowledge organiser is also inlcuded for use as a revision tool.
Full unit of lessons on Rivers. Designed for KS3 with every lesson planned to last around an hour of teaching time. Each lesson includes a starter, learning objectives and plenary. Case studies are used of flooding in the UK (Sheffield) and Bangladesh. All supporting worksheets are provided - no further resources needed.
Unit Overview:
Introduction to Rivers
Drainage Basins
Water Cycle
Journey of a River
Waterfalls
Meanders
Flooding
Case Study - Sheffield Floods
Case Study - Bangladesh Floods
Comparing the Sheffield and Bangladesh Floods