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Water in the Amazon - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Water in the Amazon - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to describe the route the Amazon river takes using longitude, latitude and countries, then students will be asked to identify confluences, tributaries and other physical features associated with rivers. Next students will be asked to knowledge dump everything they can remember about the water cycle in their books and then match up the labels with the correct definition. Finally students will learn about convectional rainfall and asked to describe the water cycle in the amazon through everything they have learned. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Describe the path of the Amazon river from source to mouth. Task 2: Knowledge dump everything you know about the water cycle. Task 3: match the correct word to the definition. Task 4: Main Task: Describe the water cycle that occurs in the Amazon, then explain how this causes convectional rainfall in the Amazon rainforest. Task 5: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Climate of South America - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Climate of South America - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to recap the difference between weather and climate then identify the different climates of South America. Students then learn the three components that affect biome distribution. Then students will describe the climate region for the Amazon Rainforest and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Students will then compare the climate graphs of two distinct areas to gain confidence in analysing climate graphs. Then students will create their own climate graphs for the Amazon Rainforest. Finally students will compare two areas of South America to show contrasting climates. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Describe the difference between weather and climate. Task 2: Describe the climate region for the Amazon Rainforest and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Task 3: Analyse two different climate graphs of contrasting areas in South America Task 4: Main Task: Create climate graph of the amazon rainforest. Task 5: Compare two climate graphs from two areas in Brazil Task 6: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
The Amazon River - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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The Amazon River - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to recap the key terms of rivers and the types of erosion that occurs and the coast. Then students learn about Angel Falls in Venezuela as a case study for waterfalls. Students then lean how waterfalls formed and are tasked with describing them on their whiteboards and are then tasked with describing how a meanders and oxbow lakes occur. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1:Recap the location of the Amazon River, and the key terms associated with them Task 2: Describe how waterfalls form. Task 3: Key terms with meanders and oxbow lakes Task 4: Main Task: Create a comic strip about how a meander and oxbow lake forms using key geographical terms. Task 5: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Coast of Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Coast of Brazil - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will use some GIS to work along the coastline of Brazil to see the different features present at each location, then students will recap hydraulic action and abrasion. Next students will identify features of the coast on an OS map using 4-6 figure reference. Finally students will investigate how a sea stack forms using weathering and erosion to describe how. Starter: Knowledge Retention of previous learning Task 1: Describe the Brazilian coastline using GIS to identify features Task 2: Using the OS map, identify headlands and bays using 4-6 figure coordinates Task 3: Using the photograph, identify the feature present on the coast. Task 4: Main Task: Explain the formation of a sea stack. Task 5: Plenary: Recap of home learning expectation. Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.
Introduction to Conflict - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Introduction to Conflict - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on conflict, an introduction into what conflict is, types of conflict and how they affect us on a local, national and global scale and how patterns of conflict have shaped the world today. Task 1: Starter - Define what conflict and war is. Task 2: Decide which conflicts are local, national and international Task 3: Interpret the map on which things are good about the map and which are bad. Task 4: Using an Atlas and the patterns of conflict to design their own map illustrating the patterns of conflict today Task 5: Main Task - Long form writing- students to use the map they have created to describe the patterns of conflict in the world today. Task 6: Plenary - Class discussion- which conflict was the worst and why? **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Fieldwork Skills for GCSE - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Fieldwork Skills for GCSE - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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In this lesson students will be introduced to what fieldwork skills are, how to do them and why we do them. This is to get them farmiliar with the types of sampling and data collection ahead of a fieldtrip and why they choose that. In this lesson students cover: Primary vs Secondary Data Qualitative vs Quantative Data Types of sampling: Cluster, Stratified, Systematic and Random, along with the benefits and drawbacks of each type of sampling. Finally students cover why we do risk assessments and why it is important. Students finish off with an exam question practice that will be completed in their booklets.
Resource Management - Water Management in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Resource Management - Water Management in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on how water in the UK is managed. This includes areas of surplus and deficit along with the case study of Kielder Dam, Northumberland. This lesson also discusses the impacts of water pollution in the UK and ways that is it managed. Task 1: Starter - Knowledge retention of previous learning Task 2: Key word match up for water deficit, water surplus, water stress. Task 3: Three choropleth maps of the UK and students must suggest if there is a relationship between rainfall, population density and water stress. Task 4: Describe the location of Kielder dam and the location of the water transfer scheme (4 marks) Task 5: Colour code the positives and negatives of Kielder Dam. Task 5: Main Task -Exam question practice “Assess the extent to which water transfer systems bring opportunities to local areas (6 marks)" Task 6: Plenary - What questions would you ask to find out more about global water scarcity? **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
GCSE Geography Issue Evaluation 2023 Cayman Islands - Paper 3 (AQA) (Pre-Release)
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GCSE Geography Issue Evaluation 2023 Cayman Islands - Paper 3 (AQA) (Pre-Release)

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This lesson is the introduction to the Paper 3 Pre-Release section for 2023. It introduces the first 3 pages of the booklet, discussing what tourism is, the benefits of tourism including job opportunities and the positive multiplier effect it creates. Then an evaluation into which countries rely on tourism the most, along with a discussion on the compound line graph and how to read it, then the growth of cruise tourism in the Caribbean. Task 1: Knowledge Retention - Answer questions students have previously learnt. Task 2: Describe how tourism creates jobs and what knock on effects these have. Task 3: Describe the trends that are present in the graph Task 4: Which country receives the most tourism? Description and evaluation of a compound line graph. Task 5: Describe the trends seen in the bar chart of number of cruise passengers. Task 6: Evaluation of infographic on cruise ships in the Caribbean. Task 7: Describe the location of the Cayman Island. Final Task: What are the social, economic, and environmental effects of cruise tourism in the Caribbean. **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Resource Management - Provision of energy in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Resource Management - Provision of energy in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on how the UK’s demand for energy has changed, why it has changed along with how the mix of energy the UK has used has changed. This lesson covers fracking, wind and nuclear energy as case studies for the impacts of energy exploitation. Task 1: Starter - Knowledge retention of previous learning Task 2: Graph analysis: Describe how consumption in the UK has changed over time. Task 3: Pie chart analysis: Energy mix of the UK through time. Task 4: Compound line graph analysis: Energy mix of the UK through time. Task 5: Colour code the positives and negatives of wind and nuclear power. Task 5: Main Task -Exam question practice “Explain why the UK’s energy mix will include both renewable and non-renewable sources in the future. (6 marks)" Task 6: Plenary - What are some of the main uses for water in the UK? **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Resource Management - Provision of Food in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Resource Management - Provision of Food in the UK - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on how the UK’s demand for food has changed through time and how food miles, organic food and seasonal food have changed in the UK. Task 1: Starter - Three choropleth maps on food resources, recap of previous lesson and improve graph reading skills/ data analysis. Task 2: Match up the key terms to their correct description. Task 3: Describe how the demand for food in the UK has changed. Task 4: Describe how importing food for Kenya has positives and negatives for the people of Kenya. Task 5: Using an Atlas, map where the food comes from and how many miles, creating a flow line map. Task 6: Exam Question: Using the table and your own knowledge, discuss the advantages of buying local food products (6 marks) Task 7: Plenary - Which would be the best for UK carbon emissions? **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Introduction to Resource Management - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Introduction to Resource Management - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on an introduction to resource management, this lesson covers the significance of water, food and energy along with the economic and social well being that these resources provide. This lesson also covers the distribution of these resources. Task 1: Starter - Answer questions from previous topics. Task 2: Sort the resources into economic well-being and social well-being. Task 3: Describe the distribution of resources globally. Task 4: From slides 8-11 students have different maps to describe the resources being distributed and how they are linked. Task 5: Exam Question: Using the map and your own understanding, suggest how inequalities in the consumption of resources influence well-being. (3 marks) + Using the graph, suggest how the percentage of income spent on food may influence well-being. (2 marks) Task 6: Plenary - Which lack of resource will cause the most issues and why? **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Resource Management - Water Supply, Insecurity, and Sustainability - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Resource Management - Water Supply, Insecurity, and Sustainability - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on how to increase water supplies through; dams/ reservoirs, desalination plants and diverting supplies. The South-North Transfer Scheme in China an example of a large scale water transfer scheme to show how its development has both advantages and disadvantages. Then the lesson focuses on moving towards a sustainable future with water conservation, groundwater management, recycling, ‘grey’ water an example of a local scheme in an LIC or NEE to increase sustainable supplies of water. The case study for this is WaterAid in Mali. Task 1: Starter - Knowledge retention of previous learning Task 2: Class discussion on how to increase water supplies. Task 3: Class to watch two videos about the South- North Water Transfer Scheme in China Task 4: Class Discussion on how to create a sustainable supply. Task 5: Watch the clip from water aid and identify three things WaterAid does in Mali to support people. Task 6: Main Task -Exam question practice “Assess the sustainability of the Water Aid Project in Mali. (6 marks)" Task 7: Plenary - Time to revise. In line with the AQA exam board **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Resource Management - Global Distribution of Water - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Resource Management - Global Distribution of Water - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on where water is distributed globally. This covers areas of deficit and surplus. In this lesson discusses the importance of water security on development, global water consumption and the human/ physical factors that affect water availability. Task 1: Starter - Knowledge retention of previous learning Task 2: Quick quiz on why water is important. Task 3: Describe the distribution of water globally (4 marks) Task 4: Describe the change in water demand from 1900 to 2025 (3 marks) Task 5: Watch the video and answer the questions about conflict and water security. Task 6: Use the information below to complete the table on impacts of water insecurity. Task 7: Main Task -Exam question practice “Explain how both physical and human factors can influence the availability of water. (6 marks)” OR “Explain how human actions can contribute to water insecurity. (6 marks)” Task 8: Plenary - What questions would you ask to find out more about how this building increases water supply/ **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Resource Management - Reducing Food Miles and Agribusiness - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Resource Management - Reducing Food Miles and Agribusiness - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on what consumer demand is, strategies to reduce carbon footprint and the importance of agribusiness. Task 1: Starter - Application of geographical skills, 3 exam style questions about previous learning. Task 2: Definition of consumer demand Task 3: Students are to complete a table of the positives and negatives of; seasonal produce, locally produced food and limit Uk food imports along with subsistance farming. Task 4: Using your table, categorise the following into positives and negatives of the agribusiness process. Task 5: Main Task -Exam question practice “Assess the extent to which agribusinesses are a beneficial change in food production” (6 marks) Task 6: Plenary - What ways has the energy consumption in the UK changes? **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Effects of Chernobyl - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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Effects of Chernobyl - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to outline the main long term and short term effects of Chernobyl and the consequences of these effects. Students will be able to evaluate the severity between the long term and short term consequences of Chernobyl. Task 1: Starter:- Knowledge recall on previous lessons Task 2: Using an atlas identify countries affected by the radiation leak Task 3: Looking at the information on the worksheet students to rank these effects 1-9 in terms of significance. Task 4: Main Task: Students to answer one of two questions about Chernobyl and its effects Task 5: Plenary: What things would students pack in their bags if they had to evacuate. Lesson contains powerpoint and worksheet
Haiti Earthquake-2010 Case Study - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Haiti Earthquake-2010 Case Study - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the 2010 Haiti earthquake, this lesson establishes what an earthquake is. Where Haiti is located globally and background on what happened during the earthquake, and the effects including, social, economic and environmental effects. Then students finish off by looking at the long-term and short-term effects of the quake. Task 1: Starter: Knowledge recall on previous topic (Coasts) Task 2: Describe the location of Haiti Task 3: Identify the primary and secondary effects then place them into social, economic and environmental. Task 4: Watch the news video about the Haiti quake. Task 5: Exam question: Exam question: “Earthquakes are another example of tectonic activity.” Using an example, describe the primary and secondary effects of an earthquake. (6 marks) Task 6: Peer Feedback Task 7: Using a volcanic eruption or an earthquake you have studied, describe the short-term responses to the disaster. (4 marks) Task 8: Peer Feedback **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Christchurch Earthquake-2011 Case Study - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Christchurch Earthquake-2011 Case Study - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on the 2010 Christchurch earthquake, this lesson establishes what an earthquake is. Where Christchurch is located globally and background on what happened during the earthquake, and the effects including, social, economic and environmental effects. Then students finish off by looking at the long-term and short-term effects of the quake. Task 1: Starter: Knowledge recall on previous topic (Coasts) Task 2: Describe the location of New Zealand. Task 3: Identify the primary and secondary effects then place them into social, economic and environmental. Task 4: Watch the news video about the New Zealand quake. Task 5: Exam question: Exam question: “Earthquakes are another example of tectonic activity.” Using an example, describe the primary and secondary effects of an earthquake. (6 marks) Task 6: Peer Feedback Task 7: Using a volcanic eruption or an earthquake you have studied, describe the short-term responses to the disaster. (4 marks) Task 8: Peer Feedback **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
Comparing the Christchurch and Haiti Earthquakes - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)
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Comparing the Christchurch and Haiti Earthquakes - (KS4 - Key Stage 4) (GCSE)

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A fully resourced and up to date lesson on comparing the 2010 Haiti earthquake with the 2011 New Zealand quake. This lesson is the last in the series and works really well with the others in the series. Students recap the effects and impacts of the quakes and then identify to what extent they agree with the statement “The effects of tectonic hazards are worse in LICs.” This 9 mark question has high levels of scaffolding that allow students of all abilities to access to question and work through each section with sentence starters and key words on each. Task 1: Starter: Recall on each type of graph and revision of coast topic. Task 2: Recap quiz on plate tectonics to see how confident they are on the lessons. Task 3: Identify the relevant differences in the quake between the two locations. Task 4: The effects of tectonic hazards are worse in LICs. To what extent do you agree? (9 marks +3 Spag) Task 6: Peer Feedback **Download contains PowerPoint and worksheet for the lesson. **
The Russia Ukraine Conflict 2022 - KS3 (Key Stage 3)
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The Russia Ukraine Conflict 2022 - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

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Students will be able to accurately locate Ukraine, identify the build up to the war through the annexation of Crimea and other reasons. Students will then identify the human and physical features of Ukraine and how that has helped to limited the invasion of the country. Task 1: Knowledge Recap on last lesson (Chernobyl) Task 2: Located Ukraine on the map Task 3: Watch video about the build up to the 2022 war. Task 4: Identify the physical features of Ukraine and how they have limited invasion Task 5: Discuss which of the human features have had the largest impact on the war. Task 6: Main Task: Identify Ukraine, Identify one physical factor that has limited Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Identify one human factor that has limited Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Explain which factor (human or physical) is the most important to why Russia hasn’t taken over Ukraine. Task 7: Plenary: How has the war affected people in the UK? Lesson contains powerpoint and worksheet.