KS5 Structured exam question on the affects of human activity on the carbon cycle

A concise 3-page summary of the whole unit of work including key detail, facts and figures, and relevant images

KS5 Introduction to the carbon cycle Facts about carbon, where and how carbon is stored, and processes that function in the carbon cycle All resources and sheets included within the ppt

KS4 Lesson covers the location of Nepal and factors affecting its energy insecurity, how micro-hydro plants work and benefit people in Nepal, and exam practice All lesson resources contained within the ppt

Lesson covers the location of th Amazon, convectional rainfall, and its links between the water and carbon cycle All resources and sheets are contained within the ppt

Lesson covers the meaning of ecotourism and an example in the Amazon rainforest. Activities include internet research and exam question practice. All resources included within the ppt

A list of knowledge for students when learning or revising the topics of rivers and coasts

KS5 Outlines processes that occur within the fast carbon cycle (photosynthesis, respiration, combustion and decomposition) and includes a range a practice exam questions with answers to checking understanding All resources and sheets included within the ppt

KS5 Definition of combustion and a focus on hydrocarbons and wildfires; activities around the use of fossil fuels and impacts of wildfires in Australia and America All activities and resources included within the ppt

KS4 Lesson covers the formation of natural gas, gas exploration in Peru, issues of exploiting natural gas, and exam question practice All resources contained within the ppt

Lesson covers the roles of the rainforest, e.g. atmosphere cleaning and carbon trapping. Activities centre around Bruce Parry’s series ‘The Amazon’ which highlights the issues of mining, foresting and road building in the rainforest. All worksheets included within the ppt.

Lesson covers a recap of the links between the water and carbon cyles and how climate change might affect this; it then explores the long term, medium term and short term types of climate change and the evidence for each Worksheets included in the ppt

KS4 A summary of the whole topic Useful for students at the start of the topic or as a revision guide at the end

A transcript of a short BBC news report about the proposed development of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, USA. Comprehension questions are included at the end of the article. Useful for looking at issues of developing ecosystems in cold environments, especially at GCSE level.

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

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 concise factfile of these two tropical storms from the 2018 storm season Contains key background facts and figures as well as primary impacts, secondary impacts, immediate responses and long term responses (also coded as environmental, social, economic) Would be a good summary for students comparing more and less developed impacts and responses of storms; would also be a good basis for a comparison lesson