Geography Case Study A bigas company wants to build a biogas plant on a 6 hectare site near Sewstern in Leicestershire The company states that it will use local crops to create enough methane to power a town the size of Grantham Sewstern residents have raised objections such as visual pollution, increased traffic, loss of farmland This resource includes a variety of lesson activities to pick and choose: 5Ws & 1T starter analysing photo of an existing biogas plant (choice of two photos) Which energy source is the ODD ONE OUT ? Which type of pollution is the ODD ONE OUT ? Location map Link to video showing ‘Farm Gas to Grid Plant’ DEVELOPMENT COMPASS activity worksheet Biogas information sheet to highlight (three colours : (a) key terms, (b) processes, and © ideas) Diagram of a biogas plant to annotate using info learned from info sheet and video Inputs-Processes-Outputs worksheet to show the industrial process involved in biogas production ‘SIX HATS’ worksheet based on de Bono’s Critical Thinking theory - weblinks are provided, so pupils could complete this online TEACHERS’ BACKGROUND INFORMATION sheet with links to developer’s website and BBC News article

Powerpoint and worksheets about the causes, effects and management of the 2011 Brisbane Flood resulting from a La Nina event. Differentiated questions. Links to videos included.

Geography Case Study Hoad’s Wood, near Ashford in Kent, is a site of specialscientific interest (SSSI). Parts of the nature reserve have experienced serious damage from unconsented felling and fly-tipping of waste material, including hazardous material. All natural features are presently lost and the ground level has been raised by several feet. This resource includes a variety of lesson activities to pick and choose: Which organism is the ODD ONE OUT ? ILLUSTRATED GLOSSARY: ‘Pollution’ worksheet PHOTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS worksheet QUESTION GRID: Hoad’s Wood (5Ws &1H) TRUE FOR WHO? Link to TV spotlight on Hoad’s Wood pressure group Six worksheets for CLASS ROLE PLAY (local builder, mobile tyre fitter, local family with young children, local Residents’ Association, Kent Police Force, Kent Wildlife Trust) Hoad’s Wood (stakeholders’ conclusion) worksheet TEACHERS’ BACKGROUND INFORMATION (3+ pages)

Powerpoint and activities outlining how deforestation and mining provide energy but also damage the environment Blooms and 9-1 differentiated questions/activities eg Grades 1-2 (Knowledge): (a) Use the data to complete the two divided bar graphs (causes of tropical deforestation & global energy consumption). (b) Fill in the blanks on the separate sheet to analyse your completed divided bar graphs Grades 8-9 (Evaluation): (a) Read about firewood, mining, fracking and biofuels (highlight the main environmental effects as you go). (b) Compare and evaluate the effects of those four human activities. (Write three paragraphs for 8 marks) Completing and analysing divided graphs Find out why humanity’s growing demand for energy supplies can lead to deforestation Find out how human activities involved in the energy industry can cause serious environmental damage

One hour/50 mark test paper based on climate change I will use this at the end of my collection of Powerpoints

Eight page booklet : define Geographical keywords; complete a fact file about a an Indian state; SPAG exercise about Indian food; annotate a photo to show the problems of slum life; moral dilemma comparing the lives of the super rich and the extreme poor; explain why trees are important in Geography (using a Hindu quote as a prompt); a comparison of the lives of Krishna and Jesus

A Level revision notes Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates Systems framework and their application Factors of production Flows of capital, labour, products, services, information Global marketing Factors in globalisation North American Free Trade Agreement The World Trade Organization Issues associated with interdependence Barriers to trade and protectionism Trends in the volume and pattern of international trade, Fair Trade, Ethical investment Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Nature and role of TNCs Apple Inc.- a transnational corporation International development agencies

Powerpoint and worksheet covering the Global Circulation System and the effects of latitude on climate. Starter looks at photos and how extreme weather might affect human life in those places. Lesson then goes through why the equator is hot/wet, the formation of deserts at 30 degrees and the reasons for cold deserts at the Poles. The worksheet is filled in through the lesson to explain the links between latitude, atmospheric cells and biomes. Differentiated GCSE style questions at the end of each section.

Powerpoint inspired by the RGS scheme of work "China Today". Whole lesson, includes starter (multinational companies), comparison of Shenzhen in 1970 with today, Geographical mystery about Apple's involvement ion China (WHAT were the reasons for moving iPhone production to China? HOW were the Foxconn workers treated? WHY are there nets outside Foxconn factory windows? WHO benefits from Apple products being made in China? ), differentiated questions (Explain why Apple was so interested in making its products in China; Compare the opinions of a Foxconn worker in China with an Apple customer in the UK. Then give your opinion of Foxconn/Apple; Describe the living and working conditions inside a Chinese factory like Foxconn) and plenary (the suicide of Ma Xiang Qian )

Powerpoint and worksheets beginning with a brief intro to geological timespans. Class and group activities comparing climate data over different periods of Earth history and the reasons for differing conclusions about climate change. Links to videos showing computer simulations of glaciation.

Powerpoint and worksheets explaining the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect Starter is an odd-one-out quiz of various human activities which affect climate Students draw a pie chart showing sources of greenhouse gases from human activities then memorise and sketch the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect The main work involves constructing a mind map of the effects caused by major greenhouse pollutants (carbon dioxide, water vapour, nitrous oxide, methane and halocarbons) Differentiated questions: 1-3: How does (a) industry and (b) farming make climate change worse? 4-6: How do humans add to the Greenhouse Effect and climate change? 7-9: Using named chemical compounds, explain how human actions increase the rate of climate change Plenary: affects of contrails on the short-term weather Enough for two lessons

Powerpoint and worksheet about the effect of the Gulf Stream on the British Isles Starter looks at how palm trees grow in Scotland thanks to the North Atlantic Drift Then the 'Gulf Stream Mystery' to find out how the 'Cold Blob' in the North Atlantic will change Britain's climate. Pupils annotate a map then answer a differentiated question: 1-3: Describe what the UK’s climate might be like if Greenland’s ice melts 4-6: Explain how NASA’s ‘Cold Blob’ could change the UK’s future climate 7-9: Explain how the UK’s climate is linked to the North Atlantic Ocean Moves on to mapping changes caused by rising sea levels in the UK (to 5 metres) getting info from internet research Plenary looks at the effects of post-glacial rebound on Scotland and southern England

Powerpoint and worksheet about the extreme temperatures, precipitation and winds around the World. The work involves researching Case Studies from info sheets then annotating a World map with explanations for the extremes. Pupils work together, report back to other pupils then to the whole class. Case Studies are: the Atacama Desert; Ridge A in Antarctica; Mawsynram in India; the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica; Death Valley; Barrow Island off Australia; and Vostok Station, again in Antarctica. Builds on knowledge from Hazards 1: "GLOBAL CIRCULATION SYSTEM". Enough for two lessons.

Powerpoint and worksheets explaining the Milankovitch Cycles, obliquity, precession and eccentricity. Starter covers the Greenhouse effect. Then goes onto volcanic and sunspot activity. Differentiated questions about sunspots: 1-3: How does the Sun’s energy affect the Earth’s climate? 4-6: How do sunspots affect climate change on Earth? 7-9: What is the correlation between sunspot activity and climate change? Also, differentiated questions about the Greenhouse Effect. Links to videos showing computer simulations of glaciation and the Greenhouse Effect. Enough for two lessons

A test of Geographical skills and knowledge to assess your new pupils

PLEASE NOTE: the TES preview does not display the font correctly! Based on the classic game Players move around the board trying to develop their country Move up the ladders and down the snakes according to geographical events Squares based on real countries and their 2018 HDI scores Took the idea from geographypods.com and made my own version (Suggest board is printed A4 and laminated)

Powerpoint and worksheets comparing El Nino with La Nina. Uses the Big Dry drought in Australia as a Case Study. Differentiated question. Carousel activity to complete effects chart. Links to videos included.

A decision making exercise (set up as a lesson) looking at future options for feeding Egypt's growing population. Egypt’s climate is changing. Over the next few decades the country is expected to become even hotter and drier than it already is. Presently, oil makes up 25% of Egypt’s exports but this is predicted to run out by 2070. At the same time, the population is expected to grow by tens of millions more people. The Government will need to find a SUSTAINABLE way to feed all these extra mouths very soon. Option 1: Turn more of the Sahara Desert into irrigated farmland by flooding the Qattara Depression Option 2: Build sea defences around the farmland in the Nile Delta of northern Egypt Option 3: Bomb the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to allow more of the Nile’s water to flow down to Egypt Option 4: Support the use of agricultural fertilisers by lowering the price of farm chemicals

Powerpoint and worksheets covering Rostow's Model and the UN's Millennium Development Goals. Starter involves fitting countries onto an A3 version of the model by comparing socio-economic data. Nigeria is used as a Case Study for the MDGs. Pupils assess the success of Nigeria in working towards those Goals and suggest further improvements. Written conclusion: F: Describe how Nigeria is improving her level of development H: Explain how well Nigeria is meeting her Millennium Development Goals G&T: Is Nigeria ready to move up on the Rostow Model? Explain your answer

Eight page booklet : define keywords, create a factfile about an African country, a SPAG exercise about the continent, a short piece of research about the UN's work in Africa, an opinion piece about whether or not the UK still owes a moral debt to Africa for colonialism, a page to decorate an outline map of Africa with traditional patterns and finally a page to show how modern music is related to African rhythms