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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.
Seven Worlds, One Planet - Antarctica
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Seven Worlds, One Planet - Antarctica

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7 Worlds, 1 Planet: Antarctica BBC documentary, currently playing on iPlayer. A question and answer worksheet based around the 59 minute documentary seven worlds, one planet, episode 1. This documentary is all about Antarctica and the hostile conditions it presents to wildlife. It could be used to support learning around polar ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of Polar and Arctic regions. A good amount of discussion on climate change in Antarctica. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Topics include: animal habitat climate change southern ocean winter / spring seasons Find documentary worksheets to a full lesson on this topic or for other geography documentaries in my shop.
Green Planet - Tropical World
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Green Planet - Tropical World

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A comprehensive 25 question worksheet and follow on activity for Green Planet, Tropical World (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores new filming techniques which allow us to enter the plants’ world and see it from their perspective and on their timescale. From fast-growing trees to flowers that mimic dead animals, this is a journey into a magical world that operates on a different timescale to our own. The worksheet includes 25 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. There is a differentiated follow on activity for students to complete to think further around this topic. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Rainforest vegetation Tropical plants Photosynthesis plant and animal interactions Climate change Deforestation If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.
Climate Change - The Facts Documentary
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Climate Change - The Facts Documentary

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24 question worksheet with short follow on task to accompany BBC documentary series Climate Change - The Facts. Designed for use with a year 9 group studying climate change. A teacher answer sheet is provided and there is an optional extension exam task. Can also be used as a stand alone sheet or homework task. Key themes: global warming Climate change Fossil fuels Impacts (economic, social, environmental) Ways forward (international cooperation, renewables)
Hurricane Ida Documentary
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Hurricane Ida Documentary

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Hurricane Ida - documentary worksheet A worksheet to support Earthstorm, Hurricanes episode 4 (Netflix Documentary). This worksheet helps students explore the formation, preparations, impacts and aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The worksheet has 11 questions and case study boxes to capture physical, economic, environmental and social impacts. The sheet is set out to capture students attention for the full 43 minutes of the hurricane documentary and helps them create a 1 page case study knowledge organiser. This worksheet comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers, including answers and timings. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Hurricane Formation Hurricane Track (path) Impacts of Hurricane Ida Aftermath of Hurricane Ida Climate Change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Zambezi River - Earths Great Rivers
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Zambezi River - Earths Great Rivers

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Documentary topic: Water, Rivers, Africa 24 question and answer sheet to accompany the BBC documentary Earth’s Greatest Rivers 2, episode 1, Zambezi River. Documentary follows the river’s course from source to mouth and looks at how animal and human life depends on the river. The worksheet has 24 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. Designed for study alongside rivers unit, but equally could be used for students as part of a place based study in Southern Africa. Topics include: Fact file on the Zambezi upper, middle and lower course characteristics Human activity along the river Flooding Conservation and management Downloaded materials include all sheets in both Word and PDF formats. Find other documentary worksheets and the rest of this series at my shop
Planet Earth 3 - Coasts
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Planet Earth 3 - Coasts

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Documentary exploring coastal environments. This is a question and answer sheet to accompany the documentary Planet Earth 3: Coasts on BBC. Sir David Attenborough explores the dangerous frontiers created by the world’s coasts, where animals fight for survival amidst constant change. This worksheet focuses on changing coastal environments and includes the following topics: • Coastal ecosystems • Seasonal change – Arctic • Coastal predators – Namibia • Coastal sanctuaries – Canada • Protection - Mangrove Forests • Exposed coasts – Mexico • 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.
Wilderness with Simon Reeves - Congo
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Wilderness with Simon Reeves - Congo

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Help your students get to grips with the tropical rainforest environment of the Congo using this sheet to explore episode 1 of Wilderness with Simon Reeves - The Congo (BBC documentary). Students gain a greater understanding of the environment and the people who live within the Congo, watching while completing this ready to use question and answer sheet. Details on the programme Simon Reeve travels through the Congo, the second-greatest rainforest on earth. In one of the toughest journeys he’s ever undertaken, Simon travels five hundred miles across dense tropical jungle, heading for the region of Salonga, where he searches for one of the rarest and most iconic creatures on the continent - the bonobo **How to use this sheet ** The worksheet has 19 questions that cover the full 60 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet explore the following environments and topics: • Tropical rainforest • Congo, East Africa • Ecosystems - plants, animals, climate • Animal adaptation • Deforestation This sheet comes ready to use and in both PDF and Word formats.
Earthstorm: Volcanoes
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Earthstorm: Volcanoes

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Exploring Four Volcanoes - documentary worksheet A worksheet to support Earthstorm, Volcanoes episode 2 (Netflix Documentary). This worksheet helps students explore four case studies of volcanoes across the world. From Iceland to Italy, experts take an in-depth look and provide an inside look at four imposing volcanoes and how they impact the settlements around them. The worksheet has 21 questions and case study boxes to capture students attention for the full 43 minutes of the volcano documentary. This worksheet comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers, including answers and timings for each section. Volcanoes: Fagradalsfjall, Iceland Campi Flegrei, Naples, Italy Cumbre Vieja, Canary Islands Masaya, Nicaragua Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Distribution of human settlements Research and mapping around volcanoes Impacts of eruptions Aftermath of volcanic eruptions For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Seven Worlds One Planet: Asia
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Seven Worlds One Planet: Asia

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7 Worlds, 1 Planet: Asia BBC documentary, currently playing on iPlayer. A question and answer worksheet based around the 59 minute documentary seven worlds, one planet, episode 2. This documentary is all about Asia and the diverse conditions it presents to wildlife. It could be used to support learning around polar ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of Asia. A good amount of discussion on climate change. A range of environments are covered: deserts, mountains and jungles. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Topics include: animal habitat animal adaptation climate change Note, the worksheet does not include the 10 minute section at the end on how the programme was filmed. Find documentary worksheets on this topic or for other geography documentaries in my shop.
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
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
Climate Change - The Facts Documentary Lesson
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Climate Change - The Facts Documentary Lesson

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A planned lesson on PowerPoint with a 24 question worksheet to accompany BBC documentary series Climate Change - The Facts. Designed for use with a year 9 group studying climate change. This pack includes Powerpoint, lesson objectives, starter task and final task included to fully make use of the worksheet provided. A teacher answer sheet is provided and there is an optional extension exam task.
Seven World. One Planet - Africa
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Seven World. One Planet - Africa

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7 Worlds, 1 Planet: Africa BBC documentary, currently playing on iPlayer. A question and answer worksheet based around the 50 minute documentary seven worlds, one planet, episode 7. This documentary is all about Africa and the variable conditions it presents to wildlife. It could be used to support learning around ecosystems, animal habitats and adaptations or place specific study of Africa. Some discussion on how humans impact landscapes in Africa. Can cover a lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Topics include: Animal habitat Rainforest - climate and wildlife Human impacts on animals Africa 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 Jungles
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Our Planet Jungles

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Our Planet: Jungles / Rainforest Environments A question and answer worksheet based around Netflix documentary our planet, Jungles. Could be used to support learning around rainforest ecosystems, animal habitats and human activity in forests. Can be used as a full lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. A teacher sheet with answers is included. Questions focus on: Different rainforest environments Animal adaptations in the ecosystem Human activity and resource management Deforestation Food chains in the rainforest ecosystem Find worksheets for many of the other episodes in this series at my shop
Perfect Planet - Weather
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Perfect Planet - Weather

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A 20 question worksheet and follow on activity to support A Perfect Planet - Weather (BBC Documentary). The programme looks at how weather controls the distribution of freshwater around our planet. In turn, how this water shapes the lives of animals across the globe, rising to an incredible diversity of species and habitats. The worksheet uses a variety of different questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary. A comprehensive answer sheet is included for staff who are unfamiliar with the documentary. There is a differentiated follow on sheet so students can reflect further on their learning. Worksheet includes the following topics: seasonal weather patterns Global weather and climates Advantages and disadvantages of different weather patterns Ecosystems including Amazon Rainforest and the Gobi Desert Benefits and risks of habitat change Animal adaptation Climate change For worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Frozen Planet 2
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Frozen Planet 2

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Help your students get to grips with the environment and ecosystem of Antarctica in episode 4 of Frozen Planet 2 (BBC documentary), using this 2 page, 25 question and answer worksheet. David Attenborough explores Antarctica, looking at the ecosystem, animal adaptations and the impacts of climate change. How to use this sheet The worksheet has 25 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet with timings for teachers. Questions on the worksheet explore the following environments and topics: • Coastal and interior environments • Animal adaptation • Extreme weather • Climate change See my shop for other sheets to this documentary series.
Yukon River - Earth's Great Rivers
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Yukon River - Earth's Great Rivers

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Documentary: River Yukon, River Study. A question and answer worksheet based around BBC documentary Earth’s Great Rivers, episode 3, Yukon River. A helpful teacher sheet with answers and timings is included. There are some follow on tasks include describe and explain questions and a mapping task. Could be used to support learning around river ecosystems, river basin animal habitats and adaptations. Good examples of low impact human use of a river. Can be used as a full lesson or used as a stand-alone homework. Download includes all worksheets in both Word and PDF formats.
Green Planet Water World
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Green Planet Water World

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Environments covered: fresh water, coastal zone A comprehensive 20 question worksheet for Green Planet, Water World (BBC Documentary). David Attenborough explores new filming techniques which allow us to enter the plants’ world and see adaptations fresh water plants use to survive in their under water environments. The worksheet includes 20 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Please consider leaving a review for this resource. Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics: Fresh water vegetation Aquatic plants Photosynthesis Plant and animal interactions Climate change Salt water ecosytem - seagrass If you like this resource, please leave a review. Worksheets have been made for other episodes of this series and many other science and nature documentaries for BBC and Netflix, please view them here.
Peak District Documentary
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Peak District Documentary

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Tales from the National Park: The Peak District. Question and answer sheet to accompany the national park documentary: Tales from the National Park. This episode introduces the viewer to the conflict around green roads throughout the Peak District National Park. We see arguments for and against different uses and includes stakeholder views from local government, police, residents and leisure users. Could be used as an introduction to stakeholder conflict in National Parks or as a study of the Peak District. Teacher answer sheet also provided. Please consider reviewing this free resource. For other worksheets to support other science and nature documentaries please see my shop.
Lake District Documentary
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Lake District Documentary

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Tales from the National Parks: The Lake District. Currently found on YouTube and originally BBC iPlayer. Question and answer sheet to accompany the Lake District documentary: Tales from the National Parks. This episode introduces the viewer to the proposed zip line a across a valley in the Lake District. We see arguments for and against from different park users. Could be used as an introduction to stakeholder conflict in National Parks. Teacher answer sheet also provided. Please consider reviewing this free resource. For other worksheets to support science and nature documentaries please see my shop.