This is a resource that offers model answers for both the human and physical questions typical in the Geographical Skills paper. It is based on a river study (width, depth and velocity) and a town survey (function of the settlement). The two questions studied are (1) ‘As velocity increase, width and depth also increase’ (2) Church Stretton caters for an ageing population’. It looks at the purpose of the enquiry, characteristics of the study area, data collection (methodology), presentation, conclusion and evaluation.

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 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 ‘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 ‘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 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 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.

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 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 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 collection of homework tasks planned to support the scheme of work. It looks at (1) land use zones - exam question (2) housing - written table (3) decline of the CBD - exam questions (4) traffic - poster (5) slums in EDCs - written letter (6) Sustainable cities - presentation (7) AfL assessment - improving squatter settlements. It can be used as a booklet or each task can be used separately. Booklet includes a knowledge organiser, a feedback/target setting sheet, homework tasks, an AfL task and sample exam for revision.

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 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 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 before dealing with each of the seven biomes, focusing on location, climate and floara and fauna. It finishes with the two major case studies of rainforest (Peruvian Amazon) and coral reefs (Andros Barrier Reef) with emphasis on their value, threats and management. The resource is three A3 sheets.

This is a 6 page booklet of activities on the case study of a major city in an EDC, written for the OCR People of the Planet unit. It is based on the Hodder OCR A textbook. It covers all aspects of the case study, requiring students to complete mind maps, tables, questions, an exam question and diagrams. The booklet has taken 2 hours of lesson time to complete.