Adding a bit of fun and crazy to Geography! All proceeds will help our ever shrinking department budget, which I need to stop supplementing with my own money!
July 24 - thank you all for your support, with some fundraising and money on here, the eco committee and I have been able to purchase outdoor recycling bins for school!
Adding a bit of fun and crazy to Geography! All proceeds will help our ever shrinking department budget, which I need to stop supplementing with my own money!
July 24 - thank you all for your support, with some fundraising and money on here, the eco committee and I have been able to purchase outdoor recycling bins for school!
We were keen to separate Paper 1 and 2 from fieldwork units, and reduce workload, so I created this ‘mini unit’ for the department which includes:
Fieldwork data collection booklet, methods include for each of the three sites: Land use tally, environmental quality survey for old site (old pictures included) and current site, mood mapping for old site (old pictures included) and current site, pedestrian count and questionnaire. Each method links to one or more of our key questions (see below).
26 page work booklet (integrated titles, DINs, lesson tasks, exam questions and plenary tasks)
Knowledge organiser
Lessons 1-3:
*Our physical fieldwork is longer as it introduces ‘generic’ presentation styles and learning of key terms, such as ‘primary, secondary data, qualitative, quantitative…’ This is also available on here.
I have also included the lesson from our Urban Issues section on Bristol regeneration to provide much needed context/ reminder of theory being explored.
Introduction, risks and data collection methods
Data presentation and analysis
What conclusions can we make from our analysis and how do we evaluate our enquiry?
This human fieldwork is based on the enquiry question ‘Has regeneration improved Bristol harbourside?’
Key questions:
What is the land use at Bristol Harbourside?
How has the environment changed?
Which areas are the most popular and why?
PDF and PowerPoint versions are included in order to edit should you wish (enquiry location, school logos, DIN questions…)
All proceeds will help our ever shrinking department budget, which I need to stop supplementing with my own money.
Lesson for Geography GCSE, AQA, 9-1
Worksheet designed to go alongside PPT
DIN retrieval activity
Will require access to Oxford Geography GCSE AQA, pages 236-7
(otherwise will need information hand outs for ‘evidence of a post industrial economy: IT, research, service & finance’
North- South Divide, Geography GCSE, AQA, 9-1
Worksheet designed to go alongside PPT
DIN retrieval activity
Will require access to Oxford Geography GCSE AQA, page 249
(otherwise will need information on LEPs and Lancashire LEP example)
Sustainable traffic management lesson and worksheets
Sustainable traffic management touching upon Bristol’s cycling scheme then Beijing, Singapore and Freiburg’s traffic management.
Includes a ‘Do now’ task based on retrieval practice.
Meander and oxbow lake comic strip and associated lesson
Includes two ‘Do now’ tasks based on retrieval practice.
Worksheet structured alongside powerpoint, covering;
Meander and ox-bow lake formation
Factors that change ecosystems lesson & worksheet AQA
Worksheet in a ‘mat style’ with differing tasks along the course of the lesson.
The lesson pays particular attention to the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone and trophic cascade.
Includes a ‘Do Now’ task based on retrieval practice.
Also, a poster showing red squirrels affect on ecosystems.
Urban sprawl in Bristol lesson and worksheet AQA GCSE
Comparing South Gloucestershire with Bristol harbourside.
Also includes ‘Do now’ activity based on retrieval practice
Includes lesson, worksheets and DIN activity (editable)
Progression steps
Define and characterise geological timescales.
Describe what a rock is and ways of classification.
Explain how rocks are in a constant state of change.
Worksheets
Geological hand worksheet
Geological history timeline infographic
Rock worksheet formation
Progression steps
Describe characteristics of oceans and why they are important.
Explore coral reefs’ biodiversity and the threats they face.
Explain the largest threats to the world’s oceans.
Full lesson and worksheets, editable versions also.
Progression steps
Define what soil is and its characteristics.
Explain why soil is important.
Explain the importance of peat and peatlands.
Lesson, worksheet and DIN (editable)
Progression steps:
Describe the meaning of tectonic and the structure of the earth
Name tectonic plates using prior knowledge associated with continents and oceans
Explain two processes responsible for plate movement
Lesson, worksheet, frayer model and DIN (editable)
Progression steps:
Use knowledge of place names to describe the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes
Differentiate between two types of crust
Describe and explain four methods of plate movement
Lesson, worksheet & DIN
Progression steps:
Recap the process of desertification
Evaluate strategies to reduce the risk of desertification
Evaluate the sustainability of these strategies
Lesson, worksheet, DIN and assessed work proforma (fully editable version too)
Nigeria section of The Changing Economic World (Paper 2)
Lessons, resources, worksheets and retrieval starter (Do it Now)
Introducing Nigeria
Nigeria Economic Connections
TNCs in Nigeria
Environmental Impacts in Nigeria
Aid and Quality of Life in Nigeria
***NEW - Includes revision infographics
Revision infographics
Character & importance of Bristol
Opportunities and Challenges
Bristol regeneration (Harbourside & Temple Quarter)
Contained in zipped file (must extract/ open to access resources)
My year 11s loved the idea of choosing their own finding nemo character to reflect on their progress. Inspired by a fellow Geographer who had this as a wall display.
Enjoy!