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A specialist documentary resource shop featuring worksheets and challenge activities to support learning and thinking around educational documentaries. Resources are created by an experienced geography teacher and subject leader.
Earth: The Power of the Planet
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Earth: The Power of the Planet

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A 20 question worksheet to support Earth: The Power of the Planet documentary. The first episode focused on the physical processes surrounding volcanoes and tectonic processes. Dr Iain Stewart reveals the role natural forces have played in the creation of the planet Earth. Although volcanoes appear to be destructive, volcanoes have been crucial to the development of life. Iain’s journey takes him to Ethiopia to discover lava lakes, to Iceland to scuba dive between continents and to New Zealand to sample some hot springs. The worksheet has 20 questions, in varying styles that covers the full 1 hour documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Active volcanoes Earth’s core Plate boundaries Earthquakes Erosion and transportation Climate Change C02 storage Subduction For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Climate Change - The Facts Documentary
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Climate Change - The Facts Documentary

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24 question worksheet with short follow on task to accompany BBC documentary series Climate Change - The Facts. Designed for use with a year 9 group studying climate change. A teacher answer sheet is provided and there is an optional extension exam task. Can also be used as a stand alone sheet or homework task. Key themes: global warming Climate change Fossil fuels Impacts (economic, social, environmental) Ways forward (international cooperation, renewables)
Planet Earth 3 - Freshwater
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Planet Earth 3 - Freshwater

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**Documentary exploring freshwater environments. ** This is a question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary Planet Earth 3: Freshwater on BBC. Sir David Attenborough explores how freshwater shapes the land and the creatures that lives in it in surprising ways. This worksheet focuses on freshwater environments and includes the following topics: Freshwater ecosystems Costa Rican rainforest The dry season in Sri Lanka Hunting techniques in the Okavango Delta Symbiotic relationships Human water use This worksheet covers the full 50 minutes of the documentary. There are a variety of question types used to keep kids engaged and comes with a handy teacher answer sheet with guide times to support lesson planning. For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
River Danube - Earth's Great Rivers
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River Danube - Earth's Great Rivers

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Topics: Water, Rivers, Danube River 22 question and answer sheet to accompany the BBC documentary Earth’s Greatest Rivers 2, episode 2, Danube River. The documentary follows the river’s course from source to mouth and looks at how animal and human life depends on the River Danube. The worksheet has 22 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers. There is a follow on worksheet with exam questions and mapping exercise for students to complete to think further around this topic. Designed for study alongside rivers unit, but equally could be used for students as part of a place based study in Europe. Topics include: Fact file on the the Danube Upper, middle and lower course characteristics Human activity along the river Flooding Conservation and management Downloaded bundle includes all sheets in both Word and PDF formats. Find other documentary worksheets and the rest of this series at my shop
H20: The Molecule That Made Us
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H20: The Molecule That Made Us

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A 18 question worksheet and fact collection to support H20: The Molecule That Made Us (BBC Documentary), episode 1. This episode investigates the inseparable bond between water and life. It looks at water in the sky, animal migrations and how the impacts of drought. The worksheet has a range of question types that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff, an answer sheet, with timings, is included for teachers. Questions on the worksheet cover the following topics, among others: Hadean Era Water Cycle Animal adaptation Atmospheric circulation Drought For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Planet Earth 3 - Heroes
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Planet Earth 3 - Heroes

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This documentary focuses on the heroes on the frontline of conservation who are risking everything in the fight to save wildlife. This is a question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary Planet Earth 3: Heroes on the BBC. This worksheet covers the full hour of the documentary. There are a variety of question types used to keep kids engaged and comes with a handy teacher answer sheet with guide times to support lesson planning. If you choose to purchase this worksheet and leave a review, I would be happy to send you a free resource from my shop as a thank you (docgeog@gmail.com). For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Chasing Coral
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Chasing Coral

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Documentary exploring the changing coral reefs. Question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary: Chasing Coral on Netflix. This film introduces students to the importance of coral reef ecosystems, the threats they are facing, climate change and how what one group of people are doing to let people know what is happening to coral reefs. The documentary sheet has a variety of question types and a teacher answer sheer with guide times for many questions to allow for lesson planning. Three short extension activities to fit around the documentary. Worksheet includes the following topics: Marine ecosystems Polyp structure Symbiosis Coral bleaching Global warming Climate Change For other worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Perfect Planet - Volcanoes
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Perfect Planet - Volcanoes

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A 20 question worksheet and differentiated follow on activity to support A Perfect Planet - Volcanoes (BBC Documentary). The programme looks at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth. Although destructive, magma from the planet’s molten core builds land, and mineral-rich ash from eruptions fertilises the surface. The worksheet has 20 questions, using a variety of question stems, that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff a detailed answer sheet is included. I have also included a differentiated follow on worksheet for students to reflect on their learning from the documentary. Worksheet includes the following topics: Volcanoes Advantages and disadvantages of volcanic environments Ecosystem Benefits and risks of habitats Variety of land ecosystems Animal adaptation Climate change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
overpopulaton
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overpopulaton

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BBC documentary: Horizon 2020: 1. Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting. BBC documentary, currently on iPlayer. A question and answer worksheet based around the 58 minute horizon documentary on population and earth resources. This documentary is about Chris’s view that our world is suffering from overpopulation, given the impact 7.7 billion humans are already having. Travelling around the globe in search of answers to difficult and sometimes controversial questions, Chris investigates why our population is growing so rapidly, what impact it is having on the natural world, and whether there is anything that can be done. This resource could be used to support learning around population increase, urban living and resource management. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. I have included a short exam question to complete at the end of the lesson or for a follow up at another point. Topics include: Overpopulation Population increase Birth rates Resource management I specialise in worksheets to support science and nature documentaries across BBC iPlayer and Netflix. Check my shop to view materials to support other episodes in this series.
Perfect Planet - Oceans
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Perfect Planet - Oceans

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A 20 question worksheet and follow on activity sheet to support A Perfect Planet - The Ocean (BBC Documentary). The programme looks at the key forces around oceans of currents, winds and waves. Without the constant mixing of currents, tides and waves, our oceans would stop supporting life - and a healthy ocean is vital to a healthy planet. The worksheet has 20 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff a comphrehensive answer sheet is included for teachers. There is an additional differentiated follow on worksheet for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Oceans Currents and wind Wave formations Marine ecosystems Coastal zones and mangrove forests Animal adaptation Climate change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Green Planet - Seasonal World
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Green Planet - Seasonal World

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Seasonal Forests, Seasonal Change A comprehensive 24 question worksheet for Green Planet, Seasonal World (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores new filming techniques which allow us to enter the plants’ world and see it from their perspective and on their timescale. Between the tropics and the frozen poles lies a region dominated by relentless change in the form of the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each one presents plants with huge challenges, from ice and snow to raging fires; from intense competition to surprising enemies. To survive here plants must use strategy, deception and remarkable feats of engineering. The worksheet includes 24 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Spring, summer, autumn and winter Seasonal plants Photosynthesis Plant and animal interactions Climate change If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.
H20: The Molecule That Made Me - Crisis
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H20: The Molecule That Made Me - Crisis

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Documentary focus: Water Crisis, Water Surplus, Water Deficit and Water Management across the world. A 26 question worksheet and fact collection to support H20: The Molecule That Made Us (BBC Documentary), episode 3: Water Crisis. This episode investigates droughts,hurricanes and unsustainable water management. The worksheet has a range of question types that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff, a detailed answer sheet, with timings, is included for teachers. There are three follow on questions for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet cover the following topics, among others: Water Cycle - stores, transfers Atmospheric circulation Drought Hurricane Aquifers Floods Sustainable water management For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Yukon River - Earth's Great Rivers
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Yukon River - Earth's Great Rivers

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Documentary: River Yukon, River Study. A question and answer worksheet based around BBC documentary Earth’s Great Rivers, episode 3, Yukon River. A helpful teacher sheet with answers and timings is included. There are some follow on tasks include describe and explain questions and a mapping task. Could be used to support learning around river ecosystems, river basin animal habitats and adaptations. Good examples of low impact human use of a river. Can be used as a full lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Download includes all worksheets in both Word and PDF formats.
Our Planet 2 - World on the Move
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Our Planet 2 - World on the Move

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Focus: Migration, Earth’s Seasons. A comprehensive 19 question worksheet for Our Planet - World on the Move (Netflix Documentary). David Attenborough explores land and marine ecosystems and looks at the migrations that occur throughout the seasons. The worksheet includes 19 different styled questions that cover the full 51 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Desert migration Plant and animal interactions Polar environments Climate change If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.
Perfect Planet - Humans
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Perfect Planet - Humans

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A 29 question worksheet and follow on sheet to support A Perfect Planet - Humans (BBC Documentary). The programme looks at how humans are changing our planet so rapidly, that it is affecting earth’s life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world. Offer: Leave a review and recieve a free resource The worksheet has 29 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers. There is a differentiated follow on worksheet for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Extinction Energy use Oceans currents Extreme weather events - droughts Climate change Deforestation Desertification Human solutions Ecosystems: Sahara Desert, Amazon Rainforest & Ocean ecosystems If you leave a review after downloading and using this resource please email me with your username and date of review. I will then send you one resource for free. Please contact docgeog@gmail.com to redeem this offer. For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Green Planet Desert World
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Green Planet Desert World

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Focus: Desert environment, desert ecosystem and adaptations A comprehensive 24 question worksheet for Green Planet, Desert World (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores new filming techniques which allow us to enter the plants’ world and see it from their perspective and on their timescale. This episode focuses on plant adaptations to desert conditions, where temperatures soar and plummet and water is rare. The worksheet includes 24 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Desert vegetation Plant and animal interactions Adaptations Climate change If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.
Frozen Planet 2
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Frozen Planet 2

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Help your students get to grips with the environment and ecosystem of Antarctica in episode 4 of Frozen Planet 2 (BBC documentary), using this 2 page, 25 question and answer worksheet. David Attenborough explores Antarctica, looking at the ecosystem, animal adaptations and the impacts of climate change. How to use this sheet The worksheet has 25 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet explore the following environments and topics: • Coastal and interior environments • Animal adaptation • Extreme weather • Climate change See my shop for other sheets to this documentary series.
Eden: Borneo
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Eden: Borneo

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Eden: Untamed Planet (Episode 1 Borneo) A 20 question worksheet to support this documentary about Borneo ecosystem. Documentary blurb Borneo is the richest rainforest island of all, home to 60,000 species of plants and animals. 6,000 of them are unique – and more are discovered almost daily. But this ‘paradise’ is an illusion; the lush forest is effectively growing on a desert, with the soil shallow and poor in nutrients, having been leeched by eons of incessant rain. We’ll discover how the intense competition for nutrients here has led to it becoming one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. How to use The worksheet has 20 questions that cover the full 48 minute documentary and comes with a detailed and clear answer sheet for teachers. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: animal adaptation biodiversity environments symbiotic relationships* For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Snow Animals
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Snow Animals

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BBC Documentary: Snow Animals A question and answer worksheet based around the 59 minute documentary Snow Animals. This documentary is all about how animals cope with the hostile conditions it presents to wildlife and the strategies they use. Great for a Christmas themed Geography It could be used to support learning around polar or northern ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations in winter conditions. A good amount of discussion on animal adapatation. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Find documentary worksheets to a full lesson on this topic or for other geography documentaries in my shop.
Madagascar - Earth's Tropical Islands
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Madagascar - Earth's Tropical Islands

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Earth’s Tropical Islands: Madagascar BBC documentary, currently on iPlayer. A question and answer worksheet based around the 50 minute documentary Madagascar Earth’s Tropical Islands episode 1. This documentary is about the how the ecosystem developed across a range of different habitats in Madagascar. It could be used to support learning around ecosystems. animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of Madagascar. Some discussion on how humans impact the landscape and deforestation. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. I have included additional exam questions and tasks to complete at the end of the lesson or for a home learning activity. Topics include: ecosystems - desert, mountainous & rainforest Madagascan wildlife Weather and climate Deforestation I specialise in worksheets to support science and nature documentaries across BBC iPlayer, Netflix and YouTube. Check my shop to view materials to support other episodes in this series.