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DISTANCED LEARNING GCSE Ecosystems -Tropical Rainforests Case Study Malaysia (Lesson + Resources)
6th lesson in the GCSE Living world topic - This is designed to me completed at home via distance learning. **Topic: Tropical Rainforest Case study **
We use Malaysia as a case study - but could be adapted to suit the school and structure could be used.
WORKBOOK - POWERPOINT - ANSWER BOOKLET
To be used with GCSE Geography AQA Student Book (GCSE Geography AQA 2016) by Simon Ross and Nick Rowles
**LESSON PLAN **
Definition of deforestation from PP.
Describe the location of this rainforest using the map. (See PP for how to do this)
Why are rainforests important? From PP and last lesson go through and note in appropriate section.
Watch deforestation clip on PP and make notes into workbook.
Threats and Impacts to the Rainforest in Malaysia from pg 61 Oxford books on scan file.
Highlight each statement into threats and impacts.
Have a go at the exam question using the PP to help you.
AQA A-LEVEL Changing Places - L4 Exogenous and Endogenous factors (Lesson + Resources)
Lesson 4 of the scheme - How are places different? Focusing on Exogenous and Endogenous factors within near and far places.
Key idea 2.4
How do different factors influence place and their relationships to other places?
Starter - Retrieval quiz and Qs from previous lesson (L3 Key concepts and writers of place)
Introduce what Exogenous and Endogenous factors are and how they construct a place.
Concept mapping between the factors and how they impact.
Worked examples of Exogenous factors + place construction around the world.
HOMEWORK - application to 2 contrasting places of their choice.
PowerPoint - Lesson - Worksheets - Modelled Work.
AQA A-LEVEL Changing Places - L9 Clone Towns (Lesson + Resources)
Lesson 9 of the scheme - Clones towns different sense of place made for AQA Changing places unit - fieldwork opportunity:
**Key Idea **
How are places constructed - how does this change?
Finding out about the purpose and wider context in which the particular representation of a place.
Starter - Retrieval questions from last lesson (L8 Placelessness) and reviewing exam Qs with Feedback…
Recap Placelessness and homogenized ideas about clone towns.
CASE STUDY - Is York a clone town? Using the NEF equation does the town qualify as a clone one.
Problems and opportunities with clone towns.
IT TASK - using google earth and google maps walk along the high street and identify the shops + use NEF equation.
EXAM Q - practice and Markscheme.
***Fieldwork opportunity here.
PowerPoint - Lesson - Worksheets - Exam Practice - Mark Scheme - Fieldwork Opportunity.
AQA A-LEVEL Changing Places - L8 Placelessness (Lesson + Resources)
Lesson 8 of the scheme - Placelessness different sense of place made for AQA Changing places unit (Can be used as a good Cover lesson if needed)
**Key Idea **
How are places constructed - how does this change?
Finding out about the purpose and wider context in which the particular representation of a place.
Introduce Placelessness and homogenized ideas.
Use Examples and images to illustrate Placelessness.
CASE STUDY - Totnes, Devon and combating Placelessness.
Criticisms of Placelessness.
Synoptic links - Globalisation and Placelessness
EXAM Q.
PowerPoint - Lesson - Worksheets - Exam Practice - Mark Scheme - Fieldwork Opportunity.
AQA Globalisation - L1 What is Globalisation? Introduction (Lesson and Resources).
1st lesson in the SOW - Whole lesson on the introduction to Globalisation for AQA Globalisation and Global Governance:
KEY IDEA 1.1
What is meant by the term ‘globalisation’
Globalisations effects intro
Dimensions of Globalisation
About the increased interdependence and interrelationships that result from greater connectivity between the different countries
PowerPoint - Lesson Plans - Worksheets.
AQA A-LEVEL Changing Places - L11 Assessment (Lesson + Resources)
Lesson 11 on the SOW - the assessment on the background of Changing places before the places studies.
Starter - Retrieval Questions based on the previous lesson (L10 Rebranding and Reimaging)
Assessment - 70 mins, 50 Marks. Mixture of shorter recall Qs, longer questions and source bases questions.
Feedback Lesson - broken down Qs with model answers and application to similar Qs.
Assessment and worksheets - Powerpoint - Feedback - Modelled answers.
AQA A-LEVEL Changing Places - L10 Rebranding and Reimaging (Lesson + Resources)
Lesson 10 of the scheme -Rebranding and reimaging with various examples for the Changing places unit - this could be adapted for local areas or use as a case study:
Key idea 2.5
Are places all socially constructed?
Different forces of change have both current and historical impacts
Starter - working through model answer in regards to last lesson (L9 Clone towns).
Keyword and introduction of rebranding and reimaging
What are the pros and cons and different examples?
Mini case study - Mandarin names in GB
Sports led, consumer led etc.
*HOMEWORK - Revision task (PLC included).
PowerPoint - Lesson - Worksheets - Model Answer.
AQA GCSE CHANGING ECONOMIC WORLD: L4 - Uneven Development impacts, migration. (Lessons + Resources).
AQA - Changing economic world.
This is the 4th lesson on Changing economic world - looking at the consequence of uneven development with a particular focus on migration.
Review of last learning
Concept mapping starter and photo analysis.
keywords and different types of migration.
Main point summary of lesson.
Exam question - Structure.
Lesson PowerPoint - Resources - Videos - - Exam question.
AQA GCSE CHANGING ECONOMIC WORLD: L9 - India and a NEE Case study (Lessons + Resources).
AQA - Changing economic world.
This is the 9th lesson on Changing economic world - this is now looking at India (a NEE) and how the gap has developed/being reduced through various efforts.
SKill - population graph analysis.
Locate task and analysis of industries in India.
Unilever - case study as TNC input (Why there? Positives? Negatives?
Lesson PowerPoint - Resources - Videos - Info sheet.
L3: Changing settlements and Sustainability - Lesson and Resources.
3rd lesson in 14 lesson series - this half is on the basics of sustainability. This lesson focuses on how settlements have changed and whether or not this can be sustainable.
Taught to year 9 in the first term - can be adapted up and down.
Keywords - what is a settlement.
Local example (can be adapted).
Activity - how has a settlement changed?
Introducing infrastructure.
Positives and negatives of settlement growth with examples.
Card sort - sustainable or unsustainable features.
HWK - Research task.
Lesson PowerPoint - Resources - help sheets and HWK task.
AQA Global Governance - L2 The UN (SDGs +MDGs)
Whole lesson on the Actors - UN for AQA Globalisation and Global Governance:
KEY IDEA 1.12
Understand the range of actors and their relevance in global issues.
THis lesson has focus on the UN what they have set out to achieve, how they have done it and any issues.
Emphasis on Sustainable Development Goals and Millennium development goals.
PowerPoint - Lesson Plans - Worksheets - Exam Practice - Video
AQA GCSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Introduction to Resources (Complete Lesson)
AQA Challenges to the Human Environment
This is the 1st lesson on the Introduction to the Resources management unit - looking at what is a resources and how they are distributed.
Introduction tasks
Skill tasks - distribution description (with help)
Skill tasks - describe patterns found on a choropleth
Introduce resources inequalities - why and what effect?
Lesson PowerPoint - Info sheets - Activities - Resources.
Place study - Introduction to Australia (Lesson and resources).
First lesson of a 3 part series looking at Australia as a High income country - Aimed at Year7/8.
Re-written to develop the GCSE skills.
location tasks.
fact file task
Climate graph analysis
Lesson plan - Resources - Powerpoint.
Bundle
Place Study - Australia (Lesson and resources)
Lesson 1 - Introduction (location, facts and figure and population).
Lesson 2 - Opportunities (6 challenges - social, economic and environmental , impacts increasing wealth and developing extended writing).
Lesson 3 - Challenges with Wildfires and the environment.
Weather Hazards - Tropical Storm Hurricane Katrina (Lessons + Resources).
5th lesson in a 6 lesson series about Weather Hazards - aimed at year 7/8.
Rewritten to include more GCSE skill and Assessment objectives.
Case study - Hurricane Katrina
Extended writing task - developing AO2 and AO3 (modelled answers).
Lesson Plan - Lesson Powerpoint - Lesson resources.
L5: Designing Sustainable Settlements - Lesson and Resources.
5th lesson in 14 lesson series - this half is on the basics of sustainability. This lesson focuses on how settlements have attempted to be sustainable and using the ideas to deign a perfectly sustainable settlement (assessment).
Taught to year 9 in the first term - can be adapted up and down.
Sustainability group game
Assessment introduction - What makes a perfect sustainable settlement?
Previous Success story examples
Planning sheets and help sheets.
Lesson PowerPoint - Resources - Assessment Criteria
AQA GCSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Sustainable Water Lesotho Large Scale (Complete Lesson)
AQA Challenges to the Human Environment
This is the 7th lesson on the Resources management unit - looking at sustainable water usage on a large scale for the Lesotho Dam.
Review of last learning
IT TASK - researching 4 different methods for sustainable water usage
RESEARCH - Large scale water conservation Lesotho Highland water Project
CASE STUDY - Lesotho Highland water Project
Exam Question including structure.
HWK - Revision Checklist
Lesson PowerPoint - Info sheets - Activities - Resources.
AQA URBAN CASE STUDY: Rio - Environmental Challenges (Lesson and Resources).
AQA - Urban issues LIC/NEE Case study.
This is the 4th lesson on de Janeiro looking at the different Environmental challenges and how they effect the people of Rio.
Lesson review - solutions and questions
Note taking activity about challenges
Small case study on solutions.
AO3 - continuum line task
Lesson PowerPoint - Resources - Videos.
AQA URBAN HIC CASE STUDY: L5 UK Olympics improving London (Lesson and Resources).
AQA - Urban issues HIC Case study.
This is the 5th lesson London and the Olympics and how it has/ hasn’t improved the life of London’s population.
Review of last lesson’s learning.
Skill - describe the location…
CASE STUDY - Gathering information off videos and Info sheets about the Olympics and their legacy.
AO2 - Chains of Consequence task.
CARD SORT - positive and negative opinions (Social, Economic and Environmental).
9 Mark question and Structure
Lesson PowerPoint - Resources - Note sheets - Activities - Exam q.
Bundle
AQA URBAN CASE STUDY: Rio de Janeiro + ASSESSMENT (Lesson and Resources).
SOW on Rio de Janeiro - 7 lessons including assessment to cover the “LIC/NEE” case study on the AQA specification.
L1 - Introduction to Rio
Where is Rio?
What is the land use like?
How it is linked to other places?
Rio’s Background.
L2 - Social Challenges in Rio
Photo analysis task
Create Chains of consequence (AO2 skill)
What are favelas?
What are the issues in favelas - with case study.
L3 - Economic Challenges in Rio
Rio’s economic structure - AO2 Chains activity
Informal vs formal work and issues.
Card sort of challenges and Answers
Exam Question - differentiated
L4 - Environmental Challenges in Rio
Lesson review - solutions and questions
Note taking activity about challenges
Small case study on solutions.
AO3 - continuum line task
L5 - Improving Rio - Olympics vs Favella Bairro
Distribution of Favelas.
Mini Case study - Favela Bairro and housing. AO2 task.
Mini Case study - Olympics (various videos and note taking) Answers.
9 mark question with sentence starters.
L6 - Curitiba
Review of the learning.
Information sheets and video to complete case study.
Card sort of sustainability.
9 mark question with sentence starters.
Homework task - Article to read and sum up.
L7 - Written Exam Style assessment and Mark scheme; with attached Exam Q improvement task.