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
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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
T
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.