A differentiated lesson to help pupils to understand the positives, challenges and solutions for shanty towns. This uses Kibera as the case study. It includes differentiation as well as stretch and challenge.
This is a lesson designed for the new Edexcel B (9-1 GCSE), that looks at 6 different direct and indirect threats to the Taiga, using written information and videos.
This is a lesson looking at population density and distribution of the UK. It includes a group kinesthetic activity, a word-fill, sorting task and map analysis. Designed for KS3 but could be adapted for KS4.
A resource that allows GCSE pupils to learn about the causes, effects and responses of coastal erosion using Holderness as a case study. Resources and tasks are differentiated for a mix of abilities
This lesson looks at FDI in China, reasons for investments and impacts, both positive and negative. Articles used were Impacts of the Open Door Policy and Globalization on Income Inequality in China Between the 20th century and the early 21st Century by Qili (Lily) Jin and Advantages and Disadvantages of FDI in China and India by Tarun Kanti Bose.
This is a set of 4 lesson on China, focusing on the following:
Location and physical features
The one child policy and recent changes
Rural to urban migration
TNCs and the effects they have on an area
This is lesson for the new Edexcel Geography A-level that introduces pupils to the concept of localism and the reasons behind it. It then goes on to look at the example of Totnes in Devon, with pupils researching a number of initiatives that Totnes has introduced in response to globalisation
This lesson teaches pupils how to calculate spearmans rank (for natural hazards) and how to think about a geographical explanation for results. Blank table that was provided for final task was from the Pearson edexcel AS/A Level book (however any blank example can be used.)
This lesson looks at the social, economic and environmental impacts of Katrina. It includes a video link to introduce the hurricane, key terms and definitions, a map annotation exercise and an extension task.
A lesson that looks at coastal weathering and erosion. Erosion information was put around the room and pupils had to complete their table. Includes sorting exercise, key term matching task, gap fill ,point development task and field sketch task.
A lesson for the new Edexcel B 9-1 GCSE on changing cities over time. It includes graphs to interpret and differentiated tasks, as well as a research homework activity on Mumbai. Book used for one task is the Pearson Edexcel B 9-1 book.
Designed for the new AS/A-level Edexcel spec. This lesson looks at the how the Docklands have changed over time and gets pupils to explore how this has affected different factors such as economic growth, infrastructure and population and housing.
This lesson is designed for the new Edexcel B 9-1 spec. It looks at the reasons for urban growth, with focus on economic,population and urbanisation changes for Mumbai, Shanghai and Tokyo. There are graphs for pupils to analyse which can be adapted to your place of studies if necessary.
This is a lesson designed for KS3 as an introduction to hot deserts. It looks at their location and the climate of the Sahara. There are a range of tasks for different abilities and stretch for those that are able to develop further. All resources used are attached within the PowerPoint.
This is an assessment that I used with year 9 after studying the impacts of hurricanes and tsunamis. Pupils write a newspaper article on either a hurricane event or a tsunami event. It includes an instruction sheet, and mark scheme.
This lesson looks at the outcomes of the EU referendum and 2015 voter turnout. Pupils carry out a spearmans rank with % turnout and IMD scores to see if a relationship exists. It easily guides pupils through how to complete spearmans rank and includes the completed spearmans rank.
This is a lesson for the new AS/A-level Edexcel Geography spec. It looks at two contrasting places. This example looks at Canterbury and Redcar (an area pupils may already be familiar with from the globalisation topic). It is easily adaptable to your case studies. Included is the word document where the graph was created so you can edit with your own data. Website used for data was neighbourhood statistics.