Universal and sustainable resources which can be picked up by a teacher at any level of experience. Each lesson has been tweaked over years of experience teaching at a sixth form college. Students have enjoyed the lessons and achieved amazing results. All of my powerpoints have a colour scheme, bold imagery and the same font throughout - because style is important!
I hope that these resources will save you time and free up your energy to make teaching more fun.
Universal and sustainable resources which can be picked up by a teacher at any level of experience. Each lesson has been tweaked over years of experience teaching at a sixth form college. Students have enjoyed the lessons and achieved amazing results. All of my powerpoints have a colour scheme, bold imagery and the same font throughout - because style is important!
I hope that these resources will save you time and free up your energy to make teaching more fun.
This is a full scheme of work for Tectonics that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and some examples of student work.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in a few of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. But overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
This is a full scheme of work for Regeneration that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and various additional documents to supplement the lessons such as a homework booklet, practise exam questions, mark schemes, a knowledge organiser and a case study list, linked to the specification.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
This is a full scheme of work for Carbon that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited and improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and some fun tasks to motivate students.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including interpretation of data and graphs.
There is a strong focus on exam question practice and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford Book 2 in these lessons. It would be useful to have a class set.
Otherwise, the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
This is a full scheme of work for Globalisation that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited and improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and some examples of student work.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics.
There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for definitions quizzes (which you can run as a class competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes.
Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
This is a full scheme of work for Topic 5: ‘The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity’, that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and various additional documents to supplement the lessons such as a homework booklet, practise exam questions, mark schemes, and a case study list, linked to the specification.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on exam question practise and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
This is a full scheme of work for Topic 7: Superpowers, that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited and improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and various additional documents to supplement the lessons such as a homework booklet, practise exam questions, mark schemes, and scaffolded exam questions with essay plans.
The lesson slides are stimulating and the resources cover a variety of skills including those needed for Paper 3. There is a strong focus on exam question practice and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students is based on written answers to exam questions on content which the students have learned in previous lessons. There are also regular knowledge quizzes throughout the lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes.
Overall, most of the powerpoints are self contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 9 of 18.
Includes:
Class quiz starter
Recaps from previous lessons
Hazards, Vulnerability, Resilience and Disaster
Hazard Risk Equation
Degg’s Model
Pressure and Release (PAR) Model
Practise question and model answer
Skills task on level of development
Hazard profiles
World risk report
Multiple Hazard Zones (Vanuatu)
Plenary based on interpreting graph data
Two word documents containing blank hazard profiles and models to cut and stick into book
Edexcel. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
Successful and Unsuccessful Places: Lesson 8 of 21
Knowledge quiz starter with mark scheme
Successful places and perception
Case study: Sydney – a successful urban place
Case study: The Sun Belt, USA – a successful rural place
Unsuccessful places and the spiral of decline
Case study: Detroit – an unsuccessful urban place
Case study: Beattyville, USA – an unsuccessful rural place
8 mark exam question with full model answer
4 mark exam question plenary with full model answer/mark scheme
Extension task
Summary plenary
Slide linking content to the specification
Teacher’s notes slides covering text book references, revision for class knowledge tests, assessed homework and end of topic test.
- Extra sheet – Diagrams to stick in
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 13 of 19: Globalisation and Cultural Diffusion
Discussion starter with answers
Cultural diffusion
Cuba case study
12 mark ‘assess’ essay practise with suggestions for planning
‘Silent debate’ on a topical issue (with instructions)
Western global culture and its impacts
Plenary based on the ‘cultural continuum’
Example answer to debate question
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 19 of 19: Localism, Transition Towns and Ethical Consumerism
Thought-provoking discussion starter
Ethical consumption and complexity
Rana Plaza collapse case study
Fairtrade
Localism (Is localism a middle-class luxury?)
Transition towns
Todmorden case study with notes
Plenary – revisiting last lesson’s essay. Discussion.
EXTRA word document with news article on Todmorden
This is a resource pack to accompany lessons for:
Topic 7: Superpowers (Edexcel Pearson A Level Geography, 9GEO).
It contains:
Homework Booklet - Past paper questions
Mark schemes for homework booklet.
Practise test for students with answer scaffolding
Lesson for essay skills with scaffolding and model answer
End of topic assessment
Mark scheme for end of topic assessment
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 7 of 19: Impacts of the Global Shift on the Developing World
Discussion starter based on comparison of photos
Global outsourcing in China – Pros and Cons
Honda strikes in China
The world’s changing economic centre of gravity
The history of the global shift
Case study of the global shift in China – Costs and benefits
EXTRA word document for students to sketch diagrams of impacts
This is a full scheme of work for Migration that I have used for four years with great success. I have edited and improved it during that time. It includes model answers that I have written and various additional documents to supplement the lessons such as a study notes for the students to use as revision (which includes a glossary and specification with case studies list), a homework booklet and mark schemes.
The slides are stimulating and the lessons cover a variety of skills including statistics. There is a strong focus on essay practice and knowledge retention.
The homework set for students will be based on revision for class quizzes (which you can run as a competition) and also longer written answers to exam questions based on content which the students have learned in previous lessons.
To support the students’ studies, I have referred to the Oxford and Hodder text books in some of the lessons, where students can find additional notes. Overall, most of the powerpoints are self-contained and can be taught by a teacher at any level of experience and to students of varied ability.
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 5 of 18.
Includes:
Class quiz
Case study map, images and captions
Primary and secondary effects
Recap quiz
Case study template suggestion
Thought-provoking plenary
Word document containing extra content to help students create a case study
Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 5: The Water Cycle and Water Insecurity.
9-10 – Surplus in the Hydrological Cycle - Flooding
This is a complete set of two lessons in one powerpoint, with supporting documents.
There are 24 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Answers for all tasks are on the following slides for peer/self marking, to save teacher time.
Slides content:
• Starter – key words quiz
• Large flood events map - Describing distribution and suggesting reasons
• Meteorological causes of flooding – normal, flash, monsoon
• Causes of flooding in the UK
• The jet stream (stretch and challenge)
• Changing land use – audio from George Monbiot
• The Intertropical Convergence Zone ICTZ
• Causes of flooding in the Lake District – mismanagement
• Other human actions that increase the flood risk
• Case Study: Storm Desmond and the Cumbrian Floods, Cockermouth
• Mitigating the flood risk
• Benefits of flooding
• Exam question – 12 marks with mark scheme
• Plenary – students write mark scheme for a question
• Summary
• Teacher’s information slides
• HANDOUT 1: Blank world map
• HANDOUT 2: Lake District maps
• HANDOUT 3: Cockermouth – flood defences and flood map
SUPPORTING RESOURCES: ‘Water Cycle Resource Pack - Homework, Mark Schemes, Assessment (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)’
Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.
Resource includes:
End of topic assessment with past exam questions
Mark scheme for end of topic assessment
Homework tasks for carbon cycle topic with five exam questions from 8-20 marks
Mark schemes for homework tasks
Edexcel. Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security.
Lessons 4-5 of 19: The Carbon Cycle (Gulf Stream, biological carbon pump, role of soil and trees)
Key words quiz starter with mark scheme
Thermohaline circulation
The failing Gulf Stream
The biological carbon pump and the carbonate pump (Students use a writing frame to explain these processes and then design a diagram to represent this – 4 examples provided)
Terrestrial stores: producers, consumers, decomposers
Respiration and photosynthesis recap
The role of soil and trees in the carbon cycle
Exam skills: Explain the significance vs assess the significance (with 3 model answers for comparison)
Two more practise exam questions with model answers and mark schemes
Plenary – draw a systems diagram
Key content from the lesson
Notes for teachers
Additional document with images to stick in and annotate
Edexcel / Pearson. Topic 8B: Migration, Identity and Sovereignty.
5-6 Consequences of International Migration (Ethnic communities, immigration, political tension)
This is a double lesson in one powerpoint.
There are 20 slides in total with varied activities keep students’ attention.
Skills required for Paper 3 are embedded.
Answers for tasks are included to use for peer/self marking, to save teacher time.
Slides content:
• Starter knowledge quiz with answers
• Ethnic communities and assimilation
• Apartheid in South Africa
• Ethnic enclaves
• Guided independent study tasks using Pearson text book, with focus on note taking technique
• Questions to consolidate knowledge and understanding (with answers and metacognition)
• Re-cap quiz
• Practice exam question (6 marks) with mark scheme
• Practice skills question (4 marks) with model answer
• Matched content from the specification
• Teacher’s information slides on text books and homework
SUPPORTING RESOURCES: ‘Migration Resource Pack – Study notes, homework booklet, mark schemes, end of topic assessment and scheme of work with case studies list (Edexcel, Pearson, A level, 9GEO)’
Books:
Geography for Edexcel A Level Year 2 Student Book. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781382014885
Edexcel A Level Geography 2016 Year 2 Student Book. Pearson. ISBN: 9781292139654.
Includes:
Regeneration Exam Questions
Regeneration Figures Booklet
Regeneration Mark Schemes
Regeneration Homework
Regeneration Homework Mark Schemes
Regeneration Knowledge Organiser
Regeneration Specification and Case Studies List
Class quiz spreadsheet
(For use with Topic 4A: Regenerating Places, Edexcel, A level)
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 1 of 19: Introduction to Globalisation
Discussion starter
Introduction notes
Pro globalisation and anti globalisation
History of globalisation
Defining globalisation
Examples of globalisation – economic, social, political, cultural
Length, depth and speed of global connection
Flows and networks
Skills: proportional flow lines
Plenary: summary of learning
Homework: learn definition for class test
