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A specialist documentary resource shop featuring worksheets and challenge activities to support learning and thinking around educational documentaries. Resources are created by an experienced geography teacher and subject leader.

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A specialist documentary resource shop featuring worksheets and challenge activities to support learning and thinking around educational documentaries. Resources are created by an experienced geography teacher and subject leader.
China Documentary
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China Documentary

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Title: Our Guy In China Question and answer sheet to accompany Channel 4 documentary: Our Guy in China, episode 1. Used to support KS3 students in their study of China. Teacher answer sheet provided. Could be used in lesson or as a stand alone homework task. Topic content: City of Chongqing Manufacturing in China Three Gorges Dam Rural recycling practices Shanghai Length of documentary: 47 minutes Find other documentary worksheets for geography films and documentaries in my shop.
Frozen Planet - One Thin Ice
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Frozen Planet - One Thin Ice

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Title: One Thin Ice / Climate Change in Polar Regions A question and answer worksheet based around BBC documentary Frozen Planet episode: On Thin Ice. Could be used to support learning around polar ecosystems, climate change, animal adaptations or place specific study of Polar and Arctic regions. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Teacher sheet provided. Documentary length: 50 minutes (+10 extra ‘how we filmed’ section) Topics included: Climate Change Global warming Tundra ecosystem Taiga ecosystem Antarctica Documentary currently found on Netflix and BBC iPlayer. Find other geography documentary worksheets including other Frozen Planet episodes at my shop
Chasing Coral
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Chasing Coral

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Documentary exploring the changing coral reefs. Question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary: Chasing Coral on Netflix. This film introduces students to the importance of coral reef ecosystems, the threats they are facing, climate change and how what one group of people are doing to let people know what is happening to coral reefs. The documentary sheet has a variety of question types and a teacher answer sheer with guide times for many questions to allow for lesson planning. Three short extension activities to fit around the documentary. Worksheet includes the following topics: Marine ecosystems Polyp structure Symbiosis Coral bleaching Global warming Climate Change For other worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Asia - The Frozen North
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Asia - The Frozen North

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BBC documentary: Asia - The Frozen North BBC documentary, currently on iPlayer. Content: Every year the northern half of Asia is transformed by snow and ice. This documentary explores how some remarkable creatures defy and thrive in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. How to use this resource: Ready to use worksheet, no prep required 20 questions to cover the full 48 minutes Helpful teacher sheet with answers and timings Short extension mapping task for independent work (with atlas provision) PDF and Word format files included. I specialise in worksheets to support science and nature documentaries across BBC iPlayer and Netflix. Check my shop to view materials to support other episodes in this series.
Horizon - 7.7 Billion and Counting
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Horizon - 7.7 Billion and Counting

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BBC documentary: Horizon 2020: 1. Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting. BBC documentary, currently on iPlayer. A question and answer worksheet based around the 58 minute horizon documentary on population and earth resources. This documentary is about Chris’s view that a world of ten billion may simply be too many people for the earth to sustain, given the impact 7.7 billion humans are already having. Travelling around the globe in search of answers to difficult and sometimes controversial questions, Chris investigates why our population is growing so rapidly, what impact it is having on the natural world, and whether there is anything that can be done. . * Special offer: Review this resource and get one free - information below.* It could be used to support learning around population increase, urban living and resource management. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. I have included a short exam question to complete at the end of the lesson or for a follow up at another point. Topics include: Population increase Birth rates Resource management I specialise in worksheets to support science and nature documentaries across BBC iPlayer and Netflix. Check my shop to view materials to support other episodes in this series. If you leave a review after downloading and using this resource please email me with your username and date of review. I will then send you one resource of your chice for free. Please contact docgeog@gmail.com to redeem this offer.*
Planet Earth 3 - Deserts and Grasslands
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Planet Earth 3 - Deserts and Grasslands

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Documentary exploring desert and grassland environments. This is a question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary Planet Earth 3: Desert and Grassland on BBC. This worksheet focuses on the unexpected and evolving way that plants and animals have adapted to desert and grassland environments and includes the following topics: Desert and grassland ecosystems Symbiotic relationships Animal adaptations Climate change This worksheet covers the full 50 minutes of the documentary. There are a variety of question types used to keep kids engaged and comes with a handy teacher answer sheet with guide times to support lesson planning. For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Amazon River Documentary - Earth's Great Rivers
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Amazon River Documentary - Earth's Great Rivers

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Easy to use question and answer worksheet to accompany the BBC documentary Earth’s Greatest Rivers, Episode 1, The Amazon River. Questions span the full 50 minute length of the documentary. An answer sheet for teachers is provided. There is an optional challenge sheet (exam questions and mapping task) to round up ideas from this documentary. Used with a year 8 group studying rivers, but equally could be used for students as part of a place based study in Brazil for example. Topics include: Factfile on the Amazon River Upper, middle and lower course characteristics Indigenous views of the river Manaus Human activity along the river Flooding in the lower course Download will include all worksheets both in Word and PDF formats. Find other documentary worksheets and the rest of this series at my shop
Our Planet - Fresh Water Documentary
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Our Planet - Fresh Water Documentary

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A question and answer worksheet based around Netflix documentary our planet, episode 7, Fresh Water. A teacher sheet with answers is included. Could be used to support learning around river ecosystems, river basin animal habitats and adaptations. Some detail here on resource management and how humans impact fluvial processes and ecosystems. Can be used as a full lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Download includes all worksheets in both Word and PDF formats.
Ganges Documentary
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Ganges Documentary

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Question and answer worksheet that goes with the BBC documentary: Sacred River with Simon Reeves - The Ganges. A geography focus on The Ganges River and how humans interact with the river basin. Looks at how the river landscape changes over time and the range of human activities taking place within the river system. This would be a good introduction to human use of a river or as a place based study on The Ganges. A teacher answer sheet has been provided with a short set of extension/ challenge questions. Could be used in classroom or for homework. Documentary: 1 hour long Topics covered: River landscape -changes India’s development Religion and Shiva Pollution
A Life on our Planet
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A Life on our Planet

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A question and answer worksheet to support David Attenborough: A Life on our Planet (Netflix). This film introduces students to the threats to biodiversity and loss of wilderness facing our planet, caused by human activity. David Attenborough outlines the threats that our planet are facing in different biomes before sharing key solutions, linked to case studies around the world. The documentary sheet has a variety of question types that covers the full 1.32 hour documentary. To support staff the worksheet includes timings for each question and a short guidance to help teachers provide breaking down the questions across different timed lessons. Special offer: If you leave a review, get a free resource from my store for free (see info below) Worksheet includes the following topics: Holocene Biodiversity Ecosystem Habitat Symbiosis Variety of marine and land ecosystems Climate change For a full lesson around this documentary and worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop. * If you leave a review after downloading and using this resource please email me with your username and date of review. I will then send you one resource of your chice for free. Please contact docgeog@gmail.com to redeem this offer.*
Perfect Planet - Humans
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Perfect Planet - Humans

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A 29 question worksheet and follow on sheet to support A Perfect Planet - Humans (BBC Documentary). The programme looks at how humans are changing our planet so rapidly, that it is affecting earth’s life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world. Offer: Leave a review and recieve a free resource The worksheet has 29 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers. There is a differentiated follow on worksheet for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Extinction Energy use Oceans currents Extreme weather events - droughts Climate change Deforestation Desertification Human solutions Ecosystems: Sahara Desert, Amazon Rainforest & Ocean ecosystems If you leave a review after downloading and using this resource please email me with your username and date of review. I will then send you one resource for free. Please contact docgeog@gmail.com to redeem this offer. For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Asia - Above the Clouds
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Asia - Above the Clouds

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BBC documentary: Asia - Above the Clouds BBC documentary, currently on iPlayer. Content: Asia is the most mountainous continent on earth. From the forested slopes of the tropics to the hostile heights of the Himalaya, Asia’s mountains are home to an astonishing abundance of specialised plants and wildlife. Explore how plants and animals thrive in these mountainous environments. How to use this resource: Ready to use worksheet, no prep required 21 questions to cover the full 50 minutes Helpful teacher sheet with answers and timings Short extension mapping task for independent work (with atlas provision) PDF and Word format files included. Please note, there is a 10 minute section at the end of the documentary exploring the filming of this episode. The worksheet does not include questions on this section. I specialise in worksheets to support science and nature documentaries across BBC iPlayer and Netflix. Check my shop to view materials to support other episodes in this series.
Our Planet - Frozen World Documentary
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Our Planet - Frozen World Documentary

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A question and answer worksheet based around Netflix documentary Our Planet, Frozen Worlds, episode 2. Could be used to support learning around polar and tundra ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of Polar and Arctic regions. Some discussion on climate change impact in Antarctica and the Arctic. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Find documentary worksheets to a full lesson on this topic or for other geography documentaries in my shop.
Our Planet - Forest Documentary
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Our Planet - Forest Documentary

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A question and answer worksheet based around Netflix documentary our planet, episode 8, Forests. Could be used to support learning around forest ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations. Can be used as a full lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. A teacher sheet with answers is included.
Frozen Planet
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Frozen Planet

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A question and answer worksheet based around BBC documentary Frozen Planet, episode 1. Could be used to support learning around polar ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of Polar and Arctic regions. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Topics included: North Pole Tundra ecosystem Taiga ecosystem Antarctica
War on Plastic
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War on Plastic

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War on Plastic Documentary Question and answer worksheet to accompany BBC documentary series War on Plastic - episode 1. Designed for use with a year 9 group studying plastic pollution. A teacher answer sheet is provided and there is an optional extension exam task. Can also be used as a stand alone homework task. Topics include: Pollution Single-use plastic Plastic pollution - impacts on developing country Activism and action for change
The Nile Documentary - Earth's Great Rivers
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The Nile Documentary - Earth's Great Rivers

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The Nile River Easy to follow student worksheet to accompany the BBC documentary Earth’s Greatest Rivers, The Nile River. Questions cover the full 50 minutes of the documentary. There is a helpful teacher sheet with answers. The second page includes some exam style summarising questions and a mapping exercise. Designed for use with a year 8 group studying rivers, but equally could be used for students as part of a place based study in Egypt or Africa for example. Documentary length: 50 minutes (+10 mins how the programme was shot) Downloaded bundle includes Word and PDF formats of all sheets. Currently this documentary is on BBC iPlayer and Daily Motion.
Volcano Documentary
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Volcano Documentary

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A question and answer worksheet (with follow on sheet) to support A Perfect Planet - Volcanoes (BBC Documentary). The programme looks at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth. Although destructive, magma from the planet’s molten core builds land, and mineral-rich ash from eruptions fertilises the surface. The worksheet has 20 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary. To support staff a teacher answer sheet is included. There is a differentiated worksheet for students to reflect on their learning after they watch the documentary. Worksheet includes the following topics: Volcanoes Advantages and disadvantages of volcanic environments Ecosystem Benefits and risks of habitats Variety of land ecosystems Animal adaptation Climate change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Kalahari Desert - Africa Documentary
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Kalahari Desert - Africa Documentary

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Question and answer worksheet to accompany BBC documentary series Africa, episode 1 - Kalahari Desert. Designed for use with a year 8 group studying desert environments, but equally could be used for students as part of a place based study of Africa or ecosystems as questions focus on animal adaptations and climate. A teacher answer sheet is provided and there are optional challenge tasks on teacher sheet to round up ideas on animal adaptation and some short exam based questions.
Our Planet - One Planet Documentary
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Our Planet - One Planet Documentary

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A question and answer worksheet based around Netflix documentary our planet, episode 1. Could be used to support learning around ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations. Can be used as a full lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. A teacher sheet with answers is included.