YEAR 9 OPTIONS RESOURCES 2008
We are offering 2 Geography GCSE courses at KES this coming year.
The first is a 'traditional' course, which has a piece of coursework and an exam at the end of Year 11.
Topics covered are:
RIVERS, COASTS AND TECTONICS
ENERGY AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
POPULATION AND SETTLEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
The second is a more 'modern' course, which has a more continuous form of assessment made up of much shorter focussed coursework pieces. This will be the model for the specification changes that will take place next year in all GCSE subjects.
Topics covered are:
Extreme Environments: Changes in Svalbard in the Arctic
My Place: King's Lynn within the UK
People as Consumers: What we buy makes a difference
Sustainable Transport: Exploring alternatives to the car
Cultural Geography: Culture in the UK / How places are represented in the media
This has an exam in Year 10, using a pre-release booklet.
The second course is supported by a nationally-recognised BLOG, containing over 500 postings of work, reading, images and supporting documents.
The GEOGRAPHYPAGES website is also used to support students.
Go HERE to download your own copy of the GEOGRAPHY MATTERS presentation that we used in various formats:
Geography Matters
powerpoint:
http://www.divshare.com/download/3685570-f38 - best quality format - add
your own music !
Geography Matters video in AVI file format:
http://www.divshare.com/download/3685336-d71
Geography Matters video in
WMV file format:
http://www.divshare.com/download/3685338-361
Geography Matters video in mpeg-4 file format (suitable for i-pods, etc):
http://www.divshare.com/download/3685337-9b6
Anton will shortly appear on the YOUNG PEOPLE'S GEOGRAPHIES website.
Also bear in mind that in 2009 ALL specifications will change, and here at KES we are involved in those changes due to the work that Mr. Parkinson does for the Geographical Association.