This includes two lessons, the first involves students researching the different volcanic hazards including lava, gas, pyroclastic flow, tsunami, landslides, lahars and tephra. there is also a plate margin Venn diagram to use as a starter to test student’s knowledge of each plate margin. In the next lesson pupils will present their findings to the rest of the class. there is a PowerPoint presentation including photos and diagrams of the hazards to support if student research is not quite detailed enough.

This lesson first involves the students classifying energy into renewable and non-renewable sources. the pupils are then required to interpret pie charts, line graphs, tables and divided bar graphs of energy supply. The pupils should then split into groups, each with a different photo of an energy source and should complete a table explaining how the energy is extracted, its advantages and disadvantages. Pupils can use textbooks to enhance this work. Pupils should then take notes on a range of each others renewable and non-renewable energy sources.

This lesson includes details about all earthquake hazards including ground shaking, soil liquefaction, tsunamis, landslides, avalanches and flooding. the PowerPoint incorporates images, flow charts and video clips to help the students to develop their understanding.

This lesson develops the pupils understanding of how headlands and bays are formed on concordant and discordant geology coastlines. It then goes onto coves and geos. There is a mark scheme to assess the pupils At the end there is a Swanage Map quiz with answers.

This lesson is designed to teach the students about the different types of aid and to identify the advantages and disadvantages of different types of aid. To start the students are asked to consider where aid is needed at the moment and what type of aid they have given recently. Next there is a video clip introducing the different types of aid. After that they are given definitions of the main types of aid including multi-lateral aid, bilateral aid and voluntary aid. They are then asked to classify the advantages and disadvantages of this aid. Next, there is a recall quiz to test the students understanding of these terms. After that the class is split into groups of four. Each group is given a disaster card, aid costs sheet and aid package sheet. The students are asked to identify which aid is needed in the immediate, short and long term. They are then asked to refine their ideas to fit a budget of 700 units. You can also dish out chance cards to groups, which may benefit or disadvantage their aid package. Some groups can share their aid package plans with the class. The plenary is a cartoon interpretation activity. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

In this lesson students are introduced to a range of strategies to manage the carbon cycle. these include afforestation, wetland restoration, improving agricultural practices, the Kyoto protocol and the Paris agreement. Students work in groups with flip chart paper or on computer to design a presentation to teach each other about their management strategy. Information about each strategy can be found on slides at the end of the PowerPoint presentation. the students are reminded of some dos and don’t when giving speeches. There is a note taking sheet for pupils to complete and a 3 step guide on how to complete it. Also included is a gap fill paragraph about carbon trading by REDD+ in the Amazon. Further info on this scheme is included in a lesson as part of the Amazon case study: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-level-case-study-of-a-rainforest-impacts-of-management-on-water-and-carbon-cycles-11694328. After that the students are required to evaluate the schemes and decide which 2 schemes would have the biggest impact on the global carbon cycle and why. All resources are included within the PowerPoint

This is a staff handbook I created as current Quality Nominee. It includes information on the BTEC course structure, grade calculators, centre organisation chart, roles and responsibilities and how to set up a new BTEC course, . After that are the centre policies which have been approved via desktop review. These include registration and certification, assessment, internal verification, appeals, assessment malpractice and employer involvement policy.

The lesson includes causes, effects, prevention, prediction and responses to the volcano. Firstly, the students are introduced to Mount Ontake and its tectonic setting. there is a gap fill activity for the students to complete, which forms an explanation of how the eruption occurred. Next there are two clips of the eruption occurring to build up a sense of place and an awareness of the size, scale and form of the eruption. Next is a series of photos of the eruption and a classification activity involving case study facts (answers included). This is followed by a series of clips and information about prediction, prevention and solutions. Finally there is a case study quiz to test the students knowledge of the facts. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

Students will learn how to interpret height on maps using layer colouring, spot heights and contour lines. It will also help them to draw cross sections of contour maps. Firstly the students are introduced to the different ways in which height can be shown on maps. Then they will complete the layer colouring activity in the map skills booklets, answers are included in the lesson PowerPoint. Next students will undertake two activities that involve matching contour lines to hill shapes to help develop their understanding of relief. After that there are 3 cross-section activities to complete in the map skills booklets, answers are included in the lesson PowerPoint.

In this lesson students will learn how to measure straight line distance and actual distance. Firstly, the students will learn how to measure straight line distance using the map skills booklet and the Cambridge maps (I have enclosed a copy but you will need to enlarge them so 2cm =1km). Next, there is a video and an explanation of how to measure straight line distances, accompanied by a series of Cambridge map questions. After that there are two more scale questions, also included in the map skills booklet. Answers to all activities are included in the PowerPoint.

In this lesson pupils will become a character. During a story telling activity they will answer a specific question linked to 3 sustainable transport schemes in Leeds. They will then share their answers in scrambled groups. An exam question and plan is included along with a mark scheme. The plenary is a case study fact quiz. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

This is a partially completed booklet for students to fully complete themselves from their notes. They can then used these condensed notes and revise from these. I get the pupils to complete these throughout the course so by the end they have already made their revision notes.

This lesson starts by testing the student’s knowledge of the location of major cities in the UK. It then introduces the concept of core and periphery. Pupils then have to apply this to explain the patterns on two UK maps. Next, the students research 4 causes of uneven development (infrastructure, economic change, government policy and geographical location), using information sheets incorporated into the PowerPoint. The lesson also incorporates an examination question and mark scheme. The plenary is an opinion line about the impact of government policy on addressing uneven development through the creation of a Northern Powerhouse.

This lesson introduces the students to the environment that they will be studying. Firstly the students are asked to summarise what they already know about the Arctic Tundra. Next they are split into 3 groups, each group has a pack of resources. The packs include information about location, climate and vegetation. A note taking sheet is provided. Students have 8 minutes with each pack in order to take notes. To test their understanding each group is given one topic to give a presentation on. All resources are included at the end of the PowerPoint.

This lesson contains a worked example followed by a series of exercises where the students can practice and apply their knowledge. Included within the PowerPoint are worksheets for the students to fill in and a full set of answers, including worked calculations. I have included two dispersion diagrams to be used to calculate the interquartile range. I designed these to be used either as homework tasks or as an introductory lesson / skill practice lesson. They are also designed to encourage the students to memorise the formulae as these will not be included in the exam papers even at GCSE level.

This booklet is designed to follow up work undertaken on a river field trip. It includes a range of skills based questions involving methods, site selection data presentation, analysis and conclusions. Each section includes a GCSE mark scheme to assess the students work. These resources can be adapted to be used with fieldwork activities undertaken at a range of locations.

This lesson gradually builds up the characteristics of a climate graph and then leads to the students completing a climate graph for Cumbria on pre-drawn axes. Next, the students need to interpret the climate graph reading the minimum, maximum and range for rainfall and temperature. Next, a writing frame is provided for students to build the information they have interpreted up into a description. After that there is a differentiated living graph activity where students can apply the characteristics of climate to their everyday life. More confident students should choose whether to place the statements at the start or the end of the month and to decided whether to locate them on the temperature or rainfall graph. The pupils are then provided with some data for London’s climate so that they can compare Cumbria’s climate to London’s. Finally, the students are given a climate graph for Khartoum to test if they can apply their understanding to an unfamiliar place.

This resource is deigned to revise ecosystems over two lessons. Included in resource are the following topics: Ecosystem scales Ecosystem location Types of ecosystem Climate data Causes and effects of deforestation Rainforest management case study Location of coral reefs Coral reef nutrient cycle Threats to coral reefs Management of coral reefs Coral quiz At the end of the resources are pupil booklets. The first page of the booklet acts as a plenary for pupils to evaluate their progress in the lesson and to identify what and how to revise next. The resource is easily editable for your own case studies.