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Geography teacher in South London. I focus on making lessons on contemporary geographical issues both in the UK and around the world

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Geography teacher in South London. I focus on making lessons on contemporary geographical issues both in the UK and around the world
Climate Change Unit
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Climate Change Unit

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Includes 4 lessons and a accompanying workbook. Greenhouse effect Causes of climate change Effects of climate change Reducing the effects of climate change (Each section is separate in each lesson and will need copying and pasting together)
The Greenhouse Effect
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The Greenhouse Effect

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Lesson including workbook. Covers- What is the greenhouse effect and diagram Creating a pie chart to show greenhouse gases in atmosphere Links recent CO2 increases to industrial revolution Activities (based on Oxford ks3 heading towards GCSE textbook) Extension activity with scaffolding.
Population density and distribution
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Population density and distribution

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Fully resourced lesson. Lots of activities so takes 2 lessons. Includes differentiated tasks, scaffolded writing task, and all resources and answers. Also includes a video link to learn about sparsely populated places around the world and apply it to factors affecting population density, and a second example on Hong Kong with video link.
Causes and Effects of Climate Change
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Causes and Effects of Climate Change

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Fully resourced lessons looking at human causes of climate change and globl effects. Activities Photo analysis starter Three video clips with cloze passages on fossil fuels, cows and deforestation Card sort on effects Mapping task to locate places in card sort Extension writing on effects. Printable as worksheets
Population and Urbanisation Assessment
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Population and Urbanisation Assessment

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Includes questions on: map skills (from year 7 as recap) population growth- including skills question with a line graph factors affecting population density one child policy types of migrant population pyramids Urbanisation- including skills question to complete bar chart and calculate mean Mark scheme included.
Map Skills End of Topic Assessment
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Map Skills End of Topic Assessment

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An end of unit test for year 7. Includes all major map skills such as compass points, grid references, scale, longitude/latitude and relief. Also includes mark scheme, self reflection sheet and differentiated. DIRT tasks require foundations textbook or could be adapted to suit.
Sustainable urban living
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Sustainable urban living

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A two part lesson looking at the features of sustainable living. Includes: Task to identify and explain features of sustainable urban living Introduction to BedZED and homework research task A ‘using the figure’ exam style question A recap Kahoot on BedZED A nine mark question evaluating BedZED- this is scaffolded with sentence starters and connectives. A homework research task on sustainable transport strategies. Made to follow AQA geography GCSE but could be applicable to other exam boards.
Unequal world: Why are some countries rich and some poor?
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Unequal world: Why are some countries rich and some poor?

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A lesson looking at the physical, social, political, historical and economic factors affecting development. Lesson structures an assessment on the topic, getting the pupils to identify which type of factor each is; explain the factor (with key words as prompts); identify countries which experience each of the issues e.g. hot climate/corruption and a low GDP; and link to development indicators. Assessment help sheet and mark scheme also provided.
Changing Places: Belfast Rebranding and Regeneration
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Changing Places: Belfast Rebranding and Regeneration

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Belfast; Troubles; Regeneration; Rebranding; Cultural Heritage; AQA; Changing places; Laganside Lesson made for AQA A level geography- Changing Places. Looks at contrasting perceptions and representations of Belfast and how the city has rebranded and regenerated, capitalising on its cultural heritage. Fully resourced lesson including: 2 video links showing different representations of Belfast- Ross Kemp on gangs and a Tourism video 2 articles on the rebranding and regeneration of Belfast with comprehension questions Photos illustrating divisions in the city 20 mark question linked to the lesson
Geography in the news: Conflict: Russia and Ukraine
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Geography in the news: Conflict: Russia and Ukraine

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LO: To understand the causes and potential effects of Russia’s conflict with the Ukraine. A lesson looking at the current conflict in Crimea. The lesson looks at The geopolitical history of Russia Why Crimea is so important to Russia, Who NATO are Why Russia has so much global influence due to Europe’s dependency on Russia’s natural resources. Gets students to consider the possibility of another world war and the impact the conflict could have on us in the UK.
Changing Places: Deindustrialisation in the UK
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Changing Places: Deindustrialisation in the UK

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A lesson looking at the impact of deindustrialisation on the UK. It specifically looks at the impact on coal mining communities in Wales and the miners strike. Taught as part of AQA A-level Changing places- impact of globalisation on place but could be adapted to suit other exam boards or topics.
Geography in the news: Desperate refugee journeys
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Geography in the news: Desperate refugee journeys

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A brand new, fully resourced lesson which looks a the Channel crossing tragedy in which 27 people died in November 2021. Includes- A song starter which allows the students to guess the topic of the lesson. Up to date data and graphs from the gov.uk website about migration and asylum claims in the UK. These include some basic data analysis tasks but could easily be adapted to be more skills based to allow students to draw the graphs themselves with raw data from the website. Maps at a variety of scales showing migrant routes. Again could easily be adapted to include some activities on scale to work out distances traveled. Reasons why some migrants don’t stay in France A card sort activity looking at the stories of migrants who have attempted the journey themselves over recent years. A worksheet to complete for this task is also included. Plenary question