Departmental Curriculum Planning

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1 Departmental Curriculum Planning Department: Geography Subject: Geography Key Stage: 3 Year Group: 7 Programme of Study Topic (s) studies Key skills taught / developed / assessed Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Settlement What is Physical and Human Geography? What is the population density and distribution of the UK? What is the Site, Situation and Function of Warkworth? Assessment Which is the best route for a by-pass around Warkworth? Assessment review. What are the different types of settlement? What are land use models? How have inner cities changed over time? How has Newcastle/Gateshead Quayside been regenerated? Map Skills What are maps? What is longitude and latitude? What is direction? Distance and Height Why do we use map symbols? What are grid references? Map Skills Assessment Assessment Review The UK Who are the British? Investigation Where does your surname come from? The change industry What is globalisation? What are TNC s? What are the impacts of Nike as a TNC? The effects of Mini-models factory? Should the UK be a part of the EU? Atlas Skills Extended Writing PEE Explanation skills and developing points Drawing and interpreting graphs Report Writing Communication and teamwork Pie charts and Analysis Enquiry/Investigation Skills Use of key Rivers What is the water cycle? How does a drainage basin work? How do waterfalls form? How do Meanders and Ox-bow lakes form? What are the causes of flooding? Investigation: What happens to rainfall when it reaches the ground? What are hydrographs and how do they form? What were the causes and effects of the York floods? How can flooding be managed? Extended Writing PEE Explanation skills and developing points Drawing and interpreting graphs Report Writing Communication and teamwork Enquiry/Investigation Skills Annotation Skills Use of key Use of an Atlas Photograph Interpretation

2 Describing Distribution Extended Writing PEE Explanation skills and developing points OS map interpretation Drawing and interpreting graphs Report Writing Communication and teamwork Enquiry/Investigation Skills Use of key Assessment Opportunities Minimum of 2 assessment tasks per 10 week module Extended Writing: What is the population distribution of the UK? What are the reasons for this? Extended Writing: Which is the best route for a by-pass around Warkworth? Investigation Where does your surname come from? Extended Writing: What are the effects of the mini-models factory? Extended Writing: should the UK be a part of the EU? River features assessment how do the features form and why? Investigation : What happens to rainfall when it reaches the ground? End of year summative exam Investigation: How has Newcastle/Gateshead Quayside been regenerated? End of year summative exam Map skills assessment: Use all map skills taught to describe a treasure hunt. End of year summative exam

3 Departmental Curriculum Planning Department: Geography Subject: Geography Key Stage: 3 Year Group: 8 Programme of Study Topic (s) studies Key skills taught / developed / assessed Topic - Population and settlement Population growth and changes What are population pyramids? Why are they useful? How can population growth be managed? China One Child Policy Population investigation Which country has the highest / lowest natural increase and why? Population challenges in the UK challenges of an ageing population Where are cities growing fastest and why? Rural Urban Migration in LEDC Case Study Kenya What is life like in a slum settlement? Case study Kibera Shanty town assessment How can life be improved for Shanty Town dwellers Why are less people living in cities in MEDC s? - Counterubanisation International migration Barcelona case study Extended writing Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Tourism Weather and climate What is tourism and different types of tourism Writing for persuasion migration letter Interpreting models, graphs, population pyramids Enquiry / investigation skills Growth of the tourism industry changes in tourism patterns Investigation family research on changing holiday patterns Tourism in Spain advantages and disadvantages Decline of tourism in the UK case study Whitley Bay Assessment breathing new life into Whitley Bay Tourism in the UK National Parks Future of Tourism - Ecotourism Extended writing Interpreting models, graphs, numerical data Enquiry / investigation skills Accurate use of geographical What is weather? How is it measured Weather forecasting and interpreting synoptic charts Why does it rain and what are the different types of rainfall? What is the weather associated with low pressure systems depressions What is the weather associated with high pressure systems anti cyclones Depressions assessment sequence and predicting the weather Differences between weather and climate UK vs Spain what is a Mediterranean climate? What are microclimates and microclimate investigation What is extreme weather? Extended writing Interpreting models, graphs, numerical data Enquiry / investigation skills Accurate use of geographical

4 Accurate use of geographical Assessment Opportunities Minimum of 2 assessment tasks per 10 week module Investigation which country has the fastest / slowest growing population and why? Life in a Shanty Town assessment budget task on improving the lives of Shanty Town residents Extended writing opportunities Success of the China One Child Policy and benefits of an ageing population China One Child Policy Mystery Investigation how have holiday destinations changed (family research) Written assessment - Breathing new life into Whitley Bay Extended writing opportunities is Tourism good for Spain? Tourism decline in UK mystery Extended writing location of eco island eco resort Investigation does our school have its own microclimate? Written assessment describing the sequence of a depression and predicting the weather End of year summative test End of year summative test End of year summative test

5 Departmental Curriculum Planning Department: Geography Subject: Geography Key Stage: 3 Year Group: 9 Programme of Study Topic (s) studies Key skills taught / developed / assessed Natural Hazards What is plate tectonics? How do volcanoes differ from each other? Investigation - Why are there so many volcanoes in Kamchatka? Montserrat Soufriere Hills eruption. What are the causes of earthquakes? What are the effects of earthquakes? Why do people live next to volcanoes and earthquakes? Can the impact of volcanoes and earthquakes be reduced? How can San Sebastian be protected from an eruption of Pico Magdalena? Why did so many people die in the Haiti 2010 earthquake? Map interpretation Accurate use of Geographical Extended writing Annotation Describing distributions GeoTrio Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Climate Change Development What causes climate change? Natural causes Investigation skills; What is an ice age? What is a glacier? How does a glacier; erode, transport and deposit? What glacial features are produced? How has glaciation affected man? Glaciation in the Lake District What causes climate change? Human causes. What are the impacts of Global warming? How is the Sahel going to be affected by Global Warming? What can we do about Global Warming Investigation - What is my family s Carbon footprint and how can it be reduced? Why are cheeseburgers a climatic problem? Which menu will cause most Global warming? Graphicacy / Numeracy - Drawing graphs and interpreting line graphs Map interpretation Extended Writing Annotation GeoTrio What is development and how is it measured? What causes poverty? How developed is Brazil? Investigation - What is it like to live in Brazil? What regions make up Brazil? What is the Amazonian Rainforest like? Why is the tropical rainforest being developed? What are the impacts of deforestation? Who lives in the Amazon Rainforest and how are they affected by deforestation? Should the Amazon be developed? How can the rainforest be developed sustainably? Atlas work Map interpretation Describing distributions Cause and Effect Extended writing Graphicacy / Numeracy graph of changing GDP / climate graphs Sustainability Investigation skills; Research

6 Research Presentation Analysis Conclusion Evaluation Report writing Investigation skills; Research Presentation Analysis Conclusion Evaluation Presentation Analysis Conclusion Evaluation Report writing Problem solving Report writing Team work Problem solving Assessment Opportunities Minimum of 2 assessment tasks per 10 week module Investigation - Kamchatka, why are there so many volcanoes in Kamchatka? Assessment Activity - How can San Sebastian be protected from an eruption of Pico Magdalena? Haiti mystery - Why did so many people die in the Haiti 2010 earthquake? Extended Writing opportunities e.g. Why does California suffer from earthquakes? Investigation - What is my family s Carbon footprint and how can it be reduced? Assessment Activity - Which menu will cause most Global warming? Sahel Mystery - How is the Sahel going to be affected by Global Warming? Extended writing - e.g. explanation of how a glacier erodes / transports / deposits. End of year summative examination Investigation What is it like to live in Brazil? Assessment Activity - Should the Amazon be developed? Extended writing e.g. explaining the causes of poverty, letter to Brazilian president End of year summative examination End of year summative examination