Complete lesson with stretch and challenge questions for higher ability students, worksheets and exam question practice. Includes a range of activities to engage students and opportunities to demonstrate progress.
Introduces what a coral reef biome is - describing the distribution activity (map work, WAGOLL) - 15 mins of Blue Planet II ‘coral reef’ documentary with worksheet for lower ability students (my students made notes in their book) and teacher Q&A - opportunituy to review and reflect learning in plenary - final ‘just a minute’ game (one student stands up at the front and begins talking about the lesson - if they hesitate, deviate or repeat a work, another student takes over, the winner is the one speaking when the 60 seconds ends).
This lesson was designed for Year 9 students as part of a topic on ecosystems (closely linked to the GCSE AQA specification ‘Living World’ - it is suitable to be adapted to any KS3/4 class
NB - purple pen is used in my school to show progress/improve work, PPT instructions on the last slide can be adapted as appropriate for your school.
A full scheme of learning aimed at teaching KS3 students weather and climate, designed to prepare them for GCSE geography.
Includes 7 fully differentiated lessons (including specially adapted resources for children with dyslexia). All lessons have ‘further thinking’ tasks designed to stretch and challenge higher ability and scaffolded worksheets for lower ability students.
Also includes progress tracker for students to complete at the end of each lesson with new knowledge.
Includes peer assessment mid-topic and end of topic assessment with mark scheme.
Whole lesson on ‘Why does it rain?’ for KS3 students.
**Objectives: **
To understand how clouds and rain are created.
Outcomes:
I can describe (AO1) the water cycle
I can explain (AO2) three types of rainfall
I can interpret (AO4) a choropleth map
Includes:
Starter,
Success criteria,
Main activity with information sheets and differentiated student worksheets (including one for lower ability and a second for dyslexic students),
Challenge activities for higher ability students (called ‘Further Thinking’),
Solo time (for students to apply new knowledge),
Review and reflect plenary
Download also includes full scheme of work for KS3 Weather and Climate topic.
Three eye catching display posters for Geography. Includes the quotes:
“There has never been a more important time to study geography.”
“Without geography, you’re nowhere.”
“Geography students hold the key to solving the world’s problems.”
All three come with an eye-catching photograph and white space at the bottom for teachers to add any notices e.g. an event or who to contact to find out more.
Ideal to inspire students as a classroom display or to use to encourage students to select GCSE or A Level geography when picking options.
Available in JPEG and PDF format.
A highly detailed scheme of work aimed at KS3 geography students learning about weather and climate.
Includes learning objectives, starters, plenaries, suggested activities and assessment points.
Could be used to create detailed lesson plans.
A simple yet detailed workbooklet and accompanying ppt covering all aspects of the case study of India for AQA’s Changing Economic World specification. Includes videos, exam practice and WAGOLLs.
It is designed to be used alongisde the CGP Complete Revision and Practice book (page numbers are on the sheet). The booklet uses information from the revision guide plus extra detail to enable students to access higher marks. Includes bright colours and pictures to make it more appealing to students.
Simple activities include word fill, reading and highlighting key text and making mind maps from information in the revision guide.
Particularly useful as a revision tool for Year 11 or those short on time teaching the content.
Includes PDF for printing plus word document to edit if you prefer.
Whole lesson on ‘What is the Climate of the UK?’ for KS3 students.
**Objectives: **To understand how and why the climate varies within the UK.
Outcomes:
I can describe (AO1) how the UK climate varies
I can explain (AO2) why the UK climate varies
Includes:
Starter,
Success criteria,
Main activity with information sheets and differentiated student worksheets (including one for lower ability and a second for dyslexic students),
Challenge activities for higher ability students (called ‘Further Thinking’),
Solo time (for students to apply new knowledge),
Review and reflect plenary
Download also includes full scheme of work for KS3 Weather and Climate topic.
A simple yet detailed workbooklet covering all aspects of the case study of India for AQA’s Changing Economic World specification.
It is designed to be used alongisde the CGP Complete Revision and Practice book (page numbers are on the sheet). The booklet uses information from the revision guide plus extra detail to enable students to access higher marks. Includes bright colours and pictures to make it more appealing to students.
Simple activities include word fill, reading and highlighting key text and making mind maps from information in the revision guide.
Particularly useful as a revision tool for Year 11 or those short on time teaching the content.
Includes PDF for printing plus word document to edit if you prefer.
Suitable For: Full Lesson or Intervention or Revision Session
AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY - Changing Economic World - India Case Study
Development of India and Quality of Life
Information / Revision Techniques / Exam Techniques / Self Assessment / Differentiated
This worksheet and presentation is designed to enable students to learn and answer a 9 mark question:
‘Economic development in a country improves the quality of life for its people.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? [9 + 3 SPaG marks]
This relates to the specification bullet point in the Changing Economic World section for AQA GCSE geography:
Some LICs and NEEs are experiencing rapid economic development which leads to significant social, environmental and cultural change. A case study of one LIC or NEE to illustrate: the effects of economic development on quality of life for the population. The case study is India.
The worksheet and presentation was designed to be delivered during an intervention session with students lasting approximately 30 minutes, however it can easily be adapted to suit a full 60 minute lesson.
The worksheet begins with giving students information about how quality of life has changed for many but also reasons why it hasn’t for everyone. The accompanying PowerPoint will enable the teacher to summarise this and provide visuals for students. Students shouldthen read and highlight the information before creating an infographic summary on the worksheet - this teaches them a good revision technique. Students are then required to write a 9 mark exam answer and there is a structure strip to support lower ability students.
If you have a full lesson, you could then give students the tasks on the back of the A3 worksheet and ask them to use the mark scheme to self assess their answer. There is also space for them to recreate their infographic using retrival practice. Finally, there is a list of other exam questions based around case studies in the Changing Economic World section.
This lesson is designed for GCSE AQA Geography students completing the specification point:
River Landscapes UK - Distinctive fluvial landforms result from different physical processes - an example of a UK river to identify its major landforms of erosion and deposition
It includes a presentation, step-by-step instructions and WAGOLL to enable students to use the Digimap for schools software to plot the major landforms of the River Tees (it can be adapted to use for different case studies). Students will produce a map of the course of the River Tees with details of its major landforms and summaries of how they are formed. This lesson is an excellent opportunity to enhance students’ map work skills.
NB - this lesson does require a login for Digimap for Schools website (there is space to put these details on the PPT and worksheet).
Includes ‘further thinking’ activities to stretch higher ability students.
This complete lesson pack includes a PowerPoint, video clips, reading material and lesson plan.
It is designed for the A Level Geography Edexcel Globalisation:
3.8 Key Idea: Social, political and environmental tensions have resulted from the rapidity of global change caused by globalisation.
3.8C = Some groups seek to retain their cultural identify within countries and seek to retain control of culture and physical resources, whereas others embrace the economic advantages of globalisation.
The lesson includes an extension activity for higher ability students.
An in-depth analysis of the exam questions asked for this topic for the AQA GCSE Geography specification between 2018 and 2023.
This summary is for the following specification:
3.1 – Living with the physical environment
3.1.2 – The living world
3.1.2.2 – Tropical Rainforests
This summary includes:
Exam Question Summary
An accessible summary of all the exam questions asked for this topic in a simple-to-read table format from 2018 to 2023.
Exam Question Analysis
In-depth analysis of the questions asked, including common command words, marks available and assessment objectives
Specification Assessed
A table showing which areas of the specification have been assessed in exams over the years.
A visual progress tracker to give students the ‘bigger picture’ and record their end of topic tests and reflect on their results and progress in comparison to their target grades. Includes visual icons to help engage students.
Also includes alternative options depending on what your school has chosen. These are in red font so you can simply delete the appropriate option, drag the correct icon into the box and change the font to black.
Designed to be stuck into the front/back of each book.
A workbook to accompany the BBC Bitesize revision website.
The workbook consists of simple comprehension style questions and tables to complete to summarise the core knowledge and define keywords.
The answers to all of the questions can be found on the BBC Bitesize website and a QR code is provided for the relevant webpages.
This 7 page workbook is suitable for GCSE students studying the AQA specification for Geography.
It is accessible, free of clutter and easy to complete to allow students to focus on the knowledge content rather than the task.
It is particularly suitable for:
Independent revision
Lower ability students (accessing grades 1 to 4)
Students who have missed significant content
EAL students
A fun and engaging way to help students learn important facts! This is a colourful PowerPoint template that you can edit with important facts that students need to know using the theme of ‘Snapchat’.
Snapchat is an app many young people are familiar with which allows them to view an image for a specified number of seconds.
Similarly, this PowerPoint template will show a slide for 10 seconds with a fact and image of your choice. After they have viewed all the facts (you can edit the number), they have 60 seconds to write down what they can remember. No pens allowed while the facts are been shown on screen!
A nice, quick and engaging way of introducing new concepts and key information to students.
It could also be used as a good revision activity.
Suitable for a variety of subjects.
Whole lesson on ‘What is Weather?’ for KS3 students.
Objectives: To know what weather is, what elements it includes and how it is measured.
Outcomes:
I can describe (AO1) the weather conditions today
I can explain (AO2) how different instruments can be used to measure the weather
I can create (AO3) a weather report and forecast
Includes:
Starter,
Success criteria,
Main activity with information sheets and differentiated student worksheets (including one for lower ability and a second for dyslexic students),
Challenge activities for higher ability students (called ‘Further Thinking’),
New topic progress trackers,
New topic keywords sheet,
Solo time (for students to apply new knowledge),
Review and reflect plenary
Download also includes full scheme of work for KS3 Weather and Climate topic.
KS3 KS4 Beast from the East lesson.
Could be used for GCSE AQA example of an extreme weather event in the UK.
**Includes **:
PPT
Introductory video clip
Worksheet with a variety of causes, impacts and responses to be classified
Answer page
Exam practice question
Challenge question for higher ability students
Whole lesson on ‘How does climate vary around the world?’ for KS3 students.
Objectives: To know where the main climate zones are around the world.
Outcomes:
I can identify (AO1) different climate zones around the world
I can describe (AO2) the climate in different zones using climate graphs (AO4)
Includes:
Starter,
Success criteria,
Main activity with information sheets and differentiated student worksheets (including one for lower ability and a second for dyslexic students),
Challenge activities for higher ability students (called ‘Further Thinking’),
Solo time (for students to apply new knowledge),
Review and reflect plenary
Download also includes full scheme of work for KS3 Weather and Climate topic.
A survey for students to complete to help them evaluate their areas of strength and challenges and to help the teacher get to know the student and how best to support them going forward.
This resource is designed for the AQA GCSE Geography specification.
Paper 1 - Section A - The Living World - Hot Deserts
The resource includes:
A student-friendly revision checklist of the required knowledge of the AQA GCSE Geography specification.
It includes red, amber and green tick boxes so students can identify areas of strength and areas to focus on in their revision.
A brilliant revision tool for GCSE Geography!