A lesson looking at marine biomes - with the example of the Great barrier Reef. Pupils can look at marine animals and their adaptations - mainly for Year 7 but can work for any KS3 classes. Pupils look at facts about the Great Barrier Reef and the main threats from tourism and the environment.
Introduction lesson looking at Geography and Disease. The lesson asks pupils to focus on new geographical words related to disease (literacy) and a world map of diseases. Pupils can look at patterns and suggest reasons.
Pupils also compare top 10 diseases from developed, emerging and developing countries. Diamond 9 activity for reasons related to diseases included too.
Lesson 3 and 4 for Topic 9 (consuming energy resources) looking at factors affecting access to energy (9.2a) and the second part looking at patterns of energy consumption (9.2b)
Lesson 7 looks at the direct and indirect threats facing the Taiga biome. The direct threats are explored before looking at the 3 main indirect threats (acid rain, pests and forest fires). TRF comparison is made.
Lesson 5 looks at point 8.2a of the specification - Edexcel Geography GCSE B - Taiga location, plant adaptations as well as animal adaptations. Pupils re-cap, identify, describe and explain these adaptations before linking to the overall Taiga biome. TRF comparisons are considered too,
A lesson that looks at how sport is globalised.
The lesson starts with a guess the logo before looking at the 4 different types of globalisation.
David Beckham features before looking at which sports are viewed as being the most popular in different countries. Pupils can discuss and label reasons. After, pupils are to look at individual sports e.g. tennis, football and comment on their level of globalisation using the structure and criteria provided e.g. similarities and differences with advertising, clothing etc.
A lesson that looks at globalisation of clothing within geography and how fashion links in. Pupils will look at the story of a t-shirt production through videos before commenting on the link to geography and globalisation. Positives and negatives are considered before pupils consider the impact of new production and consumer behaviour.
A series of lessons tailored to Geography GCSE Edexcel B Specification. Activities and content all linked to the specification with DME practice included for Years 10/11
A lesson looking at how different countries celebrate the festive season of Halloween in different countries. Pupils can plot on a map the country, a brief description, draw the flag and rank the traditions. Loads of room for pupils to choose what to do - poster, fact-file etc. Good for tutorial time too!
A KS3 lesson looking at globalisation of Mcdonalds! Pupils look at what links there are geographically before moving on to glocalisation - the idea of a brand being suited to local needs. Pupils could look at mcdonalds examples around the world e.g. India, Spain etc and then have ideas to promote globalisation through games and activities.
A lesson looking at what flooding is, the causes, a range of impacts and how flooding can be reduced and even prevented. Activities for pupils to engage in and have fun!
A lesson looking at the impact of Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford and his campaign to provide free school meals across the UK.
A lesson looking at globalisation and sweatshops. Pupils will define a sweatshop, understand what it feels like to be in a sweatshop and look at the conditions. Documentary on sweatshop collapse is available and pupils can look at solutions to create a better quality of life.
Lesson 2 for Topic 8 - Looking at the nutrient cycle within the Tropical Rainforest. Pupils begin with re-cap from last lesson before understanding what the nutrient cycle is. Pupils draw the cycle and understand the process with keywords as to why it is ‘the good one’. Pupils then apply to food webs, chains and biodiversity.