Purpose of Study

Year 8 Geography

______Purpose of study A high-quality geography education should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge, understanding and skills provide the frameworks and approaches that explain how the Earth’s features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time.

Aims The national curriculum for geography aims to ensure that all pupils:

. develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places – both terrestrial and marine – including their defining physical and human characteristics and how these provide a geographical context for understanding the actions of processes

. understand the processes that give rise to key physical and human geographical features of the world, how these are interdependent and how they bring about spatial variation and change over time

. are competent in the geographical skills needed to: . collect, analyse and communicate with a range of data gathered through experiences of fieldwork that deepen their understanding of geographical processes . interpret a range of sources of geographical information, including maps, diagrams, globes, aerial photographs and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) . communicate geographical information in a variety of ways, including through maps, numerical and quantitative skills and writing at length. Year 8

Brief overview Year 8 students are following the National Curriculum programmes of study at Key Stage 3. Topics include: Coastal Environments, Weather and Zambia. Students will develop an improved understanding of the effect of the environment on people from different parts of the world. Students will learn to appreciate the differences between people from different parts of the world.

Keywords  Rainforest  Resources  Canopy  Climate  Tropical  Rock  Soft  Rainforest  Erode  Landscape  Hazard  Weather  Temperature  Hard  Cliff  beach

Careers statement:

As part of geography pupils will be given the opportunity to learn about different people, cultures and environments whilst developing communication skills and awareness of diversity and tolerance. As well as this geography is a great vehicle to develop literacy and numeracy - providing an engaging subject which can stimulate and inspire. More practical skills will also be practiced including using money, being able to read maps and being aware of a sense of place in the world. All of this should help to stimulate and inspire pupils as they move forward into the future. Geography Scheme of Learning Year 8 Weeks Key Learning Theme Key Learning Marking and P7- NC3 Assessment 1 -7 Coastal Environment SEMSC Students will be more able to: Expressing and explaining views considering other peoples opinions  Begin to suggest suitable geographical questions IT Google earth, YouTube Coastal  Describe and begin to understand how wave landform videos action is responsible for the development of particular coastal landforms ILS Labeling diagrams with key words  Describe and begin to understand how wave action affects coastal landforms, land use and Numeracy Measuring impact of erosion 2Graph consequently people  Begin to recognise the causes and Communicatio Language for learning - key n consequences of cliff collapse and people's geographical terminology. responses to it  Describe how conflicting demands on an environment may arise;  Recognise how people try to manage environments sustainably and how they may be affected.

Weeks Key Learning Theme Key Learning Marking and P7- NC3 Assessment 8 -12 Weather Students will ne more able to: SEMSC Discussing other peoples experiences  Recognise and describe how physical and human processes interact to produce IT Google Earth weather distinctive characteristics of places which Youtube. BBC I Player people may select to visit for holidays BBC weather Forecasts  Begin to suggest relevant geographical questions; ILS Listening exercise  Use a range of geographical skills and sources of evidence to investigate Numeracy weather and climate patterns; Weather graphs. Measuring Weather  Use primary and secondary sources of Communicatio Key geographical terminology. evidence and communicate their finding. n Speaking and listening Skills Weeks Key Learning Theme Key Learning Marking and P6- NC3 Assessmen t 15 Images of a country – case study Zambia  Locate places and environments; SEMSC Diversity and differences, values and 16  Describe and explain physical and human attitudes 17 features; 18  Investigate change in places; IT Google Earth 19  Explore interdependence and global Skype You tube 20 citizenship. 21  Recognise that an image does not show the 22 complete picture ILS Analyse evidence and draw conclusions 23  Use a number of different methods to 24 interpret images Numeracy Distances and size comparison 25  Describe similarities and differences in 26 images of Zambia and the UK Communicatio Listening and Speaking n  Describe physical and human features shown Constructing open and closed on photographs suggest positive and negative questions images of their own locality and explain their own views;  Begin to recognise how they might improve their observational skill  Experience of using photographs; previously followed an enquiry approach.  Begin to recorgnize the similarities and differences between people from an LEDC

We Key Learning Theme Key Learning Marking and P6 -NC3 eks Assessment 27 -39 Can the Earth cope  Begin to recognise and describe the physical SEMSC Identify how we can take responsibility and human processes of one biome – a to look after the Environment social rainforest skills  Explain their own views and recognise how people try to Manage environments IT You tube sustainably; Google Earth  Begin to suggest explanations for how human Google search activities cause damage to the environment and recognise how people may try to ILS Researching on the internet improve the environment Asking geographical questions  Suggest suitable geographical questions  Use a range of skills and secondary sources of Numeracy Climate Graphs evidence and communicate their findings. Counting and measuring animals Communicatio Speaking and listening - through the n activities pupils could: discuss what they are learning and how it is relevant in other contexts. Reading - through the activities pupils could: distinguish facts IT

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