Chapter goals / Key Stage 3 Geography: Programme of Study
By the end of this chapter, most students should be able to answer these questions:
·  How was Earth formed, and about how long ago?
·  Around when did humans like us (Homo sapiens) first appear – and where?
·  Around when did we first arrive in the land that’s now the UK?
·  When was the Precambrian eon, and what life existed then?
·  Give one fact about each of these periods, in the geological timescale:
Carboniferous, Permian, Jurassic, Quaternary.
·  Give three examples of natural processes that change Earth.
·  Give three examples of ways we humans change Earth.
·  What kinds of things will you learn about, in each of these branches of geography?
physical geography, human geography, environmental geography / Locational knowledge:
·  extend their locational knowledge and deepen their spatial awareness of the world’s countries using maps of the world
Place knowledge:
·  understand geographical similarities, differences and links between places
Human and physical geography:
·  understand … geological timescales and plate tectonics
·  understand how human and physical processes interact to influence, and change landscapes, environments and the climate; and how human activity relies on effective functioning of natural systems
Geographical skills and fieldwork:
·  build on their knowledge … maps and atlases and apply and develop this knowledge
Chapter 1 It’s your planet! — Key words
By the end of this chapter, most students should be able to explain these terms:
Homo sapiens
evolution
mass extinction
geological timescale
eon / Big Bang
Universe
galaxies
gravity
Earth / atmosphere
cells
fact
theory
Permian mass extinction / ice age
land bridge
solar system
fossil /fossil fuel
global warming
Lesson objective / Learning outcomes
By the end of this unit, most pupils should be able to: / geog.1 Kerboodle
Resources / Assessments
1.0 It’s your planet! / ü  identify some of the goals for Chapter 1
ü  explain why we study Earth in geography / Online student book: pages 4–5
1.0 Class interactive – You decide!
1.0 Foundation worksheet (and answers)
1.0 Extension worksheet (and answers) / Chapter 1 summative assessments:
·  Extended assessment task
·  Exam-style question
·  Self-assessment
1.1 Earth’s story: it begins with a bang
To find out how the Earth was formed and how life began. / ü  know that the Big Bang was the start of the Universe
ü  know the Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago
ü  understand that the first living cells have evolved over time into different things / Online student book: pages 6–7
1.1 Class interactive – Quiz time!
1.1 Foundation worksheet (and answers)
1.1 Extension worksheet (and answers) / 1.1 End-of-lesson assessment
1.2 Earth’s story: life develops
To learn how life on Earth developed. / ü  appreciate that, for over 2 billion years, cells in the ocean were the only life on Earth
ü  know when the first life moved onto land
ü  describe how mass extinctions have killed off many species in the Earth’s history
ü  know when and where the first kind of human evolved
ü  understand what fossils are and what they can tell us / Online student book: pages 8–9
1.2 Class interactive – geog.album
1.2 Class interactive – Word scramble
1.2 Foundation worksheet (and answers)
1.2 Extension worksheet (and answers) / 1.2 End-of-lesson assessment
1.3 Earth’s story: the timescale
To understand the Earth’s history – the geological timescale. / ü  describe the geological timescale using the terms ‘eon’, ‘era’ and ‘period’
ü  understand that several geological periods ended with a mass extinction, or change in climate / Online student book: pages 10–11
1.3 Class interactive – Quiz time!
1.3 Class interactive – Sort it out!
1.3 Foundation worksheet (and answers)
1.3 Extension worksheet (and answers) / 1.3 End-of-lesson assessment
1.4 Our time on Earth
To understand that humans have been on Earth for a short time, and how we spread around the world. / ü  appreciate that, for most of the Earth’s history, single cells were the only form of life
ü  recognise that humans have existed for a tiny fraction of the Earth’s history
ü  know that humans began to leave East Africa about 60 000 years ago / Online student book: pages 12–13
1.4 Class interactive – Sort it out!
1.4 Foundation worksheet (and answers)
1.4 Extension worksheet (and answers) / 1.4 End-of-lesson assessment
1.5 Our place on Earth
To look at some of the different places people live in. / ü  appreciate that, today, humans live almost everywhere on Earth
ü  recognise that we live in different countries, in different environments, and have different lifestyles / Online student book: pages 14–15
1.5 Class interactive – Where in the world?
1.5 Foundation worksheet (and answers)
1.5 Extension worksheet (and answers) / 1.5 End-of-lesson assessment
1.6 Earth: a very special planet
To understand the Earth’s place in the solar system and what the Earth is like. / ü  describe the main components of the solar system
ü  describe the Earth’s atmosphere
ü  appreciate that Earth is the only planet in the solar system which has life (as far as we know)
ü  understand that Earth is constantly changing because of natural processes and human activity / Online student book: pages 16–17
1.6 Class interactive – Quiz time!
1.6 Foundation worksheet (and answers)
1.6 Extension worksheet (and answers) / 1.6 End-of-lesson assessment
1.7 Changing Earth
To find out how natural processes and humans are changing Earth. / ü  explain how Earth is being changed by natural processes, and by humans
ü  describe some of the big problems caused by natural changes
ü  know that human activity causes bigger problems / Online student book: pages 18–19
1.7 Class interactive – Sort it out!
1.7 Animation (and activity sheet)
1.7 Foundation worksheet (and answers)
1.7 Extension worksheet (and answers) / 1.7 End-of-lesson assessment
1.8 It’s all geography!
To find out how geography helps us to understand the world, and about different kinds of geography – physical, human and environmental. / ü  explain the terms physical geography, human geography and environmental geography / Online student book: pages 20–21
1.8 Class interactive – Skills workshop
1.8 Foundation worksheet (and answers)
1.8 Extension worksheet (and answers) / 1.8 End-of-lesson assessment
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