Title: Where's Nigeria and why should we care? Aim: To describe the loaction of Nigeria and account for its global and regional importance. AQA GCSE>Challenges in the Human Environment>The Changing Economic World Fully resourced, FREE lesson. Save yourself some planning time and use this. I've used Nigeria as a CASE STUDY of one NEE experiencing rapid economic growth. First planned and taught: September 2017 The remaining 7 lessons in this unit will be available for £3 each, or the whole unit will be available as a bundle for £6, once I've finished planning and teaching it. My lessons are planned and taught using smart notebook, but a PDF is also included for those that don't use SMART.

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 the DTM? Aim: To explain how the DTM works and how it links to differing levels of development. 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 and taught: March 2017 I appreciate not everyone uses Smart Notebook, so a PDF of the lesson is also included. Thank you for looking.

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: 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.

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 will be included in my Cold Environments bundle. 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

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: What development opportunities do cold environments like Alaska present? Aim: To create a case study of ALASKA as a cold environment that highlights development opportunities and evaluates the impacts of these. HOMEWORK INCLUDED - 9 Mark case study question with plan. 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 can Cold Environments be managed? Aim: To evaluate a range of strategies used to balance the needs of economic development and conservation in Cold Environments. AQA GCSE>Living with the physical environment>The living world>Cold Environments First planned and taught: June 2017 Please note: An AQA Geography GCSE textbook (OXFORD) is required for this lesson, but you could adapt it easily to teach without. 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: 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

Title: Where are the UK's uplands, lowlands and rivers? Aim: To identify the relief and landscapes of the UK. AQA GCSE > Living with the Physical Environment > Physical Landcapes in the UK > UK Physical Landscapes. (But could be easily adapted for KS3 or a decent cover lesson) Planned and Taught May 2017 This is that strange line of the spec which sits above Rivers and Coasts. We've decided to teach it before Rivers, but it would make just as much sense to teach it before you start Coasts. I've done my best to 'sex up' a part of the spec that has Gove written all over it. The lesson therefore starts with some 'ubergeography', which is designed to prompt class discussion, then your students can crack on with the map work. You'll need an Atlas. Thanks for looking. Please note. My lessons are planned and taught using smart notebook, but a powerpoint version is also included here.

Title: Source to Mouth or Bank to Bank? Aim: To describe and explain the long profile and changing cross profile of a river and its valley. AQA GCSE > Living with the Physical Environment > Physical Landscapes in the UK > River Landscapes in the UK. (But should cover most new GCSE specs) Panned and first taught: May 2017 This lesson covers drainage basins, long profile, channel cross profile and valley cross profile. Tasks include map skills and exam questions. All resources are included, no specific text book is required. Thanks for looking. (Please note. My lessons are planned and taught using smart notebook, but a powerpoint version of the lesson is included.)

Title: How do rivers transport and deposit their load? Aim: To explain how a river transports and deposits its load. AQA GCSE > Living with the Physical Environment > Physical Landscapes in the UK > River Landscapes in the UK. (But should cover most new GCSE specs) First Taught: June 2017 I decided to tag deposition on the end of this lesson. It just doesn't warrant it's own lesson at this stage. More depth is given in Lesson 8 of the unit - Levees and Floodplains. My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but a PDF is also included. Thanks for looking.

Title: What landforms does erosion produce? Aim: To describe and explain how interlocking spurs, rapids, waterfalls and gorges 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) Exam style homework included. 14 marks. Draws on various elements of the unit so far This lesson covers interlocking spurs, waterfalls and gorges as required by by the specification, but also rapids... because they're cool. My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but a PDF is also included. Thanks for looking.

Title: How do rivers shape the land? Aim: To explain how a river erodes its bed, banks and load. AQA GCSE > Living with the Physical Environment > Physical Landscapes in the UK > River Landscapes in the UK. (But should cover most new GCSE specs) The content could also be adapted for KS3. This took me 2 lessons to teach well. This lesson covers vertical and lateral erosion before introducing abrasion, corrosion, attrition and hydraulic action. Students then produce revision cards for each type of erosion and can also produce revision videos. Opportunities to stretch and challenge included. Good evidence if teaching as an observed lesson/interview lesson. My lessons are planned and taught using Smart Notebook, but a PDF is also included. Thanks for looking.

Title: What fluvial landforms occur in the middle course of rivers? Aim: To describe the characteristics of Meanders and Oxbow Lakes and explain their formation. AQA GCSE > Living with the Physical Environment > Physical Landscapes in the UK > River Landscapes in the UK. (But should cover most new GCSE specs) This is classic Geography, but the lesson provides students (and you) with everything needed to tackle any exam question on either meanders or oxbow lakes. Also included is a really useful revision sheet, which summarises the lot. My lessons are planned and taught with Smart Notebook, but a PDF is also included. Thanks for looking.