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!
This was designed last year with the use of existing resources on the internet for Year 9 Geography lessons; we are moving to a common curriculum next year and it’s a shame we cannot teach it more. Hence why I’m sharing in the hope it will get some more use!
Lessons 1-7
Lessons:
Globalisation
The flip flop trail
What is a superpower?
Why did the UK empire collapse?
Emerging superpowers
South China Sea
Global fashion industry
IGOs
China: the workshop of the world?
China: Neocolonialism?
India: the race for space?
The American dream?
Russia: the fossil fuel superpower?
Russia in the Arctic
Who owns Antarctica
Mid cycle assessment and mark scheme and knowledge organiser included
A big thank you to those who have inspired/ provided resources.
Bundle of Paper 1: Physical Geography revision resource games:
(I have purchased a coloured jenga game, soft dartboard & darts, connect four games, red cups and ping pong balls to supplement these resources- these are not essential, but do add a bit of fun for year 11s!)
Included:
Coasts pong
Rivers snakes and ladders
Climatic hazards articulate
Deserts connect 4
Ecosystems and rainforest jenga
Tectonic bullseye
Climate change blockbuster
Knowledge organiser metacognition activities- homework activities to support reflection of class work or to facilitate flipped learning when used alongside a knowledge organiser.
Activities include:
RAG traffic lights
Tough exam questions
100 word challenge
Mind mapping
Quick fire quiz
3 min memory task
Alphabet key words
Poem / rap / song
Double detail challenge
Mnemonics
15 words
The secret game
Comic strip
Duel coding
Brain gym
Internet search
Heading connections
The Cornell Method
Frayer model
Wordsearch
Storyboard
Snakes & ladders
Venn diagram
Zones of relevance
5 min lesson plan
Revision clock
6 min articulate
Created for Geography but can be used for any subject
This was designed last year with the use of existing resources on the internet for Year 9 Geography lessons; we are moving to a common curriculum next year and it’s a shame we cannot teach it more. Hence why I’m sharing in the hope it will get some more use!
Lessons 8-15
Lessons:
Globalisation
The flip flop trail
What is a superpower?
Why did the UK empire collapse?
Emerging superpowers
South China Sea
Global fashion industry
IGOs
China: the workshop of the world?
China: Neocolonialism?
India: the race for space?
The American dream?
Russia: the fossil fuel superpower?
Russia in the Arctic
Who owns Antarctica
Mid cycle assessment and mark scheme and knowledge organiser included
A big thank you to those who have inspired/ provided resources.
Bundle of Paper 2: Human Geography revision resource games:
(I have purchased a coloured jenga game, soft dartboard & darts, connect four games, red cups and ping pong balls to supplement these resources- these are not essential, but do add a bit of fun for year 11s!)
Included:
Urban issues: Rio pong
Economic world: UK snakes and ladders
Developmen gap articulate
Resource management: Food connect 4
Economic world: NEE (Nigeria) jenga
Urban issues: Bristol bullseye
Resource management: UK blockbuster
Urban issues: Sustainable cities & transport 5 second rule
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.
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: Pebble shape, angularity, wave count, beach profile and bipolar analysis. ‘Spot the engineering’, fieldwork sketch space and risk assessment table included for activities to fill gaps if required.
50 page workbooklet (integrated titles, DINs, lesson tasks, exam questions and plenary tasks)
Knowledge organiser
Lessons 1-6:
How do we set up a suitable enquiry question, link it to theory and evaluate risk?
What are the different types of data and how do we construct our methodology?
What are the different types of data presentation method, and why do we use them?
How can our data sets be matched to appropriate data presentation techniques?
How do we analyse and explain our results?
What conclusions can we make from our analysis and how do we evaluate our enquiry?
This coastal fieldwork is based on the enquiry question '“Destructive waves are responsible for forming the beach at Budleigh Salterton” but would apply to any coastal setting. PDF and powerpoint versions are included in order to edit should you wish (enquiry location, school logos, DIN questions…)
All proceeds will help our evershrinking 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’
Environmental issues in Bristol lesson and worksheet
Metacognition worksheet to work alongside lesson powerpoint.
(some skills involved in the worksheet also!)
Also ‘Do now’ task based on retrieval practice
Tropical rainforest plant adaptations lesson and worksheets
Layers of the rainforest task & comprehension task.
Plant hall of fame and poster resources
Do now task based on retrieval practice
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)
Brazil country profile lesson and differentiated worksheets:
Used to support learning in KS3 Geography but can be used for a variety of ages and subjects.
Includes:
Brazil country profile worksheets (best printed A3)
Lesson with ‘Do now’ activity based on retrieval practice.
Tropical storm formation and location lesson KS3 Geography but can be used for KS4 too!
Includes:
The perfect tropical storm pie recipe worksheet
Do now based on retrieval practice
Lesson powerpoint
Tropical storm pop up cross section.