A case study written to cover the changing characteristics of the River Tees from source to mouth and details on the management of the river.

Based on the new GCSE levels, these resources are designed to illustrate and explain to pupils how to make progress at KS3. Displays what pupils need to do to improve their geographical knowledge, understanding and skills through the levels. There are sheets for pupils’ books to show how they can progress form their current level to the next as well as classroom display / posters to show the full ladder for each of the three categories (knowledge, understanding and skills).

This PowerPoint has all of the resources referred to in the UK Environmental Challenges scheme of work and resources all of the lessons. There are 70 slides in this presentation including diagrams, explanations and peer assessment tasks.

This is skeleton mind map with all of the key learning objectives included to direct student revision. It begins with climate change since the quaternary period, evidence of and natural causes. It then covers the enhanced greenhouse effect - cause, effect and response with Tuvalu as the case study. Next is climate, extreme weather, atmosphere circulation, El Nino and La Nina, tropical storms and drought, finishing with Australia’s ‘Big Dry’. The resource is three A3 sheets.

This is a two A3 page skeleton mind map to support a unit of work on Development and China. It covers 1) What is development?, 2) Development indicators, 3) Classification and location of countries, 4) China’s location, 5) China’s climate and environments, 6) China’s population distribution, 6) China’s one-child policy, 7) Life in Chinese city, 7) Life in Chinese countryside, 8) Factors for economic/industrial growth 9) Environmental impacts of industrial growth.

This 31 page booklet has been written to introduce, explain and test the cartographic and graphical elements of the OCR A specification skills exam. It describes the use of each technique in geography and gives their specific strength sand weaknesses. There is focus on OS maps where it describes in detail how to complete the skills necessary to read an OS map. It finishes by looking in detail at bar, line, pie, scatter graphs and lines of best fit, histograms and radial diagrams. Will be suitable for other exam board specifications.

This is skeleton mind map with all of the key learning objectives included to direct student revision. It begins with the key words and concepts to the unit linked to development before dealing the human and physical causes of uneven development. It covers the Rostow Model and then moves to look at the main factors affecting the development of Ethiopia. It finishes with urbanisation in EDCs with the focus on Rosario. The resource is three A3 sheets.

This is an eight page revision booklet written to support a unit of work on Development and China. It covers 1) What is development?, 2) Development indicators, 3) Classification and location of countries, 4) China’s location, 5) China’s climate and environments, 6) China’s population distribution, 6) China’s one-child policy, 7) Life in Chinese city, 7) Life in Chinese countryside, 8) Factors for economic/industrial growth 9) Environmental impacts of industrial growth.

This is a scheme of work written for the OCR (9-1) Geographical Themes unit ‘UK Environmental Challenges’. It uses the Hodder textbook as a basis for many activities. There is a sheet attached to identify where geographical skills can be delivered within the unit, as well as an evaluation sheet for each lesson for teachers to identify the strengthes and weaknesses of the proposed lessons (designed to encourage this to be a working document).

This is a set of seven activities designed to last 3-4 hours. It looks at the United Kingdom and contains the following tasks (1) Map of the UK labelling task (2) Cities of the UK wordsearch (3) Graph analysis and photo annotation based on the attractions of the UK (4) Extended reading and writing task based on the problems of liviing in the UK (5) Field sketch and description of local area (6) Fact question sheet and written question on culture of UK (7) Design a poster to attract people to the UK. It includes a feedback sheet and is 12 pages in total.

This is a scheme of work written for the OCR (9-1) Geographical Themes unit ‘Ecosystems of the Planet’. It uses the Hodder textbook as a basis for many activities. There is a sheet attached to identify where geographical skills can be delivered within the unit, as well as an evaluation sheet for each lesson for teachers to identify the strengthes and weaknesses of the proposed lessons (designed to encourage this to be a working document).

This is a scheme of work written for the OCR (9-1) Geographical Themes unit ‘Environmental Threats to Our Planet’. It uses the Hodder textbook as a basis for many activities. There is a sheet attached to identify where geographical skills can be delivered within the unit, as well as an evaluation sheet for each lesson for teachers to identify the strengthes and weaknesses of the proposed lessons (designed to encourage this to be a working document).

This is a scheme of work written for the OCR (9-1) Geographical Themes unit ‘People of the UK’. It uses the Hodder textbook as a basis for many activities. There is a sheet attached to identify where geographical skills can be delivered within the unit, as well as an evaluation sheet for each lesson for teachers to identify the strengthes and weaknesses of the proposed lessons (designed to encourage this to be a working document).

This is a PowerPoint that looks at four zones of the city - CBD, inner city, inner suburbs and outer suburbs. There are images and maps to illustrate and enable discussion of characteristics. There is also a work sheet that has a blank concentric circle diagram for labeling and questions for pupils to answer.

This is an A3 sheet that asks students to apply their knowledeg of development and development indicators to the country of Ethiopia. It is a research activity that finishes with knowldege of Ethiopia as a country and of its rating as an LIDC.

This is a booklet that can used to record the key characteristics of each of the seven biomes covered in the OCR A specification. It covers location, climate, flora and fauna and an exam question based on the biome. There is also a two page spread where students can record images of the different types of flora and fauna. It is designed to last four to five lessons depending on detail of exam feedback.

This is a scheme of work written for the OCR (9-1) Geographical Themes unit ‘Landscapes of the UK’. It uses the Hodder textbook as a basis for many activities. There is a sheet attached to identify where geographical skills can be delivered within the unit, as well as an evaluation sheet for each lesson for teachers to identify the strengthes and weaknesses of the proposed lessons (designed to encourage this to be a working document).

This a glossary of the key words, organised into topics (Landscapes of the UK, People of the UK, UK Environmental Challenges, Ecosystems of the Planet, People of the Planet and Environmental Threats to Our Planet). My students asked for it as a revision tool and have found it very useful. It is 14 pages long.