A revision lesson that has a starter and a plenary based on urban challenges. The main activity is to complete an A3 revision sheet on the 2 case studies for this topic and to show how ideas from each section work together. I’ve also included a complete version of each revision sheet for the case studies that we taught in our school, which were Lagos and Manchester, however the lesson is fully usable if these aren’t your case studies. Please check out my other revision lessons and leave feedback if you like the lesson!

A revision lesson that includes a variety of different activities to help pupils revise different aspects of the ‘Changing Economic World’ unit for AQA GCSE Geography. The tasks include developing a pre-created mind map to help pupils make links between ideas and to define key words, a gaps fill, developing an answer to a 9 mark question, based on an example answer, a quiz quiz trade activity, a quiz and a silent debate. The idea of the quiz, quiz, trade is to improve students short term memory skills and to help them remember key facts. The silent debate draws together different concepts discussed during the topic and helps pupils to start to engage in critical debate based on evidence. All resources are on the powerpoint, aside from the quiz, quiz, trade, which is a separate word document. Please check out my other revision lessons and leave feedback if you like the lesson!

Pupils will work through a range of activities to help them to recap landscapes of the UK- Rivers and Coasts. They will need to match up landforms with pictures, locate these on a map and use this information to explain how each feature is formed. There is also a question to help them practice 6 figure grid references. All resources needed are in the powerpoint, including a map of the Dorset coastline to print and laminate to help students complete their worksheets. Please check out my other revision lessons and leave feedback if you like the lesson!

Students have £100 per group to bid on real or fake coastal images. The aim is to get as many authentic ones as possible. Starter or plenary idea to revise coastal features and coastal management

Lesson aiming to help students learn the importance of physical geography of the local area (Yorkshire). Students will build an overlay map of hills, rivers and settlements and use this to think critically about the interactions between the land and the human environment.

Aims to implement independent learning through Revision for Paper 1 for AQA GCSE. Revision lesson on the Living World topic, covering key words, rainforests and hot deserts. Refers to case studies on Borneo rainforest and the Western Desert, but this is easily ‘tweakable’ if necessary. Includes Practice Questions, Example Answers, Worksheets, Detailed Handouts and Full Powerpoint Lesson Plan. Please check out my other revision lessons and leave feedback if you like the lesson!

Lesson 6 for KS3 unit of work on food. Students will learn the concept of ‘food miles’ through a video, discussion and a play your cards right activity. They will then use this knowledge, along with information from a differentiated handout (according to reading level) to create a booklet on food miles. This can take 1-2 lessons and can be set as a homework to complete if not completed in class.

Lessons 4&5 for KS3 unit of work on food. The first lesson introduces famine Horn of Africa and uses maps to describe the location of the region. There is a group activity to create flow charts which help pupils extend their ideas. Pupils will then complete a comprehension activity based on an extract from a BBC article about the famine. In the second lesson, a powerpoint accompanies the assessment which asks pupils to choose the best solution to the problem of famine in the Horn of Africa from 3 options. This has been assessed using a ‘milestones’ grid which our school uses, however this can be easily adapted to KS3 levels or equivalent. The assessment is available in 3 different versions, which are differentiated according to ability.

Lesson 4 for KS3 unit of work on food. Students will invesitage how hunger slows the development of a country. Also uses a video from the charity, ‘Mary’s Meals’ to see how charities can tackle the problem of famine and development together. Main activity uses a card sort to determine the causes and effects of hunger around the world.

Lesson 3 for KS3 unit of work on food. I have adapted this resource from someone else. Excellent activity based on the ‘hunger games’. Students will have to try and solve world hunger by cutting out bananas. Cards will be given to either help or hinder their production, based on real life scenarios facing farmers overseas.

Lesson 1 of he Manchester set of lessons for the Urban Case Study. Other lessons available to purchase if you like this introduction lesson. For AQA grades 9-1 Geography GCSE. Includes a booklet for students to work through. Includes sharing own knowledge of Manchester, looks at different viewpoints of Manchester through marking on a map of the city, includes a video and structured note taking on the history of Manchester, and completing a compound bar chart based on census data.

Lesson 2 for KS3 unit of work on food. Students will discuss the distribution using maps and will learn the key terms ‘famine’ and ‘drought’. There is a video which introduces the problem of famine and drought in the Horn of Africa and pupils have a silent reflection task to complete based on this. The majority of tasks are differentiated and pupils choose which to complete based on ability.

Lesson on urban design for AQA GCSE 9-1. Covers aspects of sustainability such as waste, transport, energy etc. Looks at the example of a housing development in Leeds called CITU, but could easily be substituted for an example nearer your school. Pupils will have to adapt a city to show how it could be more sustainable as well as complete an index to assess the sustainability of the Climate Innovation District in Leeds.

Lesson 1 in Food Scheme of Work. Used for key stage 3 lessons on the topic of food. Gives and overview of what foods are found in which parts of the world. Includes a differentiated task where pupils have to locate different foods from around the world and complete paragraphs to suggest why they’re found in these places. Aims to build upon basic map skills and introduce ideas about climate for the more able.

Pupils have to select, from a range of points, how best to develop the initial idea. This particular example is for Storm Desmond, but could easily be adapted for a different question. The aim is to help pupils to move beyond simple statements and to model a Level 3 paragraph for AQA 9-1 GCSE.

A lesson focussing on techniques for revision. Examples used are from the topics of: Resource Management, Rivers, Coasts and Tropical Storm Hazards, . I have written it for the AQA 9-1 GCSE, however I would assume that most, if not all of the ideas are on most specs. The lesson looks at memorising key words, mnemonics, use of pictures to jog memory, ways to summarise and revise processes, practice questions and mind mapping. Slightly more than a lesson’s worth, but you can select what activites your students require. Please note that there is some overlap betweent this lesson and the ‘Revision Technique: GCSE Rivers’ lesson.

A lesson focussing on techniques for revision. Examples used are from the coasts GCSE topic. I have written it for the AQA 9-1 GCSE, however I would assume that most, if not all of the ideas are on most specs. The lesson looks at memorising key words, mnemonics, use of pictures to jog memory, ways to summarise and revise processes, practice questions and mind mapping. Slightly more than a lesson’s worth, but you can select what activites your students require. Please note that there is some overlap betweent this lesson and the ‘Revision Technique: GCSE Geography’ lesson.

2 starters which follow the same format to try and help pupils to improve their SPAG. Addresses common mistakes that I’ve come across whilst teaching.

Lesson on Makoko in Lagos, Nigeria. Forms part of the Lagos case study for Urban growth in the AQA Geography 9-1 spec. Lesson includes use of statistics, a video about Makoko, exam question practice and a conflict Matrix examining the role of different stakeholders in deciding on the future of Makoko. Students will work through the booklet which accompanies the lesson and there is a QR code with a link to the video if they wish to re-watch it as part of revision.