May help in introducing the OCRB Geography SDME 2016 exam with some recap activities on rivers

1. Thinking about
The Sustainable Decision Making Exam

2.  An
examina)on
where
you
are
required
to
assess
the
sustainable
development
of
an
issue
 There
is
an
unseen
resource
booklet
provided.
 The
theme
is
on
rivers
and
coasts.
 Date
of
the
exam
is
24th
May
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The Sustainable Decision Making Exam

3.  A
people-­‐environmental
issue
or
contested
situa=on.
Any
examples?
 A
structured
route
to
enquiry
–
from
shorter
knowledge
ques)ons
to
a
conclusion
via
a
range
of
data
analysis.
 Real
situa)ons
and
real
processes.
 Realis=c
choices
that
stand
up
and
which
can
be
supported
in
which
you
reach
a
preferred
op=on.
 You
must
think
like
the
expert.
The Sustainable Decision Making Exam

4. What makes a good decision maker?
 Using
a
variety
of
sources
forming
a
range
of
evidence.
 Recognising
a
range
of
reac=ons
to
the
issue
from
different
‘stakeholders’
(the
emo)onal
to
the
poli)cal,
the
specialist
to
the
economical).
 Recognising
varia)on
in
scale
–
local
but
with
na)onal
or
global
implica)ons?
 Recognising
sustainability
throughout
–
social,
economic
and
environmental
impacts.
The Sustainable Decision Making Exam

5. What will my SDME paper look like?
 There
will
be
3
sec=ons
to
complete.
Sec=on
A
(normally
worth
10
marks)
and
split
into
3-­‐4
ques=ons
between
1
and
5
marks.
 These
test
your
ability
to
interpret
data
from
the
resource
booklet.
 Expect
describe
and
explain
style
ques)ons.
Sec=on
B
(normally
worth
14
marks)
with
ques)ons
that
are
more
complex.
 Expect
2-­‐3
ques=ons
worth
between
5
and
8
marks.
 There
may
be
evalua)on
of
different
opinions
and
viewpoints.
Sec=on
C
(worth
16
marks)
in
the
DECISION
ques)on
where
you
have
one
decision
to
make.
 An
extended
answer
that
will
be
between
2-­‐3
pages
in
length.

6. RANGE
Be
able
to
analyse
advantages
and
disadvantages
e.g.
the
costs/benefits/posi)ve/
nega)ve
impacts
USE
EVIDENCE
Give
extended
and
detailed
evidence
to
support
a
case
using
data
instead
of
vague
asser)ons.
BALANCE
Be
able
to
see
all
sides
of
the
issue
and
accep)ng
that
no
solu)on
is
a
catch
all
or
is
problem
free.
BE
SYNOPTIC
Use
knowledge
and
understanding
from
other
topics
in
Geography
from
the
news
or
from
other
subjects.
COUNTER
ARGUMENT
Be
able
to
explain
why
some
proposals
or
ideas
have
been
rejected.
REACH
A
JUDGEMENT
DECIDE!
Be
able
to
put
together
a
logical
case
that
is
linked
to
evidence.
The Sustainable Decision Making Exam

7. The Sustainable Decision Making Exam

8. So how are we going to prepare for the SDME?

9.  Review
work
on
Rivers
and
Coasts.
 Review
map
skills.
 Work
through
a
prac)ce
paper
on
Rivers
in
Week
2.
 Mock
Paper
on
Coasts
in
Week
3.
The Sustainable Decision Making Exam

10.  Iden)fy
what
you
can
see.
 Iden)fy
what
you
cannot
see.
Are you ready to THINK
Processes?
Landforms?
Management?
Land
use?
Issues?

11. 6
7
11.
2
3
5
9
4
1.
10
8
13
12
11
 Add
the
correct
processes
to
the
diagram.
Are you ready to REVIEW

12. Now pair & share your responses

13.  Precipita)on
must
happen
before
infiltra)on
 Precipita)on
must
happen
before
groundwater
flow
 Condensa)on
must
happen
before
evapora)on
 Surface
run
off
must
happen
before
channel
storage
Now DECIDE

14. Now pair & share your responses

15. Add features to this drainage basin
What
would
happen
if:
 There
was
a
lot
of
intense
rainfall
in
the
basin?
 There
was
only
a
li^le
rainfall
in
the
basin?
 The
whole
area
had
been
deforested?
 The
basin
contained
a
lot
of
impermeable
rock?

16. What do these graphs show?

18. How might the following factors lead to flooding?
 Intense
Rainfall
 Thin
Soil
 Impermeable
Geology
 Steep
Valleys
 Confluence
of
a
river
 Human
factors
 Deforesta)on
 Urban
areas
 Climate
change

19.  Describe
the
route
water
may
take
when
falling
in
a
drainage
basin
to
reach
a
river
channel.
Design a route

20. Now peer assess and colour code inputs,
outputs,stores and flows.

21. Tomorrow: Rivers on OS maps