Eastbrook School KS3 Curriculum Summary – Geography The information below gives an overview of the topics that your child will be studying in Geography during years 7 and 8. It also outlines how you can support your child to enrich and extend their learning outside of school. Year 7 Autumn term Spring term Summer term Topics and themes Topics and themes Topics and themes Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Map skills The UK Rivers Brazil Oceans Including: Including: Including: Including: Including: Human, Physical & Rural & Urban (UK) Hydrological Cycle Map Skills - Brazil Locations Of Oceans Environmental UK Landscapes River Drainage Basin Climate Graphs Coral Reefs Latitude & Longitude UK Industry River Long Profile Physical – Brazil Ocean Food Web 4,6,18 Compass Skills: Pie Charts Fluvial Processes Rainforest Adaptions Human Impacts UK, British Isles, GB Population Pyramids Waterfalls Life In The Amazon Climate Change Impacts Continent + Oceans UK Populations Meanders & Oxbow Deforestation 4 & 6 Figure Grid Migration (UK) Lakes Favelas References Wealth (UK) Causes Of Flooding Management Favelas OS Map Symbols Flooding (Case Scale Study) Distance Flood Management Relief (Contour Lines) Useful websites Useful websites Useful websites https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzon https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z4bk https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849 e/map-skills 7ty/revision/1 q6f/articles/zmqwscw https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/ztqty https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkgg8 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6bd rd/revision/1 7h/articles/z3wpp39 7ty https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z6j6f g8/revision/1 https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/ge ography/countries/country-fact-file-brazil/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zgyc wmn/revision/1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zg7nv cw Other ways to support learning Other ways to support learning Other ways to support learning Visit: Visit: Visit: - Greenwich Observatory - Lake District - Walton-on-the-Naze, Southend Beach - Bank of England - Peak District - Science Museum - Houses of Parliament - Thames Barrier - Natural History Museum - Canary Wharf - Docklands - Debden Brook & Loughton Brook Rivers - Dorset – Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove, - British Museum in Epping Forest Old Harry Rocks - Epping Forest Field Studies Centre (FSC) - Natural History Museum Read/Watch: Read/Watch: - Progress in Geography Skills: Key Stage 3 - Cracking Coasts (Horrible Geography) (Progress in Skills) Read/Watch: - Geography of the World: The Essential - Geography of the World: The Essential - Raging Rivers (Horrible Geography) Family Guide to Geography and Culture Family Guide to Geography and Culture - Bloomin' Rainforests (Reloaded) - Planet in Peril: Plastic Edition - KS3 Geography: Heading towards AQA (Horrible Geography) - KS3 Geography: Heading towards AQA GCSE: Student Book - Geography of the World: The Essential GCSE: Student Book - Progress in Geography: Key Stage 3 Family Guide to Geography and Culture - Progress in Geography: Key Stage 3 - New KS3 Geography Complete Revision - KS3 Geography: Heading towards AQA - New KS3 Geography Complete Revision & Practice GCSE: Student Book & Practice - New Key Geography Foundations - Progress in Geography: Key Stage 3 - Nelson Key Geography Interactions - New KS3 Geography Complete Revision Documentaries on: & Practice Documentaries on: - UK Industry - Nelson Key Geography Interactions - Coasts - UK Migration - BBC Blue Planet series - Rural Britain Documentaries on: - Rivers - Flooding - Amazon - Deforestation - Tropical Rainforest Year 8 Autumn term Spring term Summer term Topics and themes Topics and themes Topics and themes Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Tectonic hazards Globalisation Weather (UK) & Urbanisation Ecosystems Extreme Including: Including: Including: Including: Including: Natural Hazards What Is Weather & Climate Migration Ecosystems Layers Of The Earth Globalisation? Air Masses Push & Pull Factors Global Biomes Tectonic Plates Mapping Products UK Climate Brandt Line Amazon 4 Plate Boundaries TNC's Weather Forecasting Megacities Threats Of The Amazon Convection Cell Apple In China Air Pressure Urban challenges Hot Deserts Volcanoes Primark Case Study Hurricanes Sustainable cities Desert (Case Study) Earthquakes Nike Case Study Typhoon Haiyan Extreme Locations Tsunamis Coca-Cola Case study Drought Extreme Climates Earthquake Case Globalisation Essay Managing Droughts Study UK Winter Storms Management Earthquakes Useful websites Useful websites Useful websites https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zyhv https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zrv4j https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztgw2 4wx/revision/1 xs/revision/1 hv https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zvnb https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/ztgw2 kqt/revision/1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zw9q hv/resources/1 tfr/revision/1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z3sg 87h/revision/1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zg7nv cw https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zryc wmn/revision/1 Other ways to support learning Other ways to support learning Other ways to support learning Visit: Visit: Visit: - Natural History Museum - Science Museum - Epping Forest - Science Museum - Docklands - Peak District - Jurassic Coast – Dorset Coast - Queen Elizabeth Park (Stratford) - Lake District - Urban towns and cities - Norfolk broads Read/Watch: - Other National Parks - Violent Volcanoes (Horrible Geography) Read/Watch: - Earth-Shattering Earthquakes (Horrible - Stormy Weather (Horrible Geography) Geography) - Geography of the World: The Essential Read/Watch: - Geography of the World: The Essential Family Guide to Geography and Culture - Desperate Deserts (Horrible Geography) Family Guide to Geography and Culture - KS3 Geography: Heading towards AQA - Bloomin' Rainforests (Reloaded) - KS3 Geography: Heading towards AQA GCSE: Student Book (Horrible Geography) GCSE: Student Book - Progress in Geography: Key Stage 3 - Geography of the World: The Essential - Progress in Geography: Key Stage 3 - New KS3 Geography Complete Revision Family Guide to Geography and Culture - New KS3 Geography Complete Revision & Practice - Planet in Peril: Plastic Edition & Practice - New Key Geography Foundations: - KS3 Geography: Heading towards AQA - Nelson Key Geography Connections Pupils' Book GCSE: Student Book - Nelson Key Geography Interactions - Nelson Key Geography Interactions - Progress in Geography: Key Stage 3 - New KS3 Geography Complete Revision Documentaries on: Documentaries on: & Practice - Natural Hazards, Earthquakes, - Extreme weather - Nelson Key Geography Interactions Tsunamis, Volcanoes - Weather - Globalisation - Wealth Documentaries on: - China - Tropical Rainforests - Middle East - Deserts - Antarctica - Year 9 Autumn term Spring term Summer term Topics and themes Topics and themes Topics and themes Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Coasts Development Climate change Resource Sustainability Fieldwork Management Including: Including: Including: Including: Including: What Is The Coast? What Is Why Is Our Climate Including: What is Purpose Of Types Of Waves Development? Changing? Food In The UK sustainability? Fieldwork Weathering Country Greenhouse Effect Hydroelectric Power Factors Affecting How Sustainable Is Erosion Development Evidence Of Climate Water Sustainability Eastbrook School? Headlands Brandt Line (Map) Change Solar Power School Sustainability Methodology Cave Formation Uneven Causes Of Climate Wind Power Data Collection Spits Development Change Global Food Supply Data Presentation Longshore Drift Poverty In The UK Impacts Of Climate Global Water Supply Data Interpretation Hard & Soft Case Study Change Global Energy Supply Fieldwork Analysis Engineering Aid Managing Climate Fieldwork Evaluation Coasts – Stakeholder Super Rich Change Useful websites Useful websites Useful websites https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6bd https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z7wnvc https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z2vkj 7ty w xs https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwts https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zt6sf bk g8/revision/2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/znm nb9q/revision/1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zjsc8 7h https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zf6fr 82/revision/1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/znm nb9q/revision/1 Other ways to support learning Other ways to support learning Other ways to support learning Visit: Visit: Visit: - Walton-on-the-Naze, Southend Beach - Science Museum - The Crystal – Royal Victoria Dock - Science Museum - The Crystal – Royal Victoria Dock - British Museum - Natural History Museum - Natural History Museum - Dorset – Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove, Old Harry Rocks Read/Watch: Read/Watch: - Olympic Village Stratford - Stormy Weather (Horrible Geography) - Geography of the World: The Essential - Docklands - Geography of the World: The Essential Family Guide to Geography and Culture Family Guide to Geography and Culture - KS3 Geography: Heading towards AQA Read/Watch: - KS3 Geography: Heading towards AQA GCSE: Student Book - Cracking Coasts (Horrible Geography) GCSE: Student Book - Progress in Geography: Key Stage 3 - Geography of the World: The Essential - Progress in Geography: Key Stage 3 - New KS3 Geography Complete Revision Family Guide to Geography and Culture - New KS3 Geography Complete Revision & Practice - Planet in Peril: Plastic Edition & Practice - Nelson Key Geography Interactions - KS3 Geography: Heading towards