Our KS3 Geography resources use case studies from Forestry England's sites and projects to bring topics to life. You'll find detailed teacher packs and lesson plans, presentations, worksheets, student activities and videos.
Landscape change lesson plans
These three lesson plans, each with a presentation and student worksheet, use case studies from Thames Chase and Ennerdale in Cumbria to help you teach your students about:
- human and physical causes of landscape change.
- human reliance on functioning natural systems.
- change in climate from the ice age to the present.
There is also the opportunity to develop map skills, with the use of OS maps and satellite photos.
OS Map Skills
Use our Ordnance Survey map study of Ennerdale Forest to develop your students’ map skills. This activity will get your students interpreting a topographical map, using grid references and scale.
This can be used as a stand alone resource or as an activity following on from our Ennerdale case study in the landscape change lesson plans.
Sustainable forest management lesson plans
This set of three lesson plans, each with a presentation and student activities, focuses on how England's forests are managed as a natural sustainable resource. They cover:
- the use of natural resources.
- economic sectors.
- human and physical causes of landscape change.
- human reliance on functioning natural systems.
- change in climate from the ice age to the present.
Calculating tree growth
This fieldwork activity will enable students to record the growth of trees over time, encouraging them to consider all of the factors involved.
Analysing real data from our colleagues at Forest Research will enable students to see the application of this method for scientific purposes.
