Welcome to my shop! I have lesson resources here for all age groups in secondary education. All my resources are all in one ppt lessons. That means they all have starters, different learning activities, reading resources (if required) and plenaries. Most of the lessons also have model answers for learning tasks which can aid your marking or promote self-assessment. The lessons are reviewed regularly so they are continually being improved. Just download and teach!
Welcome to my shop! I have lesson resources here for all age groups in secondary education. All my resources are all in one ppt lessons. That means they all have starters, different learning activities, reading resources (if required) and plenaries. Most of the lessons also have model answers for learning tasks which can aid your marking or promote self-assessment. The lessons are reviewed regularly so they are continually being improved. Just download and teach!
This is a GCSE lesson on strategies used manage tropical rainforests. It meet the needs of the AQA exam board but can be adapted to other exam boards as well. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; the concept of sustainable management of rainforests, some strategies used to management rainforests namely selecting logging, debt for nature swop deals, replanting, conservation, public education, international hardwood agreements (FSC) and ecotourism.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; a quiz, a video clip, management strategies hand out and analysis activity, peer learning.
The lesson is planned in detail and all of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. If you have a textbook on deforestation in the Amazon rainforest then this can be used instead of the case study resources included on the ppt. Now just download and teach!
This is an A-level lesson on coast as an system. It is suitable for all A-level specifications. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Recap of the systems approach and its application in the Geography. Elements and features of coastlines as systems. How does coastal system work? Positive and negative feedback loops in coastal systems. Interrelationships between coastal systems and the earth’s major systems.
Learning tasks used in the lesson are; Picture analysis. Video clip. Discussion tasks. Writing tasks. Diagram analysis. Exam practice questions. Answers are included with tasks for ease of marking or to be used for self assessment.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail with a clear outline from starter to plenary. All resources and activities (including answers to tasks) are on the ppt. Students should be encourage to use their standard A-level text book with the lesson however, enough resources are included nonetheless. Now just download and teach!
This is a GCSE lesson climate change overtime. It is suitable for all GCSE specifications. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Definition of climate change and global warming. Glacial and interglacial periods over the last 800,000 years. Temperature change in the last 2000 years including the hockey stick graph.
Learning tasks used in the lesson are; Starter. Video clips task. Map analysis of last ice age. Graph analysis. Drawing graphs. Exam question. Answers are included with the tasks for ease of marking or to be used for self assessment.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail with a clear outline from starter to plenary. All resources and activities (including answers to tasks) are on the ppt. Students should be encourage to use their standard GCSE text book with the lesson however, enough resources are included nonetheless.
Now just download and teach!
All the lessons you need to teach the urbanisation unit of GCSE Geography. All the lessons are on ppts with all the resources also included on the ppts. A total of 9 lessons are inlcuded equivalent to 9 hours worth of teaching time.
This is a GCSE lesson on urban land use. It covers the main land uses in urban areas and links this with the Burgess land use model. It is suitable for all specifications but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs, Paper 1; Global Geographic Issues.
What is the content covered by this lesson? Different types of land uses. The Burgess concentric circles model. Characteristics of land use in each zone. Factors that influence land use in different zones. Some changes in urban land use.
What learning tasks are used in this lesson? Starter question. Picture analysis and creating a diagram task. Video clip task. Peer discussion task. Exam practice question with tips on how to complete it. Reading and speech bubble task. Answers are included with the tasks for ease of marking or to be used for self assessment.
What do you get in the package? The lesson is planned in detail with a clear outline from starter to plenary. All resources and activities (including answers to tasks) are on the ppt. Students should be encourage to use their standard GCSE text book with the lesson however, enough resources are included nonetheless.
Now just download and teach!
This is a GCSE lesson on the different types of energy resources and their impact on the environment. It covers both renewable and non-renewable energy resources. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs, Paper 3; Consuming energy resources. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Different resources of energy. Classification of energy resources. How is electricity made?. Environmental impact of non-renewable energy. Environmental impact of renewable energy.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Starter with answers. Video clip. Analysis. Exam focus questions.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail with most of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with all resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students should be encourage to use their standard GCSE text book as background reading. Now just download and teach!
Six lessons covering the Forest under threat unit of the Edexcel GCSE specification. The lessons though are easily adaptable for other exam boards and even other year groups.
You won’t have to do a thing except download and use the lessons. All the resources are included in the ppts. This will save you hours of planning and preparation.
This is a GCSE lesson on the main strategies used to manage TRFs and taiga forests. It covers 2 lessons and is the last in a unit of lessons. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs, Paper 3; Forests under Threat. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Recap of the main threats to taiga forests. Different rates of deforestation in TRFs and the reason for this. Global and local actions used to protect TRFs. Importance of taiga forests. Views of different players in taiga forests. Actions to protect taiga forests.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Starter quiz with answers. Bar chart. Analysis tasks. Video clip. Textbook. Exam focus questions.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail with most of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with all resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students will need to use their standard GCSE text book as background reading. Now just download and teach!
This is a GCSE lesson on the main threats to taiga forests including the causes of deforestation and other threats such as acid rain. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs, Paper 3; Forests under Threat. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Recap of plant and animal adaptations to taiga forests. Causes of deforestation in taiga forests. Other threats to taiga forests such as acid rain, forest fires etc.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Starter quiz with answers. Table to analyse the causes of deforestation in taiga forests. Reading task. Fill in blank task with keyword bank to assess reading task with answers. Exam focus question.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail and all of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with all resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students however, should be encourage to use their standard GCSE text book as background reading. Now just download and teach!
This is a GCSE lesson on the main threats to tropical rainforests including the causes of deforestation and climate change. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs, Paper 3; Forests under Threat. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Recap of plant and animal adaptations to tropical rainforests. Rates of deforestation in TRFs. Causes of deforestation. Impact of climate change on TRFs.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Starter quiz with answers. Images and video clips about deforestation. Video clip about climate change and TRF. Writing tasks. Exam focus question.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail and all of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with all resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students however, should be encourage to use their standard GCSE text book as background reading. Now just download and teach!
This is a GCSE lesson on the taiga forests. The lesson starts by covering the location, climate and basic characteristics of the taiga forests. It then develops to cover the biotic and abiotic relationships in a taiga and plant and animal adaptations. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs, Paper 3; Forests under Threat. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Recap of the biotic and abiotic features. Location, climate and key characteristics of the taiga. Biotic and abiotic interdependency in taiga. Plant and animal adaptations in the taiga. Biodiversity in taiga.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Starter quiz with answers. Taiga distribution map with answer. Taiga climate chart written analysis. Biotic and abiotic diagram creation and matching task. Plant and animal adaptations using images and a matching task with answers. Written tasks. Biodiversity group/pair discussion task. Exam focus question.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail and all of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with all resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students however, should be encourage to use their standard GCSE text book as background reading. Now just download and teach!
This is an GCSE lesson on the biotic and abiotic relationships in a tropical rainforests (TRFs) as well as plant and animal adaptations in TRFs. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs, Paper 3; Forests under Threat. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Recap of the nutrient cycle. Definition and examples of biotic and abiotic features in a TRF. Biotic and abiotic interdependency in a TRF. Biodiversity in TRF. Plant and animal adaptations in a TRF.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Starter quiz with answers. Nutrient cycle diagram analysis with answer. Biotic and abiotic diagram analysis labelling task with answers. Plant and animal adaptations using images and written tasks with answers. Exam focus question. Answers are included with some of the tasks.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail and all of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with all resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students however, should be encourage to use their standard GCSE text book as background reading. Now just download and teach!
This is an GCSE lesson on the key characteristics of tropical rainforests including their location and climate. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs, Paper 3; Forests under Threat. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Distribution of tropical rainforests. Climate of tropical rainforest. Relationship between temperature and rainfall in tropical rainforest regions. Key characteristics of tropical rainforests.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Starter quiz with answers. Rainforest distribution map analysis with answers. Analysis of a climate chart of a tropical rainforest region. Video clip analysis. Written tasks. Exam focus question.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail and all of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with all resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students however, should be encourage to use their standard GCSE text book as background reading. Now just download and teach!
All lessons needed to deliver the People and Biosphere unit in the Edexcel B GCSE speces. See individual lessons for detailed description.
All the lessons have the resources needed to deliver them. Additionally they have answers for most of the tasks and model answers for the students to see. The lessons all have recap quizzes and exam questions which can be used as ongoing assessment.
This is an GCSE lesson on the relationship between population and resources. It also looks at the Malthus and Boserup theories to understand this relationship. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Projections for food, energy and water consumption in the future. Analysis of the differences between projections between different regions of the world. Reasons for increase demand for resources in the future. Malthus and Boserup theories explained. Analysis of the evidence of both theories.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Starter quiz with answers. Graph analysis. Written task linked with model answers. Diagram based analysis tasks. Analysis tasks linked to the theories with answers. Exam focus questions.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail and all of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with all resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students however, should be encourage to use their standard GCSE text book as background reading. Now just download and teach!
This is an GCSE lesson on the importance of the biosphere to the natural environment. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; The role of the biosphere in regulating the atmosphere. The role of the biosphere in maintaining soil health. The role of the biosphere in recycling water. Local vs global role of the biosphere.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Starter quiz with answers. Video clips. Written task. Analysis task using a table with answers. Exam focus questions.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail and all of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with all resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students however, should be encourage to use their standard GCSE text book as background reading. Now just download and teach!
This is an GCSE lesson on the way biomes support indigenous and local people. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Different ways local people use biomes for food, medicine, housing and fuel. Different ways biomes support people lives globally. Energy flow in a ecosystem. Cause-effect analysis of exploitation of biomes. Benefits of exploitating the biosphere (benefits of deforestation) with answers.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Starter quiz with answers. Written task. Analysis task using a table with answers. Exam focus question. Model answer with writing tips.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail and most of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with all resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students however, will only need their standard GCSE text book for one of the four tasks. ICT resources can be use to complete this task or this could be a flip learning activity. Now just download and teach!
This is an GCSE lesson on the way ecosystems work. This can be used as two lessons to develop the ideas in more detail. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Systems concept. Energy flow in a ecosystem. Nutrient cycle in an ecosystem. The recycling of water in an ecosystem.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Starter quiz with answers. Diagram analysis task (energy flow, nutrient and water cycles). Written task. Scenario based task. Exam focus questions.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail and all of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with all resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students however, should be encourage to use their standard GCSE text book for background reading. Now just download and teach!
This is an GCSE lesson on the local factors that affect biomes. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Recap learning about how ecosystems work i.e. food chains etc. Explanation of altitude, rock type, soil type and drainage and how they influence biomes. Impact of location on the formation of major biomes.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Quiz with answers. Matching task with answers. Filling in a table task with answers. Diagram analysis task with answers. Written task. Exam focus questions.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail and most of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with most resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students will only need their standard GCSE text book to complete one of the 5 tasks. However, this task can also be done using an ICT room or use as a flip learning task. Now just download and teach!
This is an GCSE lesson on biomes. It is suitable for all specification but specifically designed for the Edexcel B specs. Key facts about the lesson are:
The content covered by the lesson are; Distinction between ecosystems, biomes and the biosphere. The main global biomes and their locations. Characteristics of the different biomes. Global factors that influence the location of different biomes.
Learning resources used in the lesson are; Images, map task, written task, analysis tasks, model answer and exam focus questions.
What do you get in the package: The lesson is planned in detail and most of the resources for teaching the lesson are included in the ppt; starter, learning activities with most resources, clear outline of learning tasks and a plenary. Students will only need their standard GCSE text book to complete one of the tasks. However, this task can also be done using an ICT room. Now just download and teach!
