A geography lesson to find out what the water cycle is and the different processes that take place. This lesson is part of the Rivers unit for KS3 (Year 8) Learning objectives: • Explain the flow of water in the water cycle • Label and describe the processes in the water cycle Slides come with teacher notes and links to youtube videos.

A geography lesson to find out what a drainage basin is and fun tutorial for students to create their own drainage basin. This lesson is part of the Rivers unit for KS3 (Year 8) Learning objectives: • To know the different parts of a river found in a drainage basin.

Selection of 3 homework task linked to the River SOW, aimed at year 8 KS3 but can be adapted.

Create lined paper by printing these templates! There is a variety of sized lined paper to choose from, each with their own document.

Various graph paper templates that can be printed. Varying in sizes from a tenth of an inch to cm wide gaps between lines.

Worksheet with a variety of questions to do with map skills. Students objective is to move through the maze and answering the questions as they go. Directions: Begin at the ‘Start Here!’ and answer the question. Use your answer to move to the next square. Continue until you get the ‘Finished’ square.

A personal learning checklist of the topics needed for the Rivers SOW. Aimed at year 8 KS3 but can be adapted lower or higher. Key themes: Water Cycle River Drainage Basins Course of a River Fluvial Processes Waterfalls and Gorges Meanders Ox-bow lakes Floodplains and Levees Factors affecting Flooding Flooding Assessment Prep. Flooding Assessment River Management

A mini-presentation that could be shown as form time activity on the problems facing our rainforests. Lots of interesting videos that the students really enjoyed!

Parents evening excel spreadsheet where you can input: Time of appointment Student/Parent name Space for notes Target grade Grade in recent assessments There is also a table to not down the previous, current and next topic in your subject. Document can then easily be printed off and used to refer to during parents evening.

Learning Objectives: To know how to assess the effectiveness of data collection methods. A PowerPoint lesson that covers quantitative and qualitative data, sample size, sampling methods, accuracy and reliability. There are worksheets, a lesson plan and practice exam questions included with the resource.

A geography lesson to find out human and physical factors that can cause flooding and evaluate the flood risk of a village. This lesson is part of the Rivers unit for KS3 (Year 8) Learning objectives: • To know the physical and human causes of flooding.

A geography lesson to find out the hard and soft engineering strategies to reduce the risk of flooding. This lesson is part of the Rivers unit for KS3 (Year 8) Learning objectives: • To know the different river management strategies.

A geography lesson to find out the key features of a waterfall and how it is formed. This lesson is part of the Rivers unit for KS3 (Year 8) Learning objectives: • To understand the formation of a waterfall.

A geography lesson to find out the key features of a meander, how they are formed, and eventually turn into ox-bow lakes. This lesson is part of the Rivers unit for KS3 (Year 8) Learning objectives: • To know how to explain the formation of a meander and ox-bow lake.

A geography lesson to find out the different process that occur in a river (erosion, transportation, deposition). This lesson is part of the Rivers unit for KS3 (Year 8) Learning objectives: • To understand the different processes operating in a river.

A geography lesson to find out what a drainage basin is and fun tutorial for students to create their own drainage basin. This lesson is part of the Rivers unit for KS3 (Year 8) Learning objectives: • To know the different parts of a river found in a drainage basin.

A geography lesson to compare the impacts of a flood in a HIC and LIC, as well as completing a mini end of unit assessment. This lesson is part of the Rivers unit for KS3 (Year 8) Learning objectives: • To know how to compare the impacts of a flood in a developed and developing country. • To complete the end of unit assessment.

A geography lesson to learn about the different courses of a river with the opportunity to create a long profile of the river Severn by drawing a graph. This lesson is part of the Rivers unit for KS3 (Year 8) Learning objectives: • To know the characteristics of the three different courses of a river.

An Excel spreadsheet that can be used for any subject to easily input marks for assessments. This sheet really saves me a lot of time, and could save you a lot of time too. Key features: Automatically works out percentage, grade, and residual (grade - target grade) Colour coded based on students in the top/bottom 10% Calculates average residual over multiple assessments. Ranks students from highest residual to lowest residual. Displays average residuals for males, females, HAP+, HAP, MAP, LAP, EAL, SEN, PP. Easily print out spreadsheet and use for parents evening.

A QLA (Question Level Analysis) excel markbook to easily input and show the areas of strength and weakness in your students. This markbook is tailored for Geography AQA GCSE, however the amount of papers and total marks can be easily edited and the formulas will update automatically. Features: Automatically calculate total and percentage for each section of the paper and the overall total, percentage, grade. Creates a residual mark (grade - target) for each paper and an average residual of all 3. Average residuals for each paper are also calculated based on males, females, HAP, MAP, LAP, EAL, SEN, PP. Can easily add/extend more classes.