GEOGRAPHYYEAR 10

Term Four Overview 2015

Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5 / Week 6 / Week 7 / Week 8 / Week 9 / Week 10
Sustainability / Natural Coastal Processes / Human Management - Coasts / Case Study - Dubai / Field Study
Hervey Bay / Field Report / Virtual Field Work - Hampton Beach / Climate Change
Term / Learning Goal / Success Criteria / Overview / Resources
Weeks
1 / Identify how the functions of the Earth support life and the importance of sustainability / I know I can do this when I:
  • Define sustainability
  • Identify factors influencing sustainability
  • Build geographical vocabulary
/ Sustainability / GeoWorld 10 – 4.1
ILM 01
ILM 02
ILM 03
2 / Investigate natural coastal processes. / I know I can do this when I:
  • Identify and explain longshore drift
  • Identify and explain coastal erosion and deposition processes
  • Identify and explain destructive and constructive waves
/ Natural Coastal Processes / GeoWorld 10 – 4.2, 4.3, 4.5
Coastal Processes - Jacaranda
Coastal Processes
Coastal Processes - Activity
Coastal Environments
3 / Summarise and explain coastal processes and identify how humans manage coastal areas. / I know I can do this when I:
  • Identify and explain coastal management and protection strategies
  • Analyse Half Moon Bay in Victoria for human and natural impacts
/ Human Management - Coasts / GeoWorld 10 – 4.4, 4.7,
Sea Defences
Coastal Management – PowerPoint
Coastal Images for analysis
Half Moon Bay - Victoria
Kirra Beach Restoration Project
Managing Coastal Environments
4 / Analyse how the development of Dubai has impacted on coastal systems. / I know I can do this when I:
  • Identify and explain Dubai’s coastal management strategies
  • Analyse the impact of Dubai’s island building in regards to its environmental footprint and effect on biodiversity
/ Case Study - Dubai / Dubai – Island Building - PowerPoint
Megastructures – Dubai Palm Island
UAE Ecological Footprint
Dubai - Desalination
Desert to Greatest City
5 / Identify and interpret primary and secondary data on coastal processes and human management of these processes in our local area. / I know I can do this when I:
  • Analyse human impact on Hervey Bay through secondary data
  • Collect and present primary data
/ Field Trip – Hervey Bay
Complete Field Report / Case Study: Great Sandy Region
ILM 13 – 14 Field Work
ILM 16 – 17 Secondary Data
ILM 18 Graphs and Tables
ILM 23 Multi-Modal Presentation
Field Trip Resources
Data Tables – Fraser Coast
Field Trip – Student Booklet

Field Trip: Thursday 29 October
6 / Make recommendations and justify reasoning regarding human use and impact on our local coastline. / I know I can do this when I:
  • Identify and explain coastal management and protection strategies used in Hervey Bay
  • Analyse and justify using primary and secondary data, human impact of suggested proposals
/ Complete Field Report / Task Sheet
Criteria Sheet – Field Report
Field Study Exemplar - Data- Part A
Field Study Exemplar - Recommendations – Part B
Field Trip Report
Due: Friday 13 November
7 / Collect and analyse primary and secondary sources and data to present a report. / I know I can do this when I:
  • Collect and identify primary and secondary data
  • Apply geographical mapping skills and interpretation
/ Virtual Field Work: Hampton Beach / GeoWorld 10 – Geothink p118
Geoskills – Nambucca Heads
8 / Apply social, economic and environmental criteria to evaluate responses to environmental change. / I know I can do this when I:
  • Identify and evaluate human responses to climate change
  • Analyse climate change data
/ Climate Change / GeoWorld 10 – 4.8, 4.9,
ILM 7 – 8
ILM 9 - 10