Lesson 4 of Powers and Borders for OCR A Level geography

For OCR A Level Option D - Powers and Borders (post-2016 spec) Lesson 1 meeting the LOs: 1.a. The world political map of sovereign nation-states is dynamic. -To understand what state, nation, sovereignty and territorial integrity are and how they are fundamental in understanding the world political map. -To understand the terms norms, intervention and geopolitics and how they are fundamental in appreciating that sovereignty and territorial integrity are complex issues. Images and table from textbook used under Fair Use One table from a freely shared schoology resource (author contact me if you want it removed).

A structure strip (set up for an 8 mark economic development question but could be easily changed). Students stick it at the side of their work and use it as a prompt for paragraphs.

A generic mark scheme for the 12 mark assess questions in the new Edexcel A Level. Can be used for planning and feedback as well.

A powerpoint and adapted resources to accompany the lesson on Global Health produced by the RGS for 21st Century Challenges (https://21stcenturychallenges.org/). The lesson is the work of the RGS I have just put it together on a powerpoint for easy class use - all resources are credited to their original source. Perfect for KS5 or high-ability KS4 geography classes or for use in cross-curricular lessons. Should take an hours lesson. Includes opportunity for self/peer assessment and exam practice for AfL (assessment for learning). Perfect for the new 2016 onwards A Level spec. Students taken through why health is of global concern and how geography affects it. Included: one powerpoint, a keyword activity sheet, information on Malaria and the original 21st century challenge resource sheet.

A knowledge organiser / revision guide put together from my power points and worksheets on the new Globalisation topic for the new 2016 Edexcel geography AS / A Level. Half of it is keywords and ideas with definitions and examples. The 2nd half is more detail on key topics and case study notes.

Lesson 3 for OCR Powers and Borders unit A Level Geography

Help students revise by giving them this knowledge organiser with the key knowledge for KS3 Weather.

This is a complete lesson for Topic 4B (Diverse Places) for the new A Level / AS Level Edexcel 9GE0 for teaching from 2016. This lesson meets the learning objective: There can be considerable variation in population characteristics (gender and ethnicity), both in and between settlements. and covers using GIS and databases (Census) as skills. Students use GIS and databases to find out about two contrasting places, they then summarise their findings and suggest reasons for the variations. They then do a similar task for two contrasting areas in the same city. The lesson is fully resourced and the powerpoint provides step-by-step instructions plus a video to show how to get the census data. Students will require ICT access. While it is designed to meet the specification for 4B.1 and 4B.2 of Diverse Places 'Population structure varies form place to place and over time' in the New 2016+ Edexcel A Level / AS Level (09GE0). It will no doubt meet the requirements for other A Level specifications such as AQA and OCR due to the overlap of prescribed content please check your chosen specification. Includes: 1 .ppt and 1 word document Note: the font on preview is different to the font used. All images/data are copyright of their original owners and are used under Creative Commons License and attributed where required. Please do not remove my name from materials or upload to other sites. I have worked hard in my spare time to produce these materials.

In the style of the '5 minute lesson plan' this is a planning sheet for feedback/DIRT lessons. Especially useful for those following a 4:2 teaching plan, there is space to consider misconceptions from marking, whole class DIRT tasks to improve work and challenge misconceptions, three areas to plan for group work to address specific areas students need to work on to master topics, an area for any 1:1 notes needed and a space for star examples that you can share with the rest of the class to demonstrate good practice.

A generic mark scheme for the 16 mark evaluate questions in the new Edexcel AS / A Level. Can be used for planning and feedback as well.

Struggling to implement life after levels? Well look no further. Posters to display in classrooms to show my interpretation the new GCSE grades for the 2016 Geography Specification (9-1). These are designed to be used on any kind of assessment and are perfect to use for Assessment for Learning (AfL) through KS3 and KS4. The levels focus on command words and build upon the old level system. The new Grade 9 is comparable to what is expected in Year 12 in the new A Level system. There are descriptors for the key level points - 2,4,5,7,9. Includes 1 .pdf file that can be printed out and laminated. Note: The font in TES preview is different to the one on the .pdf Please do not remove my name from the resource. I've worked hard in my own time to develop this. **If you like this you might also like: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-geography-gcse-9-1-descriptors-ks3-ks4-11283443 **

A glossary list that can be used with A Level OCR Geography students for the Changing Spaces, Making Places topic.

Quick plenary activity which requires students to use an IWB to drag and drop the correct words into a cloze activity on where volcanoes and earthquakes occur. Could also be used as a worksheet. Includes: 1 word document. Please respect my copyright. I've worked hard in my own time to develop this.

A simple worksheet allowing students to write and draw about how an earthquake occurs in a supported, step by step manner. Perfect for SEN or low ability students who need extra support. Includes: 1 .pdf worksheet. Please do not remove my name from the resource. I've worked hard in my own time to develop this.

An assessment task to design a textbook page(s) on Earthquakes complete with detailed instructions and a rubric in 'pupil-speak' covering KS3 levels 4-8. Can be used as a AfL (assessment for learning) task, end of unit assessment or a homework project. Will take a minimum of two hours to complete for most students. Includes a .pdf of the sheet.

For OCR A Level Option D - Powers and Borders (post-2016 spec) but would work for Superpowers in Edexcel. This will take 2-3 hrs depending on class. Lesson 2 meeting the LOs: 2.1. A multitude of factors pose challenges to sovereignty and territorial integrity. • To understand that factors such as current political boundaries, TNCs, supranational institutions and political dominance of ethnic groups can cause erosion of sovereignty and the loss of territorial integrity. • Case study of one country in which sovereignty has been challenged including: cause and challenges to the government and impacts on people and place. Images used under Fair Use. Videos had to be removed due to being too big to upload - alternatives are easily available on YouTube.

This is an activity I have used successfully for many years. It includes 10 questions on each of the following topics: - Direction - 4 Figure Grid References - 6 Figure Grid References - Straight Line Distances - Non-straight Line Distances - Height Students answer these questions using the Hornsea 1:50,000 OS Map. *OS map is not included but most departments will have copies as it has been an exam insert in the past* Perfect for a carousel activity when used for revision or after an assessment as students can work on an area they need to develop. Included are a .pdf of the questions and a .pdf of the answers. Please do not remove my name from these resources. I have worked hard in my own time to produce them.

An assessment task to design a textbook page(s) on Earthquakes complete with detailed instructions and a rubric in 'pupil-speak' covering the new 2016+ GCSE (9-1) levels as described in https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-geography-gcse-9-1-descriptors-ks3-ks4-11283443 Meets spec. requirements for most exam boards. Can be used as a AfL (assessment for learning) task, end of unit assessment or a homework project. Will take a minimum of two hours to complete for most students. Includes a .pdf of the sheet.

Worksheet to practice 16-point compass directions and straight line distance using a simple scale.