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7/31/2019 Coursework Eg

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Geography GCSE

CourseworkDo the characteristics of a river change

downstream?

A comparison of Backstone Beck andThe River Wharfe


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How much of my final grade doesthis count for?

This is the only piece of Geography courseworkyou will do at GCSE.

It is worth 25% of your final grade.

That is the difference between getting an A* anda C, or a C and an E

It is marked by me and then moderated by theexam board so be specific about what you say!


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Introduction

All your work must be kept together and handed in in a folder. Noindividual plastic wallets are to be inserted within the foldersthemselves.

It must be no larger than A4 sized. Any large graphs must be foldeddown.

You must number the pages of your coursework, including diagramsand graphs. All of the rough notes that you collect on fieldwork day mustbe

handed in with your final version of the coursework at the back ofyour folder.

Ideally word process your coursework it will be easier and saveyou lots of time!

Use geographical terminology throughout a glossary of keywordshighlighted in the main text is a great idea.

Dont worry about the word count.


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How is it marked?

Applied Understanding 6 marks Marked throughout thepiece of coursework.

Methodology 6 marks Describing and justifyingthe methods you used.

Data Presentation 6 marks Presenting the datacollected in a variety of

ways.

Data Interpretation 6 marks Describing andexplaining the data you

collected.

Evaluation 6 marks How well did theinvestigation go? Anycriticisms/problems?

Total marks available 30 marks


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The Introduction

1.) State the aim of the investigation (look at the title onthe front of your blue booklet!)

2.) Why are you investigating the changing

characteristics of rivers along their course for yourcoursework?

3.) Why use Backstone Beck and The River Wharfe?

4.) Describe each of the 2 sites that we will visit theirlocation (with maps), some background info, predictionsof what the river will be like and explain why you think itwill be like this.


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Backstone Beck - Introduction

Where does the Beck begin and end? (Use maps and give 6 figure gridreferences)

What is the route taken by the Beck like? (is it straight/winding, steep orgentle slope, altitude at the source and also the confluence with The RiverWharfe)

Describe the shape of the small drainage basin around the Beck (you could

work out the area covered using the grid square method) What will the climate be like up here? What is the land used for around the Beck and why? Any evidence of

human activity? (Aerial photos of the area would be useful here) What would you expect the river channel itself to be like here and why

would it be like this?

What would you expect the bedload to be like here and why would it be likethis? What would you expect the valley sides to be like here and why would they

be like this? How fast would the water be flowing here and why would it be like this?

Now do the same for The River Wharfe site.


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Maps from Multimap

www.multimap.com (select the old version)

In the search box, type in the postcode LS298TR (this is the postcode for school)

Then find OS maps and aerial photos showingThe River Wharfe site and The Backstone Becksite.

To copy and paste these, the easiest way is toclick the print icon, then right click and copyon the map that appears. Then paste into Word.
http://www.multimap.com/http://www.multimap.com/


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Where is Ilkley located?


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BackstoneBeck site

RiverWharfe site

Map to show location of study sites


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Floodplain ofWharfe with

sports pitches

Slight meanderof Wharfe

Town centre ofIlkley

New BrookStreet

bridge overThe Wharfe

Pebblebeach siteof data

collection


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Ilkley Moor Backstone Becksite narrow,

v-shaped valley

Cow andCalf Rocks

Ilkley TownCentre

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