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Lesson Plan
Grade: Year 12 (A‑Level) Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: Geography
Lesson Topic: Socio-economic impacts: vulnerability, global patterns, most vulnerable groups
Learning Objective/s:
  • Describe the concept of vulnerability and its three components: exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity.
  • Analyse global patterns of socio‑economic impacts of climate change across different regions.
  • Identify the groups most at risk and explain why they are particularly vulnerable.
  • Evaluate governance strategies that can reduce vulnerability and enhance adaptive capacity.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector and digital slide deck
  • Large world map (wall‑mounted)
  • Printed handouts of the regional vulnerability table
  • Case‑study worksheets (Bangladesh, Kenya, Maldives)
  • Markers, sticky notes, and pens
  • Laptop for teacher
 Introduction:
Begin with a striking image of a flood‑affected community and ask students what factors make some people more vulnerable than others. Connect this to prior learning on climate drivers and the exposure‑sensitivity‑capacity framework. Explain that by the end of the lesson they will be able to describe vulnerability, compare regional impacts and suggest governance actions.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5’) – Think‑pair‑share: list recent climate events and rank perceived vulnerability.
  2. Mini‑lecture (10’) – Introduce the vulnerability formula and define exposure, sensitivity, adaptive capacity with a diagram.
  3. Interactive map activity (12’) – Using the world map, groups assign each region to high/medium/low vulnerability and justify their choices.
  4. Case‑study analysis (10’) – Work on worksheets for Bangladesh, Kenya, and Maldives; identify most vulnerable groups and adaptive measures.
  5. Governance strategies brainstorm (8’) – Whole‑class list of risk‑based planning, social protection, community‑based adaptation, etc., and discuss how each addresses vulnerability components.
  6. Check for understanding (5’) – Exit ticket: define vulnerability in one sentence and give an example of a vulnerable group.
Conclusion:
Summarise how exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity combine to shape vulnerability and why patterns differ globally. Have students complete the exit ticket, summarising one governance action that could help a specific vulnerable group. Homework: research a local community’s climate risks and propose a simple adaptation measure.