GEOGRAPHY - KS3

 

Geography Learning Journey

 

WHO’S WHO?

Progress Leader: Mrs S Akers-Warburton
Teaching Staff: Mr B Thompson, Mrs R Jones
Link Governor: Mrs G Sinnott

OUR AIMS

Geography plays a crucial role in helping students at Up Holland High School understand how the world works in an increasingly globalised society and economy. Key Stage 3 Geography is not just a springboard to further study at GCSE and A level, it also contributes to our students’ journey to becoming well rounded adults who can contribute positively to their local and global community.

Knowledge, application and skills are at the core of our 21st century curriculum. We help our students develop the essential employability, enterprise and transferable skills in information technology and data/resource analysis and interpretation through the curriculum content and how it is taught and delivered.

In Geography we work hard to enhance our student’s cultural capital through the extensive range of topics and themes studied throughout Key Stage 3. We also tackle difficult issues which give the students an opportunity to discuss and debate social, moral, cultural and spiritual questions.

YEAR 7
TERM	UNIT OF STUDY	KEY SKILLS / LEARNING
Autumn	Welcome to Geography Introduction to the UK	Thinking and writing like a Geographer Interpreting a range of maps Annotating maps Completing mental maps and sketch maps Describing landscapes from photos Collecting and interpreting fieldwork data
Spring	Weather and climate in the UK People of the UK	Interpreting and completing climate maps and choropleth maps Comparing maps Maths skills Drawing conclusions
Summer	Physical landscapes in the UK People of the UK	Using and interpreting Physical maps Maths skills Describing landscape and land use from photos Using GIS and drawing conclusions Fieldwork
YEAR 8
Autumn	Challenges and opportunities Our living world	Fieldwork Maths skills Writing descriptively Using GIS and drawing conclusions Interpreting atlas maps and satellite photos
Spring	World cities Global issues	Interpreting aerial photos. Maths skills Interpreting ground photos and satellite images Labelling and annotating sketches Analytical writing and drawing conclusions
Summer	Our physical world Focus on Africa	Using latitude and longitude. Interpreting a range of maps and photos Completing cross sections. Comparing maps. Maths skills
YEAR 9
Autumn	Frozen Planet Dark tourism	Interpreting a range of maps Maths skills Describing patterns, distribution and trends. Decision making Comparing maps
Spring	South America Geographies of conflict	Interpreting a range of maps Maths skills Describing patterns, distribution and trends. Decision making Categorising impacts Comparing maps
Summer	The Middle East Almighty Dollar	Interpreting a range of maps Maths skills Describing patterns Evaluating impacts Decision making Comparing maps

ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

• Discuss with them what they think about geographical events in the news. Why have they happened? What are their impacts?
• Encourage them to watch documentaries and read books about geographical events that capture their interest and imagination.

WHERE TO GO:

• Year 7 – The Lake District to appreciate glaciated scenery. White Scar Caves, North Yorkshire and the Blue John Cavern in Derbyshire to enjoy the wonder of the subterranean world.
• Year 8 – Blackpool Zoo, Chester Zoo or the Sea Life Centres of Blackpool or Chester to appreciate the diversity of creatures on our planet and to see rare and endangered species
• Year 9 – The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.

WHAT TO WATCH:

• National Geographic Channel
• Countryfile
• David Attenborough – Planet Earth, Our Planet, Blue Planet, Seven worlds, one planet
• Michael Palin – Around the world in 80 days, Full circle, Pole to pole, Himalaya, Sahara
• The Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain
• The Impossible
• Madagascar
• West Side Story.

WHAT TO READ:

• Prisoners of Geography – Tim Marshall
• Triumph of the cities – Edward Glaeser
• Geography – Danny Dowling and Karl Lee
• Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
• Survivor, Escape from Pompeii – Jim Eldridge
• Where on Earth – DK
• No one is too small to make a difference – Greta Thunberg