Newton International Academy Secondary School Mid Term Planning

Teacher -
Peter David Richards / Key Stage 4 / Subject -
Environmental Management / Year
10 / Class -
N/A / Term
1 / No. Of Weeks -
14 / Topic -
The Lithosphere
W/C / Content / Objectives / AFL / Resources / Homework
Sunday 7th September / Chapter 1 Introduction: The lithosphere. /
  • All pupils MUST know and understand the health and safety risks and precautions associated with studying/entering any science lab or classroom.
  • All pupils will be given the basic outline of the two year Environmental Management iGCSE.
  • Look at Masdar City as an example of a fully sustainable city and future.
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  • Quiz/mini whiteboards.
  • No hands up.
  • Feedback using comments.
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  • Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister.

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  • Research the definition of lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere.

Sunday 14th September / Unit 1.1 The Earth, its rocks and minerals. /
  • The structure of the Earth.
  • The three types of rock and how they are formed.
  • The distribution, types and reserves of major minerals.
  • The methods of search and extraction of rocks and minerals.
  • The uses of rocks and minerals in industrial processes.
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  • Choice of answers.
  • No hands up.
  • Diamond ranking.
  • Fortune graph.
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  • Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 2-10.
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  • Create poster of the structure of the Earth.
  • Complete unit 1.1 worksheet.

Sunday 21st September / Unit 1.2 Impact of exploiting minerals and environmental conservation. /
  • The impact of mining on environments.
  • The impact of mining on people (negative and positive).
  • How supply and demand affects mining.
  • The economic consequences of overexploitation of mineral resources.
  • The conservation of environments damaged by mining.
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  • VENN diagram.
  • Feedback using comments.
  • Increase thinking time.
  • Learners set questions.
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  • Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 10-18.
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  • Research the impacts of mining on environments.
  • Complete unit 1.2 worksheet.

Sunday 28th September / Unit 1.3 Fossil fuels as sources of energy. /
  • Fossil fuels: formation, search and extraction.
  • The types of energy production.
  • Energy production and patterns of global trade.
  • World trade in oil.
  • The environmental problems from energy production.
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  • Group response.
  • Memory diagram.
  • Peer assessment and review.
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  • Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 19-29.
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  • Are we friends of the Earth?
  • Complete unit 1.3 worksheet.

Sunday 12th October / Unit 1.4 Alternative energy sources and other conservation strategies. /
  • Alternative energy sources.
  • Examples of alternative energy sources.
  • Strategies for conservation and management of fossil fuel reserves.
  • Strategies for saving on energy use.
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  • Think-pair-share.
  • Big questions.
  • No hands up.
  • Poker face.
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  • Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 29-35.
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  • Create five minute presentation on alternative energy sources.
  • Complete unit 1.4 worksheet.

Sunday 19th October / Unit 1.5 Plate tectonics. /
  • Tectonic activity.
  • Earthquakes and their impacts on people.
  • Volcanoes (economic uses and impacts on people).
  • The strategies for managing the impact of volcanoes and earthquakes.
  • Case study: Earthquake in Bam (December 2003).
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  • Big questions.
  • VENN diagram.
  • QuADS.
  • Peer review.
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  • Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 36-46.
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  • Study and assess the impact of an earthquake that has affected humans in the past five years.
  • Complete unit 1.5 worksheet.

Sunday 26th October / Unit 1.6 Soils: formation, composition and uses. /
  • The elements of soil.
  • The mineral particles, soil texture, and farming opportunities.
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  • Random partners/random learner to answer question.
  • Questionnaire.
  • Peer assessment and review.
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  • Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 47-51.
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  • Create a poster to illustrate the effect pH has on the productivity of faming land.

Sunday 2ndNovember / Unit 1.7 Causes and consequences of land pollution. /
  • Land pollution from farming.
  • Land pollution from industries and urban areas.
  • Case study: Land and water pollution in Pakistan.
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  • Think-pair-share.
  • Group responses.
  • Exploring wrong answers.
  • Basketball not ping-pong.
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  • Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 51-55.
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  • Research how everyday life is affecting land and water pollution in Qatar.

Sunday 9th November / Unit 1.8 Renewable and non-renewable resources. /
  • Renewable and non-renewable resources (energy, minerals, and ecosystems).
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  • Think-pair-share.
  • Mind-mapping.
  • Temporary comments.
  • Group responses.
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  • Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 55-56.
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  • Create diagram to illustrate renewable and non-renewable resources.

Sunday 16st November / Chapter 1 Review: The lithosphere. /
  • Review all work covered and learn/finish any unfinished work.
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  • Peer assessment and review.
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  • Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister.
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  • Complete any unfinished work.
  • Revise for end of term exams.

Sunday 23rd November / Revision week/role over for any additional lessons required (catch up). /
  • Pupils MUST learn all work covered throughout term 1.
  • Complete past paper questions.
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  • Quiz/mini white boards.
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  • Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister.
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  • Revise for end of term exams.
  • Complete past paper questions.

Sunday 30th November / Exam week one. / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A
Sunday 7th December / Exam week two. / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A
Sunday 14th December / End of term review.
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  • Pupils MUST review all work learned throughout term 1.
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  • Quiz/mini white boards.
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  • Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister.

2014/15