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Hello, I'm Natasha and I provide high-quality geography resources for KS3 and KS4.
https://linktr.ee/planetgeography
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Effects and Reponses to Typhoon Haiyan - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on Typhoon Haiyan, the location, case study, primary and secondary effects along with planning, preparation and monitoring.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Students to accurately describe the path of the typhoon.
Task 3: Read through the information sheet and add the effects and responses on their sheet.
Task 4: Main Task - Exam question practice, "Using an example, describe the primary and secondary effects of a tropical storm. (6 marks)
Task 5: Exam Question Practice - "Using an example, describe the short-term responses to a tropical storm (4 marks)
Task 6: Plenary - Explain why planning and preparation is the best option for reducing the effects of tropical storms.
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Future of Tropical Storms - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the future of tropical storms and what could potentially happen to people living in these areas. Contains lots of graph analysis for students.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: On white boards students to make notes on the video about tropical storms
Task 3: Read through the information on the sheet and analyse the graphs about the future of tropical storms.
Task 4: Main Task - Exam question practice, “Suggest how the distributiion of tropical storms could change in the future if the trend in temperature change continues” (4 marks)
Task 5: Plenary - True or false about formation of tropical storms
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Tropical Storms - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the distribution of tropical storm, a look into how they form, where they form and the conditions surrounding tropical storms
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Write a detailed description explaining where tropical storms form (3 marks)
Task 3: Complete description of formation of tropical storms
Task 4: Main Task - Practice exam questions- "Study the map below which shows the path of a tropical storm. With the help of the map, describe the life cycle of a tropical storm. (4 marks)
Task 5: Plenary - Using the information on graph students must infer what tropical storms will be like in the future.
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Global Atmospheric Circulation Model - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the global atmospheric model, its components and its function along with pressure belts and surface winds and how the Coriolis force affects trade winds and westerlies.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Definition of global atmospheric circulation
Task 3: Complete two exam questions about pressure belts and conditions.
Task 4: Complete GAC sheet.
Task 5: Main Task -Exam question practice “Explain how the global atmospheric system affects the weather and climate at the equator” (4 marks)
Task 6: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how to help countries develop equally.
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Inequalities - A Case Study (Full SOW) (KS3 - Key Stage 3)
An introductory topic for KS3 & 4 in geography about inequality and its features. This bundle contains 8 lessons that are fully resourced.
Throughout the series of lessons students will be able to accurately
define inequality, global debt, positives and negatives of aid in developing countries and how to measure development. Finally students will focus on how the UK has inequalities in education, health and the North South divide.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Inequality
Lesson 2: Debt in Developing Countries
Lesson 3: Aid Positives and Negatives
Lesson 4: Measuring Development
Lesson 5: Global Inequalities
Lesson 6: Inequalities in the UK: North South Divide
Lesson 7: Education Inequality
Lesson 8: Health Inequalities in the UK
Students will improve skills such as graph reading, data interpretation, and case study analysis.
This bundles contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets.
Health Inequalities in the UK - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on health inequality in the UK, an introduction into what health inequality is, how life expectancy varies between the north and south. Contains a full assessment to test comprehension on the topic.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Define life expectancy then writing the definition on their worksheet
Task 3: Read through the different factors on life expectancy and explain which has the biggest effect on life expectancy and why
Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing assessment- students to define what inequality is, briefly explain the north south divide in the UK and outline the effects of inequality in the UK using education and health as examples.
Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how the UK could make life expectancy in the UK more equal.
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Education Inequality - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on educational inequality, an introduction into what educational inequality is, the difference between state and public school and how this affects the UK.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Define educational inequality then writing the definition on their worksheet
Task 3: Read through the different facts and graphs about educational inequalities and students have to describe the difference between the north and south
Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing- students to define what educational inequality is, outline how it changes depending on where they live using facts and figures. Then to give examples of how the government reduce education inequality through the UK.
Task 5: Plenary - Explain why the life expectancy of poor people are lower than their rich peers.
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Inequality in the UK: North South Divide - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on inequality in the UK and the north south divide, an introduction on the differences between regions in the UK
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Using the infographic students are to write down three differences between the north and south of England.
Task 3: Students to watch a video about the north south divide in the UK and make notes.
Task 4: Read through the information on worksheets and evaluate which of them is the most effective and why.
Task 5: Main Task - Long form writing- describe the north south divide and its effects on England.
Task 6: Plenary - Students to look at GCSE grade results in the UK and explain what the knock on effects for students are in the north of England
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Global Inequality - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the distribution of global inequalities, a look into why global inequalities have occurred and long form written assessment at the end to assess students comprehension.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: On white boards students to come up with reasons why some countries develop better than others.
Task 3: Read through the different reasons for global inequalities on the worksheet and PowerPoint slides.
Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing assessment- students to discuss why development is important to developing countries and how countries develop unequally.
Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how to help countries develop equally.
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Measuring Development - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on how to measure development, introduction to economic and human development and what the HDI is.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Define development then write the definition on their worksheet
Task 3: Read through the different measures of development and students to pick one, and justify why they have. Then pass the sheet to the next student and they debate the point.
Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing- students to define what development is, outline which development indicator they have chosen and why, the state other measures of development and which is the best one to use.
Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how to help countries develop equally.
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Aid Positives and Negatives - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on aid, introduction to different types of aid, when do we use it and how the UK gives aid to Pakistan
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Define aid then writing the definition on their worksheet
Task 3: Read through the different facts about aid in Pakistan and students are to outline if the facts are positives of negatives to Pakistan
Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing- students to define what aid is, how it can benefit and be a negative to Pakistan. Then they are to state overall if aid is a good or bad thing and justify if the UK should keep giving aid.
Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how Pakistan can improve development in their country.
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Debt in Developing Countries - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on debt in developing countries, and introduction into what national and global debt is.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Define debt then writing the definition on their worksheet
Task 3: Read through the different facts about debt and students are to pick which they think is positive and negative
Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing- Evaluate the benefits of debt on developing countries
Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on what projects that developing nations need to improve infrastructure.
**Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Introduction to Inequality - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
A fully resourced and up to date lesson on inequality, an introduction into what inequality is, types of inequality and an evaluation on how they affect people.
Task 1: Starter - Answer true and false questions about previous learning
Task 2: Define inequality then writing the definition on their worksheet
Task 3: Read through the different facts about inequalities and students are to pick which they think is the most important factor and why
Task 4: Main Task - Long form writing- students to define what inequality is, outline how inequality effects people and then justify which inequality factor is and why
Task 5: Plenary - On whiteboards, students to give ideas on how to reduce inequality.
**Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Introduction to Natural Hazards - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
In this lesson students will identify what a natural hazard is, types of natural hazards and how hazards and their risks change depending on several factors.
Task 1: Identify natural hazards based on pictures
Task 2: Write down the different types of natural hazards
Task 3: Complete structure of the Earth sheet.
Task 4: Exam style 4 mark question
Task 5: Plenary: GCSE pod
Lesson contains PowerPoint and worksheet.
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Conflict - (Full SOW) (KS3 - Key Stage 3)
An introductory topic for KS3 & 4 in geography about conflict and its features. This bundle contains 10 lessons that are fully resourced.
Throughout the series of lessons students will be able to accurately
define conflict, its effects on people and the environment. How conflict has affected the Middle East along with countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and how Russia is involved in modern conflicts. Finally asking the questions of how do we affect conflict.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Conflict
Lesson 2: How Conflict Affects Geography
Lesson 3: How Physical Geography Effects Conflict
Lesson 4: Middle East’s Physical Geography
Lesson 5: War in Iraq, Physical Geography
Lesson 6: Development in Afghanistan
Lesson 7: Russia and Conflict
Lesson 8: Russia Ukraine Conflict 2022
Lesson 9: Salisbury Poisoning
Lesson 10: How do we cause conflict?
Students will gain a variety of skills such as data manipulation, map skills, and climate graph interpretation.
This bundles contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets.
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Russia - A Case Study (Full SOW) (KS3 - Key Stage 3)
An introductory topic for KS3 & 4 in geography about Russia and its features. This bundle contains 11 lessons that are fully resourced.
Throughout the series of lessons students will be able to accurately locate Russia and it’s surrounding countries, the distribution of its population due to human and physical factors and how plant and animal life has adapted to its climactic conditions. Along with a case study investigation into Chernobyl and how it affected Russia.
Lesson 1: Where is Russia
Lesson 2: Population Distribution in Russia
Lesson 3: Biomes of Russia
Lesson 4: Plants and Animals in Russia
Lesson 5: Taiga Forest Threats
Lesson 6: Chernobyl, What Happened?
Lesson 7: Russia’s Importance in Europe
Lesson 8: What is happening with the Russia Ukraine conflict 2022
Lesson 9: River Volga’s Waterfalls
Lesson 10: River Volga’s Meanders
Lesson 11: River Volga’s Levees
Students will improve skills such as graph reading, data interpretation, creation of climate graphs and case study analysis.
This bundles contains fully resourced lessons along with worksheets.
Russia's Importance In Europe - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
Students will understand the location and distribution of Russia’s fuel resources, from this they should explain how Europe receives its energy from Russia. They will be able to investigate the advantages and disadvantages from getting fuel from Russia.
Task 1: Starter: Knowledge recall of previous lessons
Task 2: Key words match up
Task 3: Analyse the pie chart to gain information to complete task
Task 4: Main Task: Evaluate the effects of the Chernobyl disaster (6 marks)
Task 5: Plenary- Pick 5 words from the lesson and write a question about them
Lesson contains powerpoint and worksheet
Effects of Chernobyl - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
Students will be able to outline the main long term and short term effects of Chernobyl and the consequences of these effects. Students will be able to evaluate the severity between the long term and short term consequences of Chernobyl.
Task 1: Starter:- Knowledge recall on previous lessons
Task 2: Using an atlas identify countries affected by the radiation leak
Task 3: Looking at the information on the worksheet students to rank these effects 1-9 in terms of significance.
Task 4: Main Task: Students to answer one of two questions about Chernobyl and its effects
Task 5: Plenary: What things would students pack in their bags if they had to evacuate.
Lesson contains powerpoint and worksheet
Chernobyl, What Happened? - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
Students will be able to accurately locate Chernobyl and be able to discuss the time-line of events that led to the Chernobyl disaster. Students will begin to look at the magnitude of the event and the effects of the disaster.
Task 1: Starter- True or False- Knowledge recap of previous learning
Task 2: Located Ukraine/ Chernobyl on maps
Task 3: Watch various clips about Chernobyl
Task 4: Sort the effects of Chernobyl into social, economic and environmental effects
Task 5: Choose which of the effects are most significant and why.
Task 6: Main Task:Outline what happened in Chernobyl, identify which effect is most significant and describe its size, severity and length of time.
Task 7: Plenary: Write a sentence about how they, thought, liked, hated, wanted to learn more.
Lesson contains powerpoint and worksheet.
Taiga Forest Threats - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
In this lesson students will be able to state 4 or more threats to the taiga forest and explain why they are occurring. Then they will understand the social, economical and environmental factors that are involved in deforestation. The final task will be a form of formative assessment where students will bring all their knowledge to complete this.
Task 1: Starter: True or False
Task 2: Identification of different causes of deforestation
Task 3: Advantages and disadvantages of deforestation in the taiga
Task 4: Main Task- “Describe the characteristics of Russia and assess the threat to Russian biomes” (9 marks)
Task 5: Plenary: Tweet about it