A set of resourced lessons to cover component 1a of the Pearson BTEC (tech) travel and tourism course (2022 onwards).
Each of the 16 lessons contains a powerpoint that includes:
title and learning aim
do now starter task to recap previous content/knowledge
a series of dual-coded exposition slides
range of written pause points to hinge capture key knowledge
range of application tasks, which prioritise independent research
The lesson pack also includes a double sided revision sheet on component 1A on demonstrating an understanding of the UK travel and tourism industry.
It also includes a unit overview sheet that could be stuck into students books so they can keep track of their learning journey, this can also be easily edited.
Worksheets for the BTEC (tech) award in Travel and Tourism by Pearson (2022 onwards).
Worksheet 1: visitor destinations
This worksheet supports students research on Dubai, as a popular World city, Bath, as an historical town/city, and then gives them an open option to research 1 National Park/landscape in the UK and one coastal resort of their choice. Students would need to have access to ipads, computers or laptops to conduct the research.
Worksheet 2: tourism types and activities
This worksheet gives students scenarios of domestic, outbound and inbound tourists and they have to research different a suggested itinerary. It also gives them an opportunity to categorise each scenario into leisure or business. Students would need to have access to ipads, computers or laptops to conduct the research.
Worksheet would need to be enlarged onto A3 when printing as it is currently set to A4 size.
A worksheet exploring the economic challenges created by urban growth in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. A range of comprehension questions which includes the growth of the informal economy as well as skills based questions using a line graph. Perfect as a standalone worksheet as part of a lesson or additional homework.
A worksheet exploring the economic opportunities created by urban growth in Rio de Janeiro. Perfect as a standalone worksheet as part of a lesson or as additional homework.
A lesson on the causes and impacts of the Beast from the East (2018).
It explores the causes of the Beast from the East, with the aid of a short video and gives students a written activity based on explaining this.
The second part of the lesson focuses on some of the impacts - with an activity on categorising the impacts into social / economic / environmental and then an extended written piece using a PEEL structure to explain the impacts. The extended written task also includes a model example before students are expected to complete their own independent explanation.
Designed to last 1 hour.
A set of three worksheets:
Food Crisis in South Sudan - includes location, causes and impacts.
Health inequalities between India and Japan
Water inequalities in the Middle East and grey water in Jordan - causes and impacts.
A worksheet on weather, which includes:
Task 1 - students read the different elements of weather and match them to the correct definition.
Task 2 - students have to identify the type of weather shown in the photographs.
Task 3 - students read some examples of weather and categorise them to show if they have a positive or negative impact on people.
Task 4 - students read a short paragraph explaining the impacts of high temperatures and highlight the connectives and weather elements in two different colours.
Task 5 - students write their own PEEL paragraph to explain how heavy snow can impact people.
A worksheet based on Bristol’s traditional industries and why they have changed.
Part 1 - reading comprehension based on Bristol’s traditional industries. Students read a piece of text and then answer a set of questions.
Part 2 - students highlight the causes and impacts of industrial change using two different colours.
A worksheet on the different types of land use and the links to settlement hierarchy.
Task 1 - students read descriptions of each type of land use and match them to the correct meaning.
Task 2 - students highlight each land use into rural or urban
Task 3/4 - students add the different types of land use for the different settlements in the settlement hierarchy.
Challenge - explain why large settlements have a wider range of land-use.
A scaffolded revision worksheet to consolidate students knowledge and understanding of urbanisation trends and megacities. Designed to be used with the AQA 8035 GCSE Geography course.
A lesson designed for Year 7 which introduces the different types of resources and the concept of sustainability.
Includes the following:
key terms and definitions (inc. non-renewable, renewable)
identify and naming the different types of resources
video link to sustainability (in notes of powerpoint)
gap fill explanation paragraph on linking sustainability and resources
MS Forms quiz to assess progress (in notes of powerpoint)
Each extended independent task has a challenge.
A lesson on the causes and impacts of the Hurricane Irma (2017) with a focus on the impacts on Antigua and Barbuda.
It explores the causes of Hurricane Irma, with the aid of a short video and gives students a written activity based on explaining this.
The second part of the lesson focuses on some of the impacts - with an activity on categorising the impacts into social / economic / environmental and then an extended written piece using a PEEL structure to explain the impacts. The extended written task also includes a model example before students are expected to complete their own independent explanation.
Designed to last 1 hour.
Two heavily scaffolded worksheets on some of the main types of data presentation methods that could be used for geographical data. A good resource for students to revise from and use when applying understanding to exam questions, such as in the unfamiliar fieldwork section of the GCSE Geography exam papers.
Worksheets include:
line graphs
bar graphs
histograms
pie charts
divided/stacked/compound bar graphs
pictogram
scattergraph
proportional symbols
pictogram
flow lines
desire lines
An A4 worksheet which is based around the different types of settlement.
Task 1 - students have to read each description and match it to the correct settlement name.
Task 2 - students have to complete a diagram of the settlement hierarchy.
Challenge - students have to describe the difference between two settlements.
A two page handout, which can be printed double sided, for parents of Year 11 or Year 10 students outlining:
structure of GCSE Geography (AQA) course
dates of final exams
resources and revision guides that can provide support
space for entering students mock grades
space for entering targets for students
The handout comes as a powerpoint document so therefore can be edited.