Documentary topic: Water, Rivers, Africa 24 question and answer sheet to accompany the BBC documentary Earth’s Greatest Rivers 2, episode 1, Zambezi River. Documentary follows the river’s course from source to mouth and looks at how animal and human life depends on the river. The worksheet has 24 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers. There is a differentiated follow on worksheet for students to complete to think further around this topic. Designed for study alongside rivers unit, but equally could be used for students as part of a place based study in Southern Africa. Topics include: Fact file on the Zambezi upper, middle and lower course characteristics Human activity along the river Flooding Conservation and management Downloaded materials include all sheets in both Word and PDF formats. Find other documentary worksheets and the rest of this series at my shop

A comprehensive 24 question worksheet for Green Planet, Human World (BBC Documentary). Two out of five wild plants are threatened with extinction. Hear more about current threats, how crops and cultivation change our green planet and how people are finding remarkable ways to help plant species thrive. The worksheet includes 24 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Plants in urban environments Farming Crops and cultivation Monocultures Plant and human interactions Climate change Management of vulnerable species If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.

Focus: Desert environment, desert ecosystem and adaptations A comprehensive 24 question worksheet for Green Planet, Desert World (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores new filming techniques which allow us to enter the plants’ world and see it from their perspective and on their timescale. This episode focuses on plant adaptations to desert conditions, where temperatures soar and plummet and water is rare. The worksheet includes 24 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Desert vegetation Plant and animal interactions Adaptations Climate change If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.

Seasonal Forests, Seasonal Change A comprehensive 24 question worksheet for Green Planet, Seasonal World (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores new filming techniques which allow us to enter the plants’ world and see it from their perspective and on their timescale. Between the tropics and the frozen poles lies a region dominated by relentless change in the form of the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each one presents plants with huge challenges, from ice and snow to raging fires; from intense competition to surprising enemies. To survive here plants must use strategy, deception and remarkable feats of engineering. The worksheet includes 24 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Spring, summer, autumn and winter Seasonal plants Photosynthesis Plant and animal interactions Climate change If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.

Environments covered: fresh water, coastal zone A comprehensive 20 question worksheet for Green Planet, Water World (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores new filming techniques which allow us to enter the plants’ world and see adaptations fresh water plants use to survive in their under water environments. The worksheet includes 20 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Please consider leaving a review for this resource. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Fresh water vegetation Aquatic plants Photosynthesis Plant and animal interactions Climate change Salt water ecosytem - seagrass If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.

A comprehensive 25 question worksheet and follow on activity for Green Planet, Tropical World (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores new filming techniques which allow us to enter the plants’ world and see it from their perspective and on their timescale. From fast-growing trees to flowers that mimic dead animals, this is a journey into a magical world that operates on a different timescale to our own. The worksheet includes 25 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. There is a differentiated follow on activity for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Rainforest vegetation Tropical plants Photosynthesis plant and animal interactions Climate change Deforestation If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.

Documentary focus: Water Crisis, Water Surplus, Water Deficit and Water Management across the world. A 26 question worksheet and fact collection to support H20: The Molecule That Made Us (BBC Documentary), episode 3: Water Crisis. This episode investigates droughts,hurricanes and unsustainable water management. The worksheet has a range of question types that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff, a detailed answer sheet, with timings, is included for teachers. There are three follow on questions for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet cover the following topics, among others: Water Cycle - stores, transfers Atmospheric circulation Drought Hurricane Aquifers Floods Sustainable water management For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.

Documentary focus: Water Crisis, Water Surplus, Water Deficit and Water Management across the world. A 26 question worksheet and fact collection to support H20: The Molecule That Made Us (BBC Documentary), episode 3: Water Crisis. This episode investigates droughts,hurricanes and unsustainable water management. The worksheet has a range of question types that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff, a detailed answer sheet, with timings, is included for teachers. There are three follow on questions for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet cover the following topics, among others: Water Cycle - stores, transfers Atmospheric circulation Drought Hurricane Aquifers Floods Sustainable water management For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.

A 20 question worksheet to support Earth: The Power of the Planet documentary. The first episode focused on the physical processes surrounding volcanoes and tectonic processes. Dr Iain Stewart reveals the role natural forces have played in the creation of the planet Earth. Although volcanoes appear to be destructive, volcanoes have been crucial to the development of life. Iain’s journey takes him to Ethiopia to discover lava lakes, to Iceland to scuba dive between continents and to New Zealand to sample some hot springs. The worksheet has 20 questions, in varying styles that covers the full 1 hour documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Active volcanoes Earth’s core Plate boundaries Earthquakes Erosion and transportation Climate Change C02 storage Subduction For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.

A 18 question worksheet and fact collection to support H20: The Molecule That Made Us (BBC Documentary), episode 1. This episode investigates the inseparable bond between water and life. It looks at water in the sky, animal migrations and how the impacts of drought. The worksheet has a range of question types that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff, an answer sheet, with timings, is included for teachers. Questions on the worksheet cover the following topics, among others: Hadean Era Water Cycle Animal adaptation Atmospheric circulation Drought For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.

A 30 question worksheet and follow on sheet to support Breaking Boundaries: The Science of our Planet (Netflix Documentary). David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth’s biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted. The programme explores the impacts on earth’s life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world. The worksheet has 30 questions that cover the full 1hr 15 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers. There is a differentiated follow on worksheet for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Holocene Biosphere Freshwater Ocean acidification Energy use Extreme weather events - droughts Climate change Deforestation For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.

A 29 question worksheet and follow on sheet to support A Perfect Planet - Humans (BBC Documentary). The programme looks at how humans are changing our planet so rapidly, that it is affecting earth’s life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world. Offer: Leave a review and recieve a free resource The worksheet has 29 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers. There is a differentiated follow on worksheet for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Extinction Energy use Oceans currents Extreme weather events - droughts Climate change Deforestation Desertification Human solutions Ecosystems: Sahara Desert, Amazon Rainforest & Ocean ecosystems If you leave a review after downloading and using this resource please email me with your username and date of review. I will then send you one resource for free. Please contact docgeog@gmail.com to redeem this offer. For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.

A 20 question worksheet and follow on activity sheet to support A Perfect Planet - The Ocean (BBC Documentary). The programme looks at the key forces around oceans of currents, winds and waves. Without the constant mixing of currents, tides and waves, our oceans would stop supporting life - and a healthy ocean is vital to a healthy planet. The worksheet has 20 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff a comphrehensive answer sheet is included for teachers. There is an additional differentiated follow on worksheet for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Oceans Currents and wind Wave formations Marine ecosystems Coastal zones and mangrove forests Animal adaptation Climate change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.

A 20 question worksheet and follow on activity to support A Perfect Planet - The Sun (BBC Documentary). The programme looks at frozen poles to the searing deserts, and explores how animals have come up with strategies to survive the uneven amounts of sunlight that fall on our planet. The worksheet has 20 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary. A comprehensive answer sheet is included for teachers. There is an additional differentiated follow on worksheet for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: The sun Earth tilt seasons and sunlight hours around the globe Ecosystem (including the Amazon, Sahara and polar regions) Benefits and risks of habitats Animal adaptation Climate change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.

Documentary to support Weather and Climate lessons. A question and answer worksheet (and follow on sheet) to support A Perfect Planet - Weather (BBC Documentary). The programme explores how weather controls the distribution of freshwater around our planet. In turn, this shapes the lives of animals across the globe, leading to incredible diversity of species and habitats. The worksheet has 20 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff a teacher answer sheet is included for staff unfamiliar with the topic. There is an additional differentiated worksheet to allow students to reflect further on their learning. Documentary and worksheet cover the following topics: Weather and climate monsoons drought Ecosystems (including Amazon Rainforest and Gobi Desert) Animal adaptation Climate change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.

A 20 question worksheet and follow on activity to support A Perfect Planet - Weather (BBC Documentary). The programme looks at how weather controls the distribution of freshwater around our planet. In turn, how this water shapes the lives of animals across the globe, rising to an incredible diversity of species and habitats. The worksheet uses a variety of different questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary. A comprehensive answer sheet is included for staff who are unfamiliar with the documentary. There is a differentiated follow on sheet so students can reflect further on their learning. Worksheet includes the following topics: seasonal weather patterns Global weather and climates Advantages and disadvantages of different weather patterns Ecosystems including Amazon Rainforest and the Gobi Desert Benefits and risks of habitat change Animal adaptation Climate change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.

A 20 question worksheet and differentiated follow on activity to support A Perfect Planet - Volcanoes (BBC Documentary). The programme looks at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth. Although destructive, magma from the planet’s molten core builds land, and mineral-rich ash from eruptions fertilises the surface. The worksheet has 20 questions, using a variety of question stems, that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff a detailed answer sheet is included. I have also included a differentiated follow on worksheet for students to reflect on their learning from the documentary. Worksheet includes the following topics: Volcanoes Advantages and disadvantages of volcanic environments Ecosystem Benefits and risks of habitats Variety of land ecosystems Animal adaptation Climate change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.

BBC documentary: Horizon 2020: 1. Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting. BBC documentary, currently on iPlayer. A question and answer worksheet based around the 58 minute horizon documentary on population and earth resources. This documentary is about Chris’s view that our world is suffering from overpopulation, given the impact 7.7 billion humans are already having. Travelling around the globe in search of answers to difficult and sometimes controversial questions, Chris investigates why our population is growing so rapidly, what impact it is having on the natural world, and whether there is anything that can be done. This resource could be used to support learning around population increase, urban living and resource management. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. I have included a short exam question to complete at the end of the lesson or for a follow up at another point. Topics include: Overpopulation Population increase Birth rates Resource management I specialise in worksheets to support science and nature documentaries across BBC iPlayer and Netflix. Check my shop to view materials to support other episodes in this series.

Documentary exploring the changing coral reefs. Question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary: Chasing Coral on Netflix. This film introduces students to the importance of coral reef ecosystems, the threats they are facing, climate change and how what one group of people are doing to let people know what is happening to coral reefs. The documentary sheet has a variety of question types and a teacher answer sheet with guide times for many questions to allow for lesson planning. Three short extension activities to fit around the documentary. Worksheet includes the following topics: Marine ecosystems Polyp structure Symbiosis Coral bleaching Global warming Climate Change

Documentary exploring the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs. Question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary: Wonders of the Great Barrier Reef on BBC iPlayer. This film introduces students to the importance of coral reef ecosystems, the threats they are facing, climate change and what signs of resurrection that can be found along the Great Barrier Reef. Used with a KS3 class to introduce the coral reef ecosystems. The question sheet has a variety of question types and a teacher answer sheet for lesson planning. Worksheet includes the following topics: Marine ecosystems Polyp Symbiosis Coral bleaching Global warming Climate Change For other worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.