This lesson aims to get students thinking about how geography is represented in the news, whilst also ensuring students understand the difference between social, economic and environmental. By the end of the lesson students will be able to answer the following key questions: What does social, economic and environmental mean? How does geography link to the news? What types of geography are located in the news?

This lesson aims to get students to think and learn about the location of key cities/towns across the UK. In addition to this it also ensures students have a clear understanding of the differences between: Great Britain, The United Kingdom and The British Isles.

This lesson aims to get students to think about how to present, analyse and draw conclusion from data they have collected in the field. This is the 2nd lesson and links to planning an investigation. It gets students to pick appropriate presentation methods, describe and explain their results and to draw conclusions of their investigation. By the end of the lesson students will be able to answer the following key questions: How can we present your findings? What do our findings show? What reasons are there for our findings?

This lesson aims to get students involved in the planning of their own investigation. This is aimed at year 7, completing their very first piece of fieldwork. The fieldwork is based around locating the most unsafe location within their school. It gets students examining different data collection methods, and the sampling strategies they will use. Although this lesson mentions a school, it is easily adaptable to mention your own individual school. By the end of the lesson students will be able to answer the following key questions: What is a hypothesis? How can we collect data? Which data collection technique is the best? What are the different types of sampling strategies?

This lesson aims to get students to reflect on their assessment (titled planning an investigation - presentation, analysis and conclusion). It gets students to edit their work in an attempt to improve.

This lesson aims to get students thinking about the term sense of place, by looking at their local place. In this case Potters Bar. Although this lesson is based around Potters Bar, it can be easily adapted to fit your own individual place. By the end of the lesson students will be able to answer the following key questions: What is meant by a sense of place? What are the human and physical features of Potters Bar? Why would someone choose to live in Potters Bar?

This lesson is based around the new AQA GCSE specification. This is a lesson in the unit titled Living World. The main aim of this lesson is to cover the following element of the specification: A case study of a tropical rainforest to illustrate: - Causes of deforestation – subsistence and commercial farming, logging, road building, mineral extraction, energy development, settlement, population growth - Impacts of deforestation – economic development, soil erosion, contribution to climate change. NOTE - When it refers to page numbers please refer to the information provided.

This lesson is based around the new AQA GCSE specification. This is a lesson in the unit titled Living World. The main aim of this lesson is to cover the following element of the specification: A case study of a hot desert to illustrate: - Development opportunities in hot desert environments: mineral extraction, energy, farming, tourism NOTE - When it refers to page numbers please refer to the information provided.

This lesson is based around the new AQA GCSE specification. This is a lesson in the unit titled Living World. The main aim of this lesson is to cover the following element of the specification: A case study of a hot desert to illustrate: - Challenges of developing hot desert environments: extreme temperatures, water supply, inaccessibility. NOTE - When it refers to page numbers please refer to the information provided.

This lesson is based around the new AQA GCSE specification. This is a lesson in the unit titled Living World. The main aim of this lesson is to cover the following element of the specification: - Value of tropical rainforests to people and the environment. - Strategies used to manage the rainforest sustainably – selective logging and replanting, conservation and education, ecotourism and international agreements about the use of tropical hardwoods, debt reduction. NOTE - When it refers to page numbers please refer to the information provided.

This lesson is based around the new AQA GCSE specification. This is a lesson in the unit titled Living World. The main aim of this lesson is to cover the following element of the specification: - An overview of the distribution and characteristics of large scale natural global ecosystems. NOTE - When it refers to page numbers please refer to the information provided.

This lesson is based around the new AQA GCSE specification. This is a lesson in the unit titled Living World. The main aim of this lesson is to cover the following element of the specification: - The physical characteristics of a tropical rainforest. - The interdependence of climate, water, soils, plants, animals and people. - How plants and animals adapt to the physical conditions. - Issues related to biodiversity. NOTE - When it refers to page numbers please refer to the fact file provided.

This lesson is based around the new AQA GCSE specification. This is a lesson in the unit titled Living World. The main aim of this lesson is to cover the following element of the specification: - The balance between components. - The impact on the ecosystem of changing one component.

This lesson is based around the new AQA GCSE specification. This is a lesson in the unit titled Living World. The main aim of this lesson is to cover the following element of the specification: - Causes of desertification – climate change, population growth, removal of fuel wood, overgrazing, over-cultivation and soil erosion. NOTE - When it refers to page numbers please refer to the information provided.

This lesson is based around the new AQA GCSE specification. This is a lesson in the unit titled Living World. The main aim of this lesson is to cover the following element of the specification: - Strategies used to reduce the risk of desertification – water and soil management, tree planting and use of appropriate technology. NOTE - When it refers to page numbers please refer to the information provided.

This lesson is the first part of the major UK city you must cover in the new AQA GCSE specification. This lesson aims to cover the following element from the specification: How urban change has created opportunities: • social and economic: cultural mix, recreation and entertainment, employment, integrated transport systems • environmental: urban greening NOTE = When it refers to page numbers, please use the factfile attached

This lesson is the first part of the major UK city you must cover in the new AQA GCSE specification. This lesson aims to cover the following element from the specification: How urban change has created challenges: • social and economic: urban deprivation, inequalities in housing, education, health and employment • environmental: dereliction, building on brownfield and greenfield sites, waste disposal • the impact of urban sprawl on the rural–urban fringe, and the growth of commuter settlements.

This lesson is based around the new AQA GCSE Specification. This is a lesson in the unit titled Urban Issues and Challenges. The main aim of this lesson is cover the following element of the specification: - How urban transport strategies are used to reduce traffic congestion.

This lesson focus on the new AQA GCSE specification. It is the first lesson lesson in the unit titled Urban Issues and Challenges. This lesson covers the following elements from the specification: - The global pattern of urban change. - Urban trends in different parts of the world including HICs and LICs.