Teaching hot deserts? Look no further than this PDF workbook which introduces this topic in a colourful and engaging way. Aimed at 10 - 14 year olds, it covers the location and climate of hot deserts. Activities include making a colourful location map,making a climate graph (template included), understanding why the climate is so hot and dry, and why this makes it so difficult for life. Great illustrations enhance learning as well and engaging activities which help to develop understanding of the very important command words - describe and explain. Tried and tested in the classroom and is a proven winner with the students. Don’t give yourself extra work! It’s all here for you.

Are you teaching the Biosphere to Higher or A Level? Want an interesting way to introduce soils? This PowerPoint might be your answer. It might be a bit difficult to engage students about learning soils but this PowerPoint helps to point out their relevance and how the study of soils can even lead to a career in forensics.

Engage you students by challenging them to survive whilst becoming lost in a hot desert. Firstly they can do some research for the task by accessing relevant film clips and information using a free Sway included as part of this resource. Students then make up a hot desert survival kit with a partner or group. This survival kit is then tested by way of hot desert survival scenarios. This is great fun and gets very competitive when used in the classroom and prizes can be offered… Students love it! A consolidation task is provided at the end to make use of the knowledge gained. The resource is bright and colourful. It is aimed at 10 to 14 year olds but to be honest, it can be used with any age group. This resource bundle consists of a 5 page PDF and a free information Sway. Watch this to find out more about this resource. https://youtu.be/-P5OoqD5a1I

Nice activity to make your students think about the advantages and disadvantages of greenfield versus brownfield developments. Consists of a task where students imagine they are a town planner. They are considering an application to find a site for a major supermarket. Two sites are available. One is greenfield and the other is brownfield. They must weigh up the pros and cons of both sites and then evaluate them to make a reasoned decision. Nice link added to assist with students seeing the relevance of this activity to the world of work and assist with positive destination evidence.

Geography assignments are back in the Scottish curriculum for National and Higher. How can you do fieldwork with a large class and very little equipment? What work do your students need to do to be successful with this? Here is the answer! Carry out a microclimate study around your own school. This PDF booklet contains everything you need to do this. It has clear instructions, map ideas, links to assist research, templates for measuring, sketching and analysing results. It also gives ideas on how to process data gathered and write a conclusion. This booklet is also of use to any geography teacher worldwide looking for easy to arrange but very enjoyable fieldwork for their classes. It also includes access to a free Sway presentation to help you teach this task to your students. Click on this link to find out more. https://youtu.be/ChyY1j-HDgU

15 minute cities! This is a red hot topic and is a MUST for any urban unit at Level 3, GCSE, National 4/5, Higher Geography levels and beyond. Resources are sparse on this extremely topical subject - so this bundle is a must! It includes a 12 page PDF file full of colourful information and engaging activities including making your own 15 minute city neighourhood, being a protestor and putting together a front page spread on the issues. Oxford and Paris are used as case studies but there are many opportunities to look into local examples. The PDF also includes access to a free Sway which guides students through the issues with pointers to relevant information and film clips. Relevant vocational links are also highlighted to help with positive destinations.

Want to transform your students into digital wizzes and introduce them to the world of Excel? Look no further than this 6 page booklet which contains a blow by blow, step by step, easy guide on how to make use of Excel to make climate graphs. It should also help to introduce them to how Excel functions and what uses it can have. Boost their technical skills and confidence at the same time as learning about the worlds biomes or climate change!

Self-contained unit of work covering the performance criteria for Outcome 1 for SCQF Level 6 (Higher) Sustainable Practices in Travel and Tourism. May also be useful for BTEC Level 3 Travel and Tourism or as a stand alone unit as part of a National Progression Award (NPA) for Climate Change and Sustainability. Topics covered include:- Definitions and the principles of sustainable tourism development. Interdependence of tourism with the natural environment. Interdependence of tourism with the human environment The role of organisations involved in sustainable tourism both locally and globally. Resource consists of a colourful 13 page PDF document full of activities to meet the performance criteria in an engaging way. The resource also includes access to two free Sways which detail case studies of the North Coast 5oo and the Republic of Maldives. Guided activities, templates and relevant links mean that this unit can be self taught. A must for any busy classroom teacher!

Help your geography students learn and understand river feature formation with this big fun colouring book. Sequencing using annotated sketches is a crucial skill in geography. Learning through diagrams is also a valuable study technique which appeals to all learners - especially visual learners. Have fun with river basins, model rivers, V-shaped valleys, waterfalls, meanders and ox-bow lakes. Templates, diagrams and annotations all provided. This is an excellent revision tool for National, Higher and GCSE geography.

Entire UK and Worldwide Unit for National Travel and Tourism in a PDF file. Elements of it are also suitable for BTEC Travel and Tourism with long haul destinations such as the Maldives and travel to the Arctic included. Related issues and solutions are explored with excellent examples and links. This unit is engaging, colourful with fun activities to meet the outcomes with lots of exemplars and guidance. Activities include carrying out a travel survey, designing an all-inclusive resort, planning an interrail trip and investigating ecotourism in the Arctic. The resource also includes access to a free Sway presentation to allow the completion of positives and negatives of tourism in the Maldives as a case study, including links to relevant websites and film clips. All outcomes are comprehensively covered. This booklet is flexible. Material can be used in format presented or activities can be extracted or uploaded onto Teams/OneNote for digital use. Required outcomes are clearly set out and the relevance of activities to the world of work are highlighted with links to possible careers. This unit is bright, fun and a complete resource for students and teachers to all enjoy working through. Large parts of this unit are also very relevant to geography. Check out this film to see more. https://youtu.be/KDVGVgHrjDg?si=fJPYnG78ILMcgDy8

Exciting news! Entire revised updated Scotland Unit now available for National Travel and Tourism in a 28 page PDF file that you can pick activities from with additional attached Sways. The unit is engaging and colourful with fun activities to meet the outcomes with lots of exemplars and guidance. “Outlander” and “Dark Tourism” are used as trends that students immediately find interesting, as well as activities on pushing products on social media. Students are also encouraged to set up their own agency and promote it using social media. In addition, they are encouraged to think about interior design in holiday rentals and the use of AI in that design. Indeed, they can start to think about their own wellbeing with simple changes they can make to be more “coorie”. The resource also includes access to two free Sway presentations. One provides exemplars for helping with mapping, the use of AI in designing, and understanding marketing and hospitality. The other allows the completion of positives and negatives of tourism in Scotland using the North Coast 500 as a case study, including links to relevant websites and film clips. This booklet is flexible. Material can be used in format presented or uploaded onto Teams/OneNote for digital use. Why give yourself extra work and stress when you can download this complete resource! Find out more here -https://youtu.be/CUZxCxEBD8c?si=08s4I1Tal4INGhjo

Geography National 4 work booklet for Human Environments linked to SQA Outcomes with accompanying detailed Judging Evidence Table booklet. Do you have a multi level class and struggle to juggle the required assessment for each level? Have you got students who are poor attenders and you struggle to collect enough evidence for them? Do you have students who are isolating and relying on remote learning?Are you being verified by the SQA? This National 4 bundle could be the answer! Files include a Word file with 49 jam-packed pages of engaging information and exciting activities. These are all linked to SQA Outcomes and these are highlighted throughout. There are many opportunities to achieve each outcome. Each activity is then detailed in the accompanying Judging Evidence Table booklet (JET) so that you and your students can see where they have passed each outcome. Both the work booklet and JET table booklet can instantly be used as evidence should you be verified. The booklet is included in Word format also so that it could be used and completed digitally on OneNote/Teams etc for remote learning as well as PDF.

Geography farming game for all year groups! All you need is a dice. Learn the relationship between different types of weather, how successfully crops will grow and earnings. The most important learning outcome though is that farming really is one big gamble on the weather! Numeracy skills will come in handy and this game is very flexible in terms of running it with individuals, pairs or teams competing against each other. It will really engage your learners and they will beg you to let them keep on playing. Always a good idea to have some prizes ready for the most successful farmers. Follow up activity included in the game.

River features such as waterfalls, v-shaped valleys, meanders and oxbow lakes presented in an engaging, fun, colourful PowerPoint and geography work booklet. Clear animations, descriptions and sketches to make river features and their formation easy to understand. Find out about the formation of v-shaped river valleys, waterfalls, meanders and ox bow lakes step by step. Make colourful sketches with great exemplars. Suitable for National Geography, Higher Geography and GCSE Geography. Detail also on erosional processes, transportation and deposition as well as basic understanding of river basins and watersheds. These resources can instantly be used on Teams and OneNote.

Interdisciplinary (IDL) geography resource on volcanoes for BGE, National 4/5 or GCSE Restless Earth making use of a Holywood disaster movie to enthuse students whilst they learn about volcanoes. Learn about the human impact of a volcanic disaster as well as understanding the signs of an impending eruption such as sulphur gas, earthquakes and dead wildlife. The main activity is a piece of extended writing inspired by the movie. This promotes geographical learning, but use can also be made of this as an IDL activity with Science and English. The acitivity can also be used as part of literacy across the curriculum. Lesson plan, writing frame, Curriculum for Excellence outcomes, teachers notes and self-evaluation all included. Work booklet can be used as a guide to assist jotter work so only one class set needs printed. This is an enjoyable task and great for boosting uptake at subject choice time!

Intertropical Convergence Zone - ITCZ - 16 slide PowerPoint presentation and student worksheets covering air masses over West Africa for Geography students. Colourful, engaging animations, concise notes and relevant exercises should boost student understanding of Tropical Maritime, Tropical Continental air masses, their relationship to the ITCZ and seasons over West Africa. The presentation and worksheets can be used as teaching resources or revision tool. It is primarily aimed at Scottish Higher Geography but can also be used for English A Level.

An engaging PowerPoint presentation detailing a very topical rural land use conflict in the Cairngorms National Park - the driven shooting of grouse on grouse moors. The slides detail the viewpoint of the estates managing these moors and the opinion of environmental pressure groups such as “Revive”. The content is relevant to GCSE geography courses as well as National and Higher geography courses in Scotland. Links are embedded in the slides to two relevant film clips. Tasks involve asking students to present both sides of the argument, as well as voicing their own opinion on this issue. Too many resources on rural land use conflict cover well worn arguments that students have difficulty engaging with. This topic is very relevant and something students can really get their teeth into. Named examples should help to boost marks when it comes to formal assessments.

PowerPoint aimed at National 5 and Higher Physical Environments unit for the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence. The presentation summarises the conflicts and potential solutions for forestry, farming, renewable energy and tourism in the Cairngorms National Park. Links are provided throughout to allow for extended research.

Try this Geography weather word search with a difference. To complete this, you must firstly find the answers to the weather instrument questions and then try to seek out these answers in the word search. This can be used as a fun homework activity, or to consolidate class learning or as extension work.

Fed up with your students not doing homework? Looking for ideas to promote personalisation and choice in learning? Look no further than this homework task. Allow your students the chance to decide for themselves what kind of homework they want to do. Give them the chance to demonstrate their strengths and preferred learning styles whilst at the same time promoting independent learning.