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I am a secondary school geography teacher and currently have a range of KS3 resources for sale.
Dharavi, Mumbai: A virtual tour
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Dharavi, Mumbai: A virtual tour

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Take your class on a virtual tour of one Asia’s largest slums. With photos taken from inside the slum, videos, sound effects and easy to use navigational arrows, you’ll feel like you are actually there! Some simple notes have been added and can easily be deepened to suit study of a developing country for various GCSE specifications. Allow time for these large files (Images and videos) to load.
'Day Zero' lesson
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'Day Zero' lesson

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An exciting mystery-lesson on the ‘Day Zero’ event in South Africa. (When reservoirs fall below 13% and water is shut off to homes. Powerpoint presentation and card sort included.
Wild-Weather questions race
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Wild-Weather questions race

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A series of 10 extreme weather-based questions that can be used in a number of formats. Question race - Multiple copies of these questions are printed on different coloured paper, teams collect each question in turn, answer it and hand their answer in for checking. They race through all the questions in this way until one teams answers them all and in doing so finishes the race. Quiz, quiz, trade - Each student holds a question, they all circulate around the room and upon meeting someone else person A quizes person B using their own question followed by person B quizing person A and then they swap questions (trade) and move on to repeat the process.
Contours
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Contours

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2 worksheets to provide practice for students in using contours to measure height on maps.
KS3 Map Skills
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KS3 Map Skills

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10 simple to use worksheets that cover a range of basic maps skills including: Grid references Compass directions OS map symbols Atlas use Measuring distance Contours
Basic map skills
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Basic map skills

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3 worksheets on using an atlas, learning OS map symbols and using compass directions. A fun introduction to KS3 map skills.
Grid references
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Grid references

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4 worksheets that provide excellent practice in using both 4 and 6 figure grid references.
Map skills quiz
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Map skills quiz

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Three rounds of themed map skills questions to test your class and revise this set of skills. Personal photos of the class teacher have been removed and replaced with a cartoon image, these can be replaced with photos of the actual teacher to add excitement and a personal touch to this quiz.
The Great Barrier Reef (Introductory lesson)
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The Great Barrier Reef (Introductory lesson)

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A presentation and accompanying resources that provide a broad introduction to the characteristics of the Great Barrier Reef. Students learn about the conditions needed for coral to grow as well as the distribution of reefs worldwide.
Threats to the Great Barrier Reef
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Threats to the Great Barrier Reef

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A hand made A3 resource activity on threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Students can fill in the boxes provided describing any threats that they can see against the reef and its health.
The Great Barrier Reef (Assessment Lesson)
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The Great Barrier Reef (Assessment Lesson)

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A presentation and accompanying resources that provide the structure of an assessment. This aims to assess student’s understanding of the importance/value of the Great Barrier Reef and includes a starter activity.
The Great Barrier Reef
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The Great Barrier Reef

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6 consecutive lessons on the Great Barrier Reef exploring its importance, the threats to it and possible ways to protect it. Suggested order is Introductory lesson, followed by ‘Importance’, ‘Threats’, ‘Assessment’, ‘Protection’ and finally ‘Dragon’s Den’.
The Great Barrier Reef (Dragon's Den Lesson)
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The Great Barrier Reef (Dragon's Den Lesson)

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A presentation and accompanying resources that provide the structure of a ‘Dragon’s Den’ lesson. Student’s must design present and promote strategies to protect the Great Barrier Reef using their own ideas.