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Our aim is simple, to save you time with quality, well planned resources that are ready to teach. We offer Geography schemes of work for KS2-5 including full resources for the new GCSE specifications (AQA, OCR, Edexcel, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas). We also offer a range of individually packaged lessons to help you in specific areas of the curriculum.

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Our aim is simple, to save you time with quality, well planned resources that are ready to teach. We offer Geography schemes of work for KS2-5 including full resources for the new GCSE specifications (AQA, OCR, Edexcel, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas). We also offer a range of individually packaged lessons to help you in specific areas of the curriculum.
Long profile of a river - Upper, middle and lower course
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Long profile of a river - Upper, middle and lower course

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Five KS3 lessons and resources. Originally designed as part of a Rivers UOW. Lesson 1 focus on the long profile as a whole as well as erosion and transportation. Lesson 2 looks at the specific features of the upper, middle and lower course before lessons focusing on V shaped valleys, waterfalls, meanders and ox bow lakes. Full UOW (13 lessons and resources) for “Rivers” available from the This is Geography shop for £9. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Tropical Storms
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Tropical Storms

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Four lessons, originally designed for the GCSE Geography “The Challenge of Natural Hazards” topic. The first lesson focuses on the formation of tropical storms and their global distribution. The second and third lessons are a Hurricane Katrina research project and student evaluation. The final lesson looks at atmospheric circulation. Full UOW (15 lessons and resources) for “The Challenge of Natural Hazards” available from the This is Geography shop for £12. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
The Challenge of Natural Hazards - Climate Change
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The Challenge of Natural Hazards - Climate Change

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Two lessons, originally designed for the GCSE Geography “The Challenge of Natural Hazards” topic. The first lesson focuses on evidence for climate change, the greenhouse effect, human influence and patterns of change over time. Lesson 2 looks at managing change. The lesson consists of student led group work and presentations on aspects of climate change management. Two research based homework tasks also included. Full UOW (15 lessons and resources) for “The Challenge of Natural Hazards” available from the This is Geography shop for £12. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Example Geography Subject Knowledge Audit
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Example Geography Subject Knowledge Audit

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An example of a subject knowledge audit for geography. Suitable for PGCE (pending) students who need a detailed example to work from. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Extreme tourism - Antarctica
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Extreme tourism - Antarctica

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This lesson explores extreme tourism in Antarctica. Suitable for GCSE Human Geography. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Coastal Defences
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Coastal Defences

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GCSE Geography lesson focusing on hard and soft engineering solutions to manage the coast. Lesson is designed for 1 hour of teaching with exam question, lesson aim, extension tasks and worksheets. Suitable for an observation as it combines all elements expected from an outstanding lesson. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Earthquakes
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Earthquakes

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Three part lesson series focusing on: - Earthquakes (the science) - Haiti (LEDC case study) - New Zealand (MEDC case study) Comprehensive range of tasks and also 2 recommended documentaries. Could be taught over 3 hours but the range of tasks and worksheets allow for up to 6 hours of teaching pending required level of detail Originally designed as a part of the Challenge of Natural Hazards UOW (15 lessons) for GCSE Geography. Full UOW available for £12 on the This is Geography shop For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Coral Reefs
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Coral Reefs

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Three part lesson series focusing on coral reefs. Suitable for 3 hours of teaching for KS3 or high ability KS2. Originally designed as part of a fragile environments SOW. Includes: - Coral reef distribution and conditions - Threats to coral reef - Protecting coral reefs For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Boxing Match Template - Argument and Counterargument Sheet
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Boxing Match Template - Argument and Counterargument Sheet

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Great resource to get A level and GCSE students considering both sides of an argument! For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Extreme Environments
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Extreme Environments

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Full KS3 unit of work for Extreme environments. This unit explores Extreme Environments across the globe including Death Valley, Antarctica, Kuwait and the Sahara. All lesson are suitable for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required. All lessons have a starter and learning objectives. All PowerPoints in the same signature style. Lesson sequence: 1 – What are extreme environments? 2 – Why is it so cold? 3 – Glaciers 4 – The coldest place on earth – Antarctica 5 – Antarctica ICT fact file 6 – Why is so hot? 7 – Desertification 8 – Case study – the Sahara desert 9 – The hottest place on earth – Death Valley 10 – Water in extreme environments 11 – Climate change and the Arctic - ICT 12 – Does the UK have extreme environments? 13 – End of unit assessment Also includes Geography Literacy mat and Geography Numeracy/Map Skills mat. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Desertification
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Desertification

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Comprehensive KS3 desertification lesson Includes tasks, homework and video framework Originally designed as part of an Extreme Environments UOW, available for £8 on the This is Geography shop For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Sustainable tourism
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Sustainable tourism

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Comprehensive two part lesson series covering sustainability and sustainable tourism in Peru. originally designed as part of a KS3 Rainforests module. Includes: - 2 x presentations - Info sheets - Map - Handout For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Greenfield and Brownfield Sites
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Greenfield and Brownfield Sites

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Comprehensive lesson for high ability KS3 or KS4 on greenfield and brownfield sites. Includes worksheets and lesson plan. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Fragile Environments
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Fragile Environments

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Full KS3 unit of work for Fragile Environments. This unit explores the world’s fragile environments including the Antarctic, coral reefs and endangered animals. All lesson are suitable for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required. Most suitable for KS3 or high ability KS2. All lessons have a starter and learning objectives. All PowerPoints in the same signature style. Lesson sequence: 1 - Introduction 2 - Climate change 3 - What are fragile environments? 4 - Antarctic fact file 5 - Coral reefs 6 - Human impact of coral reefs 7 - Protecting coral reefs 8 - Antarctic ICT 9 - Endangered species 10 - Endangered animals group work 11 - Endangered animals group presentations 12 - Saving our environment 13 - Revision 14 - End of unit test Also includes Geography Literacy mat and Geography Numeracy/Map Skills mat. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Rivers GIS - Observation ready
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Rivers GIS - Observation ready

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This lesson explores rivers of the world via ArcGIS. The lesson is designed to allow students to explore a famous global river of their choice. Students follow the river from its source to the mouth. The end product for the students is a presentation on the river of their choice which will include images and explanations of upper, middle and lower course features. Lesson plan included as well as an extension task, student presentation template, example presentation, student task sheet, world rivers sheet and homework project. Designed for KS3 but could be used for KS4 as part of a physical geography series. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Natural Hazards
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Natural Hazards

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Full KS3 unit of work for Natural Hazards. This unit explores Natural Hazards, from plate tectonics to volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes. All lesson are suitable for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required. All lessons have a starter and learning objectives. All PowerPoints in the same signature style. Lesson sequence: 1 – Structure of the earth 2 – Plate tectonics 3 – Destructive plate boundaries 4 – Constructive and conservative plate boundaries 5 – Volcanoes 6 – Volcano ICT fact file 7 – Mt St Helens 8 – Mt Vesuvius 9 – Why live near a volcano? 10 - Earthquakes 11 – Measuring earthquakes 12 – Kobe, Japan 13 - Tsunami 14 – Japanese 2001 Tsunami 15 – Japanese Tsunami documentary 16 – Formation of a tropical storm 17 – Hurricane Katrina ICT fact file 18 – Hurricane Katrina documentary 19 – Comparing MEDC and LEDC disasters 20 – Revision Also includes Geography Literacy mat and Geography Numeracy/Map Skills mat. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
The Challenge of Natural Hazards
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The Challenge of Natural Hazards

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Full unit of work for The Challenge of Natural Hazards. Specifically designed for the new AQA A Geography GCSE but also suitable for Edexcel and OCR. All lesson are for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required. All lessons have a starter and lesson aim. Extension tasks and homework also included. All PowerPoints in the same signature style. Lesson sequence: 1 – What are hazards? 2 – Plate Tectonics 3 – Earthquakes 4 – Disaster response, Haiti 5 – Disaster response, New Zealand 6 – Management to reduce risk 7 – Tropical Storms 8 – Hurricane Katrina ICT project 9 – Hurricane Katrina project group work 10 – Atmospheric circulation 11 – Coriolis Effect 12 – UK weather 13 – Somerset flooding ICT project 14 – Causes of climate change 15 – Managing climate change For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Settlement
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Settlement

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Full unit of work for Settlement. This unit explores the evolution of settlements in the UK and across the world. All lesson are suitable for 50 minutes to 1 hour of teaching time. Includes supporting worksheets for lessons - no additional resources are required. Most suitable for KS3 or high ability KS2. All lessons have a starter and lesson aim. All PowerPoints in the same signature style. Lesson sequence: 1 – What is a settlement? 2 – Settlement functions 3 – Site, situation and settlement patterns 4 – Why do settlements change? 5 – Burgess and Hoyt model 6 – Changes in retail 7 – Favelas 8 – Changing London and the effect of the Olympics 9 – GIS and settlement change – A comparison of the UK and Brazil 10 – Brownfield vs Greenfield sites Also includes Geography Literacy mat and Geography Numeracy/Map Skills mat. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
Longitude and Latitude
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Longitude and Latitude

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1 hour lesson as part of the map skills series For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk
The 5W's Template
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The 5W's Template

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5W’s template. Useful for note taking, particularly during videos. For more resources visit This is Geography. Full SoW for all new GCSE specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE IGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE and Eduqas. As well as over 200 lessons for KS3 and KS2. Want something bespoke designing? Email us for further details info@thisisgeography.co.uk