Tourism within deserts is an increasing economic activity with many positive and negative impacts on those tribes people who call these areas home. These worksheets have the students disgussing these impacts and go on to develop a logo and slogan for a company which advertises that it takes these impacts into consideration while promoting tourism activities within deserts.

These worksheets help students to understand how to carry out an environmental survey with simple clear instructions and examples

These worksheets help students to develop their undertanding of grid references and how to use them within their work and coursework with simple clear instructions and examples

These worksheets help students to develop their understanding of measuring litter and how to use this information to generate tables and graphs of their findings with simple clear instructions and examples

Samara can happen many times but Hindus don’t remember their past lives, however they believe everything they do in their lives will affect what will happen in their next. Freedom from this cycle is called Moksha and Hindus believe there are many ways to achieve this, one being karma. This worksheet looks at what karma is, discusses examples and how its presents accounts for the existence of evil and suffering.

The River Ganges is important to the people of India’s lives both every day and religiously. Many take the pilgrimage to the river to experience its soul cleansing waters through baptism, or to scatter a loved one’s ashes. These worksheets discuss what a pilgrimage is, what the River Ganges is important to the people of India and the story of Ganda and Lord Shiva related to it. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

The best way to illustrate the diversity of Hinduism is through the story of ‘A Mysterious Beast,’ where an elephant comes to the Land of the Blind and the king sends his courtiers to find out what it is. Each man describes a different part of the elephant, all are correct in what they describe, but only in part in comparison to the whole. Students learn, as with the elephant, Hinduism is made up of many parts. These worksheets include a game which explains how each part of the elephant is described by the blind men and asks the students to explain how this is linked to the Hindu religion. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

There are thousands of gods and goddesses whom Hindus may worship, all with their own special individual characteristics, which allow followers to choose their own deities. Many believe all these gods and goddesses are different aspects of the unchanging ultimate supreme Brahman. Individually, or in groups, the students will create a poster which can come together to show as many of the Hindu god and goddesses as possible – possibly about 30 depending in the size of your class (!). A brief description and image of the gods Ganesh, Shiva, Durga, Lakshmi and Vishnu are included. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

National Parks are under increasing pressure to attract visitors to them however these visitors bring both negative and positive impacts to the countryside and residents. These worksheets look at some of the negative impacts visitors can have on National Parks and the possible solutions to these.

There are fifteen National Parks within Britain, each protected countryside in which everyone can visit, live and work. These worksheets look at their location, distribution and location in relation to other landmarks. Who owns the land within the National Parks is discussed, with also the opportunity to develop their graph skills.

Our National Parks are used by more than visitors and tourists who stay for only a few days. These worksheets primarily at Industry, Ministry Of Defense and Water Companies, Firearms Or Ramblers, Farmers and Local Residents, their uses of the land and how this can effect the local area.

These worksheets helps the students to discover the background to the building of the Taj mahal and to develop their skills of field sketching

Hindus believe we are reincarnated after death in accordance with how we have lived our lives. They believe the cycle of birth, death and rebirth can be broken many ways, for example karma and practising meditation and yoga. Using these worksheets, the students will discuss what they believe happens to us after we die - which can lead to an interesting conversation as students air their different views – and look at karma and three different types of yoga practised by Hindus. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

High in the Andes Mountains of South America live the Quechua tribe. They live by farming potatoes, barley and maize, as well as other crops. They keep cattle, sheep, chickens and…llamas. Llamas are close cousins of camels, minus the hump, and come in very handy for riding and carrying heavy loads. These worksheets have the students explore how llamas and the Quechua Tribes have adapted to their environment and how, with our changing climate, the llamas and Quechue could continue to adapt.

Matmata is a small Berber speaking town in southern Tunisia with a population of about 2,226 who live in traditional underground structures. This type architecture is based on localized needs and construction materials, and reflecting local traditions. It evolves over time to reflect the environmental, cultural, technological and historical content in which it exists. These methods can often be dismissed as crude and unrefined. These worksheets have the students explore the Matmata People’s homes and debate whether having a Star Wars picture filmed at the location would have a positive ro negative affect on their lives.

The Chagga people have lived on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro for hundreds of years, they believe the mountain is holy and treat it with respect. However, since the area was given National Park status in 1970 there has been a sharp increase in hikers. These worksheets have the students imagining they run a local primary school, however the families struggle to afford the uniforms, shoes, books and lunches which result in many children not attending. Their task is to decide how best to use aid money to help try double attendance to the school.

These worksheets have the students reasoning what we need to live and looking specifically at how wealth is distributed in India

In the late 19th century, Japan, Britain and America gained footholds on the Chinese coast as bases for their trade with China and the Orient. Russia needed to secure a foothold in the east as well as securing the vast expanses of Siberia, so in 1891 Tsar Alexander III approved a plan for a trans-continental line linking Moscow and St Petersburg with Vladivostok on the Pacific coast, as this was the only year-round ice-free port in Russia. These worksheets allow the students to study the Trans-Siberian railway, study its timeline and produce a suitable logo an slogan which could be used to advertise the journey.

These worksheets help students learn about the history of the Winter Palace in Russia through a wordfill exercise and develop the skill of field sketching

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was built on the small island of Pharos as a beacon for sailors having to navigate the tricky harbour. At the time the lighthouses were built this was considered one of the centers of civilisation. Unfortunately the lighthouse no longer stands, it is thought it stood for 1,500 years and survived a tsunami in 365 AD but succumbed to an earthquake in 1303 AD and now lies at the bottom on the Mediterranean where piece are still being found today. Imagine you are a news reporter and you have had the opportunity to do one of the following: ◊ You have been invited to be one of the first people to climb the lighthouse to the observation level ◊ You have been invited along to a dive to recover some of the statues which lay under the Mediterranean – Report what you see under the water and what it’s like to be recovering a piece of history – Report what you see and how you feel