This could come before or after a short writing task which answers the question above. I have made it this evening having marked one set of books which have poor written English and also do not explain the reasons why he won (but describe them so well!).

I’ve designed this leaflet specifically for my lower set yr9s as I will be leaving them on Wednesday. All the information and questions are in the leaflet and hopefully they can just get on with the activities.

Level descriptors and the task are written on the sheet. I am setting this as a practise assessment for year 7 over the half term, but could be used as a real assessment for Ecosystems or Antarctic topic. They have spent two lessons looking at polar animal adaptations by researching on the internet and looking at clips from Blue Planet.

Take students OUTSIDE to predict weather using the clouds guide. The lesson moves onto talking about 3 different types of rainfall and gets the students to guess how and why. I’m using this as an introduction to Flooding. Yr8 have just finished off Rivers and this is a bit of a bridging lesson. The powerpoint is not quite finished off (ie the title slide is not done properly) but the rest is done (although not background).

Third lesson thrown together. A market-place activity recapping layers of the Earth and the 4 reasons behind plate movement.

A lesson aimed at Year 7 which is based on work from Geog.1. The lesson explores a boy from Pakistan who makes footballs and why is he trapped in this viscious circle. Students I've taught have really loved the &'What if...&'; discussion. Normally get them to discuss with person next to them for 2 mins then feedback, then move onto next one. All resources and a lesson plan and powerpoint included.

There are lots of different ones on TES but I thought I would add my contribution to geography level descriptors. Each level is a mountain with skills on how to reach the peak. It's a bit cheesy.

Used for students to stand under when considering the future of Antarctica. The lesson is on the Discovering Antarctica website, with Sydney Suit and Laura Leaf.

Lots of videos and links to relevant articles - this is my last lesson of Rivers topic for OCR 'B&' F761. Please use and abuse and if you make a better lesson, maybe using some of this one, let me have it! Get your students to &';like' the Somerset Floods facebook page too - so much info on this that might help them to engage more with it as it&'s facebook.

Having played the infamous geography-staple The Trade Game in class, students should reflect on what they learnt by completing this homework task.

Made for my HoD after he got yr8 students to make a tourism-based presentation on a European country. Enjoy the animations!

*This is not examiner endorsed/approved* When going through a recent practice exam with yr10, these are the notes I made on the different types of question that came up. This is so they can approach another exam paper in the same way using the same crib sheet. There are examples of poor and good answers on there and general advice. This is a working document and there are some types of questions which have not been covered such as 'Compare'.

After discussing the reasons, this task (which has higher- and lower-attaining student versions) can be used to help students explain. The task is to help students practice clear explanations in their geography writing. This template could be applied to other topics.

Quiz on Rivers. Fun times ahead. Round 1 missing two questions. Title bit misleading as nothing on floods. Uploaded in a rush!

Volcanic hazards. Give students a copy of the diagram and get them to annotate. Hazards on powerpoint diagram are hyperlinked. Use geo factsheet to add further details. Amazing Pompeii animation at end to check understanding by spotting the hazards. Homework is to look at different types of volcanoes.

Lesson 2 Start off with word mat... Chalk and talk, get students to make notes, ask questions - see notes under slides Finish with word mat and crossword *Crossword and animations from the Geological Society Hw To create a detailed revision resource using the notes from today's lesson.

You need Hodder 3rd edition textbook. Explanation notes under slides.

Using this sheets, students explore different types of maps in their Atlases. Before this activity, students should be aware of the 3 classifications of geography. I have used this successfully with yr7 students when introducing them to geography and maps. Can easily be adapted to fit whatever version of Atlas you have at your school.

Teach a lesson on poverty cycle (L6), and then following lesson (L7), students should watch the 40min video 'Slum Survivors&' from youtube and make notes to help them complete this task (L8). The task and level descriptors are written on the sheet. The aim was to develop empathy but also to look at causes, effects, and solutions to the poverty cycle. Given to Yr 9. Students had looked at social, economic, and environmental categorisations prior to this. Images used from a free sample of a Nelson-Thornes pdf.

Thrown together as it's Christmas! Sing the song and explain why it was written. Pick out lyrics relating to Africa. Put evidence around the room (last few slides) plus relevant pages in Africa - students find evidence to disprove the lyrics. To end, discuss the use of the song: Should we still sing it if it's factually incorrect? Or is it good to sing it still? Is it all incorrect? Is any of it true?