Plans for KS4 GCSE Geography Course for OCB B new for 2009

1. Managing Resources ~ ENERGY
Key idea Content Resources
Increased use of world Sheffield/China mystery Task sheet
resources Pupil fill in sheet
HW – Patterns of energy consumption sheet Card set
Daily energy use Tanzania cf UK Sheet: Daily energy use in Tanzania
App 1
What is a resource? Resources note sheet
UGG P186
 Increased use of resources bullet point UGG P188-9
summary App 2
 Move to consumer society flow diagram
HW – World reserves of fossil fuels App 1
Classification of energy  Classification of energy into renewable and non- UGG P106
renewable FWW P92-3
 Summary of problems/benefits (min. 2 facts for BW Non-renewable energy
each) of non-renewable energy

2. Renewable energy  Types of renewable energy BW Renewable energy
 Group work presentation of renewable energy BW Geothermal in Iceland
(need ICT)
 HEP/Geothermal/Wind/Solar/
Tidal/Biogas/Biomass Summary sheet – Renewable energy supplies +
Homework: prepare PP presentation of a form of FWW P94-97
renewable energy (group)
CASE STUDIES
 Britain’s potential  Work sheet/map – Britain – the potential for the
production of renewable energy
 Sheet – Wind farms considered (Sheffield)
 Wind farms  Summary sheet + FWW P228/9
 3 Gorges Dam, China  Task sheet PP (J Ford) + NUGG P210-11
 Itaipu., Brazil
 New Zealand. Taupo  FWW P94
 FWW P95
Greendale simulation Info sheet
Biographies
Fill in table
Consequences of Energy & Environment
increased energy use  Oil in Alaska/Exxon Valdez Task sheet
FWW – P98-101
 Chernobyl PP Exxon 1 + 2
PP Chernobyl
 Acid Rain
See app 3/worksheet
 Global Warming
Sheet: Ozone depletion
LINK WITH INDUSTRY

3. Sustainability Sustainability App 4
HW: Poster/leaflet about energy efficiency & re- Summary sheet
cycling Sustainable living – household waste
Sustainable food production ~ NUGG P176-7