Complete lesson covering the causes of flooding in Bangladesh. Designed for KS3 but could be used for KS4. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Explanation of Bangladesh’s vulnerability
Information cards and questions
Extension activity on monsoons
AfL activity and bingo activity to check understanding
Plenary - correct the mistakes
Complete lesson covering the main air masses that affect the UK. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Description of an air mass
Video
Questions using map
AfL activity
Match up the air mass with the description (printable sheet)
AfL to check understanding
Explanation of the Jet Stream
Student word fill activity to describe how the Jet Stream affects the UK’s weather
Complete lesson covering the Rust Belt and Detroit, including reasons for its decline, evidence for its decline and links to the cycle of decline. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Rust Belt vs the Sun Belt
History of Detroit and its link to motoring
Reasons for the decline of the Rust Belt
Sheet showing all the evidence of decline
Explanation of the ethnic dimension and political outcomes in this region
Spiral of decline
Main task: annotate key information about the Rust Belt around the cycle of decline diagram
Exam question plenary
Complete lesson covering the different types of rain. Lesson includes:
Do Now - interpreting a rainfall map
Video
Explanation of the different types of rain
Printable worksheet for students to complete using diagrams and keywords on the board
AfL activity
Explanation of types of rainfall in different global locations
Plenary to check for understanding
Complete lesson covering the priorities for regeneration. Lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level but could be used with other exam specifications. This lesson focuses on 4 priorities: sink estates, gated communities, commuter villages and declining rural settlements; each is exemplified with a case study sheet. Lesson includes:
Pre-reading on each type of priority (Word doc that can be printed)
Do Now based on the pre-reading or alternative Do Now based on past content
Maps showing IMD in London & Manchester
Summary of each type of community
Information sheets for each type of community and questions/table to complete
Rural decline summary
Exam question plenary
Complete lesson on strategies to manage rivers and flooding. Designed for KS3 but could be used at KS4 too. Lesson includes:
Do Now
River cross-section and questions
Information sheet on all the strategies and table to complete
Extension activity using different flooding scenarios
AfL to check understanding
Speed dating plenary to allow students to question their partners
A list of possible 4 and 12 mark exam questions for all EQs in the Edexcel A-level Geography Tectonic Hazards unit. Questions are broken down by EQ and include sources to analyse.
Complete lesson covering rural rebranding in Cornwall. Lesson was designed for the Edexcel A-level but could work with any exam board. Lesson includes:
Do Now
IMD data on Cornwall showing its deprivation
Evidence sheet and activities to explore the reasons rebranding is needed
Cycle of rural decline
6 strategies and table for students to complete
Review of how successful rebranding has been
Possible 6 and 20 mark exam questions
Lesson covering V-shaped valleys. Designed for KS3 but could be used for KS4. Includes:
Do Now activity
Diagrams showing the formation of a v-shaped valley
Explanation of lateral and vertical erosion
Main activity drawing and labelling the diagram
OS map activity with a v-shaped valley
Plenary
Complete lesson covering the River Nile and a decision making activity regarding control of the Nile. Lesson was designed for KS3. Lesson includes:
Do Now
History of the Nile
Video and bingo card activity
Egypt’s population distribution
4 different viewpoints worksheet and table to complete
Complete lesson covering the formation of tropical cyclones or tropical storms. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Video and shared partner work to explain how a tropical cyclone forms
Students use information on the board to put the stages in the correct order on their printed sheets
Correct order
Explanation of why tropical cyclones get weaker once they hit land
Exam question
Plenary
Complete lesson covering the links between oil and conflict in the Middle East. Focus is on the 1991 Gulf War. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Kuwait location
Video and questions
Worksheet to complete covering causes & effects (lower ability worksheet also available)
Plenary
Complete lesson covering migration in the USA (patterns of immigration/emigration, migration policies and opportunities/challenges). Lesson was designed for the OCR Geography A-level, but could be used with a variety of specifications. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Maps/graphs outlining changing trends in immigration to the USA
Migration patterns in the USA maps
Summary of US emigration patterns
Printable worksheet on US emigration patterns and US migration policy timeline (with video)
Printable worksheet on the challenges and opportunities of migration to the USA with activities
Explanation of how migration to the USA has increased interdependence with Mexico
Exam question and mark scheme
Optional reading on Mexican immigration perceptions
Complete lesson covering the 4 main terrestrial ecosystems found in the UK. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Photos and prompts on each ecosystem
Categorise activity - categorise descriptions into each ecosystem
Challenge task on threats to each ecosystem
Spot the mistakes AfL activity
Plenary
Complete lesson covering China’s population distribution and the reasons for its distribution. Lesson includes:
2 x Do Nows to choose from
Describing China’s distribution activity
Videos comparing different parts of China
Labelling map task and explaining China’s distribution
Question practise to consolidate
Plenary
Complete lesson covering mitigation of climate change. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Recap on the human causes of climate change
Optional interquartile range practise slide
Video and prompts about the ecological footprint
Mind map about reducing our own ecological footprint
Card sort activity (printable cards) with different mitigation strategies
Evaluation whole class writing
Plenary
Complete lesson covering nationalism, identity and loyalty. Lesson was designed for the Migration, Identity & Sovereignty topic in the Edexcel Geography A-level. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Explanation of how nationalism is reinforced through education, sport and politics
Discussion of what is ‘Britishness’
Explanation of how our national character has changed over time
Examples of nationalism in other states
Explanation of the link between nationalism & the British countryside
4 mark exam question and model answer
Explanation of the link between globalisation, migration & national identity
Printable news article and questions
Discussion plenary
Complete lesson covering the causes and impacts of suburbanisation and counter-urbanisation. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Graph and discussion
Mind map reasons for suburbanisation
Explanation of counter-urbanisation
Printable sheet that students use to categorise the impacts of suburbanisation and counter-urbanisation
Plenary
Complete lesson covering the Amazon River. Lesson includes:
Do Now
Recap on the source of the Amazon
Short video clip
Worksheet to complete using the information sheet (both can be printed)
Plenary - correct the mistakes
Complete lesson covering a decision making activity about how Old Oak Common in London should be regenerated. Ideal for use with A-level students studying Changing Places or Regenerating Places. Lesson includes:
Do Now - Old Oak Common location
Why is Old Oak Common in need of regeneration?
Deprivation in Old Oak Common
Printable worksheet to complete
Printable decision options summarising each scheme
Link to video about what is actually proposed