Quality lessons. Quality weekend. As every teacher knows, finding that work life balance is often difficult. Here at Geography Guru, we provide quality tested geography resources at an affordable price. Take the stress out of your teaching and enjoy what many teachers joined the proffesion for, working with young people.
Quality lessons. Quality weekend. As every teacher knows, finding that work life balance is often difficult. Here at Geography Guru, we provide quality tested geography resources at an affordable price. Take the stress out of your teaching and enjoy what many teachers joined the proffesion for, working with young people.
This TWO HOUR resource investigates the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy. This pack contains a fun kinaesthetic activity, where pupils are required to engage with their fellow peers to match their card to its definition, picture and classification. The lesson teaches pupils how fossil fuels are formed over millions of years, as well as how they are used. The independent writing task requires half the pupils to create an argument for renewables, while the other half argue against them. This is then presented in a debate style presentation, where the class votes for the most convincing argument. A marking grid and writing fame for less able pupils is provided, along with an information sheet to help pupils construct their arguments.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. The lesson investigates features of the middle stage, with a focus on meanders and ox-bow lakes. The lesson starts by explaining why some parts of a river flow faster than others. The pupils draw a cross section of a river and annotate, to highlight these ideas. The lesson includes class discussion questions to check learning throughout the lesson. A flow diagram is used to teach pupils the sequence, as well as a fun, timed class activity. A writing frame is included to help pupils practice writing an independent exam style answer.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. The lesson is part of the ‘Economic futures in the UK module’ This TWO HOUR lesson investigates the need for improvements to the UK’s road, rail, air and sea transport infrastructure. Students learn how smart motorways can aid traffic flow and reduce congestion. The pupil’s debate over the benefits of HS2, thought a verbal tennis game and paired exercise. Liverpool 2 is the focus for sea improvements, while Heathrow is the example used to overview improvements to airport infrastructure.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. This lesson investigates the fluvial processes of erosion, transportation and deposition. The teaching and learning pack contains detailed diagrams of the fluvial processes, with some parts of the annotation labels missing. The students must complete these in pairs. A ‘heads n tails’ task is also included to reinforce these processes; which could be completed on the sheet, or as a kinaesthetic ‘snap ‘exercise with smaller groups..
This 2 HOUR resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. The lesson is part of the ‘The changing economic world’ module. This lesson provides an alternative, fun and interactive explaination of the DTM. The pack contains differentiated worksheets to assist pupils of lower ability. The students are first required to describe changes to the birth and death rates and therefore overall population of the individual stages. Reasons for these changes are then discussed. The powerpoint includes numerous tasks to test students understanding throughout the lesson.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. This session teaches pupils to interpret hydrographs. Students learn how lag times can be calculated from peak discharge and rainfall. The pupils consider how different environments can influence lag times and therefore flood risk. An interactive flood hydrograph is included to test pupils understanding at the end of the session.
In this 3 HOUR, lesson pupils learn the characteristics of both depressions and anti-cyclones. The formation of both these weather systems is covered in depth. A range of activities are included for varying abilities. Writing frames are provided to support and guide lower ability students.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. The lesson is part of the ‘Economic futures in the UK module’ The TWO hour resource investigate the UK’s transition to a post-industrial society. The lesson overviews the characteristics of both science and business parks. Pupils will study Cambridge Science Park, looking at its location and features. A research activity is included, along with mapping and group questioning tasks.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. The lesson is part of the ‘Economic futures in the UK module’. This 1 HOUR lesson stimulates discussion on deindustrialisation in Britain. The lesson looks briefly at the impacts of industrial change in the UK, as well as the government policies involved in causing and managing deindustrialisation.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. The lesson is part of the ‘Urban issues and challenges’ module. This lesson investigates how the Favela Bairro Project has improved shanties within Rio de Janeiro. The pupils are also required to consider to what extent the improvements have been successful. A ranking activity is used alongside a heads and tails exercise to illustrate improvements within the favelas. Students then try to empathise with dwellers, to understand why some feel the improvements are not sustainable.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. The package constitutes part of the ‘The changing economic world’ module. The bundle includes a detailed and engaging power point for each of the lessons, as well as supporting videos, activities and worksheets. Instructional footnotes on how to deliver each lesson are provided, as well as factual information to assist staff. This medium term scheme can be delivered in approximately four weeks of teaching, in which most lessons take two hours to deliver. The growth and land use within Rio de Janeiro as a city is over-viewed in a introductuary lesson. The social, economic and environmental opportunities and challenges are then detailed. The package finally teaches pupils: why favelas have grown, the challenges they present and how authorities have attempted to improve them.
This package includes all of the teaching and learning resources required to teach this 4-5 WEEK topic. The bundle includes a detailed and engaging power point for each of the lessons, as well as supporting videos, activities and worksheets. Homework tasks and differentiated support is provided for pupils of varying abilities. The package firstly highlights the characteristics of this ecosystem, investigating its location, climate and soil. The layers of the rainforest are studied, as well as numerous plant adaptations. The scheme then looks at deforestation. The causes, effects and management are covered in depth. An assessment and mark scheme is provided to test pupils understanding at the end of the unit.
This end of unit test assesses pupils understanding of: the distribution and characteristics of tropical rainforest, the causes and effects of deforestation as well as management strategies. A mark scheme is also included.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. This 1 HOUR resource teaches pupils the processes of coastal transportation. The lesson investigates how sediment is transported according to size by, traction, saltation, suspension and solution. Longshore drift is also overviewed in a video and interactive slide from which the students can make well annotated diagrams.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. The lesson is part of the ‘Urban issues and challenges’ module. This lesson starts by considering why people are drawn to urban areas in Brazil. Students will come to realise that it is the shear volume of migrants, that creates the limitations on the services they expect when they arrive! A card sort task is used to investigate the problems of health, power, water and education across the city. The solutions to these issues are also discussed in depth.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. This 1-2 HOUR lesson teaches pupils the skills needed to compare earthquakes in countries of differing economic development. The lesson looks at the earthquakes causes, as well as their contrasting effects and response. The resource includes information sheets on the two case studies (Haiti and Kobe), as well as a comparison table. An A3 information collection sheet is used to consolidate the case study information. This can also be used alongside documentaries on the two events.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. This TWO HOUR resource investigates the social, economic and environmental impacts of global warming. There are both global and UK examples included. Images are used as stimulus to deliver pupil led learning. A card sort task, which focuses on the impacts of global warming in the UK is included as well as categorising activity. A complementary video and two practice exam questions are additionally included.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. This 4 HOUR resource includes two lessons; a case study of an earthquake in a LIC (Haiti), as well as one in a HIC (Christchurch). The lessons use internet based research to teach the case studies through pupil led learning. A worksheet to direct research is included as well as scene setting PowerPoints and video clips.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. The lesson teaches pupils how to describe a mass movement event. The students investigate why the Holbeck Hotel fell into the sea through a flow diagram exercise. A mix and match activity is used to classify the types of mass movement events on both hard and soft coastlines. Several practice exam questions and their respective mark-schemes are attached for homework activities.
This resource relates to the AQA specification for GCSE (UK) exams from 2018 onwards. The lesson is part of the ‘Urban issues and challenges’ module. This lesson investigates how rural to urban migration and natural increase lead to population growth in urban areas. Students are taught the push and pull factors that influence individuals to migrate to cities. The three types of mega cities are then considered, and pupils have to match up the location, features and respective examples. A mega-city mapping task is used to show how the distribution of these metropolises has changed over the last 65 years.
