Universal and sustainable resources which can be picked up by a teacher at any level of experience. Each lesson has been tweaked over years of experience teaching at a sixth form college. Students have enjoyed the lessons and achieved amazing results. All of my powerpoints have a colour scheme, bold imagery and the same font throughout - because style is important!
I hope that these resources will save you time and free up your energy to make teaching more fun.
Universal and sustainable resources which can be picked up by a teacher at any level of experience. Each lesson has been tweaked over years of experience teaching at a sixth form college. Students have enjoyed the lessons and achieved amazing results. All of my powerpoints have a colour scheme, bold imagery and the same font throughout - because style is important!
I hope that these resources will save you time and free up your energy to make teaching more fun.
This is a full scheme of work for Globalisation that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited and improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and some examples of student work.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics.
There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for definitions quizzes (which you can run as a class competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes.
Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 17 of 18.
The 4 Ms – Modify the: cause, event, loss, vulnerability Includes:
Class quiz starter with mark scheme
Timed practise question based on development and governance
Swiss cheese model
The 4 Ms:
Modify the cause
Modify the event
Modify the loss
Modify the vulnerability
Group work task for students to create content cards for sharing
Link to the Park model
Examples of student content cards
This is a full scheme of work for Tectonics that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and some examples of student work.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in a few of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. But overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
This is a full scheme of work for Topic 5: ‘The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity’, that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and various additional documents to supplement the lessons such as a homework booklet, practise exam questions, mark schemes, and a case study list, linked to the specification.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
These resources accompany the scheme of work for Globalisation available in my shop.
Included are:
50 page student study notes booklet with content from all 19 lessons and a definitions organiser
Homework booklet
Homework mark schemes
End of topic test
End of topic test mark scheme
Past paper exam questions
Past paper exam question resource booklet
Past paper exam question mark schemes
Extra practise questions document
Excel document for recording class test scores
Includes:
Regeneration Exam Questions
Regeneration Figures Booklet
Regeneration Mark Schemes
Regeneration Homework
Regeneration Homework Mark Schemes
Regeneration Knowledge Organiser
Regeneration Specification and Case Studies List
Class quiz spreadsheet
(For use with Topic 4A: Regenerating Places, Edexcel, A level)
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 11 of 19: International Migration and its Impacts
Starter definitions quiz and mark scheme
2x recap quizzes on Mann Whitney
Skills – proportional flow diagrams
Describing trends of international migration
Global hub cities
Types of international migration (elite vs. low wage migrants)
Impacts of migration on source and host countries
Practise exam question and model answer
Interdependence
Discussion questions
Class voting plenary
Stimulating video discussion task
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 12 of 18.
Includes:
Practise question starter with model answer
Multiple hazard zones
Vanuatu recap quiz
The Philippines case study
How hazards become disasters:
Hydrometeorological disasters: Tropical storms, flooding, landslides
Volcanic disasters: eruptions, pyroclastic flow, mudslides
Earthquake disasters: ground shaking, infrastructure damage, landslides
Short case studies on Philippines disasters: Mount Pinatubo eruption 1991, Guinsaugon landslide 1996, Typhoon Haiyan 2013
Practise question and model answer
Further practise question and mark scheme
Extension task
Edexcel. Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security.
Lessons 18-19 of 19: Responding to Climate Change (feedback mechanisms, adaptation and mitigation)
Key words quiz starter with mark scheme
Deforestation and soil erosion
Kuznet’s curve recap
Projections of future emissions and surface temperatures
Feedback mechanisms
Future and uncertainty
Permafrost and peatlands
Tipping point and critical threshold
Forest dieback
Changes in thermohaline circulation system
Adaptation and mitigation strategies
20 mark ‘evaluate’ question + detailed essay scaffold for planning provided on an extra sheet for students to complete
Students unpick the themes of ‘scale, players, development’ in detail before attempting the essay
Mark scheme
Extra reading
Key content from the lesson
Notes for teachers
Additional sheet with breakdown of command terms – Assess and Evaluate
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 9 of 18.
Includes:
Class quiz starter
Recaps from previous lessons
Hazards, Vulnerability, Resilience and Disaster
Hazard Risk Equation
Degg’s Model
Pressure and Release (PAR) Model
Practise question and model answer
Skills task on level of development
Hazard profiles
World risk report
Multiple Hazard Zones (Vanuatu)
Plenary based on interpreting graph data
Two word documents containing blank hazard profiles and models to cut and stick into book
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 16 of 18.
**Development and Governance **
Includes:
Definitions starter with answers
Lesson summary
Contrasts between developed and developing countries
Aid – NGOs, IGOs and government
Global actions – local, regional, national, global
Hyogo Framework 2005-15
Sendai Framework 2015
Plenary questions
Practise 12 mark question with mark scheme and essay plan
Recap quiz
Link to TED talk for extension
Edexcel. Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security.
Lessons 12-13 of 19: Alternatives to Fossil Fuels (nuclear power, biofuels, carbon capture)
Key words quiz starter with mark scheme
Alternatives to fossil fuels
UK energy mix and energy security
Nuclear power (evaluating Hinkley Point C)
Mid lesson summary
Quiz to recap last lesson content (with mark scheme)
Biofuels (evaluating their effectiveness and impacts)
Wind and solar power case studies
Radical alternatives to fossil fuels (carbon capture and storage)
20 mark essay and plan suggestions
Written plenary (choice of two questions)
Key content from the lesson
Additional 20 mark exam question
Extra reading links
Notes for teachers
Additional document with criticisms on Hinkley
Additional document with breakdown of Assess vs Evaluate command words
This is a complete set of two double lessons in one powerpoint.
There are 35 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
It has learning objectives, starters, main activities, and summaries.
Skills required for Paper 2 are also included: divided bar charts, choropleth maps, pie charts, interpreting maps, making synoptic links.
Questions have model answers to save teacher time and to make peer/self marking easier.
I’ve added relevant past paper questions with mark schemes.
Theme 3: Economic Development
Section 3.6: Water
Part A: Describe methods of water supply and the proportions of water used for agriculture, domestic and industrial purposes in countries at different levels of economic development
Part B: Explain why there are water shortages in some areas and demonstrate that careful management is required to ensure future supplies
Case Studies required for 3.6
• Water supply in a country or area - Highlands Water Project in Lesotho
These resources are for iGCSE specifications 0460 and 0978
Books which support this resource:
Complete Geography for Cambridge iGCSE and O Level. 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0198424956.
Cambridge iGCSE and O level Geography Coursebook. 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9781108339186.
Watch this space for other resources.
I have full schemes of work for Cambridge iGCSE geography.
COMING SOON!
Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity.
6-8 – Deficits in the Hydrological Cycle - Drought
This is a complete set of three lessons in one powerpoint, with supporting documents.
There are 46 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Answers for all tasks are on the following slides for peer/self marking, to save teacher time.
Slides content:
• Starter – key words quiz
• What is a drought?
• Causes of drought
• Tropical droughts
• Case Study – Brazil Droughts
• Analyse a graph (Paper 3 command word), with model answer
• The Global Atmospheric Circulation System
• Positive feedback loops
• Types of drought - meteorological, hydrological, agricultural and socio-economic
• Drought risk from human activities
• Case study – Drought in the Sahel
• Mitigating droughts (‘To what extent’)
• Droughts and fires in the Pantanal, Brazil – video
• Impacts of drought on ecosystems – wetland, forest
• UK wetlands, past and present – comparing maps
• Ecosystem services
• Exam question – 12 marks – with mark scheme
• Plenary – comparing key terms
• Summary – students write their own
• Short mid term class test
• Teacher’s information slides
• HANDOUT: Scenarios from deficits in the water cycle (South America)
SUPPORTING RESOURCES: ‘Water Cycle Resource Pack - Homework, Mark Schemes, Assessment (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)’
Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.
Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity.
Lesson 12 – The Aral Sea Case Study
This is a complete lesson in one powerpoint, with a supporting document.
There are 12 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Answers for all tasks are on the following slides for peer/self marking, to save teacher time.
Slides content:
• Starter – class discussion – interpreting aerial photos showing change over time
• What is the Aral Sea?
• What are the issues related to the Aral Sea?
• Why was nothing done?
• Impacts of mismanagement in the Aral Sea
• Students watch videos and take notes
• Players and stakeholders
• Plenary – discussion question
• When to use this case study
• Teacher’s information slides
• HANDOUT: Aral Sea news article
SUPPORTING RESOURCES: ‘Water Cycle Resource Pack - Homework, Mark Schemes, Assessment (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)’
Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.
This is a full scheme of work for Carbon that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited and improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and some fun tasks to motivate students.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including interpretation of data and graphs.
There is a strong focus on exam question practice and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford Book 2 in these lessons. It would be useful to have a class set.
Otherwise, the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 15 of 18.
Kashmir Earthquake
Includes:
Class quiz starter and mark scheme
Case study content on Kashmir with photos and a video. Causes, effects, responses.
Additional notes sheet with more detail on Kashmir
Plenary to compare Kashmir 2005 earthquake to Chile’s 2010 Illapel earthquake.
Extra practise question based on previous content (tectonic theory) with full model answer.
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 18 of 18.
Spearman’s Rank Statistical Test
Starter quiz and mark scheme
Correlation and spearman’s rank definitions task
Scattergraphs showing positive, negative and no correlation
Reading and note taking on use of Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient in geography
Worked example using river case study. Students start by describing and explaining pattern on scatter graphs
Next, students work through the whole statistical test, arriving at a conclusion based on Rs value. Answers and justification are shown for each stage.
Finally, students will use excel data to complete a spearman’s rank test based on comparing earthquake deaths and magnitude.
Excel document is included plus answers on a separate document demonstrating more complex ranking system.
Final slide lists all case studies used in the whole scheme of work to aid revision for end of topic test.
This is a resource pack to accompany lessons for:
Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity. (Edexcel Pearson A Level Geography, 9GEO).
It contains:
Homework Booklet - Past paper questions
Mark schemes for homework booklet.
End of topic assessment
Mark scheme for end of topic assessment mark
Case Studies list - Specification for Water Cycle annotated with case studies used in these resources
Model essay for 20 mark question that links water cycle to carbon cycle
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 1 of 19: Introduction to Globalisation
Discussion starter
Introduction notes
Pro globalisation and anti globalisation
History of globalisation
Defining globalisation
Examples of globalisation – economic, social, political, cultural
Length, depth and speed of global connection
Flows and networks
Skills: proportional flow lines
Plenary: summary of learning
Homework: learn definition for class test
