Our aim is simple, to save you time with quality, well planned resources that are ready to teach. We offer Geography schemes of work for KS2-5 including full resources for the new GCSE specifications (AQA, OCR, Edexcel, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas). We also offer a range of individually packaged lessons to help you in specific areas of the curriculum.
Our aim is simple, to save you time with quality, well planned resources that are ready to teach. We offer Geography schemes of work for KS2-5 including full resources for the new GCSE specifications (AQA, OCR, Edexcel, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas). We also offer a range of individually packaged lessons to help you in specific areas of the curriculum.
105 lessons for IGCSE geography themes 1, 2 and 3. All lesson are suitable for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required.
Population:
1 - Introduction to population
2 - Malthus vs Boserup
3 - Migration
4 - The demographic transition model
5 - Anti-natalist policy, the one-child policy
6 - Over vs underpopulation
7 - Cause of migration
8 - Voluntary vs forced migration - refugees
9 - Ageing population
10 - Population structure
11 - Youthful population
12 - Dense vs sparse population
13 - Jelly baby population
Settlement:
1 - Settlement provision
2 - Settlement structure
3 - Settlement services
4 - Rural settlement service provision
5 - Urban settlement service provision
6 - Burgess model and the CBD
7 - Green and brownfield sites
8 - Problems in urban areas
9 - Manchester
10 - Urban regeneration
11 -Urbanisation
12 - Impacts of urbanisation
13 - Squatter settlements
14 - Squatter settlement case study - Dharavi
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
1 - What are hazards?
2 - Structure of the earth
3 - Types of volcano
4 - Why live in hazardous areas?
5 - Volcano case study
6 - Earthquakes
7 - Disaster response in Haiti
8 - Disaster response in New Zealand
Rivers:
1 - Hydrological cycle and drainage basins
2 - Erosion and deposition
3 - Landforms in the upper course
4 - Landforms in the middle course
5 - Landforms in the lower course
6 - Flooding
7 - Hard and soft engineering
8 - Rivers case study - Somerset
9 - Rivers GIS
Coasts:
1 - Waves
2 - Coastal processes
3 - Landforms processes
4 - Erosional landforms
5 - Depositional landforms
6 - Coral reefs
7 - Threats to coral reefs
8 - Mangroves
9 - Hard and soft engineering
10 - Coastal case study
11 - Assessment
Weather:
1 - Atmospheric circulation
2 - Measuring the weather
3 - Clouds
Climate and Natural Vegetation
1 - Climate zones
2 - Hot deserts
3 - Climate graphs and deserts
4 - Ecosystems
5 - Rainforests
6 - Soil and biodiversity
7 - Opportunities in hot deserts
8 - Causes of deforestation
9 - Impacts of deforestation
10 - Managing the rainforest
11 - Desertification
12 - Sustainable management of the world
Development
1 - Development indicators
2 - Industry
3 - Globalisation
4 - TNCs
5 - TNC case study
6 - Trade game
Food production
1 - Introduction to agriculture
2 - Food shortages
3 - Food supply and shortages (1)
4 - Food supply and shortages (2)
5 -Food production (Indus Valley)
6 - Famine (Horn of Africa)
Industry
1 - Industrial systems
2 - Types of industry
3 - Industrial zones case study
Tourism
1 - Growth of tourism
2 - Pros and cons of tourism growth
3 - Eco tourism
4 - Tourism case study (Jamaica)
Energy
1 - Growing consumption
2 - Non-renewable energy
3 - Renewable energy
4 - Fuelwood and other energy
5 - Nuclear energy
6 - Hydro-electric power case study
7 - Increasing energy
Water
1 - Water supply and use
2 - Water stress
3 - Water management
4 - Lesotho Highland project
Environmental Risk of Development
1 - Soil fertility and threats
2 - Deferestification
3 - Climate change and the enhanced greenhouse effect
4 - Managing the environment
5 - Conserving the environment
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Full KS3 unit of work for Extreme environments. This unit explores Extreme Environments across the globe including Death Valley, Antarctica, Kuwait and the Sahara. All lesson are suitable for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required.
All lessons have a starter and learning objectives. All PowerPoints in the same signature style.
Lesson sequence:
1 – What are extreme environments?
2 – Why is it so cold?
3 – Glaciers
4 – The coldest place on earth – Antarctica
5 – Antarctica ICT fact file
6 – Why is so hot?
7 – Desertification
8 – Case study – the Sahara desert
9 – The hottest place on earth – Death Valley
10 – Water in extreme environments
11 – Climate change and the Arctic - ICT
12 – Does the UK have extreme environments?
13 – End of unit assessment
Also includes Geography Literacy mat and Geography Numeracy/Map Skills mat.
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
20 part lesson series exploring the human and physical geography of China. This module focuses on a range of relevant geographical issues whilst building essential GCSE geography skills. All lesson are suitable for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons and homeworks - no additional resources are required. Most suitable for KS3 (Y9 or high achieving Y8).
Lesson sequence:
1 – Introduction to China
2 – What is China like?
3 – Describing and explaining China
4 – How is China changing?
5 – Made in China
6 – Industry problems and solutions
7 – ICT fake goods
8 – One child policy
9 – Consumers in China
10 – Progress test
11 – Three Gorges Dam
12 – Contrasting China
13 – Is China a LEDC or a MEDC?
14 – Communism
15 – History of China
16 – Sustainable China
17 – Environmental issues
18 – ICT mystery
19 – Revision
20 – End of unit test
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Comprehensive lesson for the Geography staple! Includes resources for 3 activities and a homework resource. Highly detailed lesson suitable for KS3 or 4. Can be taught quickly over 1 lesson or for a deeper understanding over 2 lessons.
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
6 part lesson series for the GCSE module Food management. This is the optional aspect of the Challenge of Resource Management module. Specifically designed for the new AQA A Geography GCSE but also suitable for Edexcel and OCR. All lesson are for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required.
All lessons have a starter and lesson aim. Extension tasks and homework also included. All PowerPoints in the same signature style.
Lesson sequence:
1 - Global food supply
2 - Impact of food insecurity
3 - Increasing food supply
4 - The Indus Basin Irrigation System
5 - Sustainable food production
6 - Sustainable food production through management
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
3 x lessons for the Edexcel GCSE module Urban World to explore Mumbai.
Full module available for £10
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
8 part lesson series for Geography of Fashion. Lessons are based off of the full unit of work -Globalisation (available for £8, 15 lessons). These lessons explore globalisation through the fashion industry. All lesson are suitable for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons and homeworks - no additional resources are required. Most suitable for KS3.
All lessons have a starter and lesson aim. All PowerPoints in the same signature style.
Lesson sequence:
1 - Globalisation
2 - Where do your clothes come from?
3 - Why are our clothes made in different countries?
4 - What is a sweatshop?
5 - Behind the swoosh
6 - Production chains
7 - Fair shares
8 - Mystery cards lesson
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Full KS2 unit of work for Crumbling Coasts. This unit explores Coasts, from erosion and coastal features to management and sea level rise. All lesson are suitable for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required. Most suitable for KS2, years 5 and 6.
All lessons have a starter and learning objectives. All PowerPoints in the same signature style.
Lesson sequence:
1 - What is the coast?
2- What is the coast used for?
3 - How does the coast change?
4 - How do headlands and bays form?
5 - What is longshore drift?
6 - How can we protect the coast?
7 - What is happening at Studland Bay, Dorset?
8 - Studland Bay group presentation and peer feedback
9 - Why should we care about the Holderness coast?
10 - Holderness coast ICT
11 - What is happening in the Maldives?
12 - What is climate change?
13 - UK Sea level rise ICT research
14 – Assessment
Also includes Geography Literacy mat and Geography Numeracy/Map Skills mat.
Links to National Curriculum:
- Pupils should extend their knowledge and understanding beyond the local area to include the United Kingdom and Europe, North and South America
- Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities
- Name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers)
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Two part lesson series originally designed for the AQA GCSE Geography module The Living World.
Full module available for £12
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
2 part lessons series originally designed for the KS3 module Tourism.
Lesson sequence:
1 - Sustainable tourism
2 - Sustainable tourism in Peru
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
7 part lesson series originally designed as part of the AQA GCSE Geography module the Urban World.
Full module the Urban World available for £12
Lesson sequence:
1 – Introducing Bristol
2 – How can urban change present social opportunities?
3 – Bristol’s economy ICT research
4 – How can urban change effect the environment?
5 – Environmental challenges and change in Bristol
6 – Social Inequality
7 – New Housing in Bristol, regeneration of the Temple Quarter ICT
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
17 part lesson series for the whole of the Edexcel GCSE module Hazardous Earth. This is the complete module - Atmosphere, Climate Change, Hurricanes and Plate Tectonics. Specifically designed for the new Edexcel Geography GCSE but also suitable for AQA and OCR. All lesson are for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required.
All lessons have a starter and lesson aim. Extension tasks and homework also included. All PowerPoints in the same signature style.
Lesson sequence:
1 - Introduction to Hazardous Earth
2 - Atmospheric circulation and ocean currents
3 - The Coriolis effect and the ITCZ
4 - Causes of climate change
5 - Managing climate change
6 - Past climates and the greenhouse effect
7 - UK weather
8 - Climate change and tropical storms
9 - Tropical storms
10 - Hurricane Katrina ICT project
11 - Hurricane Katrina project review
12 - Management to reduce risk
13 - Inside the earth
14 - Earthquakes
15 - Haiti case study
16 - New Zealand case study
17 - Volcanoes
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
11 lessons for the Edexcel GCSE module Forests Under Threat. This is complete module. Specifically designed for the new Edexcel Geography GCSE but also suitable for AQA and OCR. All lesson are for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required.
All lessons have a starter and lesson aim. Extension tasks and homework also included. All PowerPoints in the same signature style.
Lesson sequence:
1 - Tropical rainforests introduction
2 - Soil fertility and biodiversity
3 - Direct threats to tropical rainforests
4 - Indirect threats to tropical rainforests
5 - Protecting tropical rainforests
6 - A sustainable future for tropical rainforests
7 - What is a taiga like?
8 - Direct threats to taiga’s
9 - Taiga under pressure
10 - Conserving the taiga wilderness
11 - Balancing exploitation and protection in the taiga
All other Edexcel modules available
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
17 part lesson series for the whole of the GCSE module Urban Issues and Challenges. This is the complete module - Urban World, Urban Issues in the UK and Sustainability. Specifically designed for the new AQA A Geography GCSE. All lesson are for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required.
All lessons have a starter, lesson aim, tasks and extensions. All PowerPoints in the same signature style.
Lesson sequence:
1 - An increasingly urban world
2 - The emergence of megacities
3 - Rio De Janeiro
4 - Social change in Rio De Janeiro
5 - Economic change in Rio De Janeiro
6 - Managing the growth of squatter settlement
7 - Planning for Rio De Janeiro poor
8 - Where do people live in the UK?
9 - Manchester
10 - How can urban change create social opportunities?
11 - How can urban change create economic opportunities?
12 - How can urban change affect the environment?
13 - Social Inequality
14 - New Housing in Manchester
15 - Planning for urban sustainability
16 - Sustainable living in BedZed (ICT)
17 - Sustainable traffic management
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
3 x lessons designed for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching. Originally made for the new GCSE AQA A Geography module Physical Landscapes in the UK. Covers economy, conflict and tourism in glacial areas.
Lesson sequence:
1 - Economic opportunities in glacial areas
2 - Conflict in glacial areas
3 - Tourism in the Lake District
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
4 part lessons series originally designed for the KS3 module Rivers.
Lesson sequence:
1 - Flooding
2 - Boscastle mystery
3 - Boscastle research
4 - Flooding in Bangladesh
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
117 lessons for AQA GCSE geography topics unit 1 and 2. All lesson are suitable for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required.
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
A Geography writing frame to develop student vocabulary and written work. Most suitable for KS3 and some students at KS4.
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Clear displays of the most common command words in the GSCE Geography exam. Display around the classroom as a point of reference for students.
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Sheet to guide KS4 GCSE geography students through an ICT based research lesson for the Changing Urban Environments topic. Suitable for up to 120 minutes.
For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
