Geography GCSE & A-Level Information
YEAR 8: GEOGRAPHY
| TERM 1A | TERM 1B | TERM 2A | |
| TOPICS | Me and My World | Sustainable Sport | Who wants to be a Billionnaire? |
ENRICHMENT |
Exploring world connections in Horwich using ICT Photostory Moviemaker |
Visit to Blackburn Rovers | Oxfam guest speakers and fairtrade week/Global Action Week |
| TERM 2B | TERM 3A | TERM 3B | |
| TOPICS | Into Asia | Endangered Eco-systems | Wish you were here |
| ENRICHMENT | Origami making Hitachi speaker |
Comparison of Rainforest with Oak Woodland in the clough |
Personal Experience and Fieldtrips across the School |
YEAR 9: GEOGRAPHY
| TERM 1A | TERM 1B | TERM 2A | |
| TOPICS | Hazardous Earth | My Stuff | Global Footprints |
| ENRICHMENT | Building an erupting volcano | Connecting to the outside world through a study of Globalisation | Rivi Studios Making DVD's on Climate Change Blackpool Zoo visit - endangered species Local action - planting bulbs |
| TERM 2B | TERM 3A | TERM 3B | |
TOPICS |
Who wants to live forever? | Life on the Edge | Crime and Geography |
ENRICHMENT |
Survey of population change in the local area |
Police guest speaker Photovoice - digital camera project mapping safe/unsafe areas |
GCSE: GEOGRAPHY - WJEC Syllabus B
MODULE 1
- Challenges of living in a built environment
MODULE 2
- People and the Natural World Interactions
MODULE 3
- Work and development
The Scheme of Assessment has a modular structure. At the end of Year 10, Students will be able to sit an examination paper which covers the work from the first year of the course.
ASSESSMENT
UNIT 1 - 35% of the total AS marks
Written Unit, 1 hour - 60 marks
This unit comprises three stimulus response questions, one from each area. The unit assesses Module 1 of the AS subject content.
UNIT 2 - 35% of the
total AS marks
Written unit, 60 marks
AS LEVEL: GEOGRAPHY MODULES - AQA (2030)
MODULE 1- Core Concepts in Physical and Human Geography
- Rivers, Floods and Management
- Coastal Environment
- Population Change
- Energy Issues
MODULE 2- Geographical Skills
Candidates are required to develop geographical skills:
- Cartographical (map skills)
- Graphical
- Spatial
- Statistical
- Fieldwork
- Limitations of the above
The Scheme of Assessment has a modular structure. The Advanced Subsidiary (AS) award comprises two compulsory assessment units.
ASSESSMENT
UNIT 1 - 35% of the total AS marks
Written Unit, 1 hour - 60 marks
This unit comprises three stimulus response questions, one from each area. The unit assesses Module 1 of the AS subject content.
UNIT 2 - 35% of the
total AS marks
Written unit, 60 marks
A2 LEVEL: GEOGRAPHY MODULES - AQA (2030)
MODULE 1- Core Concepts in Physical and Human Geography
- Plate techtonics and associated hazards
- Challenges facing eco-systems
- World cities
MODULE 2- Geographical Skills
Candidates are required to develop geographical skills through a personal investigation on a topic of their own choice.
ASSESSMENT
UNIT 1 - 35% of the total AS marks
Written Unit, 1 hour - 60 marks
This unit comprises three stimulus response questions, one from each area. The unit assesses Module 1 of the AS subject content.
UNIT 2 - 35% of the
total AS marks
Written unit, 60 marks
