A lesson looking at the 4 main layers of the earth (crust, mantle, inner core and outer core) with information, video links and a range of tasks - mainly suited to lower ability pupils in year 7/8/9
A lesson looking at a re-cap of layers, the 3 main plate boundaries (convergent, divergent and conservative) as well as the difference between a shield and composite volcano.
A lesson that re-caps volcano types (shield and composite) with a look at volcanic hazards such as ash, lava and pyroclastic flow. Mainly suited for year 8 pupils (lower ability) but can be adapted
A lesson looking at examples of volcanic eruptions in developed vs developing countries. Earthquake case study (Nepal 2015) is includes with slides on tsunami formation also included.
A lesson looking at the countries taking part in Euro 2021 with a sweepstake, guess the country, word search and bingo activitiy. Lots of fun for tutorial and geography!
A KS3 lesson looking at the DTM (Demographic Transition Model) through the 5 stages. Pupils check what they can tell already before looking at each stage in detail. Quiz included.
A combination of lessons linked to the specification that look at Topic 8 (Forests Under Threat) Geography GCSE Edexcel B. A range of activities that build on Topic 7 and have ideas within the notes section. All information included!
A lesson that introduces globalisation.
Pupils watch a video - definition, examples and questions. Information on the next slide is used to green pen work so pupils can add more ideas and have a discussion.
Guess the logo game followed by some examples!
Pupils main task is to look at a world map and plot how global they are. What countries are they connected to and how? Logo game can be used as a plenary with more info in the notes section.
A lesson looking at Russia. The first part asks pupils to identify misconceptions and create a fact-file about Russia. Great for discussion and independent research. The second part looks at the physical and human aspects of Russia before the third and final part looks at urban vs rural differences in Russia. Could all be seperate lessons.
A lesson that looks at what global warming is. The impacts are also shown through use of pictures and a documentary looking at the influence of humans.
KS3 resource looking at the causes of flooding, impacts and an example of flooding in a developed country (UK) and developing country (Bangladesh). Spelling test and wordsearch included.
A lesson looking at what a biome is, the location of biomes around the world and information regarding each biome. Pupils can do a range of activities: posters, fact-files or presentations. Lots of activities which involve: guess the biome, picture round and a word search!
A KS3 lesson looking at rivers - the long profile of a river and the water cycle. The lesson starts by getting pupils to define a river, look at keywords (literacy) such as source and mouth before some pictures. Pupils then describe the long profile of a river adn how depth and other characteristics change. The second part of the lesson goes through the water cycle and the process (pupils can draw and explain this) before thinking about how human and physical factors can alter the water cycle e.g. deforestation.
The lesson looks at the 3 courses of a river - upper, middle and lower. There are a range of different resources for each. Pupils can look at landforms and write a story to describe the change from upper to lower. Waterfalls, meanders and deltas are all considered.
This lesson can be used for in class and online. The lesson focuses on the climate of the UK (temperature and precipitation). Map skills are enhanced. The lesson looks at 3 cloud types with opportunities to be creative. The lesson also looks at the 3 different types of rainfall (frontal, convectional and relief). Lots of opportunities for self assessment!
THe 4th lesson (7.2b) looking at how the biosphere regulates the water, atmosphere and soil health. The lesson looks at each one in detail (split in to 3) to understand the importance of the biosphere.
An introduction lesson for Topic 7 (People and the Biosphere) for GCSE Edexcel B. The lesson looks at the definition of a biome, examples, location and reasons globally for the location of these biomes. There are exam relevant facts for each biome located too.
The second lesson (7.1b) looking at the 4 local factors that influence biome distribution. Biotic and abiotic factors are also looked at with a consieration of how they interlink