KEY STAGE 3 PLAN from September 2015 (i.e. Yr 7 2015-16, Yr 8 2016-17)
Geography
YEAR / TRINITY 2 / MICHAELMAS 1 / MICHAELMAS 2 / LENT 1 / LENT 2 / TRINITY 17 / Unit 1:
What is Geography?
- Types of Geography
- Ordnance survey map skills
- Geographical skills
Assessment:
What is Geography? – (levelled) / Unit 2:
Where on Earth am I?
- Atlas work.
- Basic locational knowledge – UK, Europe & World,
- Continents, oceans & mountain ranges,
- World cities,
- Europe and the European Union
Assessment:
Where on Earth am I? – (levelled) / Unit 3:
Weather – The UK and Beyond
- Weather & climate around the world
- case study of two contrasting countries
- Tropical Storm – Natural Hazard
Assessment:
AfL project on Tropical Storms (levelled) / Unit 3:
Think Act
- Climate change
- Energy use
- Waste & recycling
- Sustainability
- Food miles
Assessment:
Timed essay on energy production (levelled) / Unit 4:
Our landscape
- Study of the landscapes across the UK
- Formation of the landscape - Glaciation
- Case study – limestone scenery
Assessment:
End of unit test (levelled)
8 / Unit 1:
Rivers and Flooding
- River processes
- River flooding
Assessment:
- Flooding project / Unit 2:
7 Billion & Counting
- Case study of China and India
Assessment:
Written exam (levelled) / Unit 3:
Restless Earth
- Cause, effects and responses of tectonic hazards Economic
Assessment:
- Test/Year 8 Exam?? / Unit 4:
Happy Holidays
- Growth of world tourism
- Economic effects
- Advantages and disadvantages
Assessment:
- Tourism Assessment / Unit 5:
Save or Destroy
- Climates
- Ecosystems – the ‘Living World’
- Case study – The Amazon Rainforest
Assessment:
- Project on destruction of Amazon Rainforests (Citizenship project – levelled) / Unit 6:
Global Power
- Global countries and super powers
Assessment:
- Comparison of countries project (levelled)
- Bullet points relate to new KS3 curriculum requirements