Introduction to volcanoes and earthquakes - what is the structure of the earth. Uses BBC2's How the Earth was formed and students use worksheet and instructions in presentation to make their own cross section of the earth. A very nice activity, if I do say so myself.

2 lessons to get to grips with longshore drift. The first is an overview of how the process works, including video, then draw the process. Uses an aerial photograph of Sandbanks to extend students to see if they understand. The second lesson uses examples of Hurst Spit, Slapton Sands and Chessil Beach. Students draw how a spit is formed (SEN sheet included) and more able go onto to examine bar and tombolo annotating photos from the presentation. Please leave a review.

Uses photos and news reports from Oklahoma Tornado on 20th May to consider the effects of the tornado on people and the environment. Starter activity of 'reading photo&' and encouraging empathy, then DARTs (Directed Activity Related to Texts) to colourcode information to find it to answer questions. Differentiated extension; to write a diary. Planned as a standalone lesson in view of the disaster, could fit as a case study in a scheme of work on extreme weather. Please review.

All resources for a role play about whether a limestone quarry should be developed in Malham. All roles, writing frame, sample speeches and record sheet provided. I use this as an assessment and the students really enjoy it! Comments please

Sheets need to be cut up and put into numbered envelopes. Students work in groups and are assigned a number. They take one card, and using the information sheet find out the answer. When they have checked their answer and are right, they can take another card. When students have all cards, they sort them into human or physical

Starter of logos from Japanese companies. How did Japan become a rich country? Why has it slipped from 2nd to 3rd richest in the world? Article looks at who Japan exports to, who it imports from and some of what it imports and exports. Activities include graphs and comprehension, cloze passage for SEN students. Suggest you use my Crib Sheets for Success Criteria for graphs - see TES resources.

Key word dominoes - cut up and place in envelopes for students - start with START then match key words to definitions, finish with FINISH - simple really. (PS they go in alphabetical order). Feedback appreciated, thank you

A useful checklist for students to assess their level of skill in Map and Atlas Skills against National Curriculum Levels.

Uses Banksy images and tags to encourage students to consider what is graffiti and what effect it can have on an environment.

Uses images of England to encourage students to consider what England is like, includes plenary game 'A question of England'. Worksheet uses bi-polar analysis to investigate secondary images. Constructive comments please

10 photographs showing capital cities of Africa and outline maps, works well if they are laminated and cut up in envelopes. Student use a map of Africa to match cities to countries before considering whether they are rich cities, poor cities and/or attractive to tourists. Comments appreciated please.

PowerPoint game based on play your cards right format, but for life expectancy. Students are shown life expectancy for first country and then have to work out, using prior knowledge, if the next country will be higher or lower. Great fun, has always worked well with classes and gets them thinking! Comments welcomed!!

Updated crib Sheets to enable students to produce outstanding maps, graphs and fieldsketches. A 10/10 sheet to ensure they remember title, key etc. A useful reminder for students and another method for ensuring your lesson has success criteria!

Uses the case study of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight to develop an understanding of the different methods of hard engineering, with exam question plenary from AQA Geography B.

Encourages students to consider food miles and once they have gathered information, locations can be mapped and the food miles of their Christmas dinner calculated

A sheet that can be copied onto A3 that looks at how tourism has changed and ecotourism.

Any good atlas will have statistics in it about population, birth rate, death rate etc. Starter - what makes a long and happy life? Plenary - Play Your Life Expectancy Right - game using data on Life Expectancy, will it be Higher or Lower. My Year 8's love this! Links with my other resources on population

End of unit assessment - students choose one of six locations in Europe for a holiday. They have to plan and write a postcard to say where they chose, what the weather and climate is like, why they went there and how climate infuences what they can do. based on Geography Matters 2 assessment, having taught elements from geog.2 I plan to use AfL the next time I do this assessment.

Considerd the US response to 9/11, using Newsround and BBC resources

Uses BBC article to encourage students to look at the drought crisis in Africa, uses images from ActionAid. Asks if the UK is doing enough and what else can/should be done. Feedback please