A lesson for KS3 recapping the difference between weather and climate before moving onto climate graphs and using these to dress Joey Essex for particular climate zones across the world! This activity has been very popular and encouraged students to directly read from climate graphs. Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

This lesson explores world population growth and the idea of a population explosion. It also covers the factors that affect a country's birth rate and death rate. This lesson includes a range of activities for different learning styles, including a continuum line, card sort, diamond 9 and drawing emojis to represent the different factors! Used for high-ability Year 8, but am also going to be using these activities with Year 10 so could easily be adapted for other year groups and abilities. Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

Introductory lesson to tourism in Kenya before moving onto ecotourism. A range of activities within this lesson, including a group decision-making exercise/role play. Students really got into this exercise and it helped them to formulate their own ideas around the advantages and disadvantages of mass tourism. Used with high-ability Year 8, but could easily be adapted for other year groups :) Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

Full lesson and homework introducing the climate zones around the world and their associated ecosystems. Used for high-ability Year 7, but have also used some of these activities with lower ability Year 9 too, so can be easily adapted to suit your students :) Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

Full lesson focusing on large-scale water management strategies, looking specifically at the Hoover Dam and the Three Gorges. This lesson includes a range of activities for different learning styles, including video clips, card sort of the costs and benefits and designing a poster/fact-sheet. Instruction sheets have been differentiated. Used for mixed-ability Year 9 (Edexcel B GCSE specification), but could easily be adapted. Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

This lesson explores how water can be managed on a small-scale in the developing world, and focuses on pumpkin tanks (rainwater harvesters) in particular. This lesson includes a range of activities for different learning styles, including composing their own rules for what makes small-scale strategies effective, annotating photos and a code breaker starter! Used for mixed-ability Year 9 (Edexcel B GCSE specification), but could easily be adapted for other year groups and abilities. Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

This lesson explores China's One Child Policy - the background, issues and different opinions. This lesson includes a range of activities, in particular reading through a short passage on the policy and blacking out irrelevant information, rather than highlighting the relevant - this is a really good activity if you want to challenge them! I had originally planned this as one lesson, but students become so fascinated in the topic that it is much better to spend time debating the policy and spread over two lessons. Used for 7th grade, but am also going to be using these activities with 9th grade too so could easily be adapted for other grades and abilities. Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

Two lessons cover the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases and the enhanced greenhouse effect. Also includes the impacts of global warming, leading onto the next lesson (case studies). L11: The Greenhouse Effect L12: The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect PLEASE NOTE: this is part 5 of a set of 14 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/our-changing-climate-set-of-14-lessons-11311826 A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Used with a mixed-ability Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Every lesson has been fully differentiated, with challenge activities (in pink bubbles) included at various points. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

Two fully differentiated lessons covering how tropical rainforests are used and their main threats. PLEASE NOTE: this is part of a set of 11-12 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ecosystems-set-of-11-12-lessons-11306358 Used with a mixed-ability Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Every lesson has been fully differentiated - usually to at least 3 levels and all resources have been included. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson, as well as an assessment sheet. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

Two lessons covering the natural causes of climate change. PLEASE NOTE: these lessons are part 2 of a set of 14 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/our-changing-climate-set-of-14-lessons-11311826 A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Used with a mixed ability Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Every lesson has been fully differentiated, with challenge activities (in pink bubbles) included at various points. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

Two lessons covering air masses and the UK climate - including ocean currents and the North Atlantic Drift PLEASE NOTE: this is part 4 of a set of 14 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/our-changing-climate-set-of-14-lessons-11311826 A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Used with a Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Every lesson has been fully differentiated, with challenge activities (in pink bubbles) included at various points. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

These two lessons cover the topic of the 3 P's in Disaster Management, with particular focus on earthquake-proof/resistant buildings. PLEASE NOTE: these lessons are part 4 of a set of 15 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/natural-hazards-and-disasters-set-of-15-lessons-11311890 A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Used with a Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson, as well as homework. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

An End of Unit assessment for Coasts. A variety of questions included from short 1 mark answers to extended 12 markers, photo analysis, annotation and use of labelled diagrams. Used with a GCSE Year 10 class. PLEASE NOTE: this End of Unit Assessment is part of a set of 14 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/coasts-set-of-13-14-lessons-11282789 Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

Two lessons covering contrasting case studies on the impacts of global warming: L13: The UK's Future Climate L14: The Impact of Global Warming on Egypt PLEASE NOTE: this is part 6 of a set of 14 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/our-changing-climate-set-of-14-lessons-11311826 A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Used with a Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Every lesson has been fully differentiated, with challenge activities (in pink bubbles) included at various points. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

These lessons cover the topic of Climate Change: L6: The Little Ice Age & the Vikings L7: The Little Ice Age & Europe - frost fairs L8: The Little Ice Age & Ecosystems - the impact on the dinosaurs PLEASE NOTE: this is part 3 of a set of 14 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/our-changing-climate-set-of-14-lessons-11311826 A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Used with a mixed ability Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Every lesson has been fully differentiated, with challenge activities (in pink bubbles) included at various points. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

Ye Olde Elizabethan Dating Agency! This lesson has been designed to explore the various reasons why Elizabeth I was expected to marry and her different suitors...who should she choose? PLEASE NOTE: this lesson is part of a set of 13 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-tudors-set-of-13-lessons-11312114 Used with a higher-ability Year 8 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

These lessons cover the topic of Water: L4: Climate Change & Water Supplies L5: Living with Chronic Water Shortages - The Sahel L6: Threats to Water Quality PLEASE NOTE: this is part 2 of a set of 9 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/water-in-the-world-set-of-9-lessons-11311849 Used with a Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Every lesson has been fully differentiated - usually to at least 3 levels and all resources have been included. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson, as well as homework. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

One lesson covering the upper course of a river, with the following learning objectives: 1. To develop confidence analysing photos and describing key features 2. To modify the process of waterfall formation into the significant stages 3. To apply processes of erosion to the landscape of a river’s upper course Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included. I've used this for an interview lesson with a high-ability Year 10 class - and rated Outstanding - but the activities can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Please rate my resources! Thank you :)

These lessons cover the topic of Ecosystems, with a focus on tropical rainforests: L1: Intro to Biomes - design your own plant/animal L2: Locating the Biomes L3: A Life-Support System - goods and services of the rainforest PLEASE NOTE: this is part 1 of a set of 11-12 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ecosystems-set-of-11-12-lessons-11306358 Used with a mixed-ability Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Every lesson has been fully differentiated - usually to at least 3 levels and all resources have been included. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson, as well as homework. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)

These lessons cover the topic of Natural Hazards & Disasters: L12: Inside a Volcano L13: Types of Volcanoes L14: Mount St. Helens DME (ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY SEPARATELY) L15: End of Topic Assessment - Mount St. Helens vs. Mount Pinatubo PLEASE NOTE: this is part 5 of a set of 15 lessons. The full set can be purchased at a discounted bundle rate here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/natural-hazards-and-disasters-set-of-15-lessons-11311890 A variety of activities have been included within these lessons to maximise engagement and cater for differing learning styles. Used with a Year 9 class, but can easily be adapted to fit other ages and abilities. Challenge activities (in pink bubbles) have also been included in each lesson, as well as homework. Please rate my resources! Thank you and I hope your students enjoy these lessons as much as mine did :)