This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the factors that make a good site for a settlement. The main part of the lesson involves a brief written exercise to consider the factors that are important when considering the site of a settlement, then an interactive group task (involving dice!) where students create the location of a site of a settlement and have to discuss its advantages and disadvantages, and lastly decide whether it is an appropiate site for a settlement or not. Learning Objectives: To describe the factors that can influence the site of a settlement. To explain the advantages and disadvantages of these factors. To evaluate whether these factors make it an appropriate site or not.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the process of longshore drift. The main activities include a class discussion, video note taking task and a group drama activity. This lesson can easily be used by non-specialists as all answers are included. Learning Objectives: To understand the forces of transportation and deposition. To explain the process of longshore drift. To analyse how human activity can affect this process.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the different types of cloud. In this lesson students have to read the fictional account of Will Smith's aerial journey tracking an alien, encountering different types of cloud in the process. They use to complete a worksheet explaining their different characteristics. Learning Objectives: To understand the different types and features of clouds. To explain how they are classified.

A fully resourced lesson on how the UK is linked with the rest of the world (interdependance). *Starter- Students listen to the story of Lizzie, and how morning routine is linked to products worldwide. *Main- Students produce an ideas map showing how the UK is linked to the rest of the world, categorising those links. *Main- They then use the task sheet to create an informative poster to explain why countries are reliant on each other for food. *Plenary- What might happen if we cut off our links to the rest of the world?

This contains a fully resourced lesson on the sources of deforestation, focusing on research, group work and consolidation. Worked very well with my Year 9 groups. Learning Objectives are: To identify different sources of deforestation. To investigate the reasons for deforestation. To draw tentative conclusions about the effects of deforestation.

This contains a fully resourced lesson which explores the characteristics of urban areas, and how they change from the urban fringe to the central business district. This uses Ipswich as an example, although it could be easily adapted to study other cities.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on coastal erosion. The main part of the lesson involves students producing their own labelled diagrams to show the different ways in which the waves erode the coastline, then do a class quiz-quiz trade (QQT) activity on the factors that affect coastal erosion then complete a written exercise afterwards. Learning Objectives: To describe the different ways in which the coastline is eroded. To explain the different factors that can affect the rate of coastal erosion.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the main depositional landforms created by longshore drift. The main part of the lesson includes a discussion and written task on how spits form, followed by students using an information sheet to produce their own diagrams as to how bars and tombolos form. Learning Objectives: To understand how the process of longshore drift forms spits. To explain the formation of bars and tombolos.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on contour lines. The main part of the lesson involves students having to read heights off a custom-made map and then drawing a cross-section of the landform (this exercise is supported with clear instructions and visuals on the Power Point and differentiated grids). Learning Objectives: To be able to read height on a map. To draw a cross section of contour lines.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on contours. This lesson, well situated after a lesson on the basics of contours, involves students creating their own 3D cardboard models to show how contours can show the height and shape of the land. It contains a full set of step-by-step instructions and supporting visuals to assist students with this. Learning Objectives: To identify how contours can be represented through 3D modelling. To describe the relief of your models using appropriate geographical terminology.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how to locate features on a map using four-figure grid references. The main part of the lesson involves a brief class demonstration and exercise followed by an independent learning exercise. The plenary involves students competing with each other playing battleships using four-figure grid references.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the key geographical features of the British Isles. The main part of the lesson consists of a mapping task (cities and towns, seas and oceans) which is assessed through an interactive quiz included. It also includes a section on students writing a paragraph to describe the location of an English town using appropriate geographical methodology (this start with a class discussion on how this is best approached to create a list of success criteria on the board), leading to peer assessment as a plenary. Learning Objectives: To plot the key Geographical features of the British Isles. To describe our location using appropriate Geographical terminology.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the importance of studying Geography. It would act particularly well as an early lesson at the start of Year 7. In the main part of the lesson students have to generate their own responses to the question, using small case studies and prompts on the Powerpoint to guide them. This then leads to the second main task where students have to produce a piece of work persuading other Year 7's that it is an important subject to study. Learning Objectives: To explain how Geography can help us to make sense of the world. To analyse how it can affect the actions we make in life.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson which acts as an introduction to Geography at KS3, although it can be easily adapted for KS3. It primarily focuses on the different branches of Geography, in which students have to group different Geographical topics and then explain potential connections between them. Learning Objectives: To describe the different types of Geography. To explain connections between different Geographical topics.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the fundamentals of maps - compass directions and scale. The main part of the lesson involves students being able to identify and use a compass confidently, which includes a mini-game assessment task, and how to use scale to work out distances between places (including curvature). Learning Objectives: To identify the different points of the compass. To understand why and how scale is used on maps.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on consolidating map skills, including compass directions, scale, symbols, and four/six-figure grid references. This is done by students having to create their own treasure islands with a hidden treasure that can only be found by carefully following their designed set of instructions. Learning Objective: To apply map skills learned so far to produce a treasure map.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on one way in which Africa’s physical environment is threatened by human activity, namely animal hunting for sport by tourists or wealthy individuals. The main part of the lesson consists of students having to use information cards placed around the room to organise the impacts of hunting (positive/negative for less able, with positive/negative alongside social/economic/environmental categories for more able), a continuum line where students position themselves according to their personal viewpoint on animal hunting in Africa, finished with students drafting a letter to the United Nations (could be amended to an entry in a School Newsletter) where they explain in extended writing form their viewpoint towards animal hunting. Learning Objectives: To explain the impacts of animal hunting in Africa. To evaluate whether you believe animal hunting in Africa should be allowed.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how plants and animals have adapted to their physical environments - focusing on Africa. Following an extended starter activity where students design their own species of dog, the main part of the lesson involves students completing a table to explain how a variety of plants and animals have adapted to the landscape in which it resides, and a creative task where they design their own plant or animal that is adapted to living in a grassland landscape. Learning Objectives: To explain how plants and animals have adapted to the physical landscape of Africa. To design your own plant or animal that is capable of surviving in this landscape.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the the difference between weather and climate. In the main part of the lesson students complete a range of short written and discussion exercises to understand this distinction, such as listing the different elements that comprise the weather using visual cues for assistance and writing a short paragraph to describe the weather outside using this terminology. Learning Objectives: To identify the elements that make up the weather. To describe the current weather using geographical terminology. To understand the difference between weather and climate.