Lesson Aim: For students to gain a clear understanding as to how the car industry in the UK has become more sustainable. Lesson Objectives: 1. To identify the impacts the UK car industry has upon the environment 2. To establish how the UK car industry has become more sustainable 3. To determine the environmentally sustainable credentials of the Nissan Leaf. Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks * Lesson plan * Impacts of the UK car industry card sort Lesson 18 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. Can easily work as a stand alone lesson. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) - for lower ability differentiated task * Scissors & glue Differentiated with tasks for lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: To gain a clear understanding as to how disparities in wealth and health are consequences are of global variations in development. Lesson Objectives: 1. To explain the problems caused by disparities in wealth 2. To determine how poverty is killing mothers in Lesotho 3. To compare healthcare in Lesotho and the UK Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks * Lesson plan including homework task * Worksheet- Lesotho and the UK Lesson 5 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. Also works as a stand alone lesson on the consequences of uneven development. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) Differentiated with tasks for higher and lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: To establish where the largest cities in the world are and to understand reasons for their development. Lesson Objectives: 1. To write a geographical description of the distribution of the world’s biggest cities. 2. To work collaboratively in order to improve your geographical description! 3. To investigate the reasons why cities grow. Resources included: * PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks for more able to allow for additional research * Lesson plan * World map worksheet Lesson 2 of 10 from my scheme of work on Urban Geography. Also works as a stand alone lesson on why cities grow. Fully differentiated with tasks for lower and higher ability pupils. This lesson is from a scheme of work that I have written for my Year 7 groups, but it could easily be adapted for Year 8 or 9. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: For students to investigate and become familiar with the main factors that have led to economic change in the UK. Lesson Objectives: 1. To establish how industrial structure in the UK has changed over time 2. To examine the effects of globalisation on the UK 3. To explain how government policies have led to economic change in the UK Resources included: * PowerPoint presentation * Lesson plan * Five separate workstation task sheets - task instruction sheets can be laminated for future use Lesson 16 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. Can easily work as a stand alone lesson. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) * The old AQA GCSE Heinemann text book for Spec A (Bowen and Palmister, 2009) - needed for task 2 to provide information about the changing global distribution of manufacturing industry. Differentiated for higher and lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: To determine how and why Nigeria’s economy is changing Lesson Objectives: 1. To determine how industry can be divided into different sectors. 2. To establish how Nigeria’s industrial structure is changing. 3. To identify the importance of oil and manufacturing in the Nigerian economy. Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks * Lesson plan Lesson 11 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. Can easily work as a stand alone lesson. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) * A highlighter Differentiated with tasks for higher and lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson. Homework task included

Lesson Aim: To gather case study specific information based on the way in which tourism in Tunisia (a NEE) has helped to reduce the development gap. Lesson Objectives: 1. To establish why tourists visit Tunisia 2. To identify the ways in which tourism has reduced Tunisia’s development gap 3. To investigate the sustainability of tourism in Tunisia Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks * Lesson plan Lesson 9 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. This can also work as a stand alone lesson. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) Differentiated with suggested tasks for more able students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: To gain a clear understanding as to how we can classify settlements within a hierarchy. Lesson Objectives: 1. To determine what a settlement hierarchy is. 2. To research specific examples of settlements that fit into the hierarchy. 3. To investigate the characteristics of a range of settlements in our local area. Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation * Lesson plan * Homework instruction sheet (Print the six slides as a single-sided handout) * Settlement hierarchies worksheet Lesson 3 of 10 from my scheme of work on Urban Geography/ Settlement . Also works as a stand alone lesson on settlement hierarchies. Fully differentiated with tasks for higher and lower ability pupils. This lesson is from a scheme of work that I have written for my Year 7 groups, but it could be easily adapted for Year 8 or 9. This lesson requires pupils to make use of: * Atlases * An O.S map of the local area. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: To gain a clear understanding as to how migration is a consequence of global variations in development Lesson Objectives: 1. To define key terms associated with migration 2. To categorise a range of migrants 3. To identify push and pull factors operating on Syrian refugees Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks * Lesson plan Lesson 6 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. Also works as a stand alone lesson on migration as a consequence of uneven development. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) * Migration handout- p.211 of the new Cambridge GCSE course book (photocopy and laminate a class set) Differentiated tasks included. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: To gain a clear understanding as to why there are global variations in development Lesson Objectives: 1. To establish the limitations of the DTM 2. To establish the causes of uneven development 3. To make recommendations as to which indicator should be improved to bring the biggest improvements in development. Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks * Lesson plan Lesson 4 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. This lesson can also work as a stand alone lesson. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) * Blank A3 paper Differentiated with tasks for higher and lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: For students to investigate and become familiar with the main factors that have led to economic change in the UK. Lesson Objectives: 1. To establish what the phrase ‘post-industrial economy’ means 2. To examine the growing importance of service industries, finance, research, science and business parks in the UK 3. To investigate the characteristics of the Cambridge Science Park. Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks * Lesson plan * Template for paired reading sheet- this requires the addition of material from the black Cambridge GCSE for AQA Geography text book (Kitchen el al. 2016) Lesson 17 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. Can easily work as a stand alone lesson. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) * Information from the new Cambridge GCSE for AQA Geography text book (Kitchen el al, 2016) Differentiated with tasks for lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson. Homework task included- 9 mark exam question with mark scheme

Lesson Aim: For students to understand what the North-South divide is and to know how the effects can be reduced. Lesson Objectives: 1. To produce an annotated map of the UK describing characteristics of the North-South divide 2. To outline strategies that can be used to reduce the North-South divide 3. To collaboratively research transport developments in the UK Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks * Lesson plan * North- South divide worksheet Lesson 20 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. Can easily work as a stand alone lesson. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016 * Four copied pages from the new, black Cambridge Geography GCSE for AQA student book, Kitchen et al (2016) Differentiated with tasks for lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson. Homework task included

Lesson Aim: To define key terms and work together to determine the suitability of different sites for a settlement. Lesson Objectives: 1. To define the key terms of settlement, site, situation and function 2. To establish the factors that were important when selecting early settlement sites 3. To work together to determine the best site for your tribe Resources included: * PowerPoint presentation, including hyperlink for additional research for more able * Lesson plan * Settlement card sort including lower ability differentiated version * Six tribal settlement role sheets (print using six different colours of paper and laminate for repeat use) Lesson 1 of 10 from my scheme of work on Urban Geography. Also works as a stand alone lesson on what makes a good site for a settlement. Fully differentiated with resources and additional research tasks for lower and higher ability pupils. This lesson is from a scheme of work that I have written for my Year 7 groups, but it could easily be adapted for Year 8 or 9. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: For students to gain an overall picture as to what Nigeria’s global standing is. Lesson Objectives: 1. To map Nigeria’s trading partners 2. To establish the main political and trading changes that have taken place between Nigeria and the rest of the world. 3. To identify the advantages and disadvantages are of Nigeria’s relationship with China. Resources included: * PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks * Lesson plan * Card sort- Nigeria's political and trading relationships Lesson 13 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. Can easily work as a stand alone lesson. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) * Atlases * Scissors & glue Differentiated for higher and lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: For students to gain a clear understanding as to how the UK’s place in the world has changed over time and will change in the future. Lesson Objectives: 1. To establish how the UK’s place in the world has changed. 2. To identify our current main trading links. 3. To investigate how our place in the world may change in the future. Lesson 21 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. Can easily work as a stand alone lesson. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016 Differentiated with tasks for lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

This lesson plan is for two lessons. Lesson Aim: To successfully research a range of management strategies used to reduce the development gap. Lesson Objectives: 1. To establish the limitations of the DTM 2. To establish the causes of uneven development 3. To make recommendations as to which indicator should be improved to bring the biggest improvements in development. Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks * Lesson plan * A3 worksheet 'Strategies used to reduce the development gap' * Home Team instruction sheet (laminate a class set of 8 for future use) * Investigator instruction sheet (laminate a class set of 8 for future use) * Overview of management strategies A4 worksheet Lessons 7&8 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. These lesson can also work as a stand alone lessons on strategies used to reduce the development gap. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) * Blank paper * Old green ‘Understanding GCSE Geography for AQA specification A’ text books, to be used for additional research. * Single-sided laminated copies of p.212-215 of the black Cambridge new GCSE text book- to be used as additional information for the investigator group. Differentiated with tasks for higher and lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: To gain a clear understanding into the range of ways humans are having a negative impact upon coral reefs. Lesson Objectives: 1. To establish what coral is 2. To determine why coral reefs are important 3. To identify the main threats facing coral reefs Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation * Lesson plan * Seven ‘threats to coral reefs’ A4 cards, which should be laminated and stuck up around the room. * Lower ability worksheet- Threats to the coral reef table. Clipboards may also be useful. Lesson 7 of 10 from my new scheme of work on Biogeography/ Ecosystems. Also works as a stand alone lesson on threats to coral reefs. Fully differentiated with resources and additional research tasks for lower and higher ability pupils. This lesson is from a scheme of work that I have written for my Year 8 groups, but it could be easily adapted for Year 7 or 9. This lesson requires pupils to make use of: * Life on Earth- episode 9 (the shallow seas) Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: For students to familiarise themselves with the location of Nigeria and to establish the political, social, cultural and environmental context in which it is placed. Lesson Objectives: 1. To establish where Nigeria is located 2. To describe how Nigeria’s natural environment varies within the country 3. To investigate Nigeria’s economic, social, cultural and political context. Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks * Lesson plan * Introducing Nigeria worksheet Lesson 10 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. Can also easily work as a stand alone lesson. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) Differentiated with tasks for higher and lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: For students to gain a clear understanding as to what types of aid exist and the impacts on Nigeria Lesson Objectives: 1. To determine the different types of aid that exist. 2. To identify the impacts aid has had upon Nigeria. 3. To establish whether Nigeria still needs aid. Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks (I have had to compress this as the file is quite large) * Lesson plan * Types of aid worksheet Lesson 14 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. Can easily work as a stand alone lesson. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) * Blank A3 paper Differentiated with tasks for higher and lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson. Homework task included.

Lesson Aim: To practice writing accurate geographical descriptions and conducting additional research using a range of sources. Lesson Objectives: 1. To establish what a biome is 2. To use an atlas to describe the geographical distribution of biomes 3. To carry out additional research to add biome facts to your maps Resources included: PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks to video clips Lesson plan Lower ability biomes card sort Homework mapping worksheet (print the six slide PowerPoint document as a single-page A4 handout sheet) Lesson 3 of 10 from my new scheme of work on Biogeography/ Ecosystems. Also works as a stand alone lesson on biomes. Fully differentiated with resources and additional research tasks for lower and higher ability pupils. This lesson is from a scheme of work that I have written for my Year 8 groups, but it could be easily adapted for Year 7 or 9. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.

Lesson Aim: For students to have a clear understanding as to the impact Shell has had upon Nigeria Lesson Objectives: 1. To investigate the role Shell has played in Nigeria’s oil industry 2. To outline the advantages and disadvantages of Shell’s presence in Nigeria 3. To establish the environmental impact of the oil industry in Nigeria Resources included: *PowerPoint presentation including hyperlinks * Lesson plan * Worksheet to accompany video * Answer sheet for teachers (to accompany video worksheet) Lesson 12 of 21 from my new scheme of work on The Changing Economic World for the new AQA GCSE Geography. Can easily work as a stand alone lesson. This lesson requires students to make use of: * The new AQA GCSE Hodder text book (Widdowson et al, 2016) Differentiated with tasks for higher and lower ability students. Three progress checks have been incorporated into this lesson.