I have been a Geography teacher for many years and enjoy reshaping schemes of learning and creating corresponding lessons. I hope to share these with others who need them! Please ask any questions and rate my resources for others to see! :)
I have been a Geography teacher for many years and enjoy reshaping schemes of learning and creating corresponding lessons. I hope to share these with others who need them! Please ask any questions and rate my resources for others to see! :)
Whole Geography lesson- The Chambamontera Micro-Hydro Scheme- Geography GCSE- AQA Spec- Paper 2- Resource Management - Energy- Sustainability and energy production.
Topics- Peru and energy supply- ‘bottom-up’ schemes and productivity.
Uses interactive and differentiated tasks to look at subsistence farming and micro-hydro energy schemes.
Videos embedded about the case study to aid understanding- looks at how the scheme works in Chambamontera and how it benefits the community.
Whole lesson on understanding the term ‘sustainability’ using UK ideas and knowledge.
Links with AQA spec- Paper 2 Section C Resource Management- Energy.
Ideas taught- How the UK can be sustainable, the country’s most energy efficient house and electic cars- Energy Saving Trust company ideas used throughout to link with major initiatives.
Videos embedded with interactive tasks.
Differentiated plenary to assess knowledge learnt.
AQA A Level Geography- Contemporary Urban Environments- Megacities
Lesson for students to research and map the megacities of the world.
Looks at: location of megacities, characteristics, + opportunity to discuss named examples.
Differentiated with challenge questions- students will never sit there with nothing to do!
Used for a lot of student led work for them to research the location of megacities- a map of this could be provided to students though if they did not have internet access.
Geography GCSE Lesson- Resource Management- Energy- Sustainability- AQA Paper 2 Section C- Singapore Gardens by the Bay case study.
Lesson addressing national sustainability- Singapore Gardens by the Bay case study.
Embedded videos and challenge tasks for PAH.
Structured exam question.
Homework option available on the website of the Gardens by the bay, instructions embedded.
Geography Lesson:
Learning Objectives:
To know the definition of wreathing.
To understand the three types of weathering: physical, chemical, biological.
Excellent if we are able to explain the impacts of weathering on a river system.
Introduces students to new key word- weathering- Plus three types- physical, chemical and biological.
Embedded videos and questioning to aid understanding plus differentiated plenary.
Also included in this lesson is exam questions and practice to recap prior learning- characteristics of the river, erosion, transportation and deposition. Model answers provided. Challenge tasks embedded for more able.
Please ask questions.
Geography Lesson- Links to AQA spec- Paper 2- Changing Economic World- NEE Case study- Nigeria.
Topics in this lesson: economic growth and environmental impacts, rapid urbanisation.
Differentiated tasks: mindmaps, images, key terms, fill in the gaps, extended writing and exam practice.
Whole lesson around UK flooding- looks at causes, effects and responses to flooding.
Videos imbedded.
Stretch and challenges and sentence starters for differentiation.
Exam question to embed knowledge and check understanding + AfL tasks.
Whole Lesson- Climate of the Tropical Rainforest.
Compares climate of the TRF to local study.
Exam question and climate graph drawing skills.
Differentiated exam question with support and challenge at the end of the lesson.
Collection of short weekly tests- GCSE Geography- Urban Issues and Challenges. Paper 2- AQA Section A.
I use these for weekly tests throughout the term to recap knowledge for 15 minutes at the beginning the lesson. Each slide has 5 questions related to case studies and knowledge for urban issues and challenges. There are 8 sets of quick quizzes.
Entire Unit for KS3- Endangered Earth- Focus on Fossil Fuels and how we are damaging the Earth.
Includes lessons, activities and assessments.
Topics of lessons: fossil fuels, carbon footprint, climate change, greenhouse effect, sustainable energies and renewable energy.
Please ask any quesitons.
Entire Unit for KS3 Geography- Brazil- human and physical features. Set includes the lessons and assessment.
Topics of the lessons: The location of Rio, Poverty and Population of Rio, Opportunities and challenges in Brazil, Favelas, Tourism and Christ the Redeemer, the Amazon Rainforest- layers of the tropical rainforest + opportunities and challenges.
Please ask any questions.
Lesson as part of a scheme of learning for the case study Rio- Development and TRF- See my shop.
This lesson focuses on Poverty and Jobs in Rio. Differentiated with key words, challenge tasks and objectives.
