This booklet is designed to follow up work undertaken on a river field trip. It includes a range of skills based questions involving methods, site selection data presentation, analysis and conclusions. Each section includes a GCSE mark scheme to assess the students work. These resources can be adapted to be used with fieldwork activities undertaken at a range of locations.

This lesson aims to revise the key geomorphic preocesses. Answer slides are included within the PowerPoint and all resources are at the end of the PowerPoint. Processes revised include marine/erosion, sub-aerial/weathering, mass movement, waves, wave refraction, sediment cells and LSD. resources included are definition revision cards, landform revision homework sheets. wave characteristic classification and mass movement interpretation.

In this lesson students will be introduced to the location and names of reefs around the world. A writing frame is then provided for them to use to write a description of the location of coral reefs. Next there are a series of photos of reefs and of a visit to the Great Barrier Reef to create a sense of place. After that students are introduced to the structure of a coral polyp and zooxanthellae. On the next slide are a series of statements about nutrient cycling on a coral reef. Students are required to work as a team on flipchart paper to turn these into a nutrient cycling diagram. They can then refine their ideas into a simple diagram in their books. Pupils are then asked to consider how such a large biodiversity is maintained in a low nutrient environment. Finally there is a quiz with answers to use as a plenary. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

This is a debate / decision making exercise and should take place over a three of lessons, two to plan and one to undertake the debate. Firstly, there are two video clips about the oil industry in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in order to develop the students sense of place. Next, based on a geofile (website for access supplied) students should evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of oil and gas production and consumption in Prudhoe Bay. After that students are split into 4 groups. Each group is given a character card with details about their viewpoint and a writing frame. Using the writing frame and geofile students should develop a speech about their views on oil and gas production and exploration in Prudhoe Bay. This will take 2 lessons. In the third lesson the groups should give their presentations. whilst speaking sheets are provided to take notes on the viewpoints of others and writing down questions to ask them. After every speech undertake a discussion activity based on what has been said. Then debate the two key questions once everyone has spoken. Next the students will be asked to suggest compromises and work towards and agreement, before final voting. At the end pupils will be asked to complete and opinion line task for both the questions and to feedback the reasons for their opinions. To increase student engagement each student is assigned two other students to observe using the engagement tally chart, they should record the student’s engagement at 3 points in the lesson. At the end of the lesson the students can give feedback to the students that they have observed. There are also ask and answer stickers for the studnets to stick on themseves. they can take these off once the have asked/answered a question. I have added an essay question at the end of the powerpoint which could be planned in the lesson and completed for homework. There are planning sheets and fact sheets to help the students to produce high quality essays. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

In this lesson students will learn about the causes of the enhance greenhouse effect. Students start the lesson with a gap fill activity explaining the greenhouse effect. Next they are introduced to the composition of the atmosphere and which gases are greenhouse gases before defining the enhanced greenhouse effect. Then the students will complete flow charts about how methane and carbon dioxide is produced, these will be enhanced by selecting factual information from a sheet to apply to the flow charts. After that students will practice their graphical skills deciding whether a data set is discrete or continuous and selecting a graph to draw, before plotting a pie chart accurately using a protractor. Finally, there is a multiple choice examination question to finish the lesson. All resources are provided at the end of the PowerPoint.

This fieldwork booklet is designed to link in with the People of the UK GCSE topic. It includes index of decay and environmental quality surveys, UK crime app statistics, accompanied by site descriptions. It also has a multi-cultural survey based in Leeds City Market. There is a survey about the buses, which is a sustainable transport strategies. All the survey sites are identified on the front cover. They have been chosen to allow students to study the CBD and financial district. This fieldwork booklet also links in with my other GCSE lessons based on Leeds

This resource includes two fieldwork booklets that have been used for tourism fieldwork in Grasmere. the activities can be easily adjusted to suit any tourist honeypot. They include amongst other fieldwork traffic counts, physical and human attractions, car park surveys, environmental impact assessments

Included are a range of urban fieldwork data collection sheets that can easily be used in any urban environment. They include index of decay, housing density, housing age, counter-urbanisation.

This lesson is designed to introduce students to how the theory of plate tectonics developed. It includes the work of Humboldt, Wegener and Hess. It uses maps, diagrams, animations and photos to build the students understanding. It introduces the concepts of jigsaw fit, continental drift and sea floor spreading.

In this lesson pupils will learn about the geology of the river Eden, Cumbria. The lesson incorporates maps, photos and diagrams to help the pupils to develop their understanding. They record their information on a work sheet about the river landscape. They are the required to use their notes on river management (human activity) and river landforms to complete the rest of the river landscapes work sheet. There are a range of examination questions based on the sample assessment materials to show the pupils how they could be asked about the landscape. There is also a mark scheme and a quiz with answers.

In this lesson pupils will learn about the geology of the Swanage area of Dorset. The lesson incorporates maps, photos and diagrams to help the pupils to develop their understanding. They record their information on a worksheet about the coastal landscape. there are also photos and factual information about coastal management (human activity) in Swanage. Pupils should use their knowledge of coastal landforms to complete the rest of the coastal landscapes work sheet. There are a range of examination questions based on the sample assessment materials to show the pupils how they could be asked about the landscape. There is also a mark scheme and a quiz with answers.

This lesson introduces animals that have adapted to their environment and then asks the students to apply the adaptation strategy to plants in the rainforest. they are given fact cards on epiphytes, trunks and bark, roots and leaves to take notes on. Finally there is a rainforest plant card sort which matches adaptations, with explanations and photos of plant features, to test the students understanding.

This lesson builds up the students knowledge of beach features using diagrams and photos. It also ensures that they understand the processes operating to change to shape of the beach. Towards the end of the lesson there is an examination question on the location of beach features, with structured plans for answering this question.

The lesson includes causes, effects, prevention, prediction and responses to the volcano. Firstly, the students are introduced to Mount Ontake and its tectonic setting. there is a gap fill activity for the students to complete, which forms an explanation of how the eruption occurred. Next there are two clips of the eruption occurring to build up a sense of place and an awareness of the size, scale and form of the eruption. Next is a series of photos of the eruption and a classification activity involving case study facts (answers included). This is followed by a series of clips and information about prediction, prevention and solutions. Finally there is a case study quiz to test the students knowledge of the facts. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

Students will learn how to interpret height on maps using layer colouring, spot heights and contour lines. It will also help them to draw cross sections of contour maps. Firstly the students are introduced to the different ways in which height can be shown on maps. Then they will complete the layer colouring activity in the map skills booklets, answers are included in the lesson PowerPoint. Next students will undertake two activities that involve matching contour lines to hill shapes to help develop their understanding of relief. After that there are 3 cross-section activities to complete in the map skills booklets, answers are included in the lesson PowerPoint.

The lesson introduces students to reading and giving 4 figure grid references. Firstly, the pupils are introduced to giving and reading four figure grid references, with examples to work through included on the PowerPoint and in the map skills booklet. On slide 15 there is a grid of different symbols, which can be used to test the pupils understanding using white boards. Next there is a 40 question grid reference quiz, with answers linked to the Cambridge OS map. I have included a copy of the map. I enlarged these to 2cm = 1km and made laminated set to use with the class. I have also included a pacman template which I use to help the pupils with their 4 and six figure grid references. The quiz is also in the map skills booklet. Finally there are two more extension quizzes relating to the Cambridge map.

This lesson allows pupils to develop their understanding of headland and bays formation. It incorporates photos, geology maps and writing frames. There is a mark scheme for students to peer / self assess their answers. the plenary is a Swanage OS map quiz with answers.

This lesson starts by giving the students to take lecture notes on El Niño and La Niña. Next they are introduced to the normal weather conditions in the Pacific before being given diagrams of the normal conditions and El Niño so they can spot the difference. Students are then introduced tot he characteristics of El Niño. After that they are introduced to the characteristics of La Niña. In order to develop their understanding the students are then required to produced their own annotated diagrams of El Niño and La Niña on a base map they are given. To further secure their understanding they undertake a discussion activity in pairs. To test their understanding students complete a summary table (answers provided). Next there is an examination questions for students to test their understanding (answer provided). Finally there is a whiteboard quiz. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

This lesson uses maps and photos to teach students about the Haiti earthquake. There is a causes gap fill activity and an effects and responses classification activity. The lesson also includes questions from the sample assessment materials. There is also an opportunity for students to consider how the Haitians can modify loss and modify vulnerability to earthquakes.