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.
Edexcel. Topic 1: Theory of Plate Tectonics
Lesson 2 of of 18.
Includes:
Evidence for plate tectonic theory: continental drift, palaeontology, climate, jigsaw fit, technology
New theory for plate tectonics: palaeomagnetism and sea floor spreading
Practise exam question with mark scheme
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 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 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 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 Carbon 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 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 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 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.
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 15 of 19: Income Equality – Gini Coefficient and Lorenz Curve
Definitions quiz starter with answers
Globalisation and income inequality graphs
The Gini Index and Gini Coefficient
Skills: Interpreting choropleth maps
Lorenz curve analysis
Skills: students plot and analyse their own Lorenz curve
Plenary to summarise main concepts learned
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 4 of of 18.
Includes:
Video starter
Causes of earthquakes
The Benioff Zone
P, S, Rayleigh and Love waves
Primary impacts of earthquakes
Secondary impacts of earthquakes
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 6 of 18.
Includes:
Features of a volcano
Supervolcanoes
Shapes of volcanoes
Types of lava
Types of eruption
Lahars and jökulhlaups
Primary and secondary volcanic hazards
Questions and suggested answers
Volcanic Explosivity Index
Case studies task - Montserrat (LIC) and Eyjafjallajökull (HIC)
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. Topic 4A: Regenerating Places.
Understanding Your Place: Lesson 2 of 21
Knowledge quiz starter with mark scheme
Employment sectors
Clark-Fisher Model
Quinary sector
Social and economic variations in employment
Regional inequalities in the UK
Variations in quality of life
Skills: Using indices
Written 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.
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 1 of of 18.
Includes:
Structure of the earth
Slab pull theory
Types of plate margins
Global distribution
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Lesson 7 of 18.
Includes:
Class quiz
Skills question - referring to photo and quote
Two model answers for comparison
Diagrams/images of damage to buildings
Question and model answer
Plenary - what makes a mega disaster?
Edexcel. Topic 1: Tectonic Processes and Hazards.
Included:
End of topic test (based on past paper questions)
Mark scheme for end of topic test
Homework questions for 6x homework tasks (all based on practise exam questions)
Mark schemes for all homework tasks
Markbook for all class quizzes
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 6 of 19: Measuring Globalisation
Definitions quiz starter
NASA ‘Earth lights’ map
Indicators to measure globalisation
Skills: ranking and scaling to create indices
KOF Index and AT Kearney Index
Switched off places (North Korea, Sahel, Ethiopia)
Map analysis with model answer
Edexcel. Topic 3: Globalisation.
Lesson 16 of 19: Globalised Diaspora and Tensions
Discussion starter
London’s melting pot
Pros and cons of the flows of goods, capital and people. Suggested answers are provided.
The rise of extremism
Open borders, deregulation, foreign direct investment
Plenary – students choose one question to answer
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
Edexcel. Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security.
Lessons 10-11 of 19: Fossil Fuels (geology, energy pathways, chokepoints, proxy wars, tar sands)
Key words quiz starter with mark scheme
Skills: Ranking data and justifying reasons
Geology of fossil fuels (geologic time scale, formation, folding and faulting)
Fossil fuel demand
Energy pathways
Maritime chokepoints
Political conflict and proxy wars
Skills: interpreting and evaluating maps
Unconventional fossil fuels (shale gas and oil shale)
Canadian tar sands analysis
Plenary: debate based on energy players + conflict matrix
Key content from the lesson
Notes for teachers
Additional document with blank conflict matrix
Edexcel. Topic 6: The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security.
Lessons 18-19 of 19: Responding to Climate Change (feedback mechanisms, adaptation and mitigation)
Key words quiz starter with mark scheme
Deforestation and soil erosion
Kuznet’s curve recap
Projections of future emissions and surface temperatures
Feedback mechanisms
Future and uncertainty
Permafrost and peatlands
Tipping point and critical threshold
Forest dieback
Changes in thermohaline circulation system
Adaptation and mitigation strategies
20 mark ‘evaluate’ question + detailed essay scaffold for planning provided on an extra sheet for students to complete
Students unpick the themes of ‘scale, players, development’ in detail before attempting the essay
Mark scheme
Extra reading
Key content from the lesson
Notes for teachers
Additional sheet with breakdown of command terms – Assess and Evaluate
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
