14 lesson series that follows the People of the UK SOW from the KS3 Geography Heading towards GCSE textbook. Revision, assessment and feedback resources are included.
SOW covers the following:
A diverse country
Measuring population
The impacts of migration
Living in Leicester
Comparing rural areas
Skills focus on population pyramids
Fully resourced work booklet for GCSE Human Geography fieldwork, following the AQA specifcation.
Background info and location of Salford Quays
Data collection methods
Data presentation methods
Data analysis
Conclusion and evaluation
Students will:
investigate the case study of the Kilauea, Hawaii volcanic eruption in 2018
investigate the different impcts of the volcanic eruption in Kilauea, Hawaii
use map skills to compare spread of lava lfow on an OS map.
Lesson 8 of Our Physical World SOW (AQA heading towards GCSE)
Students will:
investigate different images to define different types of extreme weather
focus on different global climates to see how they can lead to different types of extreme weather
use knowledge of latitude from previous lessons to explain reasons for variances in global climates
Lesson 9 of Our Physical World SOW (AQA heading towards GCSE)
15 lesson SOW (w. revision lesson, assessment and feedback lesson) following the KS3 heading towards GCSE textbook (AQA).
Chapter 7: Our Physical World and covering topics including:
A world of extremes
Our underwater world
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Global weather and climate
Skills focus on comparing maps
Students will:
use ground photos to consider different impacts of monsoons (tropical storms)
create diagrams showing the reasons for formation of tropical storms
use data to create a climate graph of Dhaka, Bangladesh and describe its climate
Lesson 10 of Our Physical World SOW (AQA heading towards GCSE)
Students will:
consider images and videos to identify impacts of Hurricane Irma
compare the effects of tropical storms in HIC and LICs and the different responses to them
consider the most damaging effects of Hurricane Irma across the Caribbean and the USA
Lesson 12 of Our Physical World SOW (AQA heading towards GCSE)
Students will:
investiage the Mid-Atlantic ridge and tis location at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean
create a cross section diagram of the Mariana Trench
consolidate information on the Mariana Trench and Mid-Atlantic Ridge to compare them.
Lesson 3 of Our Physical World SOW (AQA Heading towards GCSE)
Students will:
discover major rivers, oceans and mountains of the world using atlases
students will annotate their world maps with rives, mountains and oceans and lines of latitude and longitude
students will consider the continent they would like to visit most and least according to their geographical features.
Lesson 2 of Our Physical World SOW (AQA Heading towards GCSE)
Students will:
investigate meaning of the key word relief and and the different ways it is shown on a map
locate some of the tallest mountains in the world by using their knowledge of relief
investigate how latitude and longitude is used then use their skills to locate various UK cities.
Lesson 1 of Our Physical World SOW (AQA Heading towards GCSE)
Students will:
investigate the Richter scale and how earthquakes are measured
draw connections between plate margins and global distribution of earthquakes
gather details on the impacts of the Nepal earthquake of 2015
Lesson 5 of Our Physical World SOW (AQA Heading towards GCSE)
Students will:
investigate the location of Japan and it’s proximity to a plate margin
consider the different impacts of the 2011 Japanese tsunami.
consider differences in level of responses to the 2011 Japanese tsunami domestically and internationally.
complete progress check exam question ‘Assess the effects of a tectonic hazard you have studied in a HIC (9 marks).’ BBB (Best, Bin, Build)
Students will:
create a diagram of a volcano and add key features
discuss the relationship between plate margins and the global distribution of volcanic eruptions using maps and images (The Ring of Fire)
create a table categorising the different products of a volcanic eruption
Lesson 7 of Our Physical World SOW (AQA heading towards GCSE)
Students will:
organise statements on formation of tropical storms into correct order
use different maps to investigate the paths and impacts of tropical storms
use data to annotate a tracking chart of Hurricane Irma
Lesson 11 of Our Physical World SOW (AQA heading towards GCSE)
Students will:
investiage the three different types of plate margins, how to name, label and describe them
identify real world examples of all three plate margins
use plate tectonics to explain the different movements of different plate margins.
(Lesson 4 of Our Physical World SOW (AQA heading towards GCSE)