GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT CRIME

‘A Crime Story’

VOLCANOES

‘Journey to the

Centre of the

Earth’

POPULATION

‘Ticking Time

Bomb?’

TROPICAL

RAINFORESTS

‘Orangutans or

Crisps?’

TOURISM AND

ANTARCTICA

‘Power to the

Penguins’

DEVELOPMENT

AND GHANA

‘The Bitter Truth’

WEATHER

AND

CLIMATE

‘A Lot of Hot

Air’

ENVIRONMENTAL

ISSUES

‘Age of stupid’

HYDROLOGY

AND

FLOODING

‘Water, Water

Everywhere’

ME AND MY

WORLD

THE YORKSHIRE

DALES

‘Ee By Gum’

YEAR 7

YEAR 8

YEAR 9

Learning

Geography Skills

Assessment

Purple pen task

GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

I know the three

types of Geography

I can analyse data

using a variety of

graphs and maps

I can map the

Physical Geography

of the UK

I can describe

the population

of the UK

Interpreting

photos

Atlas work

I can map

key areas

in the

world

I can use a variety of

OS map skills –

symbols, 4 and 6

figure grid

references, height

and scale

I can research and

present information

about the geography

of a country

I can plan a trail

around

Knaresborough

using my OS map

skills

I can describe

and sketch the

landscape in

Knaresborough

I can produce an

emotional map to

show my feelings

about places around

school

Local fieldwork

skills

KING JAMES’S SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

YEAR 8 GEOGRAPHY COURSE OVERVIEW

Water, Water Everywhere

Orang-utans or crisps?

Ticking time bomb?

Power to the penguins

Ee by gum

The study of hydrology and

flooding where you will study the formation of

landforms and issues around

flooding.

The study of tropical rainforests

where you will investigate the

issue of palm oil production in

Indonesia.

The study global population and

urbanisation issues with reference to

China.

The study of Antarctica which is our last remaining

wilderness on planet earth.

The study of the landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales

when you will be given the chance to explore the issues raised in a fieldtrip

to Malham and Goredale Scar.

LEARNING CYCLES & ASSESSMENT

Newspaper report on flooding in Boscastle

Report on the issue of palm oil production in

Indonesia

Presentation on population and

urbanisation issues facing China

Decision making exercise on the future of

Antarctica

In addition to learning cycles you will carry out peer and self assessment tasks for every topic of work you study. You will be assessed using a wide range of skills which aim to develop your study skills

in preparation for GCSE and beyond.

HOMEWORK

For every unit of work you will write out a key word list to practice your spellings of new geographical words.

You will also be set Doddle homework to support your learning, and you will be set a research task to prepare for learning cycle assessments.

Detailed information about your course is provided on the Learning Journeys available on your course page in the Fronter Geography room.

TOPICS YOU WILL STUDY

GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMEN

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KING JAMES’S SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT

YEAR 9 GEOGRAPHY COURSE OVERVIEW

Age of stupid Journey to the centre of the

earth

The bitter truth

Power to the penguins

A crime story

The study of environmental

issues which affect our world today

The study of volcanoes and how

they can be managed by

people

The study of development in

Ghana and how we can close the

development gap

The study of Antarctica which is our last remaining

wilderness on planet earth

The study of the geography of

Crime when we investigate crime

patterns in Knaresborough

through the use of GIS

LEARNING CYCLES & ASSESSMENT

Report on the issues surrounding the BP oil

spill in the Gulf of Mexico

GCSE exam question on a volcanic eruption

Extended writing about development in

Ghana

Decision making exercise on the future

of Antarctica

In addition to learning cycles you will carry out peer and self assessment tasks for every topic of work you study. You will be assessed using a wide range of skills which aim to develop your study skills

in preparation for GCSE and beyond.

HOMEWORK

For every unit of work you will write out a key word list to practice your spellings of new geographical words.

You will also be set Doddle homework to support your learning, and you will be set a research task to prepare for learning cycle assessments.

Detailed information about your course is provided on the Learning Journeys available on your course page in the Fronter Geography room.

TOPICS YOU WILL STUDY

GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMEN

T