Contains a lesson introducing 3 project options for a year 8 population unit. Projects options: Windrush generation research project Refugee creative writing Sparsely and densely populated areas research project. For each lesson there are some slides of information, video links, structured guidance for what the students need to include and how to structure the projects, and success criteria/marking grids for ease of teacher feedback. Check out my store for the whole unit of population lessons and COVID workbook to accompany them.

Part of a unit on the geography of conflict, this lesson looks at the complex causes of war in Sudan. Lesson includes- A cartoon analysis starter A description of the location of Darfur task Two video links looking at the causes of the conflict A differentiated card sort (high and low ability) with venn digram. This gets students thinking about the interconnected causes of conflict- in this instance, ethnicity, climate change and oil. 7 questions and 2 challenge questions based upon the card sort getting students to explain the causes if the war at at both a regional, national and global scale. A true or false activity to be played in pairs. A short homework task. All resources included within the PPT.

A fully resourced and up to date lesson on food inequality and insecurity around the world. Tasks include: A map analysis exercise getting pupils to identify patterns in global hunger and obesity. A marketplace activity which uses adapted newspaper articles on countries currently experiencing food insecurity from a variety of global regions and of varying levels of wealth. Most articles are from March- April 2021 with one a little older from 2019 so all currently relevant and draw upon a range of factors from climate change and conflict to the COVID 19 pandemic. Countries included are- Yemen, Nigeria, Canada, Chad and the UK. A table for pupils to take notes on each of the countries is also included, as is an example of a completed one. A short quiz to test pupils at the end and a plenary.

All resources needed for a reading list display covering all key stages. Includes book covers of recommended books and summaries. Also includes lettering with geographically themed patterns for both the reading display and an achievements display.

Lesson using data to map the north south divide in the UK. Part of a KS3 SOW on the social and economic geography of the UK

AQA Geography: Global Systems and Governance Full Lesson with workbook and answers to activities.

Two self marking, multiple choice Google Form quizzes on key terms and theories associated with the globalisation and global systems sections of the topic. Editable. 16 questions in quiz 1 20 questions in quiz 2

First lesson in a SOW on the geography of the UK. Fully differentiated with extension activities. Includes- Workbook to complete tasks in Activity identifying the differences between the UK, GB and British Isles Activity locating major cities in the UK Extension activities Choropleth actvity mapping population density of different regions of the UK Extension activities

Geography in the news A fully resourced and differentiated lesson about how the Covid pandemic, cost of living crisis and austerity have impacted upon the life expectancy of the UK. Included work book to complete tasks in. Includes differentiated reading activities, video links, activity looking at national and international causes of the cost of living crisis and activity where students rank the factors and justify their top choice.

Full lesson with differentiated tasks and work book. Includes What are the 4 employment sectors? A look at how the economy has changed by watching segments of the Olympic opening ceremony Video clips Analysis of Clarke Fisher model and Pie charts to describe changes Consolidation- explaining the changed Extension- predicting future changes and suggesting advantages and disadvantages.

A lesson on the regeneration of Nine Elms in London. The lesson looks at the project, the largest in London’s history, and gets the pupils to evaluate its impacts with a 20 mark essay question. Includes links to videos, newspaper articles, photographs and demographic information to enable students to contrast change over time. Made for the AQA Changing places spec but could be used with other exam boards or adapted for GCSE.

Fully resourced lessons looking at human causes of climate change and globl effects. Activities Photo analysis starter Three video clips with cloze passages on fossil fuels, cows and deforestation Card sort on effects Mapping task to locate places in card sort Extension writing on effects. Printable as worksheets

Population pyramid assessment. Students to draw and analyse population pyramids for countries of contasting wealth. Includes DIRT sheet.

Fully resourced lesson. Lots of activities so takes 2 lessons. Includes differentiated tasks, scaffolded writing task, and all resources and answers. Also includes a video link to learn about sparsely populated places around the world and apply it to factors affecting population density, and a second example on Hong Kong with video link.

Over 40 key terms. Lessons for this unit can be found in my store :)

Lesson looking at what endogenous and exogenous factors are and then looking specifically at those affecting London. Includes maps and links to a range of GIS websites for students to explore different factors. Includes blank London map for students to annotate with findings.

Assessment covering weather and global issues including climate change and plastic pollution

A PPT and worksheet to go along with the BBC documentary Life at 50’C