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Geography teaching resources for KS2, KS3, KS4 and KS5. Worksheets and resources are mostly all contained within the lesson powerpoints for convenience.

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Geography teaching resources for KS2, KS3, KS4 and KS5. Worksheets and resources are mostly all contained within the lesson powerpoints for convenience.
Fashion's dirty secrets - the problem of waste in the  fashion industry, sweat shops & child labour
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Fashion's dirty secrets - the problem of waste in the fashion industry, sweat shops & child labour

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An extended powerpoint that includes a large range of activities all to do with exploring the problem of the fashion industry, based around the recent BBC documentary ‘Fashion’s Dirty Secrets’. Activities can be taken from it to make 1-2 lessons, or if watching the documentary, it could be used as a mini scheme of work. Contents: Video - slides and worksheet to accompany the documentary ‘Fashion’s Dirty Secrets’; Impacts – a statement sorting activity around the environmental, social and economic impacts of the fashion industry Glossary activity - key words and terminology from the documentary Persuasive writing activity – persuading an MP to act on the fashion industry Mapping fashion activity – plotting the areas affected by the fashion industry Bar chart activity – plotting the world’s biggest textile exporters Role play activity – looking at each person’s opinion from all aspects of the fashion industry Campaign – create and design a new item of clothing that is ecofriendly Sweatshops – a series of activities based around another controversial aspect of the fashion industry: sweatshops and child labour
Solar energy / Solar power
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Solar energy / Solar power

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Lesson covers what solar energy is, how it works, and where the best location for solar power is. Activities and worksheets included within the ppt.
Using tourism to boost development - Jamaica
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Using tourism to boost development - Jamaica

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Lesson is focused around a series of skills questions that help students unravel how boosting and investing in the tourism industry can help countries like Jamaica to develop All activities and questions included within the ppt
Nigeria's changing economy and industrial structure
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Nigeria's changing economy and industrial structure

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Lesson covers Nigeria’s recent industrial history and its transition from primary to secondary to tertiary industry. Activities include describing tasks, a reading race and learning check. All resources included within the ppt
An introduction to development
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An introduction to development

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An overview of the meaning of the word ‘development’ using photo prompts, a discussion around HIC/LIC/NEE and a describing task. All resources included within the ppt
Changes to the UK's economy
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Changes to the UK's economy

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Lesson covers the transition in the UK’s economy from primary to secondary to tertiary industry and explores the factors that can cause the economy to grow Activities include describing tasks and exam practice All resources included within the ppt
Coastal landforms of erosion - headlands, bays, cave, arch, stack, stump, wave-cut notch & platforms
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Coastal landforms of erosion - headlands, bays, cave, arch, stack, stump, wave-cut notch & platforms

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A fully comprehensive lesson that covers all the key landforms of erosion with an accompanying worksheet for students to complete as the lesson progresses. This makes it easy and quick to cover all the landforms and students have a detailed A3 sheet from which to revise at the end. Learning is consolidated with a fun and interactive stop animation activity at the end (playdoh or whiteboards and cameras required).
Glacial landforms - glacial troughs (U-shaped valley), truncated spurs, hanging valley & ribbon lake
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Glacial landforms - glacial troughs (U-shaped valley), truncated spurs, hanging valley & ribbon lake

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An engaging lesson that uses photographs and diagrams to show and explain how glacial landforms of erosion are formed. Lesson includes: A clear note-taking frame with photos/diagrams of each landform Definition and photo of a U-shaped valley (glacial trough) Diagrams and photographs to show how truncated spurs and hanging valleys are formed Photos and a diagram with word fill activity to explain how ribbon lakes are formed Summary quiz to check on learning All activities and worksheets are included within the powerpoint.
Coastal landforms of deposition: beaches (sandy and shingle) and sand dune succession (psammosere)
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Coastal landforms of deposition: beaches (sandy and shingle) and sand dune succession (psammosere)

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A fully resourced lesson that covers: • different types of beaches and their characteristics • definition of succession and the succession of a sand dune system (psammosere) • Powerpoint includes colourful images, diagrams and useful video links, and includes a clear worksheet that students can complete throughout the lesson and create a final resource that is easy to revise from.
Environmental impacts of industry in the UK
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Environmental impacts of industry in the UK

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Lesson covers what happens when industry declines and the affect this has on the environment Activities include a card sort of impacts and exam practice questions All resources included within the ppt
Food in the UK
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Food in the UK

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KS4 Lesson covers why the UK imports food, where food comes from, food miles and their pros and cons Card sort and mapping activities All worksheets included within the ppt
The UK's north south divide
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The UK's north south divide

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Lesson covers the nature of the UK’s north south divide and strategies to reduce the divide Activities include information about the north south divide and specific questions for students about the effectiveness of reducing the gap All resources included within the ppt
Changes in the UK's rural areas
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Changes in the UK's rural areas

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Lesson covers the idea of urban sprawl and how people are moving both away from and back to rural areas Activities include fact finding tasks and statement coding to do with the impacts of population growth and decline All resources included within the ppt
Drowning in plastic - lesson activities (Geography in the News)
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Drowning in plastic - lesson activities (Geography in the News)

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A powerpoint that includes a wide variety of activities to do with thinking about our plastic usage and how we can reduce it. The first activity is based on the BBC’s recent documentary ‘Drowning in plastic’. The other activities are based on reading and analysing text, persuasive writing, plotting plastic waste on a map, drawing a bar chart of biodegrade times, and role plays and creative activities to do with designing new purposes for plastic bottles. All resources and worksheets are included within the ppt. Resources created by The Planet Press, a teacher-written blog that encourages students to keep up to date with world environmental news