Full KS3 Geography lesson for the Geography of Crime module. The perfect accompaniment to the geog.2 section on the Heroin Trail, although the textbook is not required at all. Features:
-A starter
-Info and input on the reasons why Afghanistan is the main heroin producing country in the world and the problems this causes
-Various tasks for students to work through (1 task requires access to an atlas or the internet)
-A plenary requiring evaluation, synthesis of understanding and creativity of thought
Will last 60-90 minutes dependent on the class and their ability level.
6 resources that could all be used as case studies for various GCSE geography courses.
Includes lessons on:
- Australia's 'Big Dry' Drought
- The 2009 Cockermouth Floods
- Kenya's 2009 Drought
- Montserrat 1995-97 Volcanic Eruption
- Pakistan Earthquake 2005
- The potential threat of an Atlantic mega-tsunami
Full lesson for GCSE/A-Level Geography that examines natural causes of climate change including volcanic eruptions, Milankovitch cycles and sunspot activity. Includes an article on the eruption of Mt Tambora that caused the 'year without a summer'. Especially suitable for the new AQA GCSE Geography Unit 3.1.1.4.
Lesson looking at the controversy involved in Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup. Features key questions, learning outcomes and a range of activities to explore this issue.
100 place knowledge questions on countries, capital, rivers, mountains and so on. With answers to accompany.
Broken down into 10 sets of 10 questions organised by continent.
Perfect for pushing place knowledge of students or for dropping in as starters to lessons.
GCSE Geography lesson focusing on hydrographs. Includes key definitions, a sheet with which to construct a hydrograph and various activities to consider the factors affecting hydrographs and showing the difference between urban and rural hydrographs. The lesson is framed with key questions and learning outcomes.
Lesson suitable for KS3/GCSE Geography on:
a. How earthquakes occur
b. How earthquakes are measured on the Richter and Mercalli Scales.
features key questions and learning outcomes, starter, background info, various activities including a worksheet on the Mercalli Scale and a choice of plenary activities. One plenary option is an exam style question on measuring earthquakes with accompanying mark scheme. The other is a higher or lower style activity that could easily be adapted to include recent/case study earthquakes.
Bundle of 4 lessons including
- Hydrographs- reading, creating and interpreting
- Somerset Levels Floods 2014- causes, impacts and responses
- Cockermouth Floods 2009- causes, impacts and responses
Causes of river flooding
A Level Geography lesson on the 2011 Christchurch New Zealand Earthquake. Features a starter, key questions and a worksheet to accompany note taking. The worksheet has a section allowing comparison with the 2010 Haiti earthquake but this could be removed or adapted.
Includes detail on:
The causes of the earthquake
Why people live in Christchurch
The nature of the earthquake
The impacts of the earthquake
Managing the earthquake
Designed for OCR A Level Geography but could easily be adapted for other specifications or GCSE lessons.
Lesson focused on the 2005 Pakistan earthquake. Features:
- key questions and learning outcomes
- Starter place knowledge activity
- differentiated activity on the causes of the earthquake
- Worksheet on the effects and response to the earthquake
- Plenary activities considering how Pakistan's less developed status may have impacted proceedings and also the emotional impact of the quake on people.
Suitable for KS3/GCSE Geography
A slideshow that can be printed as a revision pack on various issues related to water supplies and conflicts resulting. Originally designed for the legacy Edxecel A Level spec but could be adapted for new qualifications. Features tasks relating to:
- Human and physical factors affecting water supply
- Key terminology
- Different scale solutions to water shortages or conflicts
- Exam questions and mark schemes
Also includes summaries of various water conflicts in the Middle East and a the many issues linked to the Three Gorges Dam in China.
KS3 Geography coasts assessment with accompanying resources and mark scheme.Based in part upon the Geog.2 textbook coasts section. Constructed with the new GCSE in mind, question styles reflecting those on the new AQA specification. Questions include:
Mathematical calculation (1 mark)
Grid referencing (1 mark)
Feature identification from photo (1 mark)
Place knowledge recall (1 mark)
Multiple choice (3 x 2 marks- 2 of these 2 mark questions are on the Holderness Coast but could easily be altered to a coast of your choice)
Explanation based questions (2x 4 mark and 1x 3 mark)
Structured 9 mark extended response question (broken down in 3x 3 mark subsections)
Total = 30 marks
Sub-topics covered include tides, wave formation, spit formation and the pros/cons of sea defences.
Full lesson on the Cockermouth floods of 2009. Uses various resources including youtube clips and worksheets to investigate the causes and impacts of the flooding in the town. Suited for a GCSE class but could certainly be adapted for KS3.
Lesson examining the impacts of leisure and tourism upon rural areas. Aimed at Edexcel A Level Geography 'Consuming the Rural Landscape' for Unit 4 Geographical Research. This lesson asks pupils to draw upon their research so far to categorise and analyse the impacts of leisure and tourism upon the areas they have studied independently. Useful as a catch up lesson after they may have spent some time researching.
Can be adapted for tourism studies across KS3/4 Geography or Leisure and Tourism.
Lesson on the key historical skill of placing events in chronological order. Useful in KS3 as part of a What is History?/ Historical skills module. Tests pupils on key date related terminology and then asks them to create a timeline for Zayn Malik based upon his life story. Features learning outcomes.
Two resources focused on the build up to the Franco-Prussian War and the events of the conflict, that led to Germany finally being unified. Both resources feature key questions and learning outcomes, a variety of stimuli and activities.
Suitable for A Level history students.
*these resources are on Smart notebook software
KS3 Geography lesson explaining the causes of rain and reasons for its distribution across the UK. Features key questions, learning outcomes, starter, plenary and several 'main' activities to develop understanding of rainfall. One of these uses a worksheet which is provided.
The starter and plenary work best with post-it notes or mini whiteboards.
Lesson on ecosystem change best suited to the new AQA GCSE Geography specification but also of use in other Geography/Biology specifications. Some activities need accompanying by the new Oxford AQA GCSE Geography book.
Overview of the core content for Medicine Through Time. Ideal for a class with borderline C-grade candidates. Can be used for a variety of activities or printed out and distributed to students as a revision resource. Slides included;
- Prehistoric medicine
- Egyptian medicine
- Greek medicine
- Roman medicine
- Medieval Arab medicine
- Medieval Medicine
- The Black Death
- The Renaissance
- Medicine 1750-1900 (several slides)
- 20th C medicine up to the NHS (several slides)