This lesson is designed for GCSE AQA Geography students completing the specification point: River Landscapes UK - Distinctive fluvial landforms result from different physical processes - an example of a UK river to identify its major landforms of erosion and deposition It includes a presentation, step-by-step instructions and WAGOLL to enable students to use the Digimap for schools software to plot the major landforms of the River Tees (it can be adapted to use for different case studies). Students will produce a map of the course of the River Tees with details of its major landforms and summaries of how they are formed. This lesson is an excellent opportunity to enhance students’ map work skills. NB - this lesson does require a login for Digimap for Schools website (there is space to put these details on the PPT and worksheet). Includes ‘further thinking’ activities to stretch higher ability students.

A fun and engaging way to help students learn important facts! This is a colourful PowerPoint template that you can edit with important facts that students need to know using the theme of ‘Snapchat’. Snapchat is an app many young people are familiar with which allows them to view an image for a specified number of seconds. Similarly, this PowerPoint template will show a slide for 10 seconds with a fact and image of your choice. After they have viewed all the facts (you can edit the number), they have 60 seconds to write down what they can remember. No pens allowed while the facts are been shown on screen! A nice, quick and engaging way of introducing new concepts and key information to students. It could also be used as a good revision activity. Suitable for a variety of subjects.

A comprehensive PowerPoint presentation designed to cover all aspects of the Paper 2 Section A) Urban Issues and Challenges, complete with Mumbai and London case studies (can be changed to suit your school’s case studies). Bright and colourful with lots of photographs and graphs. Easy to use with exam hints and tips. Could be suitable to print out slides for students and/or to deliver as part of a pre-exam booster or revision session.

A complete revision checklist for AQA GCSE Geography ‘UK River Landscapes’ topic with areas for students to RAG rate knowledge pre and post revision and to reflect on focus areas to revise.

A detailed lesson plan suitable for KS3 and KS4 geography students. Successfully used in interview. Includes timings for a one hour lesson on plastics in the ocean for ‘geography in the news’ interview theme. Also includes opportunities for differentiation, starters, plenaries and links to assessment objectives.

Three eye catching display posters for Geography. Includes the quotes: “There has never been a more important time to study geography.” “Without geography, you’re nowhere.” “Geography students hold the key to solving the world’s problems.” All three come with an eye-catching photograph and white space at the bottom for teachers to add any notices e.g. an event or who to contact to find out more. Ideal to inspire students as a classroom display or to use to encourage students to select GCSE or A Level geography when picking options. Available in JPEG and PDF format.

An in-depth analysis of the exam questions asked for this topic for the AQA GCSE Geography specification between 2018 and 2023. This summary is for the following specification: 3.1 – Living with the physical environment 3.1.2 – The living world 3.1.2.1 – Ecosystems This summary includes: Exam Question Summary An accessible summary of all the exam questions asked for this topic in a simple-to-read table format from 2018 to 2023. Exam Question Analysis In-depth analysis of the questions asked, including common command words, marks available and assessment objectives Specification Assessed A table showing which areas of the specification have been assessed in exams over the years.

A visual progress tracker to give students the ‘bigger picture’ and record their end of topic tests and reflect on their results and progress in comparison to their target grades. Includes visual icons to help engage students. Also includes alternative options depending on what your school has chosen. These are in red font so you can simply delete the appropriate option, drag the correct icon into the box and change the font to black. Designed to be stuck into the front/back of each book.

A workbook to accompany the BBC Bitesize revision website. The workbook consists of simple comprehension style questions and tables to complete to summarise the core knowledge and define keywords. The answers to all of the questions can be found on the BBC Bitesize website and a QR code is provided for the relevant webpages. This 10 page workbook is suitable for GCSE students studying the AQA specification for Geography. It is accessible, free of clutter and easy to complete to allow students to focus on the knowledge content rather than the task. It is particularly suitable for: Independent revision Lower ability students (accessing grades 1 to 4) Students who have missed significant content EAL students

This resource is designed for the AQA GCSE Geography specification. Paper 1 - Section A - The Living World - Hot Deserts The resource includes: A list of key vocabulary and definitions from the AQA GCSE Geography specification. Printable flashcards with back to back keywords and definitions from the AQA GCSE Geography vocabulary list for this topic. A brilliant revision tool for GCSE Geography!

A fun geography lesson for students to practice atlas skills and locational knowledge. Students plot the countries in the world cup on the map (print the second slide for each student, A3 if possible). Includes stretch and challenge targets. Students will also need an atlas. A fun, topical lesson!

A student survey designed to help students reflect on their strengths and weaknesses in maths lessons. The results will be particularly useful to inform future planning and knowing how to tailor support to individuals.

Whole lesson on ‘What is Climate?’ for KS3 students. Objectives: To know what climate is, how to read and create climate graphs and compare different climates. Outcomes: I can describe (AO1) the difference between weather and climate I can draw (AO4) a climate graph I can compare (AO3) the climates of different places around the world Includes: Starter, Success criteria, Main activity with information sheets and differentiated student worksheets (including one for lower ability and a second for dyslexic students), Challenge activities for higher ability students (called ‘Further Thinking’), Solo time (for students to apply new knowledge), Review and reflect plenary Download also includes full scheme of work for KS3 Weather and Climate topic.

Complete GCSE AQA Geography lesson for students to learn the features of a drainage basin, draw a long profile of a river and explain why the river profile changes. Includes simple starter activity to engage students, success criteria, teacher explaination, fun ‘snap-chat’ style fact learning activity for the features of a drainage basin, instructions on how to plot the long profile of the River Tees and simple exam practice (students study WAGOLL and delete the incorrect words). Plotting the long profile of the River Tees introduces students to the different landforms found along there and is excellent practice to develop their graph skills. It also includes a WAGOLL so students can self assess. This is designed to be lesson 1 of the AQA GCSE Geography ‘UK River Landscapes’ topic but can be adapted to suit KS3 or KS5.

This resource contains a summary of three recent articles about different solutions to the prominent issue of too much plastic in our oceans, as highlighted by Blue Planet. The three articles summarise three different approaches to the issue and can easily be compared and assessed against each other. They can be used as stimulus material for a longer writing piece by KS3 and KS4 geography students or in PSHE or citizenship classes. They would be particularly suitable to give to students after they have watched a YouTube clip on the state of plastics in our oceans - there are many clips from Blue Planet suitable for this.

An AQA GCSE Geography exam style question and mark scheme worth 6 marks, testing pupils AO1 and AO2 skills. Question requires students to analyse impacts of the recent volcanic eruption in Hawaii. Social and environmental impacts are clear from the photograph, students will have to use own knowledge to bring in economic impacts.

A beautifully designed presentation celebrating the life of Queen Elizabeth II. Includes facts about her life and stunning photographs. The presentation ends with a 10 question quiz and answers. This resource would be perfect for tutor time at school.

A fun and engaging revision activity for AQA GCSE Geography topic: UK River Landscapes Objective: students to identify 5 hidden truths in a passage covering the all areas of the theory of the Rivers topic (no case study detail). Can be adapted for silent independent work, pairs, groups or as a whole class activity. Includes full instructions for all versions plus an extension activity whereby students have to correct the passage. Includes complete set of answers plus corrected version of the passage for the extension activity so students can self or peer assess. Suitable for use as a revision activity, intervention work, starter or plenary. Will help identify student misconceptions. Can be completed as a competitive game. instructions: Hidden amongst many the lies are 5 hidden truths. The objective is to find them. • Individual (5 mins): Students should read the passage and highlight or underline the 5 hidden truths. • Pairs or Teams (10 mins): One person reads the passage with the truths highlighted in bold to their partner or teammates; intonating and pausing for effect to try and trick the other players. When one of the listeners thinks they have heard a true statement; they must either say ‘”truth” or raise their hand. If they are correct; they receive a point. If they are incorrect; the reader receives a point. For every truth the reader successfully smuggles; the reader also receives a point at the end of passage when they reveal the answers to the other players. • Whole Class (10 mins): The class can try to beat their teacher as the teacher reads the passage and the class listens carefully. Students should raise their hands if they think they hear a truth. Points are awarded as above to either the teacher or the class. Alternatively the teacher can read the passage and students silently list any true statements they hear; at the end of the passage the teacher can reveal the answers and students can self-assess; awarding themselves a mark out of 5 (one for each correctly identified truth). • Extension (15 mins): Correct the false statements (paragraphs could be shared between students).

Pastel themed tray labels. Downloads are A4 size with 4 labels to a page. Can be trimmed to be large or small labels. Available to download as pdf or image format which can be printed or uploaded to PPT to add custom labels digitally. Includes common classroom resource labels plus a blank sheet to add your own labels.