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A specialist documentary resource shop featuring worksheets and challenge activities to support learning and thinking around educational documentaries. Resources are created by an experienced geography teacher and subject leader.
Planet Earth 3 - Coasts
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Planet Earth 3 - Coasts

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Documentary exploring coastal environments. This is a question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary Planet Earth 3: Coasts on BBC. Sir David Attenborough explores the dangerous frontiers created by the world’s coasts, where animals fight for survival amidst constant change. This worksheet focuses on changing coastal environments and includes the following topics: • Coastal ecosystems • Seasonal change – Arctic • Coastal predators – Namibia • Coastal sanctuaries – Canada • Protection - Mangrove Forests • Exposed coasts – Mexico • Climate Change This worksheet covers the full 50 minutes of the documentary. There are a variety of question types used to keep kids engaged and comes with a handy teacher answer sheet with guide times to support lesson planning. For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Earthstorm: Volcanoes
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Earthstorm: Volcanoes

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Exploring Four Volcanoes - documentary worksheet A worksheet to support Earthstorm, Volcanoes episode 2 (Netflix Documentary). This worksheet helps students explore four case studies of volcanoes across the world. From Iceland to Italy, experts take an in-depth look and provide an inside look at four imposing volcanoes and how they impact the settlements around them. The worksheet has 21 questions and case study boxes to capture students attention for the full 43 minutes of the volcano documentary. This worksheet comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers, including answers and timings for each section. Volcanoes: Fagradalsfjall, Iceland Campi Flegrei, Naples, Italy Cumbre Vieja, Canary Islands Masaya, Nicaragua Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Distribution of human settlements Research and mapping around volcanoes Impacts of eruptions Aftermath of volcanic eruptions For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Zambezi River - Earths Great Rivers
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Zambezi River - Earths Great Rivers

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Documentary topic: Water, Rivers, Africa 24 question and answer sheet to accompany the BBC documentary Earth’s Greatest Rivers 2, episode 1, Zambezi River. Documentary follows the river’s course from source to mouth and looks at how animal and human life depends on the river. The worksheet has 24 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers. There is a differentiated follow on worksheet for students to complete to think further around this topic. Designed for study alongside rivers unit, but equally could be used for students as part of a place based study in Southern Africa. Topics include: Fact file on the Zambezi upper, middle and lower course characteristics Human activity along the river Flooding Conservation and management Downloaded materials include all sheets in both Word and PDF formats. Find other documentary worksheets and the rest of this series at my shop
Hurricane Ida Documentary
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Hurricane Ida Documentary

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Hurricane Ida - documentary worksheet A worksheet to support Earthstorm, Hurricanes episode 4 (Netflix Documentary). This worksheet helps students explore the formation, preparations, impacts and aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The worksheet has 11 questions and case study boxes to capture physical, economic, environmental and social impacts. The sheet is set out to capture students attention for the full 43 minutes of the hurricane documentary and helps them create a 1 page case study knowledge organiser. This worksheet comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers, including answers and timings. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Hurricane Formation Hurricane Track (path) Impacts of Hurricane Ida Aftermath of Hurricane Ida Climate Change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Earth: The Power of the Planet
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Earth: The Power of the Planet

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A 20 question worksheet to support Earth: The Power of the Planet documentary. The first episode focused on the physical processes surrounding volcanoes and tectonic processes. Dr Iain Stewart reveals the role natural forces have played in the creation of the planet Earth. Although volcanoes appear to be destructive, volcanoes have been crucial to the development of life. Iain’s journey takes him to Ethiopia to discover lava lakes, to Iceland to scuba dive between continents and to New Zealand to sample some hot springs. The worksheet has 20 questions, in varying styles that covers the full 1 hour documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Active volcanoes Earth’s core Plate boundaries Earthquakes Erosion and transportation Climate Change C02 storage Subduction For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Weather Documentary
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Weather Documentary

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Documentary to support Weather and Climate lessons. A question and answer worksheet (and follow on sheet) to support A Perfect Planet - Weather (BBC Documentary). The programme explores how weather controls the distribution of freshwater around our planet. In turn, this shapes the lives of animals across the globe, leading to incredible diversity of species and habitats. The worksheet has 20 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff a teacher answer sheet is included for staff unfamiliar with the topic. There is an additional differentiated worksheet to allow students to reflect further on their learning. Documentary and worksheet cover the following topics: Weather and climate monsoons drought Ecosystems (including Amazon Rainforest and Gobi Desert) Animal adaptation Climate change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Seven Worlds One Planet: Asia
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Seven Worlds One Planet: Asia

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7 Worlds, 1 Planet: Asia BBC documentary, currently playing on iPlayer. A question and answer worksheet based around the 59 minute documentary seven worlds, one planet, episode 2. This documentary is all about Asia and the diverse conditions it presents to wildlife. It could be used to support learning around polar ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of Asia. A good amount of discussion on climate change. A range of environments are covered: deserts, mountains and jungles. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Topics include: animal habitat animal adaptation climate change Note, the worksheet does not include the 10 minute section at the end on how the programme was filmed. Find documentary worksheets on this topic or for other geography documentaries in my shop.
Planet Earth 3 - Oceans
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Planet Earth 3 - Oceans

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Documentary exploring Oceans and marine environments. This is a question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary Planet Earth 3: Oceans on BBC. Sir David Attenborough explores the shallow tropical seas and deeper ocean environments. This worksheet focuses on the unexpected and newly explored ocean environments and includes the following topics: Marine ecosystems Symbiotic relationships Shllow seas – Tropics Kelp Forests Unexplored deeper oceans* This worksheet covers the full 50 minutes of the documentary. There are a variety of question types used to keep kids engaged and comes with a handy teacher answer sheet with guide times to support lesson planning. For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Breaking Boundaries: Science of Our Planet
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Breaking Boundaries: Science of Our Planet

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A 30 question worksheet and follow on sheet to support Breaking Boundaries: The Science of our Planet (Netflix Documentary). David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth’s biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted. The programme explores the impacts on earth’s life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world. The worksheet has 30 questions that cover the full 1hr 15 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers. There is a differentiated follow on worksheet for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Holocene Biosphere Freshwater Ocean acidification Energy use Extreme weather events - droughts Climate change Deforestation For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Planet Earth 3 - Forests
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Planet Earth 3 - Forests

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Documentary exploring forest ecosystems. This is a question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary Planet Earth 3: Forests on BBC. This worksheet explore the unexpected connections and communications across forest environments and includes the following topics: *Ecosystems ecosystems Symbiotic relationships Animal adaptations Deforestation Plantations Key plants e.g. kapok tress Animal and human interactions* This worksheet covers the full 45 minutes of the documentary. There are a variety of question types used to keep kids engaged and comes with a handy teacher answer sheet with guide times to support lesson planning. For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Our Planet 2 - World on the Move
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Our Planet 2 - World on the Move

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Focus: Migration, Earth’s Seasons. A comprehensive 19 question worksheet for Our Planet - World on the Move (Netflix Documentary). David Attenborough explores land and marine ecosystems and looks at the migrations that occur throughout the seasons. The worksheet includes 19 different styled questions that cover the full 51 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Desert migration Plant and animal interactions Polar environments Climate change If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.
Perfect Planet - Volcanoes
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Perfect Planet - Volcanoes

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A 20 question worksheet and differentiated follow on activity to support A Perfect Planet - Volcanoes (BBC Documentary). The programme looks at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth. Although destructive, magma from the planet’s molten core builds land, and mineral-rich ash from eruptions fertilises the surface. The worksheet has 20 questions, using a variety of question stems, that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff a detailed answer sheet is included. I have also included a differentiated follow on worksheet for students to reflect on their learning from the documentary. Worksheet includes the following topics: Volcanoes Advantages and disadvantages of volcanic environments Ecosystem Benefits and risks of habitats Variety of land ecosystems Animal adaptation Climate change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Yukon River - Earth's Great Rivers
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Yukon River - Earth's Great Rivers

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Documentary: River Yukon, River Study. A question and answer worksheet based around BBC documentary Earth’s Great Rivers, episode 3, Yukon River. A helpful teacher sheet with answers and timings is included. There are some follow on tasks include describe and explain questions and a mapping task. Could be used to support learning around river ecosystems, river basin animal habitats and adaptations. Good examples of low impact human use of a river. Can be used as a full lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Download includes all worksheets in both Word and PDF formats.
Planet Earth 3 - Humans
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Planet Earth 3 - Humans

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This documentary focuses on how wildlife must now adapt to a vastly altered landscape humans have created. This is a question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary Planet Earth 3: Extremes on the BBC. Animal adaptations across a range of different environments and behaviours include: stealing macaques migrating rhinos foraging city bears hungry pavement ants This worksheet covers the full 45 minutes of the documentary. There are a variety of question types used to keep kids engaged and comes with a handy teacher answer sheet with guide times to support lesson planning. If you choose to purchase this sheet and leave a review, I would be happy to send you a free resource from my shop as a thank you (docgeog@gmail.com). For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Planet Earth 3 - Extremes
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Planet Earth 3 - Extremes

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**Documentary exploring forest ecosystems. ** This is a question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary Planet Earth 3: Extremes on the BBC. David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary ways in which animals battle to survive the elements in a world of extremes - places where life exists on a knife edge. From mountain summits to scorching deserts, polar tundra to deep underground caves, these remote places are rarely visited, yet the animals that survive there are some of the most resilient and specially adapted on Earth. Animal and plant adaptations across a range of different environments: Polar Mountain Desert Cave This worksheet covers the full 45 minutes of the documentary. There are a variety of question types used to keep kids engaged and comes with a handy teacher answer sheet with guide times to support lesson planning. If you choose to purchase this sheet and leave a review, I would be happy to send you a free resource from my shop as a thank you (docgeog@gmail.com). For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Green Planet - Tropical World
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Green Planet - Tropical World

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A comprehensive 25 question worksheet and follow on activity for Green Planet, Tropical World (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores new filming techniques which allow us to enter the plants’ world and see it from their perspective and on their timescale. From fast-growing trees to flowers that mimic dead animals, this is a journey into a magical world that operates on a different timescale to our own. The worksheet includes 25 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. There is a differentiated follow on activity for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Rainforest vegetation Tropical plants Photosynthesis plant and animal interactions Climate change Deforestation If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.
Horizon - 7.7 Billion and Counting
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Horizon - 7.7 Billion and Counting

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BBC documentary: Horizon 2020: 1. Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting. BBC documentary, currently on iPlayer. A question and answer worksheet based around the 58 minute horizon documentary on population and earth resources. This documentary is about Chris’s view that a world of ten billion may simply be too many people for the earth to sustain, given the impact 7.7 billion humans are already having. Travelling around the globe in search of answers to difficult and sometimes controversial questions, Chris investigates why our population is growing so rapidly, what impact it is having on the natural world, and whether there is anything that can be done. . * Special offer: Review this resource and get one free - information below.* It could be used to support learning around population increase, urban living and resource management. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. I have included a short exam question to complete at the end of the lesson or for a follow up at another point. Topics include: Population increase Birth rates Resource management I specialise in worksheets to support science and nature documentaries across BBC iPlayer and Netflix. Check my shop to view materials to support other episodes in this series. If you leave a review after downloading and using this resource please email me with your username and date of review. I will then send you one resource of your chice for free. Please contact docgeog@gmail.com to redeem this offer.*
H20: The Molecule That Made Us
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H20: The Molecule That Made Us

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A 18 question worksheet and fact collection to support H20: The Molecule That Made Us (BBC Documentary), episode 1. This episode investigates the inseparable bond between water and life. It looks at water in the sky, animal migrations and how the impacts of drought. The worksheet has a range of question types that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff, an answer sheet, with timings, is included for teachers. Questions on the worksheet cover the following topics, among others: Hadean Era Water Cycle Animal adaptation Atmospheric circulation Drought For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Frozen Planet 2
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Frozen Planet 2

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Help your students get the most from episode 3 of the BBC documentary exploring mountain environments, using a comprehensive 21 question and answer worksheet. David Attenborough explores frozen mountain habitats, found on every continent on Earth, and looks at the unique challenges for its surprising and remarkable life. How to use this sheet The worksheet has 21 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet with timings for teachers. A favour to ask, please consider leaving a review of this resource. Questions on the worksheet explore the following environments and topics: • Mountain environments • Animal adaptation • Avalanches • Extreme weather • Climate change See my shop for other sheets to this documentary series.
Green Planet Water World
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Green Planet Water World

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Environments covered: fresh water, coastal zone A comprehensive 20 question worksheet for Green Planet, Water World (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores new filming techniques which allow us to enter the plants’ world and see adaptations fresh water plants use to survive in their under water environments. The worksheet includes 20 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Please consider leaving a review for this resource. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Fresh water vegetation Aquatic plants Photosynthesis Plant and animal interactions Climate change Salt water ecosytem - seagrass If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.