A decision making exercise which could last a few lessons or be set as a homework project
A property developer is looking to build a five star hotel in San Francisco
Pupils have to decide on the most sustainable county in the Bay Area
Introductory Powerpoint, a project workbook and LOTS of resources are included
The completed project/proposal covers:
Background to tourism in California
The physical hazards threatening San Francisco
Explanation for choosing one of the Bay Area counties
Sustainability (PPP) of the various sites
Reasons for rejecting the others
Consideration of how to make the structure safe from earthquakes
Space for the pupils to be imaginative and design the resort
Structure of Russia's government, 1917
Russia at war, 1917
The February Revolution, 1917
The Dual Authority and continued dissent
The October Revolution, 1917
colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates
Revision notes about Henry VII's life and role in the establishment of the Tudor Dynasty
England in 1485
Henry VII and the consolidation of power
Removing threats to Henry's power
Relations with other countries, 1485 to 1509
colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates
Latitude
Winds
Distance from the sea
Pressure
Altitude
Depressions
Anticyclones
2003 UK heatwave (impacts, management in the future)
Causes of climate change
Arguments for and against climate change
Economic, social, environmental and political impacts of climate change
National and local responses to climate change
Tropical storms
Hurricane Katrina case study
Cyclone Nargis case study
Ecosystems
Tropical rainforests (climate, plant adaptations)
Hot deserts (climate, plant adaptations)
Temperate deciduous forests (climate, plant adaptations)
Temperate deciduous forest case study
Causes of deforestation
Impacts of deforestation
The Amazon case study
Badia Desert, Jordan case study
Sonoran Desert, Arizona case study
Mechanical and chemical weathering
Mass movement (slumps and slides)
Erosion from waves (hydraulic power, abrasion, attrition, solution)
Wave-cut platforms
Headlands and bays
Caves, arches and stacks
Transportation (longshore drift, traction, suspension, saltation, solution)
Deposition
Sand and shingle beaches
Spit formation
Bar formation
Global warming and resulting coastal flooding impacts
The Maldives coastal flooding case study
Holderness coastal erosion and management case study
Hard and soft engineering
Studland Bay, Dorset coastal habitat case study
ICT and transportation improvements
Call centres abroad
Localised industrial regions
Advantages and disadvantages of TNCs
Apple Inc case study
Reasons for increased manufacturing in Newly Industrialising Countries
China manufacturing case study
Impacts of producing more energy
Impacts of producing and importing more food
Renewable energy
Spain wind energy case study
Kyoto Protocol
Migration in richer and poorer countries
Typical rich city model (CBD, inner city, suburbs, rural-urban fringe)
Brownfield and greenfield sites
Problems in richer urban areas
Solutions to tackle housing shortages in richer urban areas
Revitalising CBDs
Ethnic segregation
Dharavi, Mumbai, India squatter settlement case study
Environmental issues with urbanisation in richer countries
Air pollution
Water pollution
Sustainability in cities
Birmingham CBD development case study
Newcastle inner city redevelopment case study
Vauban, Freiburg, Germany sustainable cities case study
Atoms
Chemical reactions
Specific Heat Capacity
Yields
Batch production
Continuous production
Pharmaceutical drugs
Allotropes (diamond, graphite)
Bonds
Static electricity (including uses e.g. defibrillators- restarting a heart)
Earthing
Voltage
Wires in a plug
Variable resistors
Longitudinal waves
Ultrasound
Radiation (types, ionising, medical uses etc.)
Nuclear power
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fusion
Highest common factor and lowest common multiple
Multiplying, dividing, subtracting and adding fractions
Recurring decimals
Interest
Rounding
Significant figures
Sequences
Powers
Formula
Factorising
Graphs (including transformations)
Equations
Parallel and perpendicular lines
Angles (alternate, allied, corresponding etc.)
Enlarging
Congruence
Area and volume
Pythagoras
Averages
Tree diagrams
Capture-recapture method
Ecosystems
Abundance and distribution
Kite diagrams
Coastal habitats
Biodiversity
Natural native woodlands vs artificial forestry plantations
Natural lakes vs artificial fish farms
How plants use glucose
Historical experiments (e.g. Jan van Helmont and Joseph Priestly)
Diffusion
Leaf structure
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Leaf adaptations
Osmosis
Phloem and xylem
Root hairs
Transpiration
Plant adaptations
Minerals
Decay and decomposers
Types of farming (e.g. intensive)
Biological control
History of Periodic Table
Nucleus
Electrons
Group 1- Alkali metals
Group 7- Halogens
Metals
Superconductors
Transition metals
Water purification
Test for sulphate ions using barium chloride
Test for halide ions using silver nitrate
Factors affecting tourism
Resort Life Cycle Model
Blackpool coastal resort case study
Lake District UK tourism case study
Positive and negative mass tourism impacts
Kenya mass tourism case study
Tourism in extreme environments
Antarctica extreme tourism case study
Ecotourism
Sarawak, East Malaysia ecotourism case study
Christian Key Beliefs
Hindu Key Beliefs
Key terms (Sanctity of life, Stewardship, Positive discrimination etc.)
Information (animals, taking care of the world, prejudice, abortion etc.)
Christian Key Beliefs
Hindu Key Beliefs
Key terms (Morality, Ethics, Value of life etc.)
Information (IVF, genetic engineering, drugs, elderly, euthanasia, crime etc.)