End of topic test for IGCSE class studying the Rivers topic.
Questions cover these areas:
hydrological cycle
erosion processes
river landforms
river hazards and opportunities
river management methods
hydrographs
Test can be modified/adjusted to suit your needs.
Ready to use end of topic test of the IGCSE Earthquakes and Volcanoes topic test.
Includes insert and mark scheme.
Questions cover these areas:
earthquake impact comparison
plate boundaries
impacts of volcanoes extended reponse
plate boundary types
distribution of tectonic events
composite volcano diagram drawing
earthquake causes case study question
This is a ready-to-go end of topic test for the Coast IGCSE topic.
Test includes majority past paper questions, with some extra short answer, source based, multiple choice and T/F questions thrown in.
Content covered includes:
coastal landforms of erosion - headlands, beaches, bays, stacks, stump
types of coastal erosion - hydraulic action, attrition, abrasion, solution
depositional landforms and processes - lopngshore drift, spits, bars, tombolos
coastal management - case study
Test would probably take 60 minutes to complete.
Neat 16 slide PPT that introduces and explains the three main coral reef types: fringing, barrier and atoll.
Includes information, photos of each.
Last slide has summary/discussion questions.
I used this in an IGCSE class studying the Coasts topic.
PPT resource that I used with an international A-Level Geography class studying the Production, Location and Change topic - Focusing on the physical factors that can impact agriculture: Soil
PPT covers loam, humus, leaching, draining, water and nutrient retention.
Some short questions on the final slide for student work/discussion.
PPT can be used as a basis to produce more tasksheets, or as a starting point for further research.
22 Slide PPT that I used with an A2 International A-Level Geography class that was starting the Production, Location and Change topic.
PPT includes:
focus on climate as a physical factors affecting agriculture
agricultural areas in the USA and links to rainfall (maps)
case study of wheat, and the climate factors required for wheat growth
global distribution of wheat production and the reasons for this
There are task suggestions at the end of the PPT that can be completed using information from the PPT.
This filled a 60 minute lesson.
True/false quiz presented on a PPT. Quiz covers content from the Population topic for A-Level Geography.
Question are based on:
Population indicators
Demographers
Dependency ratios
Age/Sex diagrams
Population density
Immigration
Demographic Transition Model
Indicators of Development
Global population trends
Human Development Indicators
PPT with a 20 questions True/False quiz on the Coast topics for the IGCSE Coasts topic.
Fun revision task, can be modified to suit your needs. Good for a 40 minute lesson.
Questions relate to:
constructive/destructive waves
coastal erosion
wave structure
wave building
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.
This resource is for an IGCSE class studying the Earthquakes and Volcanoes topic: San Francisco Quake of 1989 case study.
Pack includes:
Ppt covering:
key words defintions
learning objectives
map locations and plate tectonic situation in the Bay Area,
key points of the quake - date, time, impacts.
Cypress Viaduct collapse
Fact book covering:
causes of the quake
predication, prevention, management
responses
economic and human impacts
Case study questions for students to answer using the information inside this pack.
This filled in a 80 minutes lesson.
Contents of PPT and Factbook could be used to generate further tasksheet or discussion topics.
Handy resource for an IGCSE class studying the Earthquakes and Volcanoes topic.
PPT includes a case study of Mt St Helens. PPT includes:
map showing the location
embedded video of the event
causes of the eruption
before and after photos
responses to the eruption
impacts of the eruption
Filled in a 45 minute lesson.
Resource that was used with a IGCSE1 class studying the Earthquakes and Volcanoes topic. It easily filled a 90 minute lesson. The content of the PPT could be used to generate more tasksheet, discussion activities.
PPT breakdown. 32 slides cover the following content:
lesson objectives, key words and syllabus links.
the 3 P’s of earthquake preparadness - predict, plan and prepare
Tips to follow in an earthquake event
Engineering techniques that can be used to make buildings more earthquake resistant, includeing padded foundations, dampeners, shock absorbers, cross bracing, deep foundations. Each method has a small animation to aid in the explantion
The final slide has two tasks for the students to complete - a sketch task of an earthquake resistance builidng, and a written explanation of the 3 P’s.
Pack contains a 23 slide PPT and two task sheets that the students can answer using information from the PPT.
There is enough material here for 2-3 lessons.
PPT contains:
diagram showing the structure of the earth - crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
world map showing main tectonic plates
embedded video showing how the world will change in the next 200 million years due to tectonic plate movement
the case of the Mesosaurus - proof of plate tectonics?
map showing main areas of volcanic and earthquake activity and the Ring of Fire
link to online website showing recent earthquake activity
three types of plate boundaries explanation and diagrams - divergent/constructive, convergent/destructive, and transform/conservative.
Pack includes a 30 slide PPT and a 3 page task booklet with questions based on the PPT and a short research task.
I used this in an IG1 Geography class who had just begun the Volcanoes and Earthquakes topic.
PPT includes:
lesson objectives and key word list
definition for volcanoes
map showing the worlds largest volcanoes and various photographs
drone footage video of Iceland volcano eruption
effects of volcanoes on natural and built environments summary lists
mini case study: Pompeii
active, dormant and extinct volcano summaries
Composite/Strato volcano summary and Mp4 showing formation
Shield volcano summary and Mp4 showing formation
structure of a volcano diagram with labeled parts
This task filled in an 80 minute lesson.
Glossy 40 slide PPT GP resource that can be used with a lower secondary GP class studying climate zones and climate change. I used this in a school in China, so it has a China case study included.
There is enough material here for 3-4 lessons, and could be extended if class time is used for the students to work on the assessment tasks.
PPT includes:
Weather vs climate defintions
World climate zones
China case study - different climate zones in China
Coldest, hottest, driest, wettest cities in the world
Climate change and how human beings are contributing to this process
Action that people can take against climate change
PPT includes key word defintion slides
PPT includes research and poster making assessment task
PPT includes summative assessment task on raising awareness about climate change
PPT includes a end of topic self reflection task
Included in this pack are 6 revision booklets. One for each of the core AS Geography Topics:
Hyrdology and Fluvial Geomorphology
Atmosphere and Weather
Rocks and Weathering
Population
Migration
Settlement dynamics
Each booklet is around 15 pages and includes short/extended response questions that summarise the majority of the content.
These booklets are handy revision aides and topic summaries.
Included in this pack is a Globalisation unit of work used with a Year 7 Global Perspectives class. There is enough material here for 5-6 lessons, and more if you chose to do the assignment task in-class. The PPT includes information, tasks, discussion starters, and formative and summative assignments.
The 39 slide PPT includes:
key word defintions starters
is globalisation a good or bad thing discussion starters
globalisation and trade activities and key word defintions
Is Globalisation a Good or Bad thing assignment task (Slide 22)
Silk Road study and assessment task
final summative assessment task option, including reflection task.
I have also include a variety of puzzles and crossword tasks.
2 lessons that can be used in a lower secondary Global Perspectives class, studying the topic of Globalisation.
Pack include material for 3-4 lessons:
Globalisation in Sport
PPT slideshow giving background information on globalisation in sport, sporting celebrities and the involvement of transnational corporations.
Task sheet with source based questions
Infographic Task on a global sporting event
Globalisation and Gaming
Tasksheet including information about the growth of gaming as a global phenomenon, including source based information and a speech writing task (this could easily be adapted to a debate/or report writing task).
I used these resources with my Year 8 GP class. There is a good variety of task and information that could be uses as is, or adapted to your needs.
Pack includes a neat 10 slide PPT and an accompanying task sheet covering an introduction to Transnational Corporations (TNC’s).
Tasksheet includes a key word definition task and a positive and negative sorting activity.
This was a comfortable 45 minute lesson for a Year 8 GP class.
This pack contains material for 2 lessons that I used with a Year 7 History class studying medical history. Pack includes:
Lesson 1 - Medieval Medicine.
PPT contains information about: theories that caused illness, the four humours, how illness was investigated, how the sick were treated/cured, barber surgeons.
Task sheet included with questions that can be answers using the PPT, or used for class discussion.
Lesson 2 - Crime and Punishment.
2 PPTs contain the following: medieval crimes and how they were dealt with, the various punishments and trails (trail by water, trial by fire, trial by combat etc), who kept the peace, comparison with punishments used in modern society. Task sheet included.
The material here can be used as is, or developed further into a unit of work.