I used this PPT in an IGCSE class studying Topic 1.3 Migration.
The 21 slide PPT covers the following content:
the positive impacts of migration on the country of origin
the negative impacts of migration on the country of origin
the positive impacts of migration on the destination country
the negative impacts of migration on the destination country
the positve and negative impacts on the migrants themselves
The last three slides contain exam style questions.
I have also included an extra task sheet with question/answer tasks on media stories relating to the difficulties faced by migrants in destination countries.
The content of the PPT could be used to generate further task sheets etc.
I used this resource in a IGCSE class studying the Coasts topic, focusing on Wave-Cut Platforms.
26 slide PPT includes:
Revision questions about coastal landforms: stacks, arches, headlands, bays
Revision slides about the main types of coastal erosion - hydraulic action, abrasion, solution, attrition.
slide with a written explanation of the formations of a wave-cut platform using key words: erosion, notch, undercutting, overhang, cliff retreat
slide with embedded video showing an animation of the wave-cut platform formation process
various photos and diagrams showing the process
The last slide has an annotated sketch and written task that can be completed using the information from the PPT.
This filled a 60 minute lesson.
53-Slide PPT covering the Transportation and Deposition processes.
PPT includes:
key word definitions
detailed explanation of Longshore Drfit, including written explanation, annotated diagrams, photographs and a video
explanation and photo examples and satelite images of the landforms that are created by longshore drift: spits (simple and compound) sand bars, and tombolo’s (including cuspate tombolos)
a note on the role of wave refraction in the creation of tomobolos
Task sheet included has example past paper questions.
I used this for an A-Level class studying the Coastal Environment topic. A lot of this material could be adapted for an IGCSE class as well.
There is plenty of material here to use as a basis to generate more task sheets, assignments etc.
Package includes a 19 slide PPT covering:
Analysis and comparison of population pyramids for LEDCs and MEDCs
Explanation of Birth rate and Death rate trends in LEDCs
Analysis of Birth rate and Death rate trends in MEDCs
Description of dependent population
Analysis of the advantages, disadvantages and solutions to youthful and aging populations.
Package includes a 5 page research assignment, that can be completed using information from the PPT.
Enough material for 2 lessons.
Perfect for IGCSE, could also be adapted for A-Level.
This is fully contained IGCSE lesson on Food Shortages, as part of the Food Production theme (3.2)
Pack includes a 28 slide PPT covering these areas:
areas of world hunger indicated on a world map
pictorial display of natural hazards that can contribute to food shortages: drought, pests, natural hazards, disease
human factors that can cause food shortages
impacts of food shortages
possible solutions: Green Revolution, Food Aid, United Nations Environment program.
The last 2 slides have creative/research task options for the students.
Pack includes a 21 slide PPT which has the following:
Annual hydrograph analysis based on annotated example
Flood hydrograph analysis using annotated example
Numerous labelled examples of different types of hydrographs
Step-by-step slides showing how a hydrograph is constructed
Definitions of key terms, including rising limb, lag time, baseflow etc.
There is a task on Slide 9 based on a textbook task, and the relevant textbook pages are included in this pack.
I have also included an extra task sheet with questions based on the factors that can influence the shape of a hydrograph. I have included textbook resources to help the students complete this task.
I used this for an A-Level class, and also an IGCSE class.
35 slide PPT to introduce the A-Level Geography Coastal Environments topic, focusing of Wave Terminology and Wave Size. There is enough material here for 1-2 lessons, PPT could be used to generate further/in=depth worksheets/tasks.
This material is perfect for the Advanced Coastal Environments topic at A-Level, but could also be very useful as a lesson on Waves for the Coasts topic at IGCSE level.
PPT includes:
Glossy slideshow showing various coastal environments around the world - great for a stimulating topic introduction.
Definition of Waves, and an embedded video showing waves of different sizes breaking on a beach
2 diagrams showing wave structure and terminology, ie., wavelength, crest, wave height, trough, still-water level, wave period
embedded video displaying swash and backwash
explanation of why waves break, including a diagram
diagram sketch task on Slide 24
photo examples of beaches with large swashes, and large backwashes
7 slide explanation of wave size, and the factors that influence the sizes of waves, ie., fetch, wind speed and wind duration. This explanation includes diagrams and embedded video of large waves on the Portuguese coast.
Worksheet includes:
wave size case study using a UK map,
Detailed 20 slide PPT which explains (in an accessible way) the complexities of Global Energy Budgets, with a focus on the SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN AIR PRESSURE AND WIND BELTS.
PPT includes:
-Air pressure maps, facts
-Air pressure global distribution
Wind belt location, maps, facts
Tricellular Model
Intertropical Convergence Zone
Check your understanding task and further research task on the last 2 slides
Perfect for an AS/A-level Geography class
32 slide PPT covers the topic: Human Impacts: Indirect Human Impacts on Hydrological Cycles - Deforestation & Afforestation, Changing Agricultural Land Use, and Urbanisation.
I used this PPT as part of the Hydrology and Fluvial Geomorphology topic in the AS Geography subject.
In detail the PPT includes the following:
defintion of key words
deforetation facts, figures and reasons behind it
explanation of how deforestation can impact the hydrological cycle/drainage basin
afforestation explanation plus example of a local program
explanation of changing agricultural land use and its impacts on hydrological cycle/drainage basins
urbanisation explanation and description of the impacts on hyrdological cycles/drainage basin, using hydrograph as an example
Last slide includes a writing task.
Pack also includes a afforestation research task
30 slide PPT that I used with an A2 Geography class to introduce the sub-topic of Coral reefs, as part of the Coastal Environments Physical Geography topic.
The PPT includes:
a detailed definition of coral, polyps, exo-skeletons, symbiotic relationship with algae, value as an ecosystem.
location of main coral reefs, and the conditions required to encourage coral growth - temperature, light, sediment, salinity
The last slide contains review questions that can be used as a tasksheet, or for class discussion
This material could also be easily adapted and used in the IGCSE Coasts topic.
28 slide PPT covering the following content:
Main types of pollution and their impacts: air, water, noise, light
the ‘Enhanced Greenhouse Effect’ explanation and its link to global warming
global warming statistcal trends
The final slide has a summary task, and the text pages are included in this pack
There is enough material in the PPT to make task sheets if you wished.
I used this resource in an IGCSE class that was beginning to study the 3.7 Environmental Risks of Economic Development topic.
Full lesson covering Coastal Management Strategies. I used this in an A-Level class studying the Coastal Environment advance topic. However, this could easily be adapted for an IGCSE class studying Coasts.
30 slide PPT includes:
the main aim of coastal management
sustainable coastal management - economic/environmental/social sustainability
hard engineering coastal management methods: groynes, sea walls (curved and straight), gabions, revetments, breakwaters.
soft engineering coastla management methods: beach nourishment, dune regeneration, managed retreat.
Each method includes a description, and information about the relative positives and negatives of each method.
The last 2 slides contain task work.
Task 1: mini-research task where students research extra soft management strategies.
Task 2: example exam question that could be used as a written or a discussion task.
Pack includes a copy of the textbook page required to complete task 1.
Information in this PPT could easily be used to generate further tasks, worksheets etc.
This pack contains a PPT which contains a case study comparison between the Christchurch and Haiti Earthquakes.
I used this for an A2 lesson with a class studying the Hazardous Environments advance physical geography topic, however this could also be adapted to an IGCSE class studying earthquakes.
The PPT includes:
details of the Christchurch and Haiti Quakes - date, time, magnitude, depth
Detailed profile of New Zealand, location, plate tectonics, quake impacts and the emergency responses
PPT includes maps, photographs
introduction to Haiti
Haiti research task
Pack also includes textbook pages for teacher reference, and also as resources for students doing the Haiti task.
27 slide PPT which covers the main types of volcanoes.
I used this in an A2 class studying the Hazardous Environments topic, but this would also be useful for an IGCSE class studying Volcanoes and Earthquakes.
Breakdown of the PPT:
Cinder cone volcano explanation
Composite volcano explanation
Shield Volcano explanation
Hotspots explanation
The last two slides include recall/explain questions for the students to complete, as well as a research/exam type question.
PPT includes diagrams, photos and GIF animations.
I have included the material I used with a KS3 History class studying the Black Death.
There are 2 PPT’s including Information about the Black Death, its causes and symptoms, how it spread and attempts to treat it.
I have includes a Make Your Own Mask project task with instructions and templates that the students can use to make their own mask in a creative, practical task.
This resource includes 2 lessons that I developed for a lower secondary GP class studying Globalisation
These 2 lessons were used to introduce the topic.
This pack include the task sheets and the information that I distributed to the students.
Lesson 1: What is Globalisation
Tasksheet includes definitions, summary writing task, Source Study, and topic reflection questions.
Lesson 2-3: Causes of Globalisation
Tasksheet includes source task (ie, how is this photo an example of globalisation), 200 word descriptive writing task using source material.
The pack includes a PPT covering the events of the Peasant Revolt in 1391. The PPT has:
information about the event
key word defintions
the causes of the revolt
the events of the rebellion
The PPT uses “comic strip” styles to convey the story in a colourful, engaging manner.
Also included is a source based assessment task (including a modified task for students will different learning needs).
This could be used as a task following the PPT, or as an end of topic summative task.
The contents of the PPT could be used to generate discussion, further task sheets, etc.
This pack includes the resources I developed for a KS3 History class studying Knights.
The pack includes:
PPT coving the following content: what is a knight, how to become a knight, weapons, armous, chivalry, and heraldry.
Worksheet on labelling the knights armour
Project task sheet where the students design their own coat of arms.
The students really enjoys this topic.
There is enough material here for a 1-2 lessons.
I used this PPT in an A-Level Geography class studying the Advanced Human Geography Topic of Global Interdependence. This lesson focussed on the Life Cycle Model of Tourism.
PPT includes:
syllabus links (13.3)
definition for Carrying Capacity (in relation to tourism)
a diagram of the Life Cycle Model of Tourism and brief introduction of the model
each stage of the model explained - exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, stagnation and the possible variations in the final phase
Blackpool case study example, showing how this location went through the different stages of the model
the positives and negatives of the model
the final slide has a past exam question task.
The content of this PPT could be used to generate task sheets etc.
This easily filled a 60 minute lesson.
18 Slide PPT covering the following:
Explanation using examples showing how weathering differs according to latitude. Examples include polar and sub-polar weathering, humid/temperate area weathering, arid area weathering, tropical area weathering
Peltier model diagram
Last slide has a textbook task (scan of textbook page included).
Enough material here for 1 lesson.