2014-2015 Curriculum plan proforma for The Causeway School website Subject Geography Year 9 Please complete the SoW proforma below for all subjects and courses for publication on the Website this summer. Course/ Year Key Topics What will ALL students learn? What will the most able students learn? Term 1 The unequal World Describe differences in MEDC and LEDC countries Describe reasons why countries are underdeveloped Problems of sweatshops What globalization is and the benefits and problems of it Skills Location of MEDC and LEDC countries Collecting data from atlas and presenting into graphs Term 2 The unequal World What trade is What goods are traded by different countries Key terms: imports, exports, primary products, manufactured goods Fairtrade- what is and describe how it helps Aid :How MEDC s help LEDC s to improve Different ways this help is given Skills: Mapping exercise: Where our goods come from Interdependence of countries Sustainable development Explanation of historical, economic, political reasons for lack of development Skills: Scatter graphs and interpretation Explain how trade can affect the development of a county in a negative way Explain in detail how fairtrade helps to provide sustainable development for LEDC countries Describe the different types of aid and evaluate the benefits and problems of them Key terms: Bilateral, multilateral, sustainable, charitable, What is the key piece of Assessment/Rich task? Paper bag game extended writing about task. Christian Aid website Nike newspaper Globalisation essay Leaflet about fair trade Aid research poster find an example of an aid project how does it work and who benefits. End of unit
development Term 3 The restless earth Key tectonic processes that operate Identify landforms that are created as a result of different processes. Different types of volcanoes Trip to Natural History Museum to look at structure of earth and impacts of tectonics on people and how people predict and prepare Term 4 The restless earth Causes, effects, responses to different tectonic hazards Tsunamis- what they are and why they are formed Predicting earthquakes and ways to reduce the risk of them Explain the different Compare difference between two main types of volcanoes Explain why there are different types of volcanoes Detailed case studies of countries affected by tectonic hazards- volcano, earthquake and tsunami. Solutions and responses to hazards Earthquake news report Montserrat simulation from Juicy geography website 2 quizzes Earthquake safety poster End of unit test Term 5 Tourism Identify reasons for increase in tourism Key terminology: mass tourism, package holidays, eco tourism Benefits and problems of tourism Eastbourne tourism enquiry. Tourism in Eastbourne has a positive impact Sustainability and solutions to tourism Eco tourism Detailed case studies of the effects of tourism- Thailand, Benidorm and propose solutions to the current problems Tourism enquiry. Write up a report to the hypothesis in the style of a GCSE controlled Assessment. Skills: carry out an enquiry based investigation and write it up as would be expected from GCSE. ICT prepare a professional advert with images, music and narration Create a TV advert for a tourist location with sound and music.
using Macs or Ipad App End of unit test Term 6 To choose one of the following options: Coasts Population Coasts: Causes of erosion Different types of waves Basic landforms caused by erosion Ways that material is moved along the coast Ways that the coast is managed Population Causes of population growth Key terminology Effects of too many people and ways countries cope with it Coasts: key terms: erosion, transportation, deposition, cliff collapse, longshore drift, spit, slumping, rip rap, managed retreat, groynes Explain how processes of erosion affects the coastline Compare differences and give reasons for the different types of waves Explain how features are formed as a result of erosion and link to geology of the coastline Advantages and disadvantages of coastal management Detailed case study of the causes, effects and responses of cliff collapse Create a story board to show processes and features of erosion Write a short report for south East today to explain what is happening at birling gap. Coastal management leaflet Debate: represent different groups of people who may be impacted by coastal development
Rivers Reasons why people move to other countries Skills: drawing graphs demographic transition model, population pyramids Rivers: The drainage basin. River processes. Rivers in highlands, lowlands and floodplains River flooding Management of drainage basins Skills: Trip to the river Cuckmere to practice fieldwork skills, field sketch of the meander, use of the area for tourism and look in the visitor center to see how it s managed. Population: Key terminology: migration, overpopulation, population distribution, density Management of countries with overpopulation Detailed case study of China s one child policy- why it was introduced, effects. Migration internally and internationally. Push and pull factors. Example of Mexico to USA migration Key terms: watershed, discharge, velocity, volume, hydrograph, erosion, interlocking spurs, meanders, delta To look at the processes that form river channels in terms of drainage and capacity to hold water. To understand why river channels look different in areas of different relief. Detailed case studies for flooding and how flooding is managed Lynmouth, uk and three gorges in china. Use resources and video from classroom videos website. to Write a news report about Gambia s youthful population Poster about the Chinese one child policy Write a news report about a recent river flood eg boscastle. Create a booklet to show how the
Cuckmere river valley formed, is used and how it is managed based on information gathered from visit including field sketches, photos, graphs. Develop a flood management plan that could be applied to any river and present your plan to the class to vote. Please also include one or two recommended weblinks - Please return SoW overview for all subjects and courses to STH by date tbc. Thank you.