Year 8 CORE – Geography
Geographical Concepts - SPICESS
You have been split up into groups and given a concept to further research and present upon. The specific tasks are below. Your tasks must be presented in poster form.
Place: Adelaide has been named as the 5th most liveable city in the world in 2016.
-Broad question to answer: What makes Adelaide so liveable?
Other areas to include:
- How accessible is the city?
- What specific elements make our city awesome?
- Think shopping, housing, beaches, transport, sustainability
Change: Research the suburb of Glenelg and how it has changed over time.Use drawings/pictures to help support your findings.
-What developments have have taken place?
-How has the foreshore changed?
-What role does the economy play in the area and what impact does it have on the environment and community?
-Is it better than it used to be? Or worse?
Interconnection:Your group is to research the interconnection between China and Australia. Base your research on the following questions:
-How are they currently interconnected?
-What goes there & what comes here?
-Look at migration (moving between the countries, holidays etc)
Scale: Your task is to pick an issue on a local scale (i.e. around the school) and conduct a survey of the class/year level. You must then present your findings along with your recommendations on how the school can become more sustainable based on this survey. Some suggestions are: litter around the school, school uniform etc.
Sustainability: With your group, design a sustainable school. You need to present a picture of this school along with explanations of why it is sustainable. Some questions to consider:
-How does it get energy?
-How do students get to and from school?
-How does it care for it’s grounds?
-What do people eat while they’re there?
Environment: Individually, calculate your ecological footprint at:
-then as a group, present your findings along with suggestions of how you can reduce your footprint.
Space:Research and present how the space in Mawson Lakes is used.
-Why are there so many lakes – Amelia
-House construction - bradley
-Dead ends on streets - maegan
-How the suburb began – Amelia
-Use of water by residence - maegan
You will be marked according to your final product, how well you worked as group and your individual contributions to the final product.
Criteria for assessment / A / B / C / D / EKnowledge of your selected geographical concept is evident in your work
You’ve investigated your concept from multiple different perspectives using examples to support your findings
Your final product is presented clearly
Your group has worked together well
INDIVIDUAL:
You have supported the group appropriately and contributed fairly to the final product.
COMMENTS: