For AQA GCSE Geography. You need the Oxford AQA GCSE Geography Textbook for the new specification The lesson includes. Photo interpretation starter. Questioning activity Video clips Large A3 worksheet with a variety of different activities covering the required content. Plenary activity. All worksheets for photocopying included. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

AQA GCSE Geography lesson on Sustainable Urban Living using Freiburg as an example. Included in the lesson is: Video clips on Freiburg Information sheet on sustainable living in Freiburg A3 double sided task worksheet with a variety of actvities for differing abilities Practice GCSE Questions You may wish to use alongside the Oxford AQA GCSE Geography textbook, but all resources are included. Hope this helps. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

A lesson which assigns students the role of urban planners and tasks them with designing a sustainable city. The task is fully scaffolded as students work through a planning booklet , filling it out based on structured class discussions of the different features needed- energy, waste management, nature, food, housing, infrastructure etc. Lots of ideas are included in the notes section of the PPT slides to steer the pupils ideas. Loads of pictures and real world examples too. A design brief outlining what students need to include in their cities is also included, as is a peer assessment sheet

An interactive escape room lesson that explores the meaning of ‘sustainability’. There are seven fun task cards that include activities relating to sustainability and why it is important. The lesson provides a fun and interactive introduction to the various issues and key issues surrounding sustainability, such as the three pillars of sustainability and how a sustainable future can be achieved. Lesson Objectives: To define what is meant by ‘sustainability’ and explain the three pillars of sustainability. To be able to explain how a sustainable future can be achieved. Included: Seven task cards PowerPoint with starter and plenary Lesson Plan Answer sheet for teacher Answer sheet for students

An investigation and overview of what sustainability is and then tasks with more of a focus on eating sustainably. Created as a PSHCE resource but would also be very useful for KS3 Geography or RE. - 1 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, well differentiated, KS3/ KS4. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each.

This is the third of three themed lessons supporting the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. This final lesson considers the sustainability of the Olympics. It involved information about how the Paris Olympics will attempt to be sustainable. There are links to short clips, a student handout, information sheets and an interactive pollster plenary activity (runs in Microsoft Excel). The lesson aims are: To define sustainability and use key terms associated with sustainability To identify sustainability strategies used in the Paris Summer Olympics To evaluate sustainability strategies used in the Paris Summer Olympics

I have created a powerpoint and an accompanying student booklet that provide an opportunity for students of geography at KS3 to participate in ‘in-house’ fieldwork. This forms a perfect prerequesite to the GCSE AQA Fieldwork requirements and allows students to prepare for the fieldwork style of questions and data collection early. Made for my current school however could be easily adapted by changing headings to the name of your school. As you can see I have adapted from my first school to suit my second school etc. The project focuses on: Government initiatives for the ‘sustainable school’ Government definitions and doorways of a ‘sustainable school’ 3+ data collection techniques including bipolar survery, field sketches, photographs and litter/bin counts. Write-up opportunities Final speech/poster composition as an assessment outcome

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification Unit 2A: In this lesson we look at the what urban sustainability is and how it can be achieved. The lesson has two retrieval practice starter options for you to populate. We then introduce the concept of urban sustainability. The pupils then complete a variety of tasks as we look at water conservation (with Cape Town as an example of water stress). Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). Methods of energy conservation, waste management and recycling, and creating green spaces. We finish with a GCSE-style practice question with some guidance and structure provided for the students. Hope this saves you some valuable planning time. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/markthegeographer

2 lessons focusing on the affect food production has on the planet with years 8 and 9 in mind.

This lesson idea gets pupils into groups and asks them to design a sustainable city. This was my final lesson in Theme 1 of the Wjec GCSE exam specification on sustainable urban living. In the resources are the costs of each sustainable feature and the total budget for the project.

1 hour, fully resourced lesson all about sustainability and our carbon footprints. The lesson investigates the harmful effect of excess carbon emissions on our environment, the consequences and what we can do collectively to make a change. This resource pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it.

This resource looks at the impact of materials on our planet and what we can do about it. There is a PowerPoint which was written for a 100 minute lesson but could be broken up into smaller lessons or be adapted for activities to be used for home learning. There are tasks which include discussion - group and whole class, design and written activities

Students should be able to explain about sustainability. Each activity aims to build upon students understanding of the importance of sustainability. Learning Objectives To be able to explain what sustainability is and what the three pillars are. To be able to explain the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and gain understanding about a sustainable future. Included: PowerPoint Starter Two Main Activities Plenary Lesson Plan

This lesson uses a fun music video, reading for comprehension, and an interactive game to engage students in analyzing sustainable lifestyle choices. Explain sustainability Apply an ecological footprint calculator Evaluate lifestyle choices

Sustainable living can be defined as a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Lesson Objective: Assess how one named city in the developed world is reducing its eco-footprint by reducing energy consumption and waste generation. • L/O 1: What does sustainability mean? • L/O 2: What can we do to reduce our Eco- footprint? CHALLENGE: Using examples, explain how new developments can be made more sustainable (exam question)

A lesson on EDUCATING FOR SUSTAINABILITY and how we can impact on our world both positively and negatively. Cross curricular, action learning to inspire creative thinking and new vision to empower students toward positive environmental change.

Lesson plan and a story on river pollution

Lesson on sustainable towns. BEDZED edited from other sources

A lesson designed for KS3 but can be used in all year groups, focussing on the global issues that transport is causing, pollution in London, sustainable projects being used around the world, an entrepreneur project as well as exam style questions. This lesson includes a PowerPoint, worksheets to accompany activities and a success criteria which can be used to track student progress throughout the lesson, identify strengths and areas for improvement.

3 part lesson series for the OCR module Resource Reliance. This is the third section of the Resource Reliance prescribed module that also includes global resources and the Tanzania case study. Specifically designed for the new OCR Geography GCSE but also suitable for Edexcel and AQA. 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 also included. All PowerPoints in the same signature style. Lesson sequence: 1 - Sustainable food production 2 - Managing food supply 3 - Small scale food production Full module available for £10 along with all other OCR GCSE modules. 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