YEAR 8 LEARNING PLAN Geography Humanities department Year 8Subject - Geography Please Note: the National Geography Curriculum is changing in September 2013 so this scheme of will change Also: all lessons are available to students on Moodle

ContentLearning OutcomeCurriculum Fulfilment Africa a continent of contrastsTo locate places in Africa, key aspects of their changing geography, culture, diversity and development, and how places link with other places in the world across a range of environments Cultural understanding and diversity. Interaction between people and their environment. Location of places. Wild WeatherTo understand the difference between weather and climate and how they affect us. To explore various types of extreme weather and to assess their causes and consequences on people and the environment. Physical processes and environmental interaction EurovisionTo locate countries within the European Union and explore the reasons why the European Union was founded and what benefits and negatives countries experience being part of the Union. To explore Italy’s physical and human features and assess how the European Union has influenced life in Italy. Cultural understanding and diversity. Participate in informed responsible action. Makes links between geography and citizenship. Violent VolcanoesTo explore the structure of the earth and plate tectonic theory, including understanding how and why volcanoes occur. To analyze the economic, social and environmental impacts of volcanoes and discover how development affects response. Physical and human processes. Interaction between people and their environment Environments and ecosystemsTo understand that the physical and human dimensions of the environment are interrelated and together influence environmental change. To study the interaction between people and their environment. Environmental interaction and sustainable development. Development of spatial understanding and location of places Environments and ecosystemsTo understand that the physical and human dimensions of the environment are interrelated and together influence environmental change. To study the interaction between people and their environment. Environmental interaction and sustainable development. Development of spatial understanding and location of places Humanities department Learning Programme Year 8 OverviewSubject - Geography

TitleLearning objectivesClassroom ActivityCLs suggested homeworkMarking/ assessment What is the continent of Africa like and where is it? To understand that Africa is a continent not a country and to locate countries that are in the African continent Variety of worksheets and map work using atlases, bingo game Revise for UK knowledge and location test Teacher assessment Peer and self assessment Grace in GhanaTo understand the difference between relative and absolute poverty. To explore Grace’s life and understand extreme poverty PowerPoint, Video clip and geog,3 textbook. Card sort activity Revise for UK knowledge and location test Keyword test, self assessment, teacher assessment Famine and desertificationTo explore the epidemic of famine, its causes and consequences and understand what type of aid is needed PowerPoint, Video clips and information stations. Card sort activity Revise for keyword and definition testTeacher assessment Self assessment South Africa and ApartheidTo understand the inherent racism in Apartheid South Africa and how one man helped a country to overcome this prejudice and discrimination PowerPoint, information stations, Nelson Mandela worksheets and Invictus poem. Video clip. Revise for keyword and definition testTeacher assessment Self assessment Tourism in Kenya and the Maasai. To explore the nature of the Maasai tribe in Kenya and the impact tourism has on them. PowerPoint, worksheets on the Maasai and video clip on Kenya. Presentation. Revise for end of unit testTeacher assessment Self and peer assessment Zanzibar and the malaria epidemic To locate Zanzibar and understand how malaria is killing millions of people in this nation PowerPoint and worksheets on Malaria and Zanzibar map. Cut and stick activity. Revise for end of unit testAfrican postcards and end of unit test Humanities department Learning Programme Year 8 Half-Term 1Subject - Geography

TitleLearning objectivesClassroom ActivityCLs suggested homeworkMarking/ assessment What is weather and how is it measured? To investigate different types of weather and to explore how they are measured Variety of worksheets and map work using atlases, bingo game Revise for European knowledge and location test Teacher assessment Peer and self assessment The four seasonsTo discover what the four seasons are and to produce a collage of the four seasons PowerPoint, worksheets and information around the room. Cut and stick activity Revise for European knowledge and location test Keyword test, self assessment, teacher assessment Clouds and rainfallTo explore cloud formation and to investigate the three types of rainfall PowerPoint, targeted questioning, rainfall worksheet. Video clip Revise for keyword and definition testTeacher assessment Self assessment Drought and famineTo understand what drought is and to explore what damage it can do and understand how we can help to reduce the risk of drought. PowerPoint on drought and famine, video clip on famine and information stations Revise for keyword and definition testPeer assessment Self assessment What are tornadoes and where are they located? To understand what tornadoes are, explore how they are measured and locate where they occur. PowerPoint, worksheets and information stations about what tornadoes are, maps locating them and information on how they are measured. Presentation. Revise for end of unit testTeacher assessment Self and peer assessment Tropical stormsTo understand what tropical storms are and understand how they form and analyse the impacts to the economy, society, politically and environmentally PowerPoint, news and video clipsRevise for end of unit testWeather report and end of unit test Humanities department Learning Programme Year 8 Half-Term 2Subject - Geography

TitleLearning objectivesClassroom ActivityCLs suggested homeworkMarking/ assessment The European Union, aims and member states To understand what the EU is and explain why it was founded. PowerPoint and variety of worksheets and map work using atlases, bingo game Revise for Asian knowledge and location test Teacher assessment Peer and self assessment Want to to be in my gang?To explore the advantages and disadvantages of being in the EU and to justify if the UK should stay in or leave the EU PowerPoint, should I stay or should I go discussion worksheet, card sort Revise for Asian knowledge and location test Keyword test, self assessment, teacher assessment Introduction to ItaliaTo understand where Italy is located and to explore various characteristic of Italian life PowerPoint, differentiated worksheets, information stations. Letter activity task Revise for keyword and definition testTeacher assessment Self assessment Italian climate and physical features To analyse climate graphs and to compare them to the UK. To explore the physical features of Italy PowerPoint and climate graphs for Palmero and Cumbria. Map of Italy Revise for keyword and definition testTeacher assessment Self assessment Tourism in ItalyTo explore human features in Italian and look at tourism in Italy PowerPoint and Italian map, Cities hangman. Presentations Revise for end of unit testTeacher assessment Self and peer assessment Italian stereotypes and interdependence To appreciate what a stereotype is and how we use them in forming opinions about a place PowerPoint, worksheet on Italian culture and letter template Revise for end of unit testItaly brochure and end of unit test Humanities department Learning Programme Year 8 Half-Term 3Subject - Geography

TitleLearning objectivesClassroom ActivityCLs suggested homeworkMarking/ assessment Fiery EarthTo understand the 3 main layers of the earth and explore the plate tectonic theory Variety of worksheets and map work using atlases, bingo game Revise for African knowledge and location test Teacher assessment Peer and self assessment Types of plate boundariesTo locate the earths main plate boundaries and to understand the characteristics of the 3 main types of plate boundaries Plate boundaries map and worksheet. PowerPoint. And video clip. Card sort activity. Revise for African knowledge and location test Keyword test, self assessment, teacher assessment What are volcanoes?To understand that there are different types of volcanoes and to explore the differences between active, dormant and extinct volcanoes PowerPoint, Volcano worksheet, Interactions textbook. Cut and stick activity. Revise for keyword and definition testTeacher assessment Self assessment What damage can volcanoes do? To study various case studies of volcanic eruptions and see how different places react. PowerPoint's, video clips, textbook and news reports. Presentation Revise for keyword and definition testTeacher assessment Self assessment How can we manage/ predict volcanic eruptions? To discover how volcanoes are monitored, planned for and predicted at a variety of scales PowerPoint's, worksheets and textbooks. Card sort Revise for end of unit testTeacher assessment Self and peer assessment Dante’s PeakTo understand how a volcano can change an area and review the film Dante’s peak film Review worksheet Revise for end of unit testDante’s peak film review and end of unit test Humanities department Learning Programme Year 8 Half-Term 4Subject - Geography

TitleLearning objectivesClassroom ActivityCLs suggested homeworkMarking/ assessment What are ecosystems and where are they? To understand what ecosystems are locate where they are Group discussions and map work using atlases, bingo game Revise for America’s knowledge and location test Teacher assessment Peer and self assessment Desert ecosystems: characteristics and location. To explore the desert ecosystem and discover what it is like and where they are located Variety of worksheets and map work using atlases, information stations around the room Revise for America’s knowledge and location test Keyword test, self assessment, teacher assessment Desert climate and plant and animal adaptations. To analyse a climate graph and investigate how animals and plants have adapted to a desert environment Variety of worksheets and climate graphs, spot the difference Revise for keyword and definition testTeacher assessment Self assessment Tropical rainforest characteristics and location. To explore the tropical rainforest ecosystem and discover what it is like and where they are located Video clip and map work using atlases, information stations around the room Revise for keyword and definition testTeacher assessment Self assessment Tropical rainforest climate and plant and animal adaptations. To analyse a climate graph and investigate how animals and plants have adapted to a tropical rainforest environment Variety of worksheets and climate graphs, spot the difference. Card sort activity. Revise for end of unit testSelf and peer assessment Tourism in the desert and tourism in a tropical rainforest. To investigate and explore different tourist places in desert and tropical rainforest ecosystems Variety of worksheets and climate graphs, maps and information stations. Video clips Revise for end of unit testEcosystem poster and end of unit test Humanities department Learning Programme Year 8 Half-Term 5Subject - Geography