Key Stage 3
Geography scheme of work for year 7 - September 2010
Topic Topic 1 Complete Topic 2 Complete Topic 3 Complete Topic 4 Complete Topic 5 Complete Main points of each topic Topic 1 – * How are we connected to everyone else? * My favourite place. * School based investigation. * OS Map skills. * Harlow as a place – the good and the bad. Topic 2 – * UK regions – differences between Northern Scotland & London. * Attractions in the UK – why come on holiday here? Topic 3 – * Structure of the Earth and plate tectonics. * The structure of volcanoes. * Deadly volcanoes – famous eruptions and the impacts. * Issues of living with Volcanoes. Topic 4 – * Why is Las Vegas a ‘unique’ place? * Tourism, Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. * Water and Las Vegas. * What is happening in Dubai and what is the environmental impact? Topic 5 – * Education development issues in Ghana. * How can we help people in Ghana through education? *UK and Ghana – contrasts and comparisons.
‘Who do you think we are?’
‘UK: The big adventure’
* Population, migration and the UK.
‘Volcanoes - Risky world’
‘Fantastic places: Las Vegas & Dubai’
‘Africa - Inequalities in wealth’
* Regions of Africa.
Geography scheme of work for year 8 - September 2010
| Topic
| Topic 6 Complete | Topic 7 Complete | Topic 8 MPH to complete | Topic 9 PH to complete | Topic 10 PH/MPH to complete |
| Main points of each topic
| Topic 6 –
* What are river features & river processes?
* What causes a flood – links to Global Warming?
* Flood damage in the UK, USA & Bangladesh.
* Preventing the impacts of floods.
| Topic 7 –
* China – the new Superpower?
* Why does China matter to us? What do we buy from China?
* Migration within China – push and pull factors.
* The physical & human geography of China. | Topic 8 –
* Where and what is Antarctica?
* Why is Antarctica important?
* Antarctica’s natural environment.
* Causes of climate change, melting glaciers & impacts in the UK.
| Topic 9 –‘Brazil and the Amazon’
* Contrasts in Brazil – rich & poor.
* The Amazon region & ecosystem.
* Resources in the Amazon basin.
* The problems of deforestation in the Amazon. | Topic 10 -
* How will the Olympics change London?
* How will the Olympics benefit the whole of the UK?
* Homework investigation?
*Field trip to London. |
Geography Department assessment plan for Year 8
- All key tasks should be followed up with pupil self evaluation/ grow model
Term | Type of activity | Assessment focus/PLTS | Feedback | Follow up/revisit |
| Autumn 1 | Essay: The impacts of floods | Synthesis of information & literacy skills. | Written target and NC level | Pupil evaluation in class. Revisit rivers at GCSE. |
| Autumn 2 | Essay: Rural to Urban migration in modern China | Synthesis of information & literacy skills. | Written target and NC level | Pupil evaluation in class. |
| Spring 1 | H/W Personal research: The future of Antarctica | Personal research and investigation. | Written target and NC level | Pupil evaluation in class. |
| Spring 2 | Year 8 Geography Exam – Global Warming | Synthesis of information & literacy skills. | Written target and NC level | Pupil evaluation in class. Revisit at GCSE. |
| Summer 1 | Essay: Life in the favela’s of Brazil. | Synthesis of information & literacy skills. | Written target and NC level. | Pupil evaluation in class. Revisit Brazil at GCSE. |
| Summer 2 | Presentation: The benefits of the London Olympics 2012 | Literacy and team working skills. | Written target and NC level | Pupil evaluation in class. |