UK Infrastructure and Sustainability - AQA GCSE Geography - Economics

LESSON COVERS
Improvements to the UK transport infrastructure including: HS2, motorway upgrades, Heathrow third runway, Liverpool port improvements. Going on to look the challenges this presents for sustainability and Torr Quarry as an example of sustainable economic development.

LESSON INVOLVES
Watching a series of videos and making differentiated targeted notes on the different improvements in transport identified above. Then an exam question to identify that the increase in economic development leads to increased emissions. After this students then create a differentiated mini infographic on Torr Quarry as an example or where development can be sustainable - taking into account social, environmental and economic impacts. Final task is an exam question. Peer assessment mini plenaries, starter and final plenary are also included.

LESSON RESOURCES
There are sheets for students to make their video notes on, as well as template for the mini infographic.
IMPORTANT - for the infographic task the lesson uses the Blue Oxford GCSE Geography AQA text book (edited by S. Ross). If you don’t use this text book the infogRaphic task can be adapted for whichever case study you choose to use.

The lesson also includes a 5 minute “Review Previous Learning” task, as a revision tool - feel free to omit or adapt.

Please review with any feedback or if you spot any weevils in the lesson :-)