1. Year 7 This is Geography : Introductory unit including a baseline enquiry. Field sketching from roof. Mini enquiry. Our Place : Urban landscapes and settlement with map skills incorporated. Local fieldwork possibility . Design a new town / public inquiry role play final outcome. GIS? Weather: Basics of local weather. Microclimate enquiry using the roof and school grounds. End unit with a case study of Hurricane Katrina? Compare extremes of weather between UK and an LEDC Environment : Carbon footprint, global warming and sustainability. Could link to FW to Sparsholt. Is Priory School sustainable enquiry. Traffic surveys etc. Participatory Geog Geography of Sport: Connections with the world around, child exploitation , sweatshop game
2. Year 8 Adventurous landscapes: mountain environments Coastal Geography: possible local fieldwork – coastal management. Geography of Crime: From local to global. On site fieldwork. Place Unit: Use pupil survey to decide on places – Kazakhstan? Population: with Mexico – USA migration enquiry. Including current migration issues Plain crazy!: building on flood plains – flooding in the UK and World. One or other or merge?
3. Year 9 Dangerous Geography: Is the earth a safe place? Hazards unit including effects of volcanic eruptions. Montserrat role play and planning activity (GE?). Extended homework Paradise lost: Tourism unit based on RGS unit Who wants to be a Billionaire?: Development unit based on RGS unit. Trading game? Place Study? Maybe Impossible Places RGS unit? Independent Enquiry: End of KS3 – open choice?