Scheme of work Geography Physical geography: Water and carbon cycles – This resource is a scheme of work for the A-level Geography specification (7037). On accreditation of the final specification any revisions will be published on the website. This scheme of work is not exhaustive or prescriptive, it is designed to suggest activities and resources that you might find useful in your teaching. 3.1 Physical geography Core topic 3.1.1 Water and carbon cycles Specification content Subject-specific Learning outcomes Suggested Learning Resources Week Number skills activities (including ref development to differentiation and extension activities) Week 1 Use of key subject An overview of the concept and use Small group discussions Introductory presentation on specific and technical of 'models' by geographers as followed by feedback - what Systems in physical terminology. simplifications of a complex models used in geography do Website with simple summaries of a geography: Systems students know? number of concepts and their To identify Understanding of the concept of applications to the water connections and 'systems frameworks' as a type of Students to draw and A summary of the features of the and carbon cycles interrelationships model fundamental to most areas annotate a model system to outputs, energy, between different of geographical understanding. show the key elements of a A summary of the features of the stores/components, aspects of system. Students will be able to identify, flows/transfers, geography. describe and explain the elements Students to draw and A summary of the features of the positive/negative Constructing and of geographical systems, including: annotate a diagram of an feedback, dynamic using systems and Stores/Components example of a positive More information on the equilibrium. models. Flows/Connections feedback system and a Elements negative feedback system. A summary of the features of the Attributes Repeat group discussion to Relationships see if students can now think
Scheme of work Geography – Physical geography: Water and carbon cycles This resource is a scheme of work for the A-level Geography specification (7037). On accreditation of the final specification any revisions will be published on the website. This scheme of work is not exhaustive or prescriptive, it is designed to suggest activities and resources that you might find useful in your teaching. 3.1 Physical geography Core topic 3.1.1 Water and carbon cycles Specification content Week Number Subject-specific skills development Learning outcomes Suggested Learning activities (including ref to differentiation and extension activities) Resources Week 1 Systems in physical geography: Systems concepts and their applications to the water and carbon cycles energy, stores/components, flows/transfers, positive/negative feedback, dynamic equilibrium. Use of key subject specific and technical terminology. To identify connections and interrelationships between different aspects of geography. Constructing and using systems and models. An overview of the concept and use of 'models' by geographers as simplifications of a complex Understanding of the concept of 'systems frameworks' as a type of model fundamental to most areas of geographical understanding. Students will be able to identify, describe and explain the elements of geographical systems, including: Stores/Components Flows/Connections Elements Attributes Relationships Small group discussions followed by feedback - what models used in geography do students know? Students to draw and annotate a model system to show the key elements of a system. Students to draw and annotate a diagram of an example of a positive feedback system and a negative feedback system. Repeat group discussion to see if students can now think Introductory presentation on Website with simple summaries of a number of A summary of the features of the A summary of the features of the A summary of the features of the More information on the A summary of the features of the outputs,
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