I've been teaching for just over 10 years now (you wouldn't believe how quickly that time as gone) and am a Head of Department at an outstanding school in the south of London.
I have consistently high examination results and want to share my resources with experienced teachers and those who are new to the profession. Planning lessons and creating resources takes a huge amount of time so why not use the experience of other teachers out there?
I've been teaching for just over 10 years now (you wouldn't believe how quickly that time as gone) and am a Head of Department at an outstanding school in the south of London.
I have consistently high examination results and want to share my resources with experienced teachers and those who are new to the profession. Planning lessons and creating resources takes a huge amount of time so why not use the experience of other teachers out there?
A range of value questions here which require skills based application; for example photo stimuli, describe, explain and assess questions. There are fieldwork questions which relate to pupil trips as well as some of the unfamiliar content - some past paper and others teacher constructed.
Full mark scheme included.
This is a Christmas lesson that requires much less teacher input than a Quiz (which can be great but repetitive and tiring in our last week of the year!)
Content focuses on cartoon messages (a skill required at GCSE)
Cross curricular link with English looking at Benjamin Zephaniahs ‘Talking Turkeys’ poem.
A clip (cartoon!) of factory farming conditions ensure you watch before to check appropriate
Carousel activity giving the pros and cons of eating Turkey at Christmas - I’ve really tried not to make this one sided but give an overview of the pros and cons.
Decision making task based on the carousel information gained.
A full and concise ppt which includes tasks and information on all of the required elements of the 2022 exams.
The following information / tasks are included
Themes of the rural topic
Outline of the content in paper 2 with updated exam timings and marks available
Recap of meaning and measures of rural deprivation’
Question structure information
The enquiry process
How to form and enquiry question
Types of data; primary, secondary, qualitative and quantitative etc.
General examples of fieldwork methods including pros and cons.
Specific urban fieldwork methods recap; Environmental Quality Survey, Person profiling, Land use mapping and interviews
Sampling methods
Sample questions with annotation of sources and rewording
Markscheme (not provided by exam board in sample material so written by me in line with Edexcel themes)
Data presentation methods
Mean, Media, Mode, Range, inter-quartile range etc
Please review the ppt. A lot of time went into putting this together - will be making one for coasts and for the physical topics over the next few days. Check out bundle rates for discounts.
A full and concise ppt which includes tasks and information on all of the required elements of the 2022 exams.
The following information / tasks are included
Themes of the urban topic
Outline of the content in paper 2 with updated exam timings and marks available
Recap of meaning and measures of ‘quality of life’
Question structure information
The enquiry process
How to form and enquiry question
Types of data; primary, secondary, qualitative and quantitative etc.
General examples of fieldwork methods including pros and cons.
Specific urban fieldwork methods recap; Environmental Quality Survey, Person profiling, Land use mapping and interviews
Sampling methods
Sample questions with annotation of sources and rewording
Markscheme (not provided by exam board in sample material so written by me in line with Edexcel themes)
Data presentation methods
Mean, Media, Mode, Range, inter-quartile range etc
Please review the ppt. A lot of time went into putting this together - will be making one for coasts and for the physical topics over the next few days. Check out bundle rates for discounts.
Open ended activity for pupils to test themselves on the following areas of their coasts revision.
I gave a set of very open instructions about how to go about this task and was thrilled with the outcome and discussion this created.
The following areas are assessed / included within this card sort;
Methods of beach profile, groyne measurements, field sketch, Environmental Quality Survey / Bipolar review, sediment analysis, LSD test and wave count.
Equipment used for all of the above
Sampling type
Links to either** coastal management** or processes
Data presentation type
Conclusions / outcomes drawn from the data
I have included some photos to show the different ways in which my pupils interpreted this activity.
A full and concise ppt which includes tasks and information on all of the required elements of the 2022 exams.
The following information / tasks are included
Themes of the coasts topic
Outline of the content in paper 2 with updated exam timings and marks available
Recap of coastal processes and coastal management
Question structure information
The enquiry process
How to form and enquiry question
types of data; primary, secondary, qualitative and quantitative etc.
General examples of fieldwork methods including pros and cons.
Specific coasts fieldwork methods recap; velocity, sediment, gradient and width and depth
Sampling methods
Sample questions with annotation of sources and rewording
Markscheme (not provided by exam board in sample material so written by me in line with Edexcel themes)
Data presentation methods
Mean, Media, Mode, Range, inter-quartile range etc
Please review the ppt. A lot of time went into putting this together - will be making one for coasts and for the human topics over the next few days. Check out bundle rates for discounts.
Data presentation sheet and supporting presentation to accompany sheet
Includes sampling, profiling, space for descriptions of data and analysis of data while evaluating the presentation and comparing the different sites of collection.
Presentation includes sample answers and how to present the data
A full and concise ppt which includes tasks and information on all of the required elements of the 2022 exams.
The following information / tasks are included
Themes of the rivers topic
Outline of the content in paper 2 with updated exam timings and marks available
Recap of river processes, river characteristics and river management
Question structure information
The enquiry process
How to form and enquiry question
types of data; primary, secondary, qualitative and quantitative etc.
General examples of fieldwork methods including pros and cons.
Specific rivers fieldwork methods recap; velocity, sediment, gradient and width and depth
Sampling methods
Sample questions with annotation of sources and rewording
Markscheme (not provided by exam board in sample material so written by me in line with Edexcel themes)
Data presentation methods
Mean, Media, Mode, Range, inter-quartile range etc
Please review the ppt. A lot of time went into putting this together - will be making one for coasts and for the human topics over the next few days. Check out bundle rates for discounts.
A varied resource containing instructions and data sheets which are suitable for A Level physical geography. We visited Camber Sands and Hastings in order to conduct this piece of work but it would be easy to adapt to your chosen coastal area.
Intro to the Independent Investigation (NEA) and the requirements of the write up included along with the following:
-Examples of poor and strong title / hypothesis or questions
-Examples of data presentation techniques
-Examples of focus themes for both human and physical
-Beach transect guide and data sheets
-Groyne measurements guide and data sheets
-Sediment analysis guide and data sheets
-Long shore drift and direction of long shore drift guides and data sheets
-Wave count / type guide and data sheet
-Field sketches and site description guide and data sheet
-Sand dune succession transect guide and data sheet
-Methods of sampling
Secondary sources of information related to Camber and Hastings
-Alternative fieldwork technique ideas
-Detailed and filtered links to the specification (a requirement of the exam board -Edexcel) for ‘Coastal Landscapes and Change’ and ‘Regeneration’
Edexcel Independent investigation form to be completed
Stop the clock using a variety of activities to consolidate out topic of migration and population.
activities include sources; population pyramids and development data. Map descriptors. Time line task showing the events from 1970 and reading and memory task.
An excellent lesson for which I have received very positive feedback from my school.
12 page bible for all the requirements of paper 1 including; Hazardous Earth, Development Dynamics and Challenges of an Urban World
topic checklists, sample questions and key words laid out in a pupils friendly way
16 page bible for all the requirements of paper 2 including; Uks evolving human landscape, Uks evolving physical landscape; coasts and rivers as well as all the fieldwork requirements (in this case focus is on dynamic UK cities and coasts)
Topic checklists, sample questions and key words laid out in a pupils friendly way.
10 page bible for all the requirements of paper 3 including; People and the biosphere, Forests under threat and Consuming resources
topic checklists and key words laid out in a pupils friendly way.
10 page bible for all the requirements of paper 3 including; People and the biosphere, Forests under threat and Consuming resources
topic checklists and key words laid out in a pupils friendly way.
16 page bible for all the requirements of paper 2 including; Uks evolving human landscape, Uks evolving physical landscape; coasts and rivers as well as all the fieldwork requirements (in this case focus is on dynamic UK cities and coasts)
Topic checklists, sample questions and key words laid out in a pupils friendly way.
12 page bible for all the requirements of paper 1 including; Hazardous Earth, Development Dynamics and Challenges of an Urban World
topic checklists, sample questions and key words laid out in a pupils friendly way.
around 50 minutes lesson with sample challenging and unseen questions with advise for how to improve answers, break them down and successfully assess.
We achieved a high % of higher grades following use of this and very positive feedback following the session.
In depth resource with case study sheets to be printed A3 and pupils to fill in.
Clips and sample questions to prepare pupils to be able to ‘assess’ effectively.
complete resource with a range of accompanying resources; a colour coding sheet, sample answer for pupils to learn from. challenging 3 marker of reasons for different volcanoes with supporting clip.
all hazards with volcanoes and earthquakes discussed.
Unseen and experience fieldwork questions are some of the trickiest things our pupils can come up against. In depth revision ppt with practice questions, mark schemes and even diagrams where relevant. Revision sheet and sample question sheet included.
In depth how to guides to the following;
groyne measurements
beach profiles
sediment sample
longshore drift test
with supporting crib sheet and intro ppt.