HOMEWORK CURRICULUM Geography 2013-2014

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

Term 1

Unit Weather and Climate (will run 2-3 weeks into term 2) Homework Make a mini weather station. Record the weather daily for 3 weeks Write a report on what the data shows, include a graph. Project Research how to make a weather station at home. Make your own mini weather station to include ways of measuring temperature, rainfall, cloud cover, wind direction. Use the weather station to record the weather daily for 3 weeks. Write a report about what the data shows, include a graph Task Week 1 Use basic materials to make a mini weather station. It should have a ways of measuring temperature, rain fall, wind direction and cloud cover. Week 2 Use basic materials to make a mini weather station. It should have a ways of measuring temperature, rain fall, wind direction and cloud cover. Week 3 Write up your methodology. How did you make each instrument, what materials you use? Week 4 Record the weather on data sheet.

Unit Natural Environments (will run 2-3 weeks into term 2) Homework Design a series of plants and animals capable of living in different environments. Project Title: Design and build your own ecosystem Diorama and a write a page explaining the Climate, vegetation and soil as well as the adaptations of animals in your chosen ecosystem. Using a show box or something similar, design, create and finish a diorama that shows ALL the key features of an ecosystem of your choice.

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Unit The Unequal World (will run 2-3 weeks into Term 2) Project – The Unequal World Design and market a range of ‘Fairtrade’ products. Students will explore world trade and widen their understanding of what fairtrade is by developing and marketing a range of ‘Fairtrade’ products. Week 1 Investigate and define world trade. Week 2 Summarise the ‘fairness’ of world trade. Week 3 Explore and research fairtrade pictures. Week 4 Develop their own range of fairtrade pictures. Week 5 Design marketing / promotion of their products. Week 6 Produce a display of products and marketing materials.

Week 5 Record the weather on a data sheet. Week 6 Record the weather on a data sheet. Week 7 Write a report about what the data shows, include a graph of the data.

Week 1 Research the different Biomes of the world. Week 2 Create a fact file of the climate, vegetation, scenery, animals and soil in the desert, the tropical rainforest and the Tundra. Week 3 Research existing plants and animals of your chosen ecosystem. Week 4 Plan the materials you will need for your Diorama. Week 5 Build the Diorama. Week 6 Build the Diorama. Week 7 Photograph the Diorama and write a page describing and explaining the Climate, soil, and plants and animal adaptations. Week 8 Write an evaluation of your Diorama based on the feedback you got in class.

Term 2

Unit Map skills (will start 2-3 weeks into Term 2) Homework Make a model globe with all information clearly labelled. Research the best way to do this online. Project Unit: Weather and Climate Research how to make a weather station at home. Make your own mini weather station to include ways of measuring temperature, rainfall, cloud cover, wind direction. Use the weather station to record the weather daily for 3 weeks. Write a report about what the

Unit Polluting the environment (will start 2-3 weeks into Term 2) Homework An investigation into my carbon footprint. Project Unit: Natural Environments Title: Design and build your own ecosystem Diorama and a write a page explaining the Climate, vegetation and soil as well as the adaptations of animals in your chosen ecosystem. Using a show box or something similar,

Unit Volcanoes and Earthquakes (will start 2-3 weeks into Term 2) Homework Re-drafting project. Write a Newspaper report on an Earthquake that has occurred in the last 20 years. Project – The Unequal World Design and market a range of ‘Fairtrade’ products. Students will explore world trade and widen their understanding of what fairtrade is by developing and marketing a range of

data shows, include a graph Task Week 1 Use basic materials to make a mini weather station. It should have a ways of measuring temperature, rain fall, wind direction and cloud cover. Week 2 Use basic materials to make a mini weather station. It should have a ways of measuring temperature, rain fall, wind direction and cloud cover. Week 3 Write up your methodology. How did you make each instrument, what materials you use? Week 4 Record the weather on data sheet. Week 5 Record the weather on a data sheet. Week 6 Record the weather on a data sheet. Week 7 Write a report about what the data shows, include a graph of the data. Project Unit: Map Skills Research online the best way to make a model of a globe. Make a globe that clearly shows the main lines of latitude, Greenwich meridian, continents and oceans. Task Week 1 Research the best way to make a globe. Week 2 Gather all materials and make a model. Week 3 Make the model. Week 4 Colour or paint your model – land and sea

design, create and finish a diorama that shows ALL the key features of an ecosystem of your choice.

Task Week 1 Research the different Biomes of the world. Week 2 Create a fact file of the climate, vegetation, scenery, animals and soil in the desert, the tropical rainforest and the Tundra. Week 3 Research existing plants and animals of your chosen ecosystem. Week 4 Plan the materials you will need for your Diorama. Week 5 Build the Diorama. Week 6 Build the Diorama. Week 7 Photograph the Diorama and write a page describing and explaining the Climate, soil, and plants and animal adaptations. Week 8 Write an evaluation of your Diorama based on the feedback you got in class. Project

‘Fairtrade’ products. Week 1 Investigate and define world trade. Week 2 Summarise the ‘fairness’ of world trade. Week 3 Explore and research fairtrade pictures. Week 4 Develop their own range of fairtrade pictures. Week 5 Design marketing / promotion of their products. Week 6 Produce a display of products and marketing materials. Project Unit: Volcanoes and Earthquakes Investigate, design and produce a model of an ‘Earthquake proof building’. Students will investigate the devastating effects of earthquakes in populated areas and the measures put in place to limit the harm and damage done by them. Task Week 1 Research the locations of significant earthquakes and the damage done by them to built structures. Week 2 Present written information about the measures taken (scientific and trusted) to ‘Earthquake proof’ built structures. Week 3 Xxxx knowledge gained to design an earthquake proofed building or bridge. Week 4/5 Construct and test a series of prototype structures (Draft / xxxxx). Week 6 Construct a final model ready for testing

and mountains. Week 5 Fully and clearly label your globe. Attach string to hang it. Week 6 Write a methodology to describe what you did and why you chose to do it that way.

Unit: Polluting the Environment Title: Reducing my carbon Footprint. Create a project that investigates your carbon footprint and the contribution you and your family make to Global Warming. The project should form several sections and include research on the following issues: • How much electricity and gas do we use

at home and how much does it cost? • How much energy do we waste at

home? (Complete an energy usage audit)

• Renewable and non-renewable energy options

• How will my family reduce our carbon foot print?

• Should Eastbourne have a Wind farm? • Should Eastbourne have a Nuclear

Power station? • Conclusion - How do we solve the

problem of global warming? • Write an evaluation of your project based

on the feedback you got in class. Task Week 1 How much electricity and gas do we use at home and how much does it cost? Week 2 How much energy do we waste at home? (Complete an energy usage audit). Week 3 Renewable and non-renewable energy options. Week 4 How will my family reduce our carbon foot print? Week 5 Should Eastbourne have a Wind farm? Week 6 Should Eastbourne have a Nuclear Power station?

against a ‘Earthquake Machine’.

Week 7 Conclusion - How do we solve the problem of global warming? Week 8 Presentation week. Week 9 Write an evaluation of your project based on the feedback you got in class.

Term 3 Unit Map skills (will start 2-3 weeks into Term 2) Homework Make a model globe with all information clearly labelled. Research the best way to do this online. Project Research online the best way to make a model of a globe. Make a globe that clearly shows the main lines of latitude, Greenwich meridian, continents and oceans. Task Week 1 Research the best way to make a globe. Week 2 Gather all materials and make a model. Week 3 Make the model. Week 4 Colour or paint your model – land and sea and mountains. Week 5 Fully and clearly label your globe. Attach string to hang it. Week 6 Write a methodology to describe what you did and why you chose to do it that way

Unit Polluting the environment (will start 2-3 weeks into term 2) Homework An investigation into my carbon footprint. Project Title: Reducing my carbon Footprint. Create a project that investigates your carbon footprint and the contribution you and your family make to Global Warming. The project should form several sections and include research on the following issues: • How much electricity and gas do we use

at home and how much does it cost? • How much energy do we waste at

home? (Complete an energy usage audit)

• Renewable and non-renewable energy options

• How will my family reduce our carbon foot print?

• Should Eastbourne have a Wind farm? • Should Eastbourne have a Nuclear

Power station? • Conclusion - How do we solve the

problem of global warming? • Write an evaluation of your project based

on the feedback you got in class. Task Week 1 How much electricity and gas do we use at

Unit Volcanoes and Earthquakes (will start 2-3 weeks into term 2) Homework Re-drafting project. Write a newspaper report on an Earthquake that has occurred in the last 20 years. Project Unit: Volcanoes and Earthquakes Investigate, design and produce a model of an ‘Earthquake proof building’. Students will investigate the devastating effects of earthquakes in populated areas and the measures put in place to limit the harm and damage done by them. Task Week 1 Research the locations of significant earthquakes and the damage done by them to build structures. Week 2 Present written information about the measures taken (scientific and trusted) to ‘Earthquake proof’ built structures. Week 3 Xxxx knowledge gained to design an earthquake proofed building or bridge. Week 4/5 Construct and test a series of prototype structures (Draft / xxxxx). Week 6 Construct a final model ready for testing

home and how much does it cost? Week 2 How much energy do we waste at home? (Complete an energy usage audit). Week 3 Renewable and non-renewable energy options. Week 4 How will my family reduce our carbon foot print? Week 5 Should Eastbourne have a Wind farm? Week 6 Should Eastbourne have a Nuclear Power station? Week 7 Conclusion - How do we solve the problem of global warming? Week 8 Presentation week. Week 9 Write an evaluation of your project based on the feedback you got in class. Project Unit: Towns, Cities and Shopping Option 1: Build a Model Town Students should build a model town. It should have considered and made clear the following: • The settlement’s function • Location factors that led to the town

growing in the first place. • The settlement pattern – Nucleated,

dispersed or linear • Different Land use (considering the

urban land use model) • Services (appropriate to the settlement

hierarchy) • Different housing types

Week 1

against an ‘Earthquake Machine’.

Design town on paper and add labels. Week 2 Write a method about how you are going to make it and what material you will need. Week 3 Gather materials and begin to make a model. Week 4 Make a model. Week 5 Make a model. Week 6 Paint colour/decorate. Option 2: Project on Settlement Change Students should choose a local settlement and do a mini project showing how the settlement has changed over the last 150 years. The project should include photos, images and testimonies from people that have lived in the area for many generations. • The settlement’s function • Location factors that led to the town

growing in the first place. • The settlement pattern – Nucleated,

dispersed or linear • Different Land use (considering the

urban land use model) • Services (appropriate to the settlement

hierarchy) • Different housing types.

Week 1 Decide on your settlement and look up some basic information including photos. Week 2 Find and present different maps of the settlement over different periods of time. Week 3 Describe if & how and explain why the settlement’s size and pattern has changed.

Week 4 Describe if & how and explain why the settlement’s function & land use has changed. Week 5 Describe how and explain why the settlement’s services and housing has changed. Week 6 Write an evaluation of your project based on the feedback you got in class.

Term 4 Unit Towns, Cities and Shopping Homework 1. Build a model Town & shopping centre 2. Project on settlement change 3. Retail survey project Project Unit: Towns Cities and Shopping Option 1: Build a model Town Students should build a model town. It should have considered and made clear the following: • The settlement’s function • Location factors that led to the town

growing in the first place. • The settlement pattern – Nucleated,

dispersed or linear • Different Land use (considering the

urban land use model) • Services (appropriate to the settlement

hierarchy) • Different housing types Task Week 1 Design a town on paper and add labels. Week 2 Write a method about how you are going to make it and what material you will need. Week 3

Unit Towns, Cities and Shopping (to be replaced next year with Population Homework 1. Build a model Town & shopping centre 2. Project on settlement change Retail survey project Project Unit: Towns, Cities and Shopping Option 1: Build a Model Town Students should build a model town. It should have considered and made clear the following: • The settlement’s function • Location factors that led to the town

growing in the first place. • The settlement pattern – Nucleated,

dispersed or linear • Different Land use (considering the

urban land use model) • Services (appropriate to the settlement

hierarchy) • Different housing types

Week 1 Design town on paper and add labels. Week 2 Write a method about how you are going to make it and what material you will need.

Unit World Sports Project Unit: Design a Sports Centre for Eastbourne Students will investigate the current sports provision and participation in and around the Shinewater, Langley and Seaside area. The y will apply the knowledge gained o help them design a new Sports Centre to be sited on land at Princess Park adjacent to the Sovereign Centre. Task Week 1 Use research skills to obtain data about what sports and active leisure activities are available across Eastbourne. Week 2 Use map skills to demonstrate the location of sports facilities across Eastbourne. Week 3 Suggest and summarise which activities are accessible but not available in the local area. Week4/5 Design and begin ti map a new sports facility for the local area which reflects the needs identified in research Week 6

Gather materials and begin to make model. Week 4 Make a model. Week 5 Make a model. Week 6 Paint colour/decorate. Option 2: Project on Settlement Change Students should choose a local settlement and do a mini project showing how the settlement has changed over the last 150 years. The project should include photos, images and testimonies from people that have lived in the area for many generations. Details of how the settlement has changed in the following ways: • The settlement’s function • Location factors that led to the town

growing in the first place. • The settlement pattern – Nucleated,

dispersed or linear • Different Land use (considering the

urban land use model) • Services (appropriate to the settlement

hierarchy) • Different housing types. Task Week 1 Decide on your settlement and look up some basic information including photos. Week 2 Find and present different maps of the settlement over different periods of time. Week 3 Describe if, how and explain why the settlement’s size and pattern has changed. Week 4 Describe if, how and explain why the settlement’s function & land use has changed.

Week 3 Gather materials and begin to make a model. Week 4 Make a model. Week 5 Make a model. Week 6 Paint colour/decorate. Option 2: Project on Settlement Change Students should choose a local settlement and do a mini project showing how the settlement has changed over the last 150 years. The project should include photos, images and testimonies from people that have lived in the area for many generations. • The settlement’s function • Location factors that led to the town

growing in the first place. • The settlement pattern – Nucleated,

dispersed or linear • Different Land use (considering the

urban land use model) • Services (appropriate to the settlement

hierarchy) • Different housing types.

Week 1 Decide on your settlement and look up some basic information including photos. Week 2 Find and present different maps of the settlement over different periods of time. Week 3 Describe if & how and explain why the settlement’s size and pattern has changed. Week 4 Describe if & how and explain why the settlement’s function & land use has changed.

Produce high quality, mapped plans of the new facility ready for display.

Week 5 Describe how and explain why the settlement’s services and housing has changed. Week 6 Write an evaluation of your project based on the feedback you got in class.

Week 5 Describe how and explain why the settlement’s services and housing has changed. Week 6 Write an evaluation of your project based on the feedback you got in class.

Term 5 Unit Endangered Species Homework Choose one animal from the endangered species list and create a fact file all about it and why it is at risk

Project Unit: Endangered Species Choose an animal from the endangered species list to research. Create a fact file about its habitat, diet, conservation status and why it is at risk. Task Week 1 Look up the endangered species list online and choose one animal to study. Week 2 Gather your research about your animal as a spider diagram. Week 3 Create a fact file. Week 4 Create a fact file. Week 5 Write a report to state why it is so important to help preserve that animal.

Unit Making Money (Primary Industry) Homework Ethics in Farming project Project Unit: Making Money Ethics and food. Where does our food come from? Students should create a project which has a minimum of 5 pages. They can use a computer or create it on paper or both. Be creative with your project and present it with your best effort. Task Week 1 Keep a food diary for a week making sure that you include all ingredients? Take careful notes about where the products come from. Week 2 Use a blank world map to show where all your food from the previous week comes from. Week 3 Work out how many miles your dinners travelled to reach your plate. Week4 Plan a menu for three course meal with ingredients that can ONLY be found in the South of England. Week 5 Answer one of these questions in detail

Unit Tourism Project Plan a dream holiday for you and your family. Students will use the knowledge gained in class to plan a dream holiday for their family. They will be expected to demonstrate detailed knowledge of tourism across the globe by justifying their choice of destination. Task Week 1 Draw up a list of possible destinations. Week 2 Define a list of destinations that you could visit / use in a two week period. Week 3 Plan and cost the holiday for a two week period on an unlimited budget. Week 4 Investigate and comment upon the environmental impact of your choice of holiday. Week 5 Re-plan their holiday to maximise its environmental impact or increase its environmental benefits. Week 6 Provide a power point presentation about their plan and choices ready to be presented to their peers.

writing a minimum of half a page: 1. Which is better? Organic or Non-organic

food? 2. Is Genetically Modified food the answer

to our problems? 3. Do I support Intensive animal farming? 4. How can we solve the problem of

overfishing? Week 6 Write an evaluation of your project based on the feedback you got in class.

Term 6 Unit Eastbourne local study Homework Produce a booklet for the tourist information centre to show visitors all about our town Project Unit: Eastbourne Local Study Title: Produce a booklet that could be sold in the tourist information centre in town to visitors to help them find out more about Eastbourne. Week 1 Go to the tourist information centre and gather leaflets about what is available in information. Week 2 Look up the history of Eastbourne online and write the introduction and all about the history of Eastbourne. Week 3 Chapter 2 write about Eastbourne’s location and climate include a map. Week 4 Chapter 3 write about what attractions and events Eastbourne has to offer people. Week 5 Include a front cover and some nice photos to show the town at its best.

Unit Africa Homework Complete a research project on an African country of your choice. Project Unit: Rersearch an African County of your choice Research an African County of your choice. Students should choose an African country of their choice and complete a research project. Each week they should complete a section of their project. The following sections need to be included but students can do them in any order they like. 1. Name of country and key information. 2. Physical features 3. Human features 4. History 5. Economics & industry 6. Politics 7. The future

Unit River and Coasts Project Make a model to demonstrate a river process or land form. This piece of work will be the culmination of a year group field trip to the Cuckmere, Beachy Head area. Students will use the knowledge that they have gained in the field to produce a detailed scale model of a geographical structure that they have seen. Task Week 1 Summarise Geographical features observed during fieldwork. Week 2 Choose specific geographical feature and complete a detailed internet screen to envisage its cause and history. Week 3/4/5 Construct a detailed scale model of a chosen structure. Week 6 Annotate the model ready to present it to your peers.