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Animal Adaptation Rainforest Application
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Animal Adaptation Rainforest Application

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BONUS: PowerPoint Name Wheel! AND built in timer. No need to exit the screen, go onto websites etc. Easily adaptable to your student names and time is adjustable. 2 PowerPoints. 1 for lower ability to have them critically think more and focus on tasks first. Animal adaptations Lots of images throughout as prompts Video included Pair discussion Writing task with sentence starters Leads into fun application task as a geographer… Create your own animal (label with adaptations and why its needed) There are limitations (numeracy included) Students share their work (rewards/ votes) Challenge at end (solo or competition or class)
Population Growth/ Explosion
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Population Growth/ Explosion

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Lots of activities Lots of images to prompt thinking Graph reading Gapfill graph reading Address misconceptions Challenge included (with answers) - history Definitions using gapfill and image prompts. Built in timer Population increase/ decrease/ steady discussion Gap fill with word bank to scaffold Birth rate and death rate factors Lots of factors to choose from Challenge included Ranking/ guessing countries rates using a diamond sort (using their knowledge of factors) Work together through equation of growth rate (they guess it) Calculators for low ability Handouts available Challenge included Plenary using factors to create population growth 1-2 hour lesson
Population Pyramid
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Population Pyramid

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Theory (involves using whiteboard/ interactive board to explain or get answers) Notes provided for off powerpoint actions Label graphs Interpreting graphs Tasks on reading graphs Includes interesting history knowledge Plotting a graph DTM challenge (KS3) DTM included (GCSE) Video included to summarise Handouts available Scale provided for scaffolding (to print) Develops into DTM stages, conversations on ageing population, policies, developing countries, history (that they mentioned from previous lessons) 2-3 hour lesson.
Ageing population
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Ageing population

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2024 Life expectancy statistics game (solo, teams, class options) Involves world statistics, and 8 different countries. Past and Future of UK, South Korea and Japan population. In depth discussions about ageing population. Positive, negative, benefits, pro-natal policies, pensions, knock on effects, etc. Population pyramid readings Critical thinking/ guessing Literacy lesson Reading a newspaper (slide) Optional: reading the news Video of elderly explaining their actions Critical thinking/ guessing with knowledge Definitions all included Writing a diary entry using key terms . Lots of prompts provided with definitions. Challenge question about resolution Example provided for low ability Template included for low ability Task allows lower ability/ SEN the time the extra time they need for tasks, whilst higher ability work on a higher thinking skill challenge. Lesson planned for 1-2hours depending how in depth your class can go on discussions/ prompts, critical thinking and their writing ability.
Persuasive Writing
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Persuasive Writing

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Year 7 lesson, following UK English Curriculum This is for lower ability class and/ or SEN. 2-3 hour lesson of materials. 5 page workbook (depending on ability of class at least 3 pages do not need to be printed). You can easily reduce pages if you adjust to smaller size font as it is set to size 14 and wider font for students dyslexia/ SEN friendly workbook. PowerPoint is also SEN friendly. Starter: Multiple choice recall with a challenge Quick AFL to assess whole class knowledge/ ability to see what needs to be addressed Images Definition Dictionary Lots of images Engaging, funny, memorable video. Play about 1 minute. Mind map: pros and cons Colour coded or symbol coded Definitions included Questioning AFL Identifying techniques used in writing Word bank included I do, we do, you model Annotating writing Possible challenge (depending on ability of students) Questioning AFL Comprehension question Quick AFL to assess whole class knowledge/ ability to see what needs to be addressed Images IHADAFOREST techniques Includes definitions and examples A space next to each with student’s own sentence based on your writing Easily adjustable to higher levels by changing the number of techniques the students do. Table format Persuasive writing template Colour coded Challenge included Good example writing which can guide them (opposites) 1 page of materials for scaffolding (in the workbook) 24 word bank table format to help with spelling, adjectives, words associated, and connectives. 10 sentence starters bullet pointed Success Criterion included (5 marks) in a clipboard image After the draft, you may want to add in new/ other techniques to expand on their drafts, before writing a final version in their books, project, display, role play, etc.
Russia Biomes
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Russia Biomes

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Full terminology Starter: key term with word bank Map reading skills Describe locations Examples I do, we do, you do Peer assessment Hinge questions AFL Biome information to read - optional methods/ tasks/ printouts if wanted Map included for biome annotations Journey through Russia Map (A, B, C, D) Describe the biomes, what you see, etc throughout your journey Success Criterion Example (I do) We do - together example Answers for peer assessment Plenary Challenges included: these may be considered “hard” for KS3 but you can teach it or adapt them.
Gunpowder Plot with FULL LESSON PLAN
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Gunpowder Plot with FULL LESSON PLAN

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Starter - holiday and prior knowledge/ item analysis (BLACK SAND as GUNPOWDER act) Counting barrels from image - engaging students and thinking why 36? Video - task Follow up questions - why etc. and barrels. Story telling Task - comic strip Challenge - poetry Recognition and sharing plenary Rewarding Video recreation of parliment blowng up in 30 seconds! Exciting. Students tend to ask - why would he blow himself up? so you need to also explain how gunpowder works. Students LOVE this lesson so much that we introduced it to several schools in the trust. I decided to throw in the full lesson plan so you can have the questions to ask (if you don’t know much about the history, plot etc.) so that you can teach it well.
Biodiversity
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Biodiversity

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An impact of climate change - focus on biodiversity Starter - definition of words. challenge included Green pen - add to answers Point left/ right for correct answers (AFL) Students read intentions Students read the maps (write a sentence) - sentence starter on whiteboard Students read endangered line (understading - why?) Mind map reasons - do a few examples and add on board first Green pen add 3 more ideas Key term conservation Break down the word - bio / diversity = diverse stem (on white board) Breakdown sustainable Students to write down if they don’t know the words Differentiated reading (3 versions to make it easier for teacher to split them) Highlighting, writing ideas, challenges Create a poster or fact file (depending on time) success criterion - emphasise there is no marks for pretty work - to do it after the writing challenge e.g. my year 8s wrote half a page of information (mixed ability) for fact files e.g. my year 9s wanted to do more drawings (mixed ability) so their work varied but they were really into it and would need more time. Feedback to class (table or notes - they were much faster with just making notes) - chose 1 per animal - visualiser for recognition and rewards Plenary - which one to save? Hands up voting.
South Africa
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South Africa

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Learning outcomes: Define the term NEE and give examples. Rank and justify the improvements you would make to an LIC. Investigate an African NEE country. Each time you do one, you refer back to it via AFL with students Strong focus on command words as these will be in exam questions (for young or older students to be aware of the meaning of these) Scenario based thinking on own. Pair work on same scenario but having to agree on one decision together. Feedback to class Learning Social/ Economic/ Environmental/ Political. Questions/ prompts per section to help students answer or categorise properly. Do an example together. Model it (especially if they are younger or have needs, otherwise it is already displayed on board) Students read information and put them into the correct categories (10 minutes). AFL and check whole room progress. I added additional 3 minutes with their goal to have one thing per box as 2-3 boxes were mainly done. Challenge included if needed. Random sharing. Depending on your student you can allow them to share any box, or you choose a box (but lower ability/ SEND may not have the box you want). Plenary for students to recheck the intentions and discuss if they met them. This shows their progress and understanding. Handouts available. SEEP in colour or black and white. Information sheet in colour, and shared handouts to have them exposed to graphs, tables and maps, and to help their partner as the task may be difficult for some.
Physical Geography of Africa
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Physical Geography of Africa

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Engaged, fun task. You may need to finish earlier as students tend to not want to finish/ rush and continue/ willing to work into their breaks (but I don’t want them with me at break). Rivers, Mountains, Deserts, Plains etc. Prior knowledge check Video - add to knowledge Map creation - colour coded and Atlas use 2 versions - 1. blank (students had to really look and discover/ engage with the Atlas), they will ask for help or you can give prompts for harder ones. 2. Marked map (labelled) Note: I only gave easier maps to students who go to special centres but my low ability and SEND students still did the blank map (they don’t complete it but they learn how to search and use the Atlas well). I did this because it is not in their assessment to know every part and map skills is more valuable for them. Answers on board for marking Reading information Plenary Extra version of map with key provided for lower ability/ SEND if you wish to use.
Horn of Africa
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Horn of Africa

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Spelling test Introduction (maps) Adjectives about it Video Adjectives now Discussion about perception - address all the misconceptions Describe location (gapfill) and challenges Images and guessing if it’s in the area or not - discussion and address misconceptions again after Video Development indicators Atlas use - engaging and exploring for students (assist if needed e.g. page number after a while) Fill in the table (challenges included) Time limit and show answers - address misconceptions Compare it to UK. Example on board (gapfill). Lower ability can use board example with gapfill. Higher ability can make their own. Plenary, which statement is a lie. AFL fingers.
Savanna Animal Adaptations
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Savanna Animal Adaptations

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Animals in the Savanna - Lion King Remake of animals - Students well engaged and excited Learning objectives - command words - meanings Map of Savanna (students to add to their maps from previous lesson - Physical Geography of Africa). If you don’t have this, the maps (6 to a page) are also included if you wish to make this into an activity to shade in the biome and label the latitudes. Video about the Savanna - Notes about the biome Animal adaptation - I do (Lion), We do (Elephant), You do (Giraffe and Warthog). Challenges included. All students are able to complete giraffe, lower ability may struggle with warthog so I had them think more about the giraffe. Remind them of Pumba from Lion King. Answers on board - Students to add 3 more to their animals. Handouts available for students who can’t read, lower ability/ SEND to assist them. My students did not stick them in, they used it as help. YOU ARE A GEOGRAPHER (Science advanced and you create your own animal!) Choose 3 characteristics (timer them). Explain why those three and how they adapt to the Savanna. Criteria and levels (on the board I have 5 and 6). On paper (handouts or printouts or you can adapt depending on your class/ student) I have level 3-7 success criteria. Key words on the board, connectives on the board, challenges on the board, examples (sentences and images) on the board. Sentence builders (shared between students) allows every student able to complete the task. Higher abilities will not use it but have it as a reference. Students will be working at different paces due to ability. My higher ability asked to do more characteristics but only because they completed it. My lower ability/ SEND I expected at least 3 sentences (this is because this is in their assessment so they need to have this). Students who finished are able to sketch their animal. Higher rewards given as motivation. Peer assessing. Students peer assess the presenter (visualiser if you have). We used fingers due to time, but if you have longer lessons or extend another class they can use the peer assessment handouts where students assess themselves, and then peer assess. They can then improve upon feedback. Many students loved the task, wanted to share and spend their 15 minutes break continuing.
Africa Assessment
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Africa Assessment

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Assessment Challenges included Peer assessing Show progress before and after. 4 marker question (to assist with end of unit assessment) When finished, students to keep their books nice and presented etc. Video List 10 facts Plenary discussion Later: Teacher mark and award marks, checks through books (every few weeks) - rewards for consistent effort, presentation etc, recognition of students within books, and in class next lesson. e.g. postcards home for good work and special stamps, okay work stickers, improvements needed nothing (all is based on student’s progress on their ability)
One child policy
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One child policy

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Engaging lesson about the one child policy Depending on your class you can adapt the PPT. The lower and higher ability materials are already available (it’s set on level 3 and 4) Includes opinion line at start and end of lesson. Can be done in classroom on in their books. See how it changes as they learn about the topic. Print out of the colour coded answers for lower ability/ SEND students to assist.
Asia and countries
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Asia and countries

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Starter: List as many countries in Asia as you can (prior knowledge) Peer assess, add 5 to list allows them to learn more within cognitive load Learning intentions (referred to throughout lesson) Colour coded map and compass. Think/ Pair/ Share Students act as the teachers and point out the regions. Gapfill What do you need to pack on holiday travelling in Asia? Video Image prompts to allow time (EAL, lower ability, SEND). Challenge included for others. Similarities and differences between China and India (handouts) Highlight information Add own facts 2 paragraphs writing (sentence starters) Answers on board Bingo key words plenary but teacher uses definitions so students need to think
Population of Asia
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Population of Asia

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Fun dingbats game. Example together first. Learning objectives Key terms (challenge included) Explanation - sparse/dense AFL thumbs Lots of images - address misconceptions Information on Asia (China) - Whats the differences discussion Mind map - example together on board first. (challenge included) Choropleth map introduction Create your own (challenge included) - use Atlas After a while - have countries on board to assist lower ability/ SEND and get them on pace Answers on board - self check Describe the distribution - copy example. Students write their own (help lower ability if needed). Challenge included. Having the example already in books allows them to have something available to refer to. Plenary.
Russia Population
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Russia Population

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Included full lesson plan in detail Looks at density and distribution Observed by university and mentors - and passed placement with it.
Fun with flags quiz
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Fun with flags quiz

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40minutes - 1hr class: alter to suit your needs/ wants to adjust timing. This has PPT, an answer sheet for you, 1 page quiz worksheet (or they can write numbers and answers, depending on the ability of students or your resources), a video (which is already embedded in the PPT but you have this as an in case). Powerpoint is already timed, so you only need to get the class into groups, give them a worksheet and the slides will go through. I monitor the classroom and if they already answered, then I would forward it to next slide to provide more discussion time at end. Guess the country (flags made with their food) Name the colours of the flag Real or Fake flag Short video clip about flags: memory test At the end, you can mark answers by going through with students and having them swap their sheets with another group. You can even expand on each section/ answer by asking about the image which brings into cultural food and famous things of each country, or even some facts that students may know. You can decide how they get full marks. For example, correct spelling only etc. Literacy is important in UK schools and you gain points for correct spelling in exams so you might want to factor your lessons. I used this for English class where they had to translate it from their own language to English so I didn’t mark for spelling but gave them points for trying to spell (usually they would have the word in their langauge). Their geography level are good so I usually did forward the slides. I used this as a reward day which is fun, engaging and has competition between teams. You can give rewards to the winning team if you like, usually candy or in UK it would be commendations.
Grid Reference Story
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Grid Reference Story

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Recap of skills. An exciting story to follow (promotes literacy). Adaptable between year 7 to older by changing the story words. Map is adaptable to change to your town/ school if you wanted. TEA answer with gapfill to scaffold. Concept used over a small scale. Also available as a large scale (assuming it is a practice) to show Ebola as a real life case study. All adaptable.