Year 8 Enquiries
Enquiry 7 'Coastal Environments'.
Students download and annotate images to explain (a) how landforms
are created by coastal erosion (b) how the spit at Spurn Head was
formed, as an example of coastal deposition. Use animated sequences to
investigate the future of Spurn Head.
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 Starters and;- A study of landforms created by coastal erosion.
GeogIT2 A look at coastal deposition;- the spit at Spurn Head.
GeogIT3 Extension material- What is happening to Spurn Head? What could be done to protect Spurn Head? plus a plenary.
ASSESSMENT TARGET.
Enquiry 8 'Shopping- present and future'.
Students download and analyse a location map of a chosen out of
town shopping centre to examine why a lot of people prefer to shop here
rather than in city centre areas. They also shop on the Internet in
order to explore the advantages and disadvantages of this form of
shopping..
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 Starters and;- You are a shopkeeper that has recently
moved your shop from the nearby town centre into the out of town
shopping centre. Why do you think you've made a good move?
GeogIT2 Extension material- What are the advantages / disadvantages of shopping on the Internet? and plenary.
ASSESSMENT TARGET.
Enquiry 9 'Weather patterns over Europe'.
Students download and annotate a current satellite image of Western
Europe to show the main locational features, they then compile a
current weather forecast for the United Kingdom by showing the
developments that will take place to a downloaded satellite image of
the area. Students also write a weather forecast through interpreting
synoptic charts.
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 Starters and;- Today's infrared satellite image for Western Europe.
GeogIT2 My weather forecast for the United Kingdom for today.
GeogIT3 Extension material- Interpreting synoptic charts;- a local weather forecast and plenary.
ASSESSMENT TARGET.
Enquiry 10 'Investigating Brazil'
Students use interactive atlases to locate Brazil, compile a
divided bar graph in Excel to show then analyse Brazil's employment
structure. A further graph is compiled in Excel to compare Brazil's
employment structure with that of the United Kingdom. Students go on to
explain why Brazil's employment structure is different to the UKs.
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 Starters and;- Where is Brazil? What is Brazil's current employment structure?
GeogIT2 Compare the employment structure for the UK with that of Brazil.
GeogIT3 Extension material- Why is Brazil's employment structure different to the UK's employment structure? and plenary.
Enquiry 11 'Limestone Landscapes of England'.
Students follow Fell Beck, a stream in the Yorkshie Dales to the
point where it disappears into the ground at Gaping Gill. This is then
recorded as an annotated sketch diagram drawn over a downloaded image
of the feature. Students record the route taken by the stream below
ground before reappearing, they then annotate a 3 D map created in
Excel to describe and explain the course taken by Fell Beck.
This enquiry consists of the following GeogITs;-
GeogIT1 Starters and;- Where does Fell Beck start? What happens to Fell Beck at Gaping Gill?
GeogIT2 Why does Fell Beck disappear at Gaping Gill? How
big is Gaping Gill? What are Stalagtites? What happens to the stream
near Ingleborough cave?
GeogIT3 Extension material- Describe and explain the course of
Fell Beck as it flows from the slopes of Ingleborough down to when it
turns into Clapham Beck and plenary.
Enquiry 12 'Ecosystems, population and resources'.
Students find out where in the world tropical rainforest ecosystems
are to be found and what the weather is currently like in one. Students
compile a climate graph in Excel of Manaus, a city in Brazil's Amazon
Rainforest, they then complete a diagram to show the different plants
and animals that live in a tropical rainforest.
GeogIT1 Starters and;- Where in the world are tropical
rainforests to be found? Whats the weather like today in Manaus,
compared to where you live?
GeogIT2 Constructing a climate graph for Manaus, Brazil. Interpreting the climate graph.
GeogIT3 Extension material- What lives in a hot wet environment? and plenary.
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