2 part lesson on the social, economic and environmental challenges in Rio. Students to compile information onto an A3 sheet with targeted questions on each challenge. Option to work in groups of 3 or individuals. Information sheets attached have been adapted from other resources for the purpose of this lesson. Lesson Objective: To be able to describe the location of Rio. To understand the challenges associated with living in a mega city.

Includes starter activity, ring of fire quiz, extended writing activity and plenary worksheet Lesson Objective: To be able to describe the distribution of volcanoes and earthquakes and understand how tectonic plates move.

Fully resourced lesson. To know the four different layers of the earth's structure. To understand the difference between oceanic and continental plates.

Introduction lesson to earthquakes Consideration of 3 main factors which may influence the damage caused by earthquakes. LO: To understand what they are, how they are measured and what damage they do. Includes worksheet

To link to factors which cause flooding Aimed at year 7 class Why does Jim’s caravan keep flooding when it rains heavily?

Stickers to encourage pupils to reflect on their progress at the end of a topic End of Topic Reflection 1.) Overall how do you think the topic went? 2.) Did you enjoy the topic? Why/why not? 3.) Are you pleased with your performance on the end of topic test? Why/why not? 4.) Set yourself a target, something you want to improve for the next topic.

Fully resourced lesson, worksheets are attached on PowerPoint. To find out how rivers and their valleys change with distance downstream.

Fully resourced information sheets for each boundary and worksheet. Includes plenary quiz. Aim of this lesson is: To understand the tectonic activity associated with four different plate boundaries.

End of Top Revision clock - 5 minutes for each section

Fully resourced lesson. Case study for the new AQA spec on the Western Desert. Information sheets are differentiated. Plenary also includes differentiated exam style questions based on target grades. Lesson Objectives 1.) To be able to describe the distribution of the Western Desert. 2.)To know what the development opportunities are and specific information about each one. 3.) To be able to explain how the opportunities benefit the economic development of the area.

To understand the stores and processes of the hydrological cycle. Fully resourced - worksheets attached to the end of PowerPoint. Includes key words and definitions homework for rivers topic.

Fully resourced lesson. Printing attached to end of the PowerPoint. Lesson Objective: To investigate the positive and negative impacts of mass tourism in Benidorm.

Fully resourced lesson, worksheets are attached within the PowerPoint in the printing section at the end. Includes a card sort and memory game -using picture cues to remember the six stages. LO1: To know the three factors needed for sand dunes to form. LO2: To understand the location of sand dunes in the UK based on how sand dunes form. LO3: To be able to identify the characteristics of the six different stages of sand dunes.

Lesson Objective: To investigate the 2005 Pakistan earthquake and find out why it caused so much damage. Low amount of teacher input required. Information sheet featuring causes and effects. Worksheet includes distinguishing between primary/secondary effects and social, economic and environmental. 2 tasks which involve extended writing to encourage deeper thinking.