An extended powerpoint that includes a large range of activities all to do with exploring the problem of the fashion industry, based around the recent BBC documentary ‘Fashion’s Dirty Secrets’. Activities can be taken from it to make 1-2 lessons, or if watching the documentary, it could be used as a mini scheme of work. Contents: Video - slides and worksheet to accompany the documentary ‘Fashion’s Dirty Secrets’; Impacts – a statement sorting activity around the environmental, social and economic impacts of the fashion industry Glossary activity - key words and terminology from the documentary Persuasive writing activity – persuading an MP to act on the fashion industry Mapping fashion activity – plotting the areas affected by the fashion industry Bar chart activity – plotting the world’s biggest textile exporters Role play activity – looking at each person’s opinion from all aspects of the fashion industry Campaign – create and design a new item of clothing that is ecofriendly Sweatshops – a series of activities based around another controversial aspect of the fashion industry: sweatshops and child labour

A simple worksheet of verbs for children to practise changing from the present to past tense. First half contains regular -ed verbs. Second half contains irregular verbs. Useful as a 10-15 minute morning work activity.

KS3 Lesson covers the formation of coal and oil and includes a storyboard task with a peer assessed marking activity All resources included within the ppt

Lesson covers what solar energy is, how it works, and where the best location for solar power is. Activities and worksheets included within the ppt.

A jam-packed 1-hour lesson that covers the difference between hard and soft engineering, and then explores a variety of examples of each type using drawing, writing, and fast-knowledge recall tasks. Activities include drawing images, answering short knowledge recall questions, and a 9-mark essay task. All activities and worksheets included within the ppt.

A fully planned resource that contains: • definitions of defence types • clear images • mind mapping task • mini plenaries • peer assessed 9 mark essay • All resources are contained within the ppt. Mind map is modelled to help students understand how to lay out their work. 9 mark essay has a suggested structure.

A fun and engaging lesson that explores the idea of national parks in the UK. Lesson includes: A starter on the concept of national parks A video link and questions on the features of national parks A map describing activity on the location of national parks A quiz on the names of national parks A true/false plenary All lesson resources and worksheets are included within the powerpoint.

A two page article based on the BBC documentary aired on 1st October The documentary addresses the issue of plastic waste around the world and its impact on wildlife, environment and people It looks at possible solutions that could work on both a small scale a large scale Useful for students to read and analyse after watching the documentary (available on BBC iplayer)

A powerpoint that includes a wide variety of activities to do with thinking about our plastic usage and how we can reduce it. The first activity is based on the BBC’s recent documentary ‘Drowning in plastic’. The other activities are based on reading and analysing text, persuasive writing, plotting plastic waste on a map, drawing a bar chart of biodegrade times, and role plays and creative activities to do with designing new purposes for plastic bottles. All resources and worksheets are included within the ppt. Resources created by The Planet Press, a teacher-written blog that encourages students to keep up to date with world environmental news

Lesson covers how to read points of the compass. Worksheets included.

KS3 Describes instruments for measuring the weather (thermometer, rain gauge, wind vane, barometer etc) Scavenger hunt activity Beaufort scale activity Homework and plenary Activities and sheets included within the powerpoint

KS3 Lesson covers the process of global warming with a diagram activity, and the impacts (positive and negative) with a statement coding activity All resources included within the ppt

Lesson covers what maps are used for and how to read map symbols

Lesson covers the idea of ecosystems at different scales, biomes, food chains and food webs, nutrient cycling, energy cycling, trophic levels, photosynthesis. Activities include matching tasks, short understanding questions, quizzes from the board All resources and worksheets included at the end of the ppt

Lesson covers the location of oil in Nigeria and the pros and cons of having companies such as Shell and Unilever investing in infrastructure Activities include describing locations from a map, analysing pros and cons, and exam practice All resources included within the ppt

Lesson covers the nature of the UK’s north south divide and strategies to reduce the divide Activities include information about the north south divide and specific questions for students about the effectiveness of reducing the gap All resources included within the ppt

Lesson covers the meaning of population pyramids and how they vary Activities include matching pyramids and their descriptions to different stages of the DTM All resources included within the ppt

A fully comprehensive lesson that covers all the key landforms of erosion with an accompanying worksheet for students to complete as the lesson progresses. This makes it easy and quick to cover all the landforms and students have a detailed A3 sheet from which to revise at the end. Learning is consolidated with a fun and interactive stop animation activity at the end (playdoh or whiteboards and cameras required).

Lesson covers an introduction to renewable energy and the basics of wind power, locations of wind farms, and the pros and cons of wind farms

Lesson covers where meanders & oxbows form in a river, how they form and what processes occur within them. Activities include animations, sequencing statements, labeling photos and exam question practice. All worksheets, activities and exam questions are included at the end of the ppt.