A decision making exercise which could last a few lessons or be set as a homework project A property developer is looking to build a five star hotel in San Francisco Pupils have to decide on the most sustainable county in the Bay Area Introductory Powerpoint, a project workbook and LOTS of resources are included The completed project/proposal covers: Background to tourism in California The physical hazards threatening San Francisco Explanation for choosing one of the Bay Area counties Sustainability (PPP) of the various sites Reasons for rejecting the others Consideration of how to make the structure safe from earthquakes Space for the pupils to be imaginative and design the resort

Structure of Russia's government, 1917 Russia at war, 1917 The February Revolution, 1917 The Dual Authority and continued dissent The October Revolution, 1917 colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates

Revision notes about Henry VII's life and role in the establishment of the Tudor Dynasty England in 1485 Henry VII and the consolidation of power Removing threats to Henry's power Relations with other countries, 1485 to 1509 colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates

Breakthrough 1: anaesthetics Breakthrough 2: antiseptics Breakthrough 3: blood transfusions The development of X-rays

Animal cells Plant cells Bacterial cells Mutations Multicellular Mitosis Meiosis Measuring growth (length, wet mass, dry mass) Human growth Aerobic respiration Anaerobic respiration Plasma’s role Red blood cell adaptations Blood vessel types (arteries, capillaries, veins) Circulatory system Genetic engineering Gene therapy Cloning

Latitude Winds Distance from the sea Pressure Altitude Depressions Anticyclones 2003 UK heatwave (impacts, management in the future) Causes of climate change Arguments for and against climate change Economic, social, environmental and political impacts of climate change National and local responses to climate change Tropical storms Hurricane Katrina case study Cyclone Nargis case study

Ecosystems Tropical rainforests (climate, plant adaptations) Hot deserts (climate, plant adaptations) Temperate deciduous forests (climate, plant adaptations) Temperate deciduous forest case study Causes of deforestation Impacts of deforestation The Amazon case study Badia Desert, Jordan case study Sonoran Desert, Arizona case study

Mechanical and chemical weathering Mass movement (slumps and slides) Erosion from waves (hydraulic power, abrasion, attrition, solution) Wave-cut platforms Headlands and bays Caves, arches and stacks Transportation (longshore drift, traction, suspension, saltation, solution) Deposition Sand and shingle beaches Spit formation Bar formation Global warming and resulting coastal flooding impacts The Maldives coastal flooding case study Holderness coastal erosion and management case study Hard and soft engineering Studland Bay, Dorset coastal habitat case study

ICT and transportation improvements Call centres abroad Localised industrial regions Advantages and disadvantages of TNCs Apple Inc case study Reasons for increased manufacturing in Newly Industrialising Countries China manufacturing case study Impacts of producing more energy Impacts of producing and importing more food Renewable energy Spain wind energy case study Kyoto Protocol

Migration in richer and poorer countries Typical rich city model (CBD, inner city, suburbs, rural-urban fringe) Brownfield and greenfield sites Problems in richer urban areas Solutions to tackle housing shortages in richer urban areas Revitalising CBDs Ethnic segregation Dharavi, Mumbai, India squatter settlement case study Environmental issues with urbanisation in richer countries Air pollution Water pollution Sustainability in cities Birmingham CBD development case study Newcastle inner city redevelopment case study Vauban, Freiburg, Germany sustainable cities case study

Speed-time graphs Force types Force diagrams Thinking distance Braking distance Fuel consumption

Atoms Chemical reactions Specific Heat Capacity Yields Batch production Continuous production Pharmaceutical drugs Allotropes (diamond, graphite) Bonds

Static electricity (including uses e.g. defibrillators- restarting a heart) Earthing Voltage Wires in a plug Variable resistors Longitudinal waves Ultrasound Radiation (types, ionising, medical uses etc.) Nuclear power Nuclear fission Nuclear fusion

Highest common factor and lowest common multiple Multiplying, dividing, subtracting and adding fractions Recurring decimals Interest Rounding Significant figures Sequences Powers Formula Factorising Graphs (including transformations) Equations Parallel and perpendicular lines Angles (alternate, allied, corresponding etc.) Enlarging Congruence Area and volume Pythagoras Averages Tree diagrams

Capture-recapture method Ecosystems Abundance and distribution Kite diagrams Coastal habitats Biodiversity Natural native woodlands vs artificial forestry plantations Natural lakes vs artificial fish farms How plants use glucose Historical experiments (e.g. Jan van Helmont and Joseph Priestly) Diffusion Leaf structure Photosynthesis Respiration Leaf adaptations Osmosis Phloem and xylem Root hairs Transpiration Plant adaptations Minerals Decay and decomposers Types of farming (e.g. intensive) Biological control

History of Periodic Table Nucleus Electrons Group 1- Alkali metals Group 7- Halogens Metals Superconductors Transition metals Water purification Test for sulphate ions using barium chloride Test for halide ions using silver nitrate

Factors affecting tourism Resort Life Cycle Model Blackpool coastal resort case study Lake District UK tourism case study Positive and negative mass tourism impacts Kenya mass tourism case study Tourism in extreme environments Antarctica extreme tourism case study Ecotourism Sarawak, East Malaysia ecotourism case study

Christian Key Beliefs Hindu Key Beliefs Key terms (Sanctity of life, Stewardship, Positive discrimination etc.) Information (animals, taking care of the world, prejudice, abortion etc.)

Context Chapter notes Character notes Themes Structure

Christian Key Beliefs Hindu Key Beliefs Key terms (Morality, Ethics, Value of life etc.) Information (IVF, genetic engineering, drugs, elderly, euthanasia, crime etc.)