Activities around the four different types of coastal erosion and transportation. Work is differentiated for lower and higher ability students. All resources are included
A mystery based on the coastal floods of 2014. Students are to work in small groups to investigate the whereabouts of a missing family while investigating key issues around coastal flooding. There are differentiated resources for higher ability, middle ability and lower ability
A lesson based around ways countries can prepare for tropical storms. Students are asked to diamond rank the most sustainable ideas and justify their choices. Sentence starters provided and exam questions included to assess understanding.
This is 2-3 hours of teaching time. A variety of interactive activities to aid students in learning specific information about Typhoon Haiyan. There is also an example case study to mark and then students can complete a different question individually. There are lots of video clips and visuals to aid student understanding. Written for the new AQA spec
The PowerPoint is two hours of teaching time. The lesson is based around students researching different examples of weather events in the UK to be able to address why the UK's weather is becoming more extreme. Split the class into 6 equal groups, give each group a different weather event. They have to convert it into drawings and diagrams using no more than ten words. One person from each group will teach the class their topic, while the reminder of the group research the other topics. Original groups then reform and share information for a test and exam question.
GCSE lesson for the new AQA spec. This is a two hour lesson and includes a variety of interactive activities for students to learn about the formation of tropical storms. Lesson is also differentiated
A thinking skills task based around deciding items to pack into a survival kit for people living in LEDCs. Based on victims of the Nepal earthquake. Maths and literacy activities embedded into the lesson. A decision making exercise.
A lesson designed around some of the key issues around the 2016 Olympics. A mystery is used to explore the potential threat of the Zika virus. For higher ability students other issues in Brazil's cities are explored to allow students to critically assess the issues surrounding world events and the geographical effects of these events. There is an LA version and a key term definition sheet to develop literacy.
The lesson is based around the illegal use of child soldiers worldwide. Could be used for PSHE, Citizenship or Geography. Looks at the causes and effects of using child soldiers.
This lesson is designed to use with GCSE, however, can be adapted for both key stage 3 and 5.<br />
The idea is around helping students understand the impacts of the Syrian conflict on children and the economy. The aim is to grasp an understanding of what forced migration is and the impacts it creates. <br />
Activities are all challenging tasks - create, justify, evaluate, prioritise - so not necessarily right or wrong answers. <br />
Exam prep - using resources and information, making choices and justifying these decisions considering the key idea of sustainability.
A development based lesson around issues to do with unfair global trade. The lesson assesses the social, economic and environment effects of international trade. The lesson is differentiated with both lower ability (LA) resources and more able resources.