I have just started teaching tropical storms and I wanted to do a DME with my students. I couldn't find any good resources out there so I have created one myself based on Hurricane Katrina. The lesson is called "Can you save New Orleans from Katrina?". Many of you will have seen the DME based on the Montserrat eruption. I have used the basis for that DME to create this lesson. It involves a series of events being revealed on the board. In group's of 4 they must make decisions about the management of New Orleans for an impending disaster (Katrina). They are given 3 options and must write down the information about the event as well as which decision they make. Students are given an A3 map of the Gulf of Mexico and must track the tropical storm and annotate as much information as possible. Students are also given a flood map of New Orleans; information appears about flooding in New Orleans due to the storm surge, which students must add to the map and complete the key. At the end of the lesson, 10 points are given for every decision they get correct (in line with what really happened). The correct decision (worth 10 points) can be found in italics below the corresponding event on the word document. 20 bonus points are available for the accuracy of the two maps, which is up to the teacher to award whilst students answer the plenary questions (10 points maximum per map). I think this is a really nice lesson. It worked very well with my students and got them engaged in what is a very challenging topic. The idea is that students make better decisions than the government officials made and make comparisons between their own plan and what really happened. I have spent hours making the resources and hope you like them. All information and data is accurate as I spent a lot of time researching and corresponding the correct response to the accurate time period.

An entire scheme/unit of work for Population. This was delivered to a Year 7 class but could be used for all of KS3. All powerpoints and resources are attached. This unit of work has a range of activities including discussion tasks, graph analysis, sorting tasks, a diamond 9 and a DME. Lesson plans are not included but it should be straight forward. Please comment with feedback if happy with resources. Enjoy!

This is a SoW fully resourced for Key Idea 5.1 Climate change during the Quaternary Period of the new Eduqas WJEC 9-1 GCSE A specification. These lessons are from Component 2 for Core Theme 5 (Weather, Climate and Ecosystems). The entire SoW for Core Theme 5 can be found in a bundle. This SoW includes a checklist of lessons, key terms homework, completed key terms and 3 lessons on: Climate Change Natural Causes of Climate Change Human Causes of Climate Change All feedback welcome! Enjoy!!

This is a SoW fully resourced for Key Idea 6.4 Regional Economic Development of the new Eduqas WJEC 9-1 GCSE A specification. These lessons are from Component 2 for Core Theme 6 (Development and Resource Issues). The entire SoW for Core Theme 6 can be found in a bundle. This SoW includes a checklist of lessons, key terms homework, completed key terms and 3 lessons on: What are the patterns of regional inequality in India? What are the patterns of regional inequality in the UK? How can regional inequalities in the UK be reduced? All feedback welcome! Enjoy!!

This is a SoW fully resourced for Key Idea 6.3 Water resources and their management of the new Eduqas WJEC 9-1 GCSE A specification. These lessons are from Component 2 for Core Theme 6 (Development and Resource Issues). The entire SoW for Core Theme 6 can be found in a bundle. This SoW includes a checklist of lessons, key terms homework, completed key terms and 5 lessons on: How and why is the demand for water changing? How can water resources be managed? What are the consequences of international water management? What are the consequences of small-scale water management? What are the consequences of groundwater over-abstraction? All feedback welcome! Enjoy!!

This is a SoW fully resourced for Key Idea 3.1 Tectonic Landforms and Processes of the new Eduqas WJEC 9-1 GCSE A specification. These lessons are from Component A for Optional Theme 3 (Tectonic Landscapes and Hazards). The entire SoW for Optional Theme 3 can be found in a bundle. This SoW includes a checklist of lessons, key terms homework, completed key terms and 5 lessons on: 1. Tectonic activity global distribution 2. Plate boundaries 3. Large-scale features at plate boundaries 4. Volcanoes and their hazards 5. Small-scale features in volcanic landscapes All feedback welcome! Enjoy!!

This is a SoW fully resourced for Key Idea 3.2 Tectonic vulnerability and hazard reduction of the new Eduqas WJEC 9-1 GCSE A specification. These lessons are from Component A for Optional Theme 3 (Tectonic Landscapes and Hazards). The entire SoW for Optional Theme 3 can be found in a bundle. This SoW includes a checklist of lessons, key terms homework, completed key terms and 6 lessons on: 6. Tectonic hazard vulnerability 7. Volcanoes and vulnerability case study (Mount Merapi) 8. Earthquakes (causes and vulnerability) 9. Earthquakes case study (Nepal) 10. Tsunamis 11. Managing tectonic hazards All feedback welcome! Enjoy!!

This is a SoW fully resourced for Key Idea 5.2 Weather Patterns and Process of the new Eduqas WJEC 9-1 GCSE A specification. These lessons are from Component 2 for Core Theme 5 (Weather, Climate and Ecosystems). The entire SoW for Core Theme 5 can be found in a bundle. This SoW includes a checklist of lessons, key terms homework, completed key terms and 8 lessons on: 4. Weather and Climate 5. Low Pressure Systems 6. Typhoon Haiyan 7. High Pressure Systems 8. California Drought 9. UK Weather and Climate 10. Changing Weather in the UK 11. Urban Microclimates All feedback welcome! Enjoy!!

This is a SoW fully resourced for Key Idea 2.2 Population and urban change in the UK of the new Eduqas WJEC 9-1 GCSE A specification. These lessons are from Component A for Core Theme 2 (Rural-Urban Links). The entire SoW for Core Theme 2 can be found in a bundle. This SoW includes a checklist of lessons, key terms homework, completed key terms and 9 lessons on: 8. UK population changes 9. UK migration causes and consequences 10. UK housing crisis 11. What is a sustainable community? 12. Building on the greenbelt 13. Urban renewal of brownfield sites 14. UK retailing 15. Online shopping and technology 16. High street regeneration All feedback welcome! Enjoy!!

This is a SoW fully resourced for Key Idea 2.1 The urban-rural continuum of the UK of the new Eduqas WJEC 9-1 GCSE A specification. These lessons are from Component A for Core Theme 2 (Rural-Urban Links). The entire SoW for Core Theme 2 can be found in a bundle. This SoW includes a checklist of lessons, key terms homework, completed key terms and 7 lessons on: 1. Rural and urban areas 2. Urban spheres of influence 3. The urban-rural continuum 4. Counter-urbanisation and commuting 5. Rural-Urban Issues (traffic and second homes) 6. Remote Rural Areas 7. Rural Sustainability All feedback welcome! Enjoy!!

Here is an entire Scheme / Unit of work for an Energy topic in Geography. This was delivered to Year 8 KS3. Some resources have been adapted from various powerpoints. All resources have been attached. There are a variety of activities included in this SoW (Diamond 9, sorting tasks, colour coding, discussions, ICT task). I would really appreciate any feedback. No lesson plans are attached but it should be quite straight forward.

This is a SoW fully resourced for Key Idea 1.2 Landform and Process change in River Landscapes of the new Eduqas WJEC 9-1 GCSE A specification. These lessons are for the Rivers section of Key Idea 1.2. These lessons are from Component A for Core Theme 1 (Landscapes and Physical Processes). The entire SoW for Core Theme 1 can be found in a bundle. This SoW includes a checklist of lessons, key terms homework, completed key terms and 6 lessons on: 13. River Processes 14. Waterfalls and gorges 15. Meanders and small scale features 16. Investigating downstream changes 17. Changing river landscapes (geology, extreme weather and human activity) 18. Changing river landscapes ICT task All feedback welcome! Enjoy!!

This is a SoW fully resourced for Key Idea 1.1 Distinctive Landscapes of the UK of the new Eduqas WJEC 9-1 GCSE A specification. These lessons are from Component A for Core Theme 1 (Landscapes and Physical Processes). The entire SoW for Core Theme 1 can be found in a bundle. This SoW includes a checklist of lessons, key terms homework, completed key terms and 5 lessons on: 1. Distinctive landscapes 2. Factors affecting landscapes 3. Honey pot sites and carrying capacity 4. Human activity in the Lake District 5. Managing National Parks All feedback welcome! Enjoy!!

This is a SoW fully resourced for Key Idea 1.3 Drainage Basins and Flooding in the UK of the new Eduqas WJEC 9-1 GCSE A specification. These lessons are from Component A for Core Theme 1 (Landscapes and Physical Processes). The entire SoW for Core Theme 1 can be found in a bundle. This SoW includes a checklist of lessons, key terms homework, completed key terms and 6 lessons on: 19. Drainage basin flows and stores 20. Flooding causes 21. Flood hydrographs 22. 2015 UK storms causes and consequences 23. Managing flooding in the future 24. Conflicting opinions about management All feedback welcome! Enjoy!!