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Scheme of Work Development
Development dynamics Edexcel B 9-1 whole scheme of work. Easily adaptable to other exam boards.
Forests under threat and Biomes revision booklet
Different activities and questions giving an overview of the two topics. Part of new Edexcel 9-1 Geography GCSE.
Grid References
4 and 6 figure grid references. Goes over how to do both with activites and then final dot to dot activity at the end that will create a dinosaur. Can be spread over two lessons but can also be done in one.
Types of Aid DME
A decision making exercise where the students are deciding where to spend money and what sort of aid to give to their country. This can be in any format such as groups but is set up as a conference. Also includes other tasks that can be done before or after that look at the specific types of aid available and given. It mentions a specific textbook to use but this information is in any GCSE spec textbook.
Water Cycle
Introduction to the water cycle, looks at what it is, using information from the board, a worksheet (the sheet is on the powerpoint as a gap fill) and a song. They can also create their own song or poem. There is a stretch and challenge slide included for high ability groups/students.
Lines of Longitude and Latitude
Looking at what lines of longitude and latitude are, what their names are and activities around this.
Scale and distance
Looking at scale and distance in geography. Particularly looking around maps. Activity to end where they can make a scale drawing of their own classroom.
Ageing and Youthful populations
Introduction to the ideas of ageing and youthful populations and also forms a debate among the class using fox thinking tool.
One Child Policy
Looks at what the one child policy is, information and worksheets and an optional debate among the class.
Tropical Rainforests climate
Looks briefly at the location, then climate graphs, and different cycles (nutrient, carbon and water) in the tropical rainforest.
Housing issue in LEDC and MEDC cities
Looks at brownfield and greenfield sites, describes the issues with housing in both LEDC's and MEDC's. Set out as a decision making exercise. Differentiated worksheets including gap fill for the starter and differentiated worksheets for the DME.
Development Dynamics Exam
Exam and mark scheme for the development dynamics (Edexcel B 9-1) topic. This could also be used to AQA. Full hour paper with easy to read mark scheme.
Measuring Earthquakes
Briefly looks at what an earthquake is and then measuring the earthquake. Looks at the Mercalli scale.
Geography of disease
Looks at an introduction of the geography of disease. Worksheets are included in the powerpoint and so can be printed from this. Several different activities including mapping disease and looking at key terms. A good introduction. Have also included a glossary, not part of the lesson but can be used to put in their books for the topic.
Threats to the Biosphere
Looking at threats to the biosphere. The lesson starter is to go over information about a case study. However, I have included this information so it would be possible to do that as part of the lesson starter.
Megacities case studies
Mumbai and London megacities case studies. Introduction to both.
Challenges of an Urbanising World Scheme of Work
Meant for new Edexcel B 9-1 but can be adapted easily to AQA also. Ideas for lesson by lesson and where it fits into the unit of work.
What is development
Looks at an introduction to development and key terms. They can use this to create a board game. Resources are in the powerpoint including a worksheet. There are extra resources at the end of the powerpoint that could be used for higher ability.
River erosion and long profile
Different activities looking at the rivers long profile and erosion. Differentiated and with further tasks.
Hurricanes and global warming
Looks at the link between hurricanes and global warming