Geography KS3/KS4 Assessment
| Year 7 (Modules, Topics) |
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| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
| It’s my planet • Earth – how it began and why it is so special • Earth’s Story (Geological Timescale) • Our time on Earth • Our place on Earth • Changing Earth • It’s all Geography Maps and Mapping • Mapping connections • Our mental maps • Map symbols and directions • Grid references • Measuring distances on a map • Showing height on a map • Crazy Kevin • Latitude and longitude Review and Target Setting | Population • Exploring the world with Google Earth • Where do we all live? • Population Assessment • Population explosion • Why is population increasing? • What is migration? • Great Britain, Great Expectations Rivers and Flooding • Water Cycle • Meet the River Thames • From source to mouth • A river at work • Five landforms created by the river • Morpeth Flood Assessment • Flood Damage Control GIS Mission Review and Target Setting | Africa • What and where is Africa? • History of Africa • Africa today • Africa’s countries and population • Africa’s physical features • Africa’s biomes The Horn of Africa • Horn of Africa Group Work • Coffee farming in Ethiopia • Life as a nomad • Working as a salt miner • In the city: Addis Ababa • Djibouti: a great location • How is the Horn of Africa doing? Review and Target Setting |
| Year 8 (Modules, Topics) |
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| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
| Living Space • How were sites for early towns and cities chosen? • What are most towns and cities like? • Newcastle map race • Where should Newcastle’s new homes be built? • Shopping for Profit GIS Mission • Supermarket Assessment • Hebburn Fieldwork Rocks, Weathering and Soil • Introduction to rock • Weathering • Rock and landscapes • The story of limestone • Malham Cove Group Work • Soil and you Review and Target Setting | Coasts • Introduction to coasts • Exploring coasts using Google Earth • Along the Dorset coast • Why is the coastline changing? • How is the coast eroded by wave action? • Holbeck Hall Hotel Mystery • How do coastal defences affect people? • Why is Jane Archer’s house worth £1? Weather and Climate • How does weather affect us? • How do we get clouds and rain? • Anticyclones • Depressions • Climate graphs • Climate around the world • What factors affect climate? • Microclimate enquiry Review and Target Setting | Asia • Introduction to Asia • History of Asia • What is Asia like? • Asia’s physical features • Asia’s biomes China • Introduction to China • Where in China do people live? • The rise of China • China’s One Child Policy • China Assessment • The rapid growth of Chongqing • Life in Chongqing • China’s rivers and dams • Giant pandas in China Review and Target Setting |
| Year 9 (Modules, Topics) |
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| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
| The World of Ice • Your place in the past • Glaciers – what and where • Glaciers at work • Landforms shaped by erosion • Glacial landforms on an OS map • Glaciers and us • Otzi Mystery • How will melting ice affect other places? • Antarctica Internet Enquiry Earning a Living • The UK at work • UK’s changing employment structure • Employment structure in other countries • Where did the UK’s factory jobs go? • Bangladesh Clothing Factory Mystery • The story of your mobile phone Review and Target Setting | Earthquakes and Volcanoes • Cracked Earth • Plate movements • Google Earth Tectonics Quiz • Introduction to earthquakes • Comparing earthquakes • Comparing volcanoes • Montserrat Decision Making Exercise • Why live in a danger zone? International Development • Rich world poor world • What is development? • Measuring and mapping development • Comparing Malawi with Singapore • How did the development gap grow? • Escaping from poverty • Putting an end to poverty Review and Target Setting | Middle East • Introducing the Middle East • The Middle East’s physical features, climate zones and biomes • The people of the Middle East • The Arabian Peninsula • Conflict in the Middle East • Is Qatar a good place for the 2022 World Cup? Russia • Meet Russia • History of Russia • Russia’s physical features, climate zones and biomes • The people of Russia • A tour of European Russia • Sakha: Russia’s biggest region • How is Russia doing? Review and Target Setting |
| Year 10 (Modules, Topics) | ||
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
| Unit 1: Managing places in the 21st Century – Coastal Environments (Chapters 1.1 - 1.13 of AQA B Geography Textbook) | Unit 1: Managing places in the 21st Century – Urban Environments (Chapters 2.1 - 2.13 of AQA B Geography Textbook) | Unit 3: Geographical Issue Investigation Controlled Assessment – Water or Energy in the 21st Century (10% of GCSE) Unit 3: Local Investigation including Fieldwork Controlled Assessment (15% of GCSE) Fieldwork conducted in either South Shields, Newcastle, Durham or Keswick. |
| Year 11 (Modules, Topics) | ||
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
| Unit 2: Hostile World and Investigating the Shrinking World – Global Tourism (Chapters 6.1 - 6.13 of AQA B Geography Textbook) Unit 3: Local Investigation including Fieldwork Controlled Assessment (15% of GCSE) Fieldwork conducted in either South Shields, Newcastle, Durham or Keswick. | Unit 2: Hostile World and Investigating the Shrinking World – Living with Natural Hazards (Chapters 3.1 - 3.13 of AQA B Geography Textbook) | Revision for Unit 1: Managing places in the 21st Century (37.5% of GCSE) and Unit 2: Hostile World and Investigating the Shrinking World (37.5% of GCSE) |