High school geography resources

Description of model of effects of acid rain and its sources. I give students a blank copy for themselves to fill in as I go through it. Can be emailed/put on blackboard for students who missed lessons etc.

<p>Students plot a line graph representing the different temperatures of the planets of the solar system (2 handouts -core and extension)</p>

<p>Acid and alkali review game</p>

Set of cards on the stages in the stellar life cycle (for non-giant stars) for students to sort into correct order. Two sets are provided: one basic, one with extra cards giving further information on some of the stages.</p>

This worksheet introduces the idea of communicating with aliens using radio signals, via the example of the ‘Arecibo message’, transmitted by very optimistic scientists in 1974. Students are asked to use the internet to find out answers to a series of questions on this topic. This could be set as a homework task, or done in class using computers. (Alternatively, written information could be provided if computers are unavailable: you can get this from various sites including www.seti.org and wikipedia.)

There are three posters showing pictures of children and things in East Africa with loads of fun lesson ideas on the back. They are produced by the charity Send a Cow, but there are some general stuff on them too. Easy way to make a display about children in Africa and charities etc.

<p>A handout designed for students who are doing a project on renewable energy. It helps them plan and carry out their research with some useful wesite addresses to help them.</p>

A word document that contains website addresses for students to do research/project work on our solar system.

Free powerpoints to download on a range of subjects all submitted by teachers in biology, chemistry, physics, maths, geography, english, history, spanish, french, german and religion aimed at all levels.

Blank template. Add your own questions. PowerPoint quiz, great to use for starter.

Make up your own questions.

This excellent website has many resources but the quiz maker can be used for ANY SUBJECT. The quizzes have ten questions with multiple choice answers (made up by you) and can be saved and played online by the pupils or on an IWB. There is a primary/SEN version which is more colourful and a secondary version that looks a bit more grown up. There is a choice of ten different languages that can be used.