Questions for students to answers whilst watching the BBC documentary Climate Change - The Facts, which is available on iPlayer. Questions are in order. There are 22 questions in total but you could remove some if you wish, especially if being used with younger students.

Title: Where does crime happen? Success Criteria: I can… Describe spatial patterns of crime in the UK. Explain reasons why some places become crime hot spots. This lesson includes a range of activities, including a choropleth map task.

Title: Why are rainforests important? SUCCESS CRITERIA: I can… Identify… Describe… Explain/Evaluate …. …the goods and services that tropical rainforests provide. Includes key words, categorization task, extended writing (with peer assessment), with a differentiated option for lower ability students.

A fully resourced set of lessons to cover the Human Rights Topic of the OCR A-Level.

This lesson investigates threats to coral reefs and sustainable solutions. Students watch 3 video clips and use the information to complete a table (exemplar answers for self assessment included). The second task is a snakes & ladders board game, which involves students gaining and losing points, depending on how sustainable their actions are.

This lesson looks at reasons why coral reefs are important. Includes: Clips A table, which student categorise as social, economic & environmental. Diamond 9 activity. Case study on the Great Barrier Reef. All resources included.

A selection of model answers written to support assessment of the CSMP unit for OCR A-Level Geography. Includes a range of questions from specimen papers / past papers.

Success Criteria: I can… Define key terms related to rainforests Describe why the rainforest is important Explain the impacts of deforestation Evaluate strategies to protect the rainforest Task: create a newspaper article about rainforest destruction. Clear leveled Assessment Criteria, which can be adapted to fit any school’s own assessment policy. Example and modeling included to support students.

Title: Sustainable Management of the Rainforest Success Criteria: I can… Define the term ‘sustainable’ Describe strategies to protect the rainforest Evaluate strategies to protect the rainforest Fully resourced lesson, which includes a diamond 9 activity and a snakes & ladders game.

Lesson Title: Rainforest Destruction SUCCESS CRITERIA: I can… Identify… Describe… Explain… …the causes & effects of rainforest destruction A fully resourced lesson looking at the causes & effects of rainforest destructions. Includes a video clip, categorising task and extended writing. Focuses on developing explanation.

Feedback lesson which links to L8. Rainforest Assessment. Uses coded feedback for WWW & EBI, which makes marking efficient and purposeful. Includes: EBI tasks, along with model examples of each to support students. Reflection letter template. Book review template.

Carousel style lesson where students use information sheets to collect information about 6 wonders of the world: Grand Canyon Great Wall of China Victoria Falls Great Barrier Reef Paricutin Machu Picchu Perfect for Key Stage 2, Year 7 or to use as a transition lesson for Year 6.

A full SoW with student work booklet. This has been designed for Year 8 but would be suitable for all of KS3. Consists of 6 lessons and a word search & cross word. Lesson 1: Seven Worlds, One Planet - Antarctica (questions based on BBC iPlayer documentary) Lesson 2: Exploring Antarctica Lesson 3: Climate in Antarctica Lesson 4: How have animals adapted to survive in Antarctica? Lesson 5: The Race to the South Pole Lesson 6: Antarctica under Threat

This lesson looks at the positive and negative impacts of Christmas. It includes some video clips, a categorising task and extended writing. Lots of scope for discussion and promotes thinking. Also gets students to think about how we can make Christmas more sustainable. The ideal lesson for the week we break up, if you want to avoid a quiz or film.

Lesson 1 of the SoW on Rainforests. The lesson looks at the location, structure & climate of the rainforest biome.

Twenty 5-minute starter activities for Year 7 Geography. Most answers included where possible (see notes section).

5 Geography word searches, plus a blank template.

Lesson title: How do animals & plants survive in the rainforest? Success Criteria: I can… Identify… Describe… Explain… …how plants & animals has adapted to survive in tropical rainforests. Students investigate how plants & animals have adapted to the survive in the rainforest. Includes key terms & definitions, a table & informations cards, plus an extended writing task, with peer assessment.

Title: Rainforest People SUCCESS CRITERIA: I can… Identify… Describe… Explain… …the lives of rainforest tribes Fully resourced lesson.