Powerpoint and worksheets beginning with a brief intro to geological timespans. Class and group activities comparing climate data over different periods of Earth history and the reasons for differing conclusions about climate change. Links to videos showing computer simulations of glaciation.

A recap of previous learning, covering contrasts in development between places, development indicators and graph analysis. Aimed at GCSE, KS4, Years 10 and 11. Contains a starter, several activities and a plenary.

Colourful and illustrated keywords for classroom display

Powerpoint and worksheet about the effect of the Gulf Stream on the British Isles Starter looks at how palm trees grow in Scotland thanks to the North Atlantic Drift Then the 'Gulf Stream Mystery' to find out how the 'Cold Blob' in the North Atlantic will change Britain's climate. Pupils annotate a map then answer a differentiated question: 1-3: Describe what the UK’s climate might be like if Greenland’s ice melts 4-6: Explain how NASA’s ‘Cold Blob’ could change the UK’s future climate 7-9: Explain how the UK’s climate is linked to the North Atlantic Ocean Moves on to mapping changes caused by rising sea levels in the UK (to 5 metres) getting info from internet research Plenary looks at the effects of post-glacial rebound on Scotland and southern England

Powerpoint looking at the effect of glaciers on the UK's landscapes Starter: Ben Nevis as a modern day example of a cold British landscape. Differentiated questions about the formation of u-shaped valleys Main activities: step-by-step annotated sketch of Malham's limestone landscape. Powerpoint slides explain how the pavement, dry valleys and the Cove were formed Plenary: looks at how the limestone of Malham became temporarily impervious due to rainwater saturation (and the subsequent short-lived waterfall)

Glacial budgets Ablation and accumulation Warm- and cold-based glaciers Glacial erosion, transportation and deposition Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates

Fragile environments Human activity and sustainability Causes of climate change- natural vs human Recent + prospective impact of climate change in cold environments Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates

Introduction and the nature and distribution of cold environments The climate of cold environments The vegetation of the tundra Global distribution of past + present cold environments Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates

Powerpoint and worksheets looking at the relief and geology of the UK's landscapes Starter: video and dice-rolling activity about the rock cycle main activities: 'Classifying rocks' worksheet (comparing formation, Moh's hardness and human uses) filled in as the pupils read and discuss the Powerpoint slides. Discussions to analyse a variety of linked physical maps. Mapwork to colour areas of granite and chalk, then to add the Tees-Exe Line (including the pattern of the age of rocks from the Grampians to the South Coast). Differentiated questions about the links between geology/UK landscapes and how the Tees-Exe Line can help describe landscape distribution. Plenary: further locational knowledge of UK upland landscapes

Health impacts of global environmental change Prospects for global population change Population revised estimates Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates

Population ecology + growth dynamics Population ecology applied to the human population The balance between population + resources Carrying capacity + ecological footprint Positive + negative feedback mechanisms Challenges driven by human population growth Malthus and Boserup Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates

Environment, health and well-being Economic and social development Environmental variables + their links to disease Malaria Heart disease The role of the World Health Organisation The role of other international organisations Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates

Powerpoint inspired by the RGS scheme of work "Who wants to be a billionaire?". Whole lesson, includes starter, mapping activity, differentiated questions and plenary.

Covers some of the main settlement topics from the OCR B syllabus