Half-Term Unit on Global Issues - Ideal for KS3 Geography Fully updated and revamped for 2026! This popular Global Issues unit has been completely refreshed with updated content, new activities, improved worksheets and a brand-new assessment. This fully resourced half-term unit introduces KS3 students to some of the major global challenges shaping our world today. Lessons are clear, varied and visually engaging, with a strong focus on real-world examples, geographical thinking, decision-making and discussion. Whether you’re a specialist or non-specialist, the unit is designed to be flexible and easy to use, saving you planning time without compromising on quality. The pack includes PowerPoints, ready-to-print worksheets, embedded videos, individual and collaborative activities, revision materials and a complete end-of-unit assessment with mark scheme. Topics covered: Global Issues Water Food Energy Diseases Fast Fashion Sustainable Development Goals Students explore not only the causes and impacts of these issues, but also the connections between them and the challenges involved in finding sustainable solutions. If you find this unit useful, feel free to browse my shop for a wide range of Geography resources. I keep my prices affordable and offer bundles across a variety of topics and key stages. As a practising classroom teacher with nearly 25 years of experience, I only share resources I’ve used myself. All lessons have been tried, tested and enjoyed by my students. A lot of care goes into creating these resources, so I’d really appreciate it if you could leave a review. Thank you for your support! Updated October 2026

This 38-slide PPT contains new GCSE-style reading, writing, speaking and translation questions suitable for Key Stage 4 GCSE students. It contains activities on the topics of Global Issues - The Environment There are 3 subtopics: Problemas en las ciudades, Medios de transporte - Problemas del medio ambiente. For each subtopic, there are reading tasks, translations into English (paragraph), translation into Spanish (sentences), writing tasks and questions for the oral exam. Produced by Patti Hinde - A-level, IGCSE, and GCSE Spanish tutoring services.

In this resource file: You will find teaching materials for Theme 2- Unit 7 (AQA): Global issues (Les problèmes globaux) The PPT (approx. 85 slides including answer slides) covers the whole Unit and is composed of 3 parts: ’ Social and global aspects’, ‘Equality- issues and actions’ and ‘Environment- dangers and solutions’ It includes: -Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing and Translations activities (3 of each minimum) -Grammar points and practice: Tenses (present, perfect and imperfect), imperative mood, direct object pronouns, Si clauses (present and future). -Homework tasks -a link to an online vocab learning course+ (a paper version of the vocab list) -a vocab test linked to the course -QR codes at the bottom of worksheet for extra independent study -Tips, reminders and strategies to support students -Comments under the slides for advice and worksheets location All worksheets and answers are provided in.pdf and editable formats. Please note: the connect 4 game is only included as a .pdf file Activities are differentiated and exam- style If you wish to see an example of a task included in this resource file, you can download one of the worksheets for free here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/la-pauvret-en-france-worksheet-gcse-and-a-level-french-12054936 After downloading, save the .zip file (Unit7) in the “my documents” area of your computer, then right-click and extract all to access all the resources Please note: the first 10 files are a preview of what is included in the .zip folder If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources like this one, you can check this Facebook page: @frenchresources, where updates, links and freebies are posted regularly.

A KS3 SoW on ‘Global Issues.’ The lessons are based around the sustainable development goals. They include lessons on: Introduction to the SDGs Poverty Gender Inequality Fast Fashion Climate Change Life on Sea/Land. All of the lessons are fully resourced.

A lesson to introduce students to global issues and the sustainable development goals. Activities designed for a 1 hour lesson. Includes a variety of tasks e.g. think pair share, placing issues along a continuum line and justifying choices, video clip with a question and answer sheet and a final creative task. All can be adapted to suit your class. Designed for KS3, Year 9 geography but would be suitable for citizenship lessons too.

This resource introduces and practices vocabulary in French to describe problems facing the world.

Here is a free resource for you to teach global literacy in your classroom creatively addressing the key issues. This 48-page pack will help you teach your students Global Goals for Sustainable Development published by the UN in 2016 to raise their awareness on global issues with a focus on Global Citizenship, Diversity, Freedom, Poverty, Hunger, and Environmental Issues. While learning many things about global issues and becoming a global citizen, the students will analyze a poem, read two non-fiction texts by Jane Goodall and Nelson Mandela and do the activities about them, write a bio-poem and a biography, an essay and a journal entry, analyze a cartoon and design their own, and prepare a presentation. The activities in the pack will enable you to differentiate learning naturally.

Starter task to guess some of the main topics explored in GP. Discussion of how the topics could link or overlap in terms of global issues. Pupils identify the 17 UN SDGs. Discussion of links and overlaps between the SDGs and the GP topics. Teacher models analysis of a current global issue through an online article relating to M Pox. Pupils work in pairs to investigate one or more of the other articles by identifying: the perspectives, the issue, links to the GP topics and UN SDGs, key facts. Pupils present findings to each other.

8 texts containing if clauses.

A bundle of 8 hours of PSHCE lessons all with a focus on pertinent global issues - perfect for Tutor Time or a PSHCE Drop Down Day. Each lesson includes a detailed and well differentiated PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, clip tasks and questions sheets, engaging consolidation activities, as well as literacy and debate tasks.Everything is editable, easy to follow and can be picked up and used without any extra work by you. This Pack includes: Globalisation Plastic Pollution Sustainability, Animal Rights and Veganism Multiculturalism and Immigration Issues The rise of Right Wing Extremism The Problem of Privilege Two hours on Reproductive and Fertility issues (an addition stipulated in the redraft of the PSHE 2020 guidance). These lessons could be used with older KS3 students but were created with KS4 predominantly in mind as they build on the lessons in my KS3 PSHE Pack Many more PSHE, RE and Citizenship Resources available at my store: EC Resources

This lesson allows students to independently explore global issues such as water, animal rights, food, education and natural disasters. Students are encouraged to work autonomously, discovering information and exploring world maps to discuss which places they think are the 'best' and 'worst' to live in. Lots of group discussion is encouraged!

This lesson allows students to independently explore global issues such as water, animal rights, food, education and natural disasters. Students are encouraged to work autonomously, discovering information and exploring world maps to discuss which places they think are the 'best' and 'worst' to live in. Lots of group discussion is encouraged!

I have created a SOW for Global issues. Powerpoints and resources are all included, as well as a end of topic assessment. I have created these lessons using the KS3 Geography: Heading towards AQA GCSE book. These lessons are designed to be able to deliver without the book. Lesson titles are: Lesson 1: Plastics in the ocean Lesson 2: Climate Change Lesson 3: Adapting to climate change Lesson 4: Sustainable tourism Lesson 5: Wilderness areas under threat Lesson 6: Conflict Zones Assessment

ESL Speaking activity about global issues and disasters, such as earthquakes, famine, and floods. PDF file to be projected or printed as handouts. Includes a series of images depicting natural disasters. Lesson: - With students, brainstorm natural disaster words students already know. Make sure the following words get covered: earthquake, flood, famine, landslide, avalanche, drought. - Project the images on a screen or hand out printed copies. Students are to discuss each image addressing the questions what, when, where why and how. Depending on the level, this can be great practice of modals of certainty/probability. - After the images, the next slide is an FCE style speaking task - a question with different ideas to discuss, followed by a follow-up question - The final slide is a series of questions for further discussion about natural disasters in general

Knowledge organiser KS3 heading towards AQA GCSE

A lesson from the global issues topic on globalisation and deglobalisation aimed for KS3 Y9 includes ppt and worksheet

Full lesson covering Year 11 topic of “global issues” ( Theme 2 AQA) . Starter and recap point of environmental solutions, routine verb test, moving on to new vocabulary introduced via a speaking game - students must research new key terms before playing the ‘trap doors’ game. This slide should be printed off for students to make annotations. Grammar point to be elicited from speaking activity: if clause ( foundation) + ext slide for higher ( higher order opinions with subjunctive). Writing task modelled on the exam task types and differentiated: foundation writing out 4 full sentences in relation to a picture and higher 90 word task. Plenary activity encourages peer feedback, very student friendly yet focused on exam assessment criteria of word count, bullet point coverage, quality and accuracy of message.

The ‘Global Issues’ scheme of work is designed for KS3 geography students and addresses a wide range of contemporary challenges facing our planet. This scheme of work also includes a revision lesson, an assessment in addition to assessment feedback lessons. The lessons cater for mixed ability through additional support in the form of writing frames, success criterion in addition to challenge tasks. Each lesson features resources that are either integrated within the powerpoint presentation or separate in the form of microsoft word documents. The scheme of work is comprised of the following lessons: How is the Arctic changing? What are the consequences of the Arctic changing? Is development of the Arctic an opportunity or threat? Why do people migrate? What does the journey of a migrant look like? How is migration being managed in the U.K? Revision Assessment Assessment feedback How important is the Mekong River?

French - Social Global issue MFL Escape Room Knowledge Escape Room Quiz - End of term fun for the whole class. No printing required! Just project the Powerpoint and off you go. Built in timers, Video clips and answer reveals after every slide. This is an educational fun immersive ‘Arctic Expedition themed Escape room’ experience. Have the students compete individually, in teams or as a whole class the choice is yours! This resource is a great team-building activity to keep your students engaged during the last few days (or week) leading up to the end of term. There are seven different challenging puzzles and you have the choice of setting the timer at easy, medium or high difficult level for each escape. Students will complete a variety of tasks using different skills including: problem-solving, critical thinking, reading comprehension, literacy challenges and some clever deduction. The puzzles, bonus questions and challenges are a fun way to assess a topic or subject area. This resource covers a variety of different elements including: vocabulary, key terms. key themes, general subject knowledge, literacy and much more… French - Social Global issue Escape Quiz Escape Room is fully editable and takes less than 1 Minute to set up. French - Social Global issue Escape Quiz Arctic Expedition Escape Room Contents ☞ Interactive 26 slide Powerpoint Escape Room Challenge ☞ Optional Escape Certificates ☞ Optional Team Sheet (Print it or use scrap paper instead) Common FAQ’s ★Group sizes: 1-30 students per team - (Participants up to 180) ★Time: Approximately 50-60 minutes (Provide hints along the way if time is a factor!) ★Materials: Aside from Powerpoint - all students need is a pen / pencil. How to run this escape challenge This escape room can be done without any printing we have however still included a team sheet (Slide 2) should you wish to use it, if not plain paper will more than suffice. The escape room is story driven by a YouTube video which is split into 9 sections. Introduction - Puzzle 1 – Puzzle 2 - Puzzle 3 – Puzzle 4 – Puzzle 5 – Puzzle 6 – Puzzle 7 - Success At various points you will be instructed to pause the video at these points you can go to the next slide in the presentation. Each video section (excluding Introduction and Success) will be followed by a puzzle. Every puzzle has three built in timers in the lower right hand corner to put the teams on a time limit of your choice if you so wish. Once the timer has expired or everyone has completed the puzzle teams can check their answers on the next slide using the CLICK TO REVEAL boxes. Once all answers for the current puzzle have been revealed move on to the next video section and subsequent puzzle until all 7 puzzles have been completed and everyone has escaped successfully (Optional) Give out winning certificates to the highest scorers.

Knowledge organiser about environmental and global issues for GCSE Spanish focusing on Edexcel theme 5 or AQA Theme 2 with tasks and exemplar parallel text.

20 ways to be more eco-friendly, each with a present perfect sentence explaining what somebody has done to do their bit.