An extended powerpoint that includes a large range of activities all to do with exploring the problem of the fashion industry, based around the recent BBC documentary ‘Fashion’s Dirty Secrets’. Activities can be taken from it to make 1-2 lessons, or if watching the documentary, it could be used as a mini scheme of work. Contents: Video - slides and worksheet to accompany the documentary ‘Fashion’s Dirty Secrets’; Impacts – a statement sorting activity around the environmental, social and economic impacts of the fashion industry Glossary activity - key words and terminology from the documentary Persuasive writing activity – persuading an MP to act on the fashion industry Mapping fashion activity – plotting the areas affected by the fashion industry Bar chart activity – plotting the world’s biggest textile exporters Role play activity – looking at each person’s opinion from all aspects of the fashion industry Campaign – create and design a new item of clothing that is ecofriendly Sweatshops – a series of activities based around another controversial aspect of the fashion industry: sweatshops and child labour

KS3 Lesson covers the process of global warming with a diagram activity, and the impacts (positive and negative) with a statement coding activity All resources included within the ppt

KS3 Lesson covers the formation of coal and oil and includes a storyboard task with a peer assessed marking activity All resources included within the ppt

Lesson covers the causes, impacts and responses to the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand 2011. There is also a discussion around why some countries have more devastating impacts from earthquakes than others (comparison with Haiti). Activities include a video, statement coding, and brainstorm around impacts affecting earthquake impacts. Worksheets included within the ppt.

KS3 Basic overview of the topic of weather and climate Writing simple forecasts Definitions of weather and climate Activities and sheets included within the powerpoint

KS3 Definition of extreme weather Examples of extreme weather Extreme weather mapping task, e.g. plot tornadoes in the USA (requires atlases) Extreme weather photos plenary - guess the caption

KS3 Instructions and template for making a ‘snakes and ladders’ style board game

KS3 Describes instruments for measuring the weather (thermometer, rain gauge, wind vane, barometer etc) Scavenger hunt activity Beaufort scale activity Homework and plenary Activities and sheets included within the powerpoint

Lesson covers an introduction to renewable energy and the basics of wind power, locations of wind farms, and the pros and cons of wind farms

Lesson covers what maps are used for and how to read map symbols

A powerpoint that includes a wide variety of activities to do with thinking about our plastic usage and how we can reduce it. The first activity is based on the BBC’s recent documentary ‘Drowning in plastic’. The other activities are based on reading and analysing text, persuasive writing, plotting plastic waste on a map, drawing a bar chart of biodegrade times, and role plays and creative activities to do with designing new purposes for plastic bottles. All resources and worksheets are included within the ppt. Resources created by The Planet Press, a teacher-written blog that encourages students to keep up to date with world environmental news

Lesson covers how to read points of the compass. Worksheets included.

Lesson covers the meaning of population pyramids and how they vary Activities include matching pyramids and their descriptions to different stages of the DTM All resources included within the ppt

KS3 Videos and animations of the three types of rainfall Convectional, frontal, and relief rainfall Key water cycle terms Diagram drawing activity Plenary quiz Activities and sheets included the ppt

Lesson covers the idea of ecosystems at different scales, biomes, food chains and food webs, nutrient cycling, energy cycling, trophic levels, photosynthesis. Activities include matching tasks, short understanding questions, quizzes from the board All resources and worksheets included at the end of the ppt

Lesson covers the location of oil in Nigeria and the pros and cons of having companies such as Shell and Unilever investing in infrastructure Activities include describing locations from a map, analysing pros and cons, and exam practice All resources included within the ppt

Lesson covers the nature of the UK’s north south divide and strategies to reduce the divide Activities include information about the north south divide and specific questions for students about the effectiveness of reducing the gap All resources included within the ppt

Survey with questions that address a variety of aspects of your daily life and calculate a score to estimate how much carbon you produce Includes summary questions that address how you could alter your carbon footprint, and also question the validity/accuracy of the carbon footprint survey

Lesson covers a variety of plant and animal adaptations Activities include matching features, sorting cards, and exam practice All resources and worksheets are included at the end of the ppt

Lesson covers the three different ways you can show height on a map. Worksheets included.