Hello.
My methodology for lesson planning consists of three key concepts;
Simplicity for the teacher - I aim to plan lessons that are paper-resource light.
Clarity of understanding for the student - I aim to plan lessons that are clear in their sequencing.
Professional appearance - I aim to plan lessons that are designed for students rather than the board room.
I teach my lessons successfully and with enjoyment, but not every teacher is the same. I always appreciate constructive feedback :-)
Hello.
My methodology for lesson planning consists of three key concepts;
Simplicity for the teacher - I aim to plan lessons that are paper-resource light.
Clarity of understanding for the student - I aim to plan lessons that are clear in their sequencing.
Professional appearance - I aim to plan lessons that are designed for students rather than the board room.
I teach my lessons successfully and with enjoyment, but not every teacher is the same. I always appreciate constructive feedback :-)
This bundle contains 8 lessons covering all aspects of the HIC City part of the new Urban Issues and Challenges unit for AQA GCSE Geography, including an introduction to Rio lesson, and a review lesson.
Lessons are fully resourced, include a number of GCSE practice questions and differentiation and challenge opportunities for most tasks.
Please review with any feedback.
LESSON COVERS:
the causes (meteorological) and effects of the Boscastle flash flood
LESSON INVOLVES:
starts with a spot the difference activity, then shows a video of flood footage from which students have to note down effects (and knock on effects as a challenge). They then use a video and a differentiated selection of key words to write an explanation for why it happened (looking purely at weather conditions). They then practice the skills of annotation to music (you can modify this task however you wish - I play "Barbara Streisand" by Duck Sauce and get them to pass their annotation sheet on every time they hear the words "Barbara Streisand". I make sure they know who to pass to to create a whole class chain. They love it - it generates a lot of excitement and hurried writing - the song is hyperlinked to the text box). The lesson ends with a task menu for different skill sets.
RESOURCES:
there are sheets for the annotation task and an extra info sheet for the final demonstration task if student feel they need it.
Please review with any feedback :-)
LESSON COVERS:
the definition of and difference between adaptation and mitigation and examples of how each in being employed in relation to climate change.
LESSON INVOLVES:
the main part of the lesson involves watching a selection of short videos or sections of hyperlinked videos. students make notes on a choice of two template sheets and categorise the video as an example of mitigation, adaptation, or both. Following this they choose a role from the COP21 meetings in Paris and write a speech using what they have learnt within the context of their role (prompts for what to include are on the screen).
RESOURCES:
all the videos are hyperlinked, to access them put the powerpoint in slide show mode and click on the screen grabs. Some videos have a note underneath saying which parts of the video to watch (if they are too long). Pre-teach the term "desalinisation" before showing the desalinisation video. The sheets the students can use to make notes are differentiated - the blank venn diagram is for more able students.
Please review with any feedback :-)
LESSON COVERS:
the changes and current status of Nigeria's economy and employment structure (Uses the Oxford AQA GCSE textbook: edited by S.Ross)
LESSON INVOLVES:
Students start by creating a graph depicting Nigeria's current employment structure. The main task of the lesson is to create a differentiated CV for Nigeria - the different parts of the CV related to different elements of learning about Nigeria's economy. The final task is to write the personal statement as a persuasive summary of what they have learned and why Nigeria should be considered for the future role of HIC. Students can write of sketch their CV information but must write the final statement. Lesson also includes a 5 minute review slide with questions from previous topics (can be skipped or edited if not relevant)
RESOURCES:
Their are two CV templates: MA - middle to lower ability/grades, HA higher ability/grades. The CV should be printed A3. The Oxford text book is used, but the lesson format can easily be edited to fit a different country with a different text book to support.
The lesson also includes a 5 minute "Review Previous Learning" task, as a revision tool - feel free to omit or adapt.
Please review with any feedback or if you spot any weevils in the lesson :-)
LESSON COVERS:
GNI, HDI and other indicators of development, the "north south divide" of development, and looking at how effective development indicators are.
LESSON INVOLVES:
students introduce to relevant key words, shown two videos - one introducing HDI and another introducing GNI, with a differentiated task for each. Following this there is a differentiated development indicators task where they research and evaluate each one. There is then a map task task where students illustrate the north south divide and add specific details on specific countries in each part. The final task is an exam question, with a quick plenary at the end.
RESOURCES:
The indicators task table is also saved as a separate document for you to print out for those students who need some egging along. The map task maps AND higher level maps are save in the same document. The development indicators task refers to a text book - just substitute this information for whichever dictionaries or texts books you wish to use.
NOTES:
the link the video is embedded, put the slides into slide show mode and then click on the video screen grab. Some tasks have a TOP TIPS box for students to contribute ideas and teacher to type up.
Please review with any feedback or if you spot any weevils in the lesson :-)
LESSON COVERS
the social and economic impacts of the changing economy for a rural area (the Outer Hebrides) and a more urban area (Cambridgeshire).
LESSON INVOLVES
Students first locate the rural and urban areas of Britain on a map. Following this they then mark on where the Outer Hebrides and Cambridgeshire are located through a series of clues. Some questions then accompany two graphs to give an introduction to the two locations. Students then use the info-coins sheet to write economic effects or social effects inside pound signs or people, they then place those on their map (this task can be simplified to simply annotating the map. Students then add their own understanding of the knock-on effects of these impacts to their map. Theses task are differentiated by target grade.
LESSON RESOURCES
The info coins task refers to the Blue Oxford GCSE Geography AQA (edited by S. Ross) text book for extra support. If you don't use this text book you can offer some other form of support.
The lesson also includes a 5 minute "Review Previous Learning" task, as a revision tool - feel free to omit or adapt.
Please review with any feedback or if you spot any weevils in the lesson :-)
THIS IS NOW FOR THE OLD AQA A SPEC (some parts can be used depending on areas of study chosen in new spec - file can also be modernised/updated)
Colourful, memorable slides with attached questions to help geography students remember key case study information.
USES: I use them as starter memory-style quizes at the start of revision lessons, as a one-slide way to re-teach a case study and have uploaded them as a revision resource for the students.
They are all hyperlinked, so it can be used like a website when in slideshow mode. Completely editable so you can change the questions, facts, etc as best suits what you have taught.
INCLUDED CASE STUDIES: Restless Earth: The Alps, Montserrat, Yellowstone super volcano,Indian Ocean Tsunami, Haiti, Kobe. Coasts: The Maldives, Holderness (erosion and management), Studland. Population: China, Kerala, UK. Tourism: Lake District, Jamaica, Antarctica. Urban: Curitiba, Cabot Circus Bristol, Favela Barrio. Rivers: Somerset Level, Bangladesh, Rutland Water.
ALSO AVAILABLE AS PART OF A BUMPER REVISION PACK HERE /teaching-resource/bumper-exam-question-pack-revision-extras-aqa-a-gcse-geography-11470618
Please leave a review and feel free to include any feedback for improvements :-)
LESSON COVERS:
the characteristics of megacities, the issues of living in a megacity and touches upon the future of megacities
LESSON INVOLVES:
a series of present new information slides and construct activities, including differentiated reading, question and writing activities. Lesson ends with a creative writing task.
RESOURCES:
the lesson includes a link to a video, a map template with support maps and an article written in both more complex, and more simple language (similar volumes of text on each)
NOTES:
the link the video is embedded, put the slides into slide show mode and then click on the video screen grab (there is a part two to the video on youtube if you wish to use it)
Please review with any feedback :-)
LESSON COVERS:
Urbanisation, rates of urbanisation, push and pull factors, rural urban migration and natural increase. POSSIBLE DOUBLE LESSON
LESSON INVOLVES:
main features include key word activities exploring and applying the definition of HIC, LIC, NEE, Push and Pull factor. A timed activity where student have 90 seconds to view an image and decide if it is is a push or a pull factor and explain (it is slide 7 - once on the slide click to start the clock, it should go through each image automatically - you can remove the animations if you prefer). This is followed by an activity using the Brandt line map and a topological style map identifying urbanised countries. The last big activity is a categorising activity for rural-urban migration vs. natural change.
RESOURCES:
copies of the relevant text book pages, along with shading sheets for urbanisation causes, and gap fill support activity for the demonstrate task.
NOTES:
the construct activity slide for identifying push or pull factors is on an automatic timer. Open the animation pane on the slide to remove if you wish.
Please review with any feedback :-)
LESSON COVERS:
Social opportunties for people in Bristol, broken down into cultural, economic/employment and leisure
LESSON INVOLVES:
students create a perfect city pie, with slices made up of specific information on different types of social opportunities. Once the slices are made up they than designed a packaging label to sell the advantages of the opportunities they have selected. The students are encouraged to select the opportunities that would make Bristol the perfect city for them.
RESOURCES:
there are 2 differentiated pie templates: one with three slices, the other with 6. Social opportunity cards with details of 9 different opportunities (3 of each type).
NOTES:
I lay the opportunity cards out at the front of the class for them to come up and select from. Once they have finished with one, they come back and swap for another one. I usually print off the social opportunities on different coloured paper, to make the different categories obvious.
Please review with any feedback :-)
LESSON COVERS:
reviews all elements of the LIC city part of the urban unit, including: urbanisation, megacities, social challenges and opportunities, environmental challenges and opportunities, health and education vs. crime and unemployment and opportunities for economic development.
LESSON INVOLVES:
starts with a "find somebody who" 9 question review activity, followed by a key word sheet completion activity (the extension task for which can be used for the following mini plenary (take some sample dominoes from a student and distributed them around the class and then play verbal dominoes)). then the main task of the lesson is to complete a unit review sheet on which students rate their confidence on different aspects of the topic then use their previous work to make notes/visual reminders. lesson ends with a class-made quiz.
RESOURCES:
review sheet should be printed A3 if possible. The screen grab on the slide of the "find somebody who" sheet does not match the actual sheet (just in case you get confused).
NOTES;
this lesson is designed to be very un-teacher led.
LESSON COVERS:
how sustainable urban living addresses the issues of waste, water, energy and green space, using Hanham Hall in Bristol as an example.
LESSON INVOLVES:
exploring the meaning of sustainability, sorting human activities into a sustainability venn diagram. AG&T students are then selected to be architects, each equipped with "Architect cards" (power point slides to be printed double sided). Students then visit the "architect" students to collect info on the various sustainable elements of Hanham Hall. evaluating them as they go, selecting one to not invest in at the end. To end students design a house card to go in an estate agents window advertising a Hanham Hall property (at this point the architect students sit in a group and complete the previous task together).
RESOURCES:
The video at the end can be accessed by putting the powerpoint in slideshow mode and clicking on the screen grab. The 5 architect cards should be printed double sided.
NOTES:
If you don't wanted to select "architect" students and have the students visit them you could put the architect slides up with a time limit for each.
Please review with any feedback :-)
LESSON COVERS:
to case study areas in Bristol (Filwood and Stoke Bishop) and the contrasting quality of life residents experience in each area.
LESSON INVOLVES:
a practice exam question to describe the location, a thinking task to interpret photos and a long photo sorting and annotation task. Lesson ends with a verbal debate.
RESOURCES:
only resources will be the sheet of photos. You will need a good supply of scissors and glue though. Alternatively you can ask students to glue in the entire sheet and create a code for each image and to annotate with really long arrows, or through numbering the photos.
NOTES:
this lesson plan is based on a 75 minute lesson, but can be streamlined using the above adaptation.
Please review with any feedback :-)
LESSON COVERS:
reviews all elements of the HIC city part of the urban unit (focsuing on Bristol), including: urbanisation, megacities, social challenges and opportunities, environmental challenges and opportunities, health and education vs. crime and unemployment and opportunities for economic development.
LESSON INVOLVES:
starts with a "find somebody who" 9 question review activity, followed by a key word sheet completion activity (the extension task for which can be used for the following mini plenary (take some sample dominoes from a student and distributed them around the class and then play verbal dominoes)). then the main task of the lesson is to complete a unit review sheet on which students rate their confidence on different aspects of the topic then use their previous work to make notes/visual reminders. lesson ends with a class-made quiz.
RESOURCES:
review sheet should be printed A3 if possible. The screen grab on the slide of the "find somebody who" sheet does not match the actual sheet (just in case you get confused).
NOTES;
this lesson is designed to be very un-teacher led.
LESSON COVERS:
opportunities for people migrating to Rio, push/pull factors, causes of rural urban migration and urbanisation.
LESSON INVOLVES:
the mayor of Rio reaching out to persuade people to migrate to the colourful city. First students use an exam style question to identify population trends in Rio. Then they matching different types of people on profile cards to different opportunities cards, then creating a visual representation of this, followed by a practice exam question.
RESOURCES:
opportunity and people cards to sort/match/shade as you wish. An optional fact sheet for inclusion of L3 specific information for higher ability
LESSON COVERS:
why Rio was able to host the world cup and the economic opportunities available to it as a result. includes positives and negatives.
LESSON INVOLVES:
Main task involves students using a tourist map of Rio, and their grid referencing skills to locate and find features of the city that can give rise to economic development (depending on quality of printer - you may need to work through and point some out on the board). They then use an info sheet to annotate those places with detail and facts. They first look at the positives, then a video and a further back up info sheet helps them understand the negatives. The lesson ends with an exam question. (There is also an opportunity to review grid referencing skills before the main task)
RESOURCES:
A3 map sheet with grid referencing table. HA (higher ability) and MA (middle ability) info sheets, with negatives sheet.
NOTES;
the link to the video is embedded, just put in slide show mode and click on the video image. The keys represent key words. It is sometimes easier to put the big map up on the screen, it depends on the quality of your print out as to whether or not they can locate the places.
LESSON COVERS:
three ways in which Bristol has taken the opportunity to overcome environmental challenges, including: reducing congestion by using the integrated transport system, providing more habitat and green space through urban greening, and saving resources through comprehensive recycling schemes.
LESSON INVOLVES:
students are told that Bristol is on a mission to become Europe's greenest city, and that there are three steps to achieving this mission: recycling, urban greening, and integrated transport. For each opportunity there is an activity, including a compound graph drawing activity for recycling. Lesson ends with an exam question.
RESOURCES:
the video is hyperlinked - put the powerpoint in slide show mode, and click on the screen grabbed image of the video. All other resources are attached here, but you will need graph paper for the graph.
NOTES:
this is potentially a DOUBLE LESSON
Please review with any feedback :-)
LESSON COVERS
How the Fairtrade process works, the positive impacts for producers, and an overview of product pricing.
LESSON INVOLVES
Starter asks students to think about and list where they may have seen the Fairtrade logo. The concept of Fairtrade is then introduced (key indicates key word). Main task uses an infographic of how Fairtrade profits and premium are spent to improve quality of life. Students either answer questions (target 4-5) or create flow charts (target 6+) to indicate how Fairtrade can reduce the development gap. The challenge version of this task gives students the option to create a flow chart with option boxes. Following this students evaluate product price comparisons – Fairtrade vs. other products. The lesson ends with an exam question with an example answer that is fully editable to suit the techniques you teach.
LESSON RESOURCES
Videos are hyperlinked to the word “video” on the slide. Put into slide show mode and then click on them.
Please review with any feedback or if you spot any weevils in the lesson :-)
Differentiated revision sheets for 9-1 AQA GCSE Geography….
AQA UNITS COVERED: (resources are fully editable if you teach different units)
PAPER 1: Natural Hazards – Living World – UK Physical Landscapes
PAPER 2: Urban Issues and challenges – Changing Economic World – Resource Management
RESOURCE CODE: HA = HIGHER ABILITY, MA = MIDDLE ABILITY
Topic checklists break the topic down into mini-topics then provide space for notes/diagrams and key words/facts. The MA checklists use visual prompts in the notes/diagrams section – again these can be changed if you prefer to use an image more specific to what you have taught.
Document is fully editable.
I print double sided on A3 to provide more room for student notes, but can can be used on A4
Rio - social challenges and opportunites
LESSON COVERS:
What the challenges/issues and possible opportunities/solutions are for energy and clean water supply to the favelas and sanitation.
LESSON INVOLVES:
short issue introduction video, followed by an short exam question, then a long activity to trade and read through resources and select appropriate information (differentiation is embedded in the resources - ie. the complexity of writing varies but is not made explicit), followed by further exam practice questions.
RESOURCES:
planned as a trading activity, but all can be printed off as a information pack and handed out individually or in pairs.
NOTES:
link to the video is embedded in the video screen shot (just play the slide show and click on the screen shot) the keys represent key words.