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.
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.
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.
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
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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
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Units: Rivers, Ecosystems, Restoration
A comprehensive 27 question worksheet for Our Changing Planet, Restoring our Rivers (BBC Documentary).
Documentary details
This documentary investigates efforts to protect and revive our dying rivers. Two ambitious river restoration projects are aiming to bring life back to the Klamath in northern California and the Seine in Paris, France.
In both locations, presenters look at restoration efforts trialling ideas on how we restore river systems.
The bundle includes
The worksheet includes 27 different styled questions that cover the full hour long documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers. Worksheets are double sided and come in PDF and Word sheets.
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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
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Seasonal Forests, Seasonal Change
A comprehensive 24 question worksheet for Green Planet, Seasonal 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. Between the tropics and the frozen poles lies a region dominated by relentless change in the form of the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each one presents plants with huge challenges, from ice and snow to raging fires; from intense competition to surprising enemies. To survive here plants must use strategy, deception and remarkable feats of engineering.
The worksheet includes 24 different styled questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet, with timings for teachers.
Questions on the worksheet includes the following topics:
Spring, summer, autumn and winter
Seasonal plants
Photosynthesis
Plant and animal interactions
Climate change
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Easy to use question and answer worksheet for students to accompany the BBC documentary Earth’s Greatest Rivers, The Mississippi River. Questions span the full 50 minutes of the documentary. A detailed answer sheet is provided for teachers. An optional worksheet is included to round up ideas from this documentary (summarising questions and mapping task).
Documentary time: 50 mins (+10 how we filmed section)
Topics include:
Upper course - river landscape
Melt water and it’s impact on wildlife
Middle course - river landscape
Agriculture
Transport
Lower course - river landscape
Flood risk - New Orleans
Flood plains
Downloaded bundle provides all sheets i both Word and PDF formats.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Topics: Water, Rivers, Danube River
22 question and answer sheet to accompany the BBC documentary Earth’s Greatest Rivers 2, episode 2, Danube River. The documentary follows the river’s course from source to mouth and looks at how animal and human life depends on the River Danube.
The worksheet has 22 questions that cover the full 50 minute documentary and comes with a detailed answer sheet for teachers. There is a follow on worksheet with exam questions and mapping exercise 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 Europe.
Topics include:
Fact file on the the Danube
Upper, middle and lower course characteristics
Human activity along the river
Flooding
Conservation and management
Downloaded bundle includes all sheets in both Word and PDF formats.
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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.
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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. .
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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
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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.
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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.
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.
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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
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
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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.
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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
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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
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