Title: Why should Cold Environments be protected? Aim: To explain why Alaska is valuable as a wilderness area and be able to advocate for protection of this fragile environment. Stand alone lesson, fully resourced. AQA GCSE>Living with the physical environment>The living world>Cold Environments First planned and taught: June 2017 My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but a pdf is also included.

Lesson Title: What's Migration? Aim: To explain how uneven levels of development lead to migration. Challenges in the Human Environment > The Changing Economic World > The Development Gap There's a wide range of activities here, therefore textbook not required for the lesson: GCSE Geography AQA (Oxford University Press) Planned: March 2017 Any feedback appreciated. Thank you for looking.

Title: How's Nigeria's Economy Changing? Aim: To record how Nigeria's employment structure has changed and to establish the importance of oil and manufacturing in Nigeria's economic growth. AQA GCSE>Challenges in the Human Environment>The Changing Economic World>NEE Case Study Fully resourced lesson with a focus on numerical (3.4.3) and statistical (3.4.4) skills. First planned and taught: September 2017 My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but PDFs are also included for those that don't use SMART.

Title: What landforms are found in a rivers lower course? Aim: To describe the characteristics of floodplains and explain how levees are formed. AQA GCSE > Living with the Physical Environment > Physical Landscapes in the UK > River Landscapes in the UK. (But should cover most new GCSE specs) No textbook required. There's a useful mapwork activity included in the lesson. Please note. My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but I've also included a powerpoint version.

Title: Why isn't everyone rushing to Alaska? Aim: To create a video outlining 4 challenges to development in Alaska. HOMEWORK INCLUDED - 9 Mark case study question with plan. (Same as previous lesson, but now it's time to set it). Worth knowing... This lesson has two parts. The first part is a game I designed which the kids love and you'll use over and over again. This alone can take a lesson. The second part requires them to make group videos outlining challenges to development. We have flip cams at my school, but the students could use their phones. Lego/playdough also helps. AQA GCSE>Living with the physical environment>The living world>Cold Environments First planned and taught: June 2017 My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but a pdf is also included.

Cold Environments - End of Unit Assessment AQA GCSE>Living with the physical environment>The living world>Cold Environments 29 marks. 5 questions with resource sheet and mark scheme/grade boundaries/AFL included. Easy to mark. First planned and taught: June 2017 My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but a pdf is also included.

Title - What are the key characteristics of cold environments? Aim - To describe and explain the main characteristics of cold environments: Climate, permafrost, soils, plants and animals. AQA GCSE>Living with the physical environment>The living world>Cold Environments First planned and taught: June 2017 Fully resourced lesson, which includes a research based homework. My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but a pdf is also included.

Title: What's life like in the Arctic Circle? Aim: To describe what life is like for people who inhabit the Arctic and what challenges they might face. PLEASE NOTE: I recommend you buy 'Arctic with Bruce Parry' DVD to teach this lesson as it's planned here. £6-7 on Amazon. I use it a lot for this Cold Environments unit. AQA GCSE>Living with the physical environment>The living world>Cold Environments First planned and taught: June 2017 My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but a pdf is also included.

Title: How have plants and animals adapted to life in cold environments? Aim: To give named examples of ways both plants and animals have adapted to life in cold environments and to discuss issues relating to biodiversity. AQA GCSE>Living with the physical environment>The living world>Cold Environments First planned and taught: June 2017 My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but a pdf is also included.

Title: Nigeria - Haunted by the past of exicted by the future? Aim: To explain how Nigeria's economic and political relationships with the wider world have changed and outline the characteristics of these relationships. AQA GCSE>Challenges in the Human Environment>The Changing Economic World>NEE Case Study This fully resourced lesson outlines Nigeria's history from slavery through to the 2015 elections. There's then a data presentation/mapping exercise to illustrate Nigeria's existing international trade partners and finally a focus on Chinese investment in Africa. First planned and taught: September 2017 My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but PDFs are also included for those that don't use SMART.

Title: What's so special about the river Severn? Aim: To identify the major landforms of erosion and deposition on the River Severn. AQA GCSE > Living with the Physical Environment > Physical Landscapes in the UK > River Landscapes in the UK. (But should cover most new GCSE specs) Bored of teaching about the Tees and High Force? Me too. As a teacher based in the South West teaching a more local 'example' makes more sense. I've also included a PDF of the lesson. I know not everyone uses Smart Notebook. Thanks for looking.

Title: How important is tourism in Nepal? Aim: To explore how tourism in Nepal (LIC) is helping to close the development gap. Challenges in the Human Environment > The Changing Economic World > The Development Gap There's a wide range of activities here, therefore no textbook required for the lesson. This took me 2 lessons to teach well. Planned: April 2017 Any feedback appreciated. Thank you for looking.

Lesson Title: What do Population Pyramids tells us? Aim: To understand what population pyramids show and to explain how they link to the Demographic Transition Model. Challenges in the Human Environment > The Changing Economic World > The Development Gap Textbook: GCSE Geography AQA (Oxford University Press) - Fairly important for the lesson, but there's a wide range of activities here, so you could easily work around it. Planned: March 2017 If these lessons prove popular I'll continue to upload the whole unit. Any feedback appreciated. Thank you for looking.

Lesson Title: Why is there a development gap? Aim: To identify historical, economic and social causes of uneven development. Challenges in the Human Environment > The Changing Economic World > The Development Gap Textbook: GCSE Geography AQA (Oxford University Press) - Not essential, most resources required are included within the lesson. This takes some classes 2 lessons to complete well. Planned: March 2017 Any feedback appreciated. Thank you for looking.

Lesson Title: What are the impacts of the development gap? Aim: To ascertain how uneven levels of development have led to disparities in wealth and health. Challenges in the Human Environment > The Changing Economic World > The Development Gap Textbook: GCSE Geography AQA (Oxford University Press) - Fairly important for the lesson, but there's a range of activities here, so you could easily work around it. Planned: March 2017 Any feedback appreciated. Thank you for looking.

Lesson Title: What is Development? Aim: To identify global variations in economic development and quality of life. AQA GCSE 2017 Challenges in the Human Environment > The Changing Economic World > The Development Gap Textbook: GCSE Geography AQA (Oxford University Press) - Not Essential for the lesson. Planned: March 2017 Thank you for looking. If these lessons prove popular I'll upload the whole unit.

Lesson Title: How do we measure development? Aim: To assess the reliability of different development indicators and introduce the Human Development Index (HDI) AQA GCSE 2017 - Includes exam style homework. Challenges in the Human Environment > The Changing Economic World > The Development Gap Textbook: GCSE Geography AQA (Oxford University Press) - Fairly essential for the lesson, but you could work around it. Planned: March 2017 Thank you for looking. If these lessons prove popular I'll upload the whole unit. Any feedback appreciated.

Title: Can a painting kill someone? Aim: To chart Sir John Franklin's expedition of the fabled Northwest Passage and find out what happened to Franklin and his crew. This is a lesson I've always wanted to plan and teach having studied Franklin when I was at Royal Holloway University. (You'll see the link in the lesson). I'm a Geography teacher, but this could be easily taught as a History, Art, English or PSHE lesson. I teach it at the end of Year 9, as part of the AQA Geography GCSE and the full version will be included in my Cold Environments bundle or for £3 seperately. The lesson is designed for students aged 14 and over and should not be taught by an inexperienced teacher, due to the subject matter of mental health, suicide... and cannibalism. PGCE students turn back... My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but a PDF is also included. First planned and taught - July 2017