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A specialist documentary resource shop featuring worksheets and challenge activities to support learning and thinking around educational documentaries. Resources are created by an experienced geography teacher and subject leader.

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A specialist documentary resource shop featuring worksheets and challenge activities to support learning and thinking around educational documentaries. Resources are created by an experienced geography teacher and subject leader.
Our Planet - Frozen World Lesson
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Our Planet - Frozen World Lesson

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Lesson title: Frozen World / Investigating Polar Regions. A question and answer worksheet based around Netflix documentary Our Planet, Frozen Worlds, episode 2. Could be used to support learning around ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of Antarctica and Arctic regions. PowerPoint covering: Lesson objective and challenge objective Choice of starting tasks Video sheet Plenary Find more of my resources and Our Planet documentary worksheets here: DocGeog
Earth From Space - Changing Earth
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Earth From Space - Changing Earth

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Used to support learning around BBC documentary Earth From Space, Changing Earth Episode 4. A worksheet to support learning about satellite images and how satellite imagery is used around the world. Focuses on changing landscapes and includes commentary and images on deforestation, climate change, retreating glaciers hurricane formation and wildfires. Excellent round up of learning for GCSE geography curriculum. Could be used in lesson or as a homework task. A teacher answer sheet is included. For worksheets to accompany other epsiodes in this series please visit my shop.
Seven Worlds, One Planet - South America
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Seven Worlds, One Planet - South America

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7 Worlds, 1 Planet: South America BBC documentary, currently playing on iPlayer. A question and answer worksheet based around the 50 minute documentary seven worlds, one planet, episode 3. This documentary is all about South America and the variable conditions it presents to wildlife. It could be used to support learning around ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of cloud forest and mountain regions - Andes. Some discussion on how humans impact landscapes in South America. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Topics include: Animal habitat Andes climate and wildlife Cloud forest Coastal environments Find documentary worksheets to a full lesson on this topic or for other geography documentaries in my shop.
Snow Animals
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Snow Animals

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BBC Documentary: Snow Animals A question and answer worksheet based around the 59 minute documentary Snow Animals. This documentary is all about how animals cope with the hostile conditions it presents to wildlife and the strategies they use. Great for a Christmas themed Geography It could be used to support learning around polar or northern ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations in winter conditions. A good amount of discussion on animal adapatation. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Find documentary worksheets to a full lesson on this topic or for other geography documentaries in my shop.
Coral Reef
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Coral Reef

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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
Frozen Planet 2
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Frozen Planet 2

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Help your students get to grips with the environment and ecosystem of Antarctica in episode 4 of Frozen Planet 2 (BBC documentary), using this 2 page, 25 question and answer worksheet. David Attenborough explores Antarctica, looking at the ecosystem, animal adaptations and the impacts of climate change. How to use this sheet The worksheet has 25 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet explore the following environments and topics: • Coastal and interior environments • Animal adaptation • Extreme weather • Climate change See my shop for other sheets to this documentary series.
Eden: Borneo
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Eden: Borneo

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Eden: Untamed Planet (Episode 1 Borneo) A 20 question worksheet to support this documentary about Borneo ecosystem. Documentary blurb Borneo is the richest rainforest island of all, home to 60,000 species of plants and animals. 6,000 of them are unique – and more are discovered almost daily. But this ‘paradise’ is an illusion; the lush forest is effectively growing on a desert, with the soil shallow and poor in nutrients, having been leeched by eons of incessant rain. We’ll discover how the intense competition for nutrients here has led to it becoming one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. How to use The worksheet has 20 questions that cover the full 48 minute documentary and comes with a detailed and clear answer sheet for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: animal adaptation biodiversity environments symbiotic relationships* For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Eden: Galapagos Island
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Eden: Galapagos Island

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Eden: Untamed Planet (Episode 4 Galapagos) A 21 question worksheet to support this documentary about the Galapagos Islands. ** Dcoumentary blurb** Discovering how the Galapagos became one of the most important areas of biodiversity in the world. Only the hardiest pioneers could reach this otherworldly outpost - tossed here by storms and strong currents, but they found a virgin land of endless possibilities. With no competition, they could rule supreme turning this seemingly inhospitable place into their very own Eden. How to use The worksheet has 21 questions that cover the full 49 minute documentary and comes with a detailed and clear answer sheet for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: animal adaptation biodiversity pioneers marine and land environments symbiotic relationships For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Hawaii - Earth's Tropical Islands
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Hawaii - Earth's Tropical Islands

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Earth’s Tropical Islands: Hawaii BBC documentary, currently on iPlayer. A question and answer worksheet based around the 50 minute documentary Hawaii Earth’s Tropical Islands episode 3. This documentary is about the formation of the Hawaiian Islands, volcanic hotspots and the variable conditions it presents to wildlife. It could be used to support learning around hotspots, volcanic activity, river and coastal erosion, animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of Hawaii. Some discussion on how humans impact the landscapes in Hawaii. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. I have included additional exam questions and tasks to complete at the end of the lesson or for a follow up at another point. Topics include: Hotspots Volcanoes Hawaiian wildlife Shallow sea ecosystem Coastal environments 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.
Wild Isles - Fresh Water
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Wild Isles - Fresh Water

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Documentary on Fresh Water Ecosystems in the UK A comprehensive 18 question worksheet for Fresh Water, Wild Isles (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough takes us on a journey from source to sea, following the course of our fresh water as it journeys through our landscapes. Along the way we meet a host of wildlife that lives in, on and around our rivers, lakes, and lochs. The worksheet includes 18 different styled questions that cover the full 45 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Habitats UK fresh water ecosystems Biodiversity Plant and animal interactions Human impacts This worksheet comes as a Word document and as a PDF. 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.
Frozen Planet 2 - Our Frozen Planet
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Frozen Planet 2 - Our Frozen Planet

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Help your students understand how our changing climate is effecting our frozen worlds in this question and answer worksheet. In this final episode of BBC Frozen Planet we meet the scientists and people dedicating their lives to understanding how climate change is impacting our frozen planet. We will look at what these changes mean, not just for the animals and people who live there, but for the world as a whole. How to use this sheet The worksheet has 30 questions that cover the full 57 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet with timings for teachers. There is a differentiated follow on worksheet for students to complete to think further around this topic. As an additional option to purchasing this sheet, you can purchase a whole lesson which includes a starter, plenary and PowerPoint. This can be found in my [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DocGeog].
Wild Isles - Oceans
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Wild Isles - Oceans

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Documentary on Ocean / Marine Ecosystems around the UK A comprehensive 21 question worksheet for Oceans, Wild Isles (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores the vibrant seas that surround the British Isles. The vast watery wilderness around us is over three times the size of our land mass, and yet to many, our oceans remain a mystery. Full of colour and teeming with life, the seas of Britain and Ireland are crucially important to a range of wildlife. The worksheet includes 21 different styled questions that cover the full 45 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Habitats UK marine ecosystems Biodiversity Plant and animal interactions Human impacts This worksheet comes as a Word document and as a PDF. 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.
Wild Isles - Precious Isles
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Wild Isles - Precious Isles

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Dcoumentary on Britain and Northern Ireland. A comprehensive 23 question worksheet and follow on activity for Wild Isles, Precious Isles (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough celebrates the rich variety of habitats that exist in Britain and Northern Ireland. He explores the diversity of climate, ecosystems and geology. This episode looks at the wildlife that exists in our unique landscapes, from the micro world of bumblebees to the high-speed life of the kingfisher. The worksheet includes 23 different styled questions that cover the full 47 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Habitats Food chains Geology 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.
Day in the Life of Earth
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Day in the Life of Earth

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BBC Documentary: A Day in the Life of Earth. A documentary looking at how the Earth changes over the period of a day. Links well with any physical and human geography topics including: Volcanic eruptions Earth’s heat systems Earthquakes Erosion Deposition Glaciers Meteors Question sheet covering the 1 hour documentary. Teacher answer sheet provided.
Life Documentary
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Life Documentary

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A question and answer worksheet based around Netflix / BBC documentary Life, episode 1. Focuses on the challenges experienced by different animals in a range of ecosystems around the world. Could be used to support learning around ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations. Can be used as a full lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. A teacher sheet with answers is included.
Frozen Planet - Spring
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Frozen Planet - Spring

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Frozen Planet Documentary - Spring Episode A question and answer worksheet based around BBC documentary Frozen Planet episode: Spring. Could be used to support learning around polar ecosystems, climate change, animal adaptations or place specific study of Polar and Arctic regions. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Teacher sheet provided. Topics included: Climate in polar regions Tundra ecosystem Taiga ecosystem Antarctica Documentary currently found on Netflix and BBC iPlayer. Find other geography documentary worksheets including other Frozen Planet episodes at my shop Read less
Night on Earth - Frozen Nights
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Night on Earth - Frozen Nights

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Netflix documentary: Night on Earth - Frozen Nights Great for geography lessons at Christmas! Question worksheet to accompany the Netflix documentary Night on Earth: Frozen Nights, episode 2. Planned with a KS3 group in mind who are studying polar environments or adaptation in different ecosystems, but equally could be used for students as part of a place based study such as the Arctic. A teacher answer sheet is provided and there are optional extension / homework tasks to round up ideas from this documentary. Locations include: Arctic, Alaska, northern forests, Japan Documentary length: 44 minutes Topics include: Adaptation to different environments Characteristics of hunters in Arctic environments Animal adaptation for darkness and colder climates Survival techniques of prey / hunting techniques of predators Find other geography documentary worksheets and the rest of this series at my shop.
Powering Britain: Gas
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Powering Britain: Gas

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A question and answer worksheet to support a BBC documentary on offshore gas stations, called Powering Britain: Gas This 30 minute documentary introduces students to an offshore gas station. The documentary sheet has a variety of question types that covers the 30 minute documentary. To support staff the worksheet includes timings for each question. Worksheet includes the following topics: Offshore gas stations Substations Support stations Staff Mainline support services For other documentary worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Powering Britain: Wind
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Powering Britain: Wind

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A question and answer worksheet to support a BBC documentary on wind farms, called Powering Britain: Wind Power. This 30 minute documentary introduces students to the Hornsea1 offshore wind farms. The documentary sheet has a variety of question types that covers the 30 minute documentary. To support staff the worksheet includes timings for each question. Worksheet includes the following topics: Wind farms Substations Mainline support services Impact on Grimsey area For other documentary worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
National Parks Documentary - World of Wonder
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National Parks Documentary - World of Wonder

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Unit: National Parks, Wild Spaces Help your students engage meaningfully with this National Parks documentary. What is included? There are 27 different questions, spanning the** full 50 minutes** of this documentary, keeping your students interested throughout. A teacher answer sheet, with helpful timings is included, to minimize your planning. You will find a two page follow on activity included, which can be used within the lesson or as homework to help your children think further around the topic. The follow on task is differentiated so it can be used with a mixed ability class. All worksheets downloaded in this bundle are both in Word and PDF format. Our Great National Parks - World of Wonder Our Great National Parks - Episode 1, World of Wonder From Africa’s beaches to Japan’s islands to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef - the natural world’s untamed beauty comes into gorgeous focus. Topics covered in this documentary: Wide variety of national parks Advantages of wild spaces Threats to wild spaces Animal adaptations to their environments Extreme environments Human and animal interactions Climate Change Example of sustainable management What are you waiting for? Download these worksheets to help your classes get 90+ minutes of well planned and captivating activities around this inspiring National Parks documentary. For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.