Aim: This is a fun and competitive TRUMPS GAME that explores issues relating to improving living conditions in favela areas of Brazil, helping students to focus on a variety of social, economic and environmental challenges that rapid urbanisation and migration has brought to the poorest areas of the city. Although this resource is based within the slum or shanty settlements of Brazil, the content within it is just as applicable to any poorer urban area of low income countries. Learning Objectives: To research what life is like for people who live in the favelas of Brazil. To analyse a range of different ways that favelas can be improved to make them better for everyone. To evaluate what is the best way to improve living standards in poorer urban areas of low income countries. This resource includes: A set of 20 beautifully designed, full colour .pdf gamecards, ready to be printed out back-to-back and used straight away. A set of 7 3x3 full-colour .pdf gamecards, ready to be printed out single sided and used straight away. A beautifully designed, full colour .pdf worksheet to be used to collect information and analyse information about improving living standards in the favela both during and after play. A full colour .pdf rules and teaching ideas sheet to be displayed on a screen during the lesson, or printed out and used with the playing groups. All of our resources have been tried and tested by teachers in a variety of classroom environments - they have also been regularly rated as Outstanding by Ofsted and other review bodies. And remember, it is always better to Like, Share and Review!

Aim: This is a lesson that introduces the idea of sustainable development by looking at whether China was right or wrong to spend billions of dollars protecting the Giant Panda from extinction. Learning Objectives: To be able to fully explain what sustainable development means. To research why the Giant Panda is endangered, and why China decided to save it from extinction. To evaluate whether we think it was right or wrong for China to devote so much time, money and effort to saving the Giant Panda. This resource includes: A 30-slide full colour .pdf to guide your students through the lesson Differentiated full colour workbooks for higher and lower ability students A 9-slide full colour information pack A Sustainable or Not-Sustainable card activity A plenary triangle worksheet All of our resources have been tried and tested by teachers in a variety of classroom environments - they have also been regularly rated as Outstanding by Ofsted and other review bodies. Remember, it is always better to Like, Share and Review!

Aim: This is a fun and competitive TRUMPS GAME that explores issues relating to global levels of DEVELOPMENT, helping students to focus on a variety of DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS that informs them about why some countries are classed as more developed than others. Covering global issues like GNI PER CAPITA, INFANT MORTALITY RATES, LIFE EXPECTANCY, URBAN POPULATIONS/URBANISATION and PERSONAL WEALTH INDICATORS this excellent game can be used as in introduction to the concept of HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES, LOW INCOME COUNTRIES and NEWLY EMERGING ECONOMIES as well as CHANGING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in general. Please note that this is the SECOND SET of these cards - all 80 can be used together! Learning Objectives: To research and analyse a wide range of development indicators. To assess how useful certain development indicators are in defining levels of economic and social development around the world. This resource includes: A set of 44 beautifully designed and vibrantly illustrated, full colour .pdf gamecards, ready to be printed out back-to-back (double sided) and used straight away. A set of 14 3x3 full-colour .pdf gamecards, ready to be printed out single sided and used straight away. Two full colour .pdf rules and teaching ideas sheet to be displayed on a screen during the lesson, or printed out and used with the playing groups. All of our resources have been tried and tested by teachers in a variety of classroom environments - they have also been regularly rated as Outstanding by Ofsted and other review bodies. Please check out the reviews on our other products for more information! And remember, it is always better to Like, Share and Review!

Aim: This is a fun and competitive TRUMPS GAME that explores issues relating to global levels of DEVELOPMENT, helping students to focus on a variety of DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS that informs them about why some countries are classed as more developed than others. Covering global issues like GNI PER CAPITA, INFANT MORTALITY RATES, LIFE EXPECTANCY, URBAN POPULATIONS/URBANISATION and PERSONAL WEALTH INDICATORS this excellent game can be used as in introduction to the concept of HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES, LOW INCOME COUNTRIES and NEWLY EMERGING ECONOMIES as well as CHANGING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in general. Please note that this is the FIRST SET of these cards - all 80 can be used together! Learning Objectives: To research and analyse a wide range of development indicators. To assess how useful certain development indicators are in defining levels of economic and social development around the world. This resource includes: A set of 44 beautifully designed and vibrantly illustrated, full colour .pdf gamecards, ready to be printed out back-to-back (double sided) and used straight away. A set of 14 3x3 full-colour .pdf gamecards, ready to be printed out single sided and used straight away. Two full colour .pdf rules and teaching ideas sheet to be displayed on a screen during the lesson, or printed out and used with the playing groups. All of our resources have been tried and tested by teachers in a variety of classroom environments - they have also been regularly rated as Outstanding by Ofsted and other review bodies. Please check out the reviews on our other products for more information! And remember, it is always better to Like, Share and Review!

Aim: This is an amazing and very comprehensive VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP to Manchester that explores issues relating to urban change in the UK, helping students to focus on a variety of social, economic and environmental opportunities and challenges, to be examined in the upcoming AQA GCSE Geography (8035) Paper 2. Learning Objectives: To research a case study of a major city in the UK. To examine the location and importance of the city in the UK and the wider world. To assess impacts of national and international migration on the growth and character of the city. To evaluate how urban change has created opportunities for social and economic growth, increased cultural mixing, recreation, entertainment and employment, the provision of integrated transport systems and environmental solutions including urban greening. To evaluate how urban change has created challenges relating to urban deprivation, inequalities in housing, education, health and employment and increased urban dereliction. To assess the extent to which building on brownfield and greenfield sites and limiting the impact of urban sprawl on the rural–urban fringe, and growth of commuter settlements, has been managed successfully. To evaluate how well a specific urban area manages its waste. To research up-to-date examples of urban regeneration projects to show a range of reasons why the area needed regeneration, the main features of the project and to evaluate what impact these schemes have had on a range of people. This resource includes: A very comprehensive and unique, beautifully designed, 86-page full colour .pdf VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP, fully hyperlinked and presented in such a way that students can move around within the materials at their own pace and in their own way. This can also be used separately by the teacher to control learning of specific aspects of urban change. A beautifully and intuitively designed 32-page full colour .pdf WORK BOOKLET, guiding and prompting students to research, use and evaluate the materials at their own speed and in their own time to meet the learning objectives above. All of our resources have been tried and tested by teachers in a variety of classroom environments - they have also been regularly rated as Outstanding by Ofsted and other review bodies. And remember, it is always better to Like, Share and Review!