RGS website

http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Teaching+resources/Key+Stage+3+resources/Glacial+environments/Glacial+environments.htm

This link is for the Royal Geographical Society. I did not realise that they actually have lesson information for teaching on here and it is broken down into Key Stages and has a variety of material which has already been targeted for different age groups. Thus, this is a fantastic website to refer to when doing lesson planning, especially on topic which you might not know as much about as the information has already been sieved down.

For glaciers:
-Overview
-What students should know by the end of the topic
-Film segments
-Web resources
-Back catalogues of information from National Geographic
-Cross curricular segments (mainly to science and citizenship for this topic)
-Things to download
-Where in the world is ice?
-Why are our glaciers shrinking?
-Living with glaciers
-What land forms of erosion will disappearing ice reveal.
-How will melting glaciers affect people in the UK/other countries

Under each of the above topics from 'Where in the world is ice' to the last one, the topics have been broken down into different sections and are not just a bulk of information. Key question and concepts are raised initially so show what the section is about and what is to be learnt from the topic. There is even an interactive section at the bottom where students/teachers can review all/part of the topic. This interaction part would be useful if the school is really up to date with technology or a computer room was available. Homework could also be set using this, as long as rooms are available at lunch for those who do not have access at home.

Exemplar starters, mains and plenaries are included on the website as well. These a good idea to use/base lessons on, however lesson can be adapted as you see fit/necessary for the types of learners within a class.

The informational under the topics could be split over several lessons, especially for year 7's as it would be too much information to take in and different types of activities and ways of learning could be weaved in to the information. However, it is a good website as a starting point for information, rather than trekking through thousands of irrelevant sites.