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Industry
Learning
Intentions
- Understand the
difference between the three types of industry
- Identify and explain
location factors
- Use a map to describe
the distribution of industry
- Understand the
features of an 'old' industrial landscape
- Understand the
effect of industrial decline on a town
- Undertsand the
features of a 'new' industrial landscape
- List the funding
available for industry from government.
Success
Criteria
- Give written examples of primary,secondary,tertiary
industries
- Complete worksheet on location factors
- Explain to a partner the distribution
of industry shown on a map
- Have a discussion on old and new industrial
landscape
- Complete worksheet on old and new industrial
landscapes
- Have a discussion or debate on the effects
of an industry closing
- Pass test
Enquiry Skills
Learning
Intentions
- Extract Information from a map
- Draw a field sketch
- Collect and record geographical information
- Complete a questionnaire or interview
- Understand different types of graph and
when to use them
- Describe patterns and relationships shown
on maps & graphs
Success
Criteria
- Write down information from a given map
- Complete a field sketch of an area near
the school
- Explain to a group how to use river measuring
equipment
- Complete geography fieldwork in Saltcoats
- Complete worksheets on types of graphs
- Explain to a partner the pattern /relationship
shown on a map/graph
- Pass the test on Enquiry Skills
Map Skills
Learning Intentions
- To use the grid reference system
- Know how to measure distances on a map
using the scale
- To describe relief and drainage patterns
using a map
- Recognise common OS map symbols
Success Criteria
- Complete exercises on grid references
correctly
- Describe to the group the relief and
drainage of an area of the map
- Have used the website 'Mapzone'
- Complete worksheets on map scale correctly
Settlement
Learning Intentions
- Recognize a good site to build a settlemen
- Understand how population affects services
- Identify,from an OS map,the function
of a town
- Recognise & describe the zones of
a city
- Describe & explain Urban Regeneration
- Understand the features of a New Town
- Understand the arguments for & against
a new bypass
Success Criteria
- Use background information to select
a site to build a settlement
- Carry out a shopping survey around the
school
- Complete ,successfully, worksheets on
zones of a city and urban regeneratio
- Take part in a debate or discussion about
a new bypass
- Pass test (grade 1/2/3) on settlement
Farming
Learning Intentions
- Understand the differences between farm inputs,processes and outputs
- Identify and explain the factors affecting farmers choice of crops and animals
- Understand the main features of sheep farming,dairy farming and arable farming
- List the grants available to farmers from the European Union
Success Criteria
- Sort out a list of words into farm inputs processes and outputs.
- Write a series of questions for a visiting farmer about their farm,then ask these questions.
- Write a profile of two using appropriate web sites
- Complete correctly worksheets on farm grants
Natural Regions
Learning Intentions
- Recognise the climate graphs for three natural regions and describe each climate
- Understand how natural vegetation is adapted to survive in different regions
- Describe the reasons for and against cutting the rainforest
- Explain the reasons for desertification and how to prevent it
- Explain the changes in the Mediterranean landscapes the last 50years
Success Criteria
- Draw climate graphs for Rainforest,Desert,Mediterranean and Tundra
- Draw and label a diagram to show natural vegetation in a given natural region
- Label a diagram showing changes in the Mediterranean landscape 1955 to 2005
- Write a reports a Natural Region using the website 'Evergreen Project' and read the report to the class