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Global atmospheric circulation crossword for AQA
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Global atmospheric circulation crossword for AQA

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With 18 clues, this crossword comprehensively covers many important ideas on the global circulation of the atmosphere and the redistribution of heat by the circulation cells, with clues about convection, wind belts, jet streams, high and low pressure, the effects of latitude on solar radiation and much more. It is designed for GCSE pupils, specifically those studying the AQA specification, as it covers the general atmospheric circulation model which forms part of the Weather Hazards unit. This crossword can be used as homework or in class, including as revision or for intervention. The completed answer grid is provided in the second page of the document.
GCSE exam-style question, climate change
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GCSE exam-style question, climate change

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Ever wish there were more GCSE past papers for the 9-1 specs? This resource is an exam-style GCSE question on climate change with a separate accompanying mark scheme. The focus is on 1 to 4 mark responses, with a number of mathematical calculation skill questions and some explanation questions included. In terms of content and question style, this resource has been designed to be useful for both Edexcel A and Edexcel B specifications for GCSE Geography, and it may be fine for other specifications too. This resource could be used as an assessment activity (teacher-assessed or pupil-assessed) or as a homework.
Quiz quiz trade: KS3 Weather & Climate
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Quiz quiz trade: KS3 Weather & Climate

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This resource is a set of 40 different quiz-quiz-trade cards. Each one has a question and answer on an aspect of KS3 Weather & Climate, including rainfall types, weather instruments, depressions and lots more. There are enough cards for a very large class, or for smaller classes pupils could have more than one card each. This active and engaging Kagan cooperative learning activity is useful for reviewing and revising pupil learning, and it could even be used at the start of a unit to identify prior knowledge. There are so many cards that the activity could be used in more than one lesson with a class by changing which of the 40 cards are used or not used on each occasion. All the cards are attractively designed with clear text and marked scissor lines to assist with cutting up.
Quiz quiz trade: Changing Landscapes of the UK
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Quiz quiz trade: Changing Landscapes of the UK

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This resource is a set of 30 different quiz-quiz-trade cards. Each card has a question and answer on the compulsory parts of Edexcel A’s “Changing Landscapes of the UK” (component 1, topic 1, key ideas 1.1 & 1.2). Content includes characteristics of different rock types, their UK distribution, the role of past tectonic processes, human landscape impacts and lots more. All the cards are attractively designed with clear text and marked scissor lines to assist with cutting up. This active and engaging Kagan cooperative learning activity is useful for reviewing and revising learning.
Pop-up rock pedestal - worksheet & demo
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Pop-up rock pedestal - worksheet & demo

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This pop-up rock pedestal can be used in class but it’s also great as a homework task. The powerpoint slides explain how to make it, and the separate pupil worksheet also has its own clear instructions. This activity is useful for bringing desert landforms to life at KS3. The instruction sheet includes a challenge task for more able pupils, which involves adding their own features to the pop-up, e.g. cactus.
Quiz quiz trade: KS3 Rivers
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Quiz quiz trade: KS3 Rivers

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This resource is a set of 40 different quiz-quiz-trade cards. Each one has a question and answer on an aspect of KS3 Rivers, including erosion processes, waterfalls, meanders, river basin terminology and lots more. There are enough cards for a very large class, or for smaller classes pupils could have more than one card each. This active and engaging Kagan cooperative learning activity is useful for reviewing and revising pupil learning, and it could even be used at the start of a unit to identify or recap prior knowledge in KS4. There are so many cards that the activity could be used in more than one lesson with a class by changing which of the 40 cards are used or not used on each occasion. All the cards are attractively designed with clear text and marked scissor lines to assist with cutting up.
GCSE exam-style question on wind power
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GCSE exam-style question on wind power

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This resource features a photograph for stimulus, followed by a range of GCSE exam-style questions, including a calculation, a definition and some explain-type questions, ranging in value from 1 to 4 marks. They have been developed to meet the requirements of Edexcel Geography A, but may also be suitable for other specifications. It is suitable for use as homework, in class, as a practice timed question, as exam revision etc.
Quiz quiz trade: UK's evolving physical landscape
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Quiz quiz trade: UK's evolving physical landscape

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This resource is a set of 30 different quiz-quiz-trade cards. Each card has a question and answer on the compulsory parts of “The UK’s evolving physical landscape" in Edexcel’s B specification (component 2, topic 4, key ideas 4.1 & 4.2). Content includes characteristics of different rock types, their UK distribution, the role of past tectonic processes, human landscape impacts and lots more. All the cards are attractively designed with clear text and marked scissor lines to assist with cutting up. This active and engaging Kagan cooperative learning activity is useful for reviewing and revising learning.
Edexcel B rainforest & taiga adaptations
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Edexcel B rainforest & taiga adaptations

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This matching task involves pairing up 19 split explanations of how plants and animals are adapted to conditions in the rainforest and the taiga (boreal) forest for Edexcel B spec GCSE Geography. Also the worksheet has a key for pupils to colour-code which ideas relate to the rainforest and which are about the taiga. An answer sheet with correct matches and colour-coding is included. A range of different adaptations are explained including drip tips, camouflage by snowshoe hares, sloths (green algae), thin needle leaves, buttress roots and thick bark. This resource could be used in class or as homework.
Rainforest crossword puzzle for GCSE
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Rainforest crossword puzzle for GCSE

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With 19 clues, this crossword covers many important ideas on rainforests, with clues about structure, nutrient cycling, plant and animal adaptations, causes and effects of deforestation, ecotourism, climate change (drought) and more. It is designed for GCSE pupils (specifically Edexcel A and Edexcel B specifications) and can be used as homework or in class. The completed answer grid is provided in the second page of the document.
GCSE rivers revision dominoes game
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GCSE rivers revision dominoes game

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This is a set of 30 dominoes, each having a question and an answer to a different question. They are designed for revising key ideas on rivers for the Edexcel A GCSE Geography specification (9-1 version). The game can be played by pupils individually, in pairs or even as a whole class (with one domino per pupil). It is a great revision activity. Questions cover a variety of content. For example the answers include discharge, helicoidal flow and slumping. For the teacher the answers are easy to find on the resource, since every answer comes on the domino which is next in sequence to the one with the question. Every domino carries the answer to the previous domino’s question.