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I am a secondary school Head of department and I love to teach engaging, vibrant and interesting lessons. I try to inspire students with what greets them when they come into my classroom and try to move away from the chalk and talk teacher at the front lessons and make learning interactive and fun!
Introduction to tectonics including plate tectonics jigsaw!
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Introduction to tectonics including plate tectonics jigsaw!

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These two lessons are an excellent starter to plate tectonics and give students the opportunity to learn about all of the key elements including convection currents, plate tectonics and the structure of the earth. There are printable activities on the power point and the jigsaw is attached as a pdf. This lesson can be differentiated up or down for KS3 or the introduction to a topic at KS4 with more interactive learning.
Tectonics homework bank of mix and match activities
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Tectonics homework bank of mix and match activities

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There are 7 different homework activities that accompany tectonics lessons, they are best suited to KS3 and they can also be used as a pick and mix homework for stretch and challenge for some students to complete more difficult tasks that can be worth more credit. All resources are included as stand alone ready to print with no additional planning materials needed.
KS3 assessment on key geography skills - good as a baseline test!
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KS3 assessment on key geography skills - good as a baseline test!

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This is an excellent resource as a baseline or an end of unit assessment for generic Geography skills such as decision-making, describing, explaining and photograph interpretation. There is a writing frame and a mark scheme provided for the students to self assess and staff to mark with.
End of unit assessment/mark scheme  on Brazil, ecosystems, climate & sustainable decision making
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End of unit assessment/mark scheme on Brazil, ecosystems, climate & sustainable decision making

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This assessment can be used a stand alone assessment including activities that are self contained with all resources including the assessment, writing frame and mark scheme that is used for students and for staff to mark. There are various activities that are set out in an exam style format. Students have to look at photograph interpretation, use sources to make a decision, literacy skills, writing frame for an extended written task in addition to a recall and climate graph activity.
Coasts homework bundle!
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Coasts homework bundle!

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A variety of worksheets for mix and match homework's to compliment a series of coasts lessons. The tasks differ depending on their level of skill, effort and knowledge. The tasks are standalone and there are enough tasks for 6 weeks of homework once per week. No planning needed all sheets are prepared.
China and the Olympic effect - High and Low ability lessons with all resources and assessment
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China and the Olympic effect - High and Low ability lessons with all resources and assessment

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This lesson has a lot of resources as it can be used for an assessment and there are full versions of the lesson and resources for high and low ability students both with regards to task, content and literacy levels. Please see other China lessons that also follow the scheme of work and end of unit assessment in line with the KS3 National Curriculum and also for Globalization and Development at KS4 to look at the impact of the games.
Coastal geology and extreme weather - storm surges, headlands, bays, OS map (Eduqas and AQA)
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Coastal geology and extreme weather - storm surges, headlands, bays, OS map (Eduqas and AQA)

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This resource can be used for students to gain an understanding about how the coast is impacted by storm surges and rock type. Students have the opportunity to look at OS maps and apply them to their understanding of the coast. Students need to make links between a variety of geographical resources in order to prepare to answer the examination question embedded into the lesson to test retention.
Vulnerable coastlines, Hard and Soft engineering with managed retreat case study (AQA and Eduqas)
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Vulnerable coastlines, Hard and Soft engineering with managed retreat case study (AQA and Eduqas)

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This lesson introduces what a vulnerable coastline is and the types of management that maybe used at coast lines such as hard and soft engineering examples with key word prompts. Lesson 1 There is some interactive board work to develop map skills including use of scale and annotation and then there is a case study task sheet to complete using a selection of resources from the revision guide (see TES shop) and an article. There is a consolidation homework activity too with an exam question. All resources are attached and this is a the first in a sequence of lessons for this topic.
Soft engineering Borth Case study with Exam homework
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Soft engineering Borth Case study with Exam homework

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This is the second lesson in contrast to the Medmerry Hard Engineering lesson that follows a similar format for the students to compare. Students have a starter match up activity followed by looking at the case study in detail and applying information from their resource packs to complete a variety of AO1-3 questions. Homework is an exam question to check their understanding. All resources attached and lesson. The case study sheets always work best on A3 so there is more space for students to complete extended writing.
Human activity in a Savanna ecosystem (Semi arid grassland) Eduqas and AQA
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Human activity in a Savanna ecosystem (Semi arid grassland) Eduqas and AQA

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This lesson is two lessons worth of teaching if lessons as 1 hour in duration. The lesson covers the issues with human intervention such as farming and water extraction as well as climate change. Students focus on Lake Chad and the Great Green Wall of Africa as named examples as well as grass roots strategies such as managing water gulley's. Students also look at the issues associated with GM crops and the lessons have exam questions throughout. All materials for both lessons and the lesson are provided.
Weather & climate, aspect, altitude, depressions and anticyclones (Eduqas and AQA)
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Weather & climate, aspect, altitude, depressions and anticyclones (Eduqas and AQA)

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Lesson, resources and homework all included. This is a double lesson that has a range of activities with all resources attached in addition to homework tasks that cover exam technique and retention. Students learn and apply their understanding of anticyclones and depressions with application to real life examples. This is lesson is in a sequence of lessons for this topic so please see other resources in the series.
Factors affecting climate in the UK: Air masses (Eduqas and AQA) Part 1
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Factors affecting climate in the UK: Air masses (Eduqas and AQA) Part 1

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This lesson covers the different air masses that affect the UK as well as key terms students have to decipher between weather and climate so that they understand the differences. Students have to use the information cards to locate the air mass and its features and then apply this information to summary reports that can be peer mark. This is the first part in the lesson of what impacts weather and climate in the UK. All resource are contained in addition to worksheets that can be adapted and all lesson and teaching materials.
Hurricane/Cyclone formation with Monsoon rainfall and examination homework - Eduqas
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Hurricane/Cyclone formation with Monsoon rainfall and examination homework - Eduqas

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As part of the extreme weather sequence this lesson covers the formation of hurricanes/cyclones and follows on from the work on the ITCZ in the previous lesson. Students complete activities including information extraction and a storyboard. There is a homework on hurricane formation and the following lesson in the sequence will focus in on the case study of Hurricane Katrina.
Extreme weather GCSE (Including Climate Change)
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Extreme weather GCSE (Including Climate Change)

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These lessons all have the activities, lesson power points, homework and assessment opportunities in the form of exam questions, nothing for you to do but print. The topics covered in this unit are: - Drought (California) - Hurricanes (Katrina) - High and low pressure systems - Microclimates - Air masses that impact the UK - Depressions and anticyclones - Aspect and altitude - Understanding Climate Change - Natural evidence for climate change - Greenhouse effect and the carbon cycle - natural Theories of climate change
Eduqas (WJEC) Geography GCSE Theme 2 Urban and Rural links - All lessons, activities , homeworks and exam technique
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Eduqas (WJEC) Geography GCSE Theme 2 Urban and Rural links - All lessons, activities , homeworks and exam technique

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This bundle contains all of the lesson power points, activities, homework's, exam practice and all you need to do it print and go! Lessons can all be purchased individually however he bundle is a bargain and all planning is done for a full unit of work! Each of these packs attached contain one or two lessons worth (there are 14 lessons in total but some of them are both lessons on one power point) and all of the resources that go with that lesson are attached to that download link so it makes it easier to prepare. This would cost £31.50 purchased as individual lessons!