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Issues with Urbanisation in LIC's / LEDC's / developing country
Briefly looks at what a developed and developing country is. Then the impacts of aid. Main task looks at the favelas in Brazil and the positive and negative implications of this. Use of videos (online) and other resources that are provided. Work and tasks are differentiated so students can attempt different levels.
Lines of Longitude and Latitude
Looking at what lines of longitude and latitude are, what their names are and activities around this.
Impacts of Global Warming on the Arctic
Looks at the different impacts, positive and negative, of global warming on the Arctic.
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.
Brazil Case study
Good as a case study for Brazil, as an introduction within development geography or, as it is used here as tourism (within geography). Has a number of different tasks for the students to complete that will create them a factfile. All resources included in the powerpoint as well as the print out slides for resources and the worksheets.
Measuring Earthquakes
Briefly looks at what an earthquake is and then measuring the earthquake. Looks at the Mercalli scale.
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.
Biomes
Looks at the location of different biomes, different characteristics and then the students can design their own animal they think is suitable for these locations.
Uses of the Tropical Rainforest
Looks at different uses of the tropical rainforest. Resources are also attached. Several different activities including argumentative pieces, plenary etc. Differentiated tasks for all abilities and further tasks. Gets them to look at whether they think the uses are positive or negative.
Geopolitics
Geopolitics in relation to India's economic and political growth.
Rock types and location
Looks at different rock types and their location in the UK. (For edexcel GCSE geog B but can be used for others). Gets students to identify different rock types based on their factors but also map work an identifying different sections of rock across the UK. Exam questions factored in as well to get them used to answering them.
Effects of earthquakes
Looking at the Kobe earthquake as the example, this looks at the different effects that earthquakes can have.
Tectonic Plates
Designed for high level year 7/8 but also a good introduction for KS4. Looks at the different plates, structure of the earth and convection currents.
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.
Demographic Transition Model DTM
Looking at demographic data in geography, differences between different levels of development.
Hurricanes
Starter- What am I.
Main activity- students making factfles about hurricanes. They can use textbooks, internet etc but the information is not included. However, there is a full sheet with tasks that must be included and detail given on how to do this.
Coasts revision
They have to collect information (all resources are on the powerpoint) about concordant and discordant coastlines, types of rock (hard and soft), types of wave, erosional features.
Works as also a revision of the topic of coasts and includes exam questions with ideas of how to answer it. Work as groups to complete the question.
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.