Scheme of work Physical geography: Glacial systems and landscapes This resource is a scheme of work for our accredited AS and A-level Geography specifications (7036, 7037). It 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 3.1.4 Glacial systems and landscapes 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 specific and technical of 'models' by geographers as followed by feedback - what Systems in physical terminology. simplifications of a complex world. models used in geography do geography students know? (If students have already To identify Understanding of the concept of studied the unit on Water connections and 'systems frameworks' as a type of Students to draw and and Carbon cycles, then they interrelationships fundamental to most areas of annotate a model system to should revisit the between different geographical understanding. show the key elements of a introductory section of that aspects of system. Students will be able to identify, unit on in Physical geography. “Systems describe and explain the elements Students to draw and Geography”. Then return to Constructing and of geographical systems, including: annotate a diagram of an the end of this section to using systems and Stores/Components example of a positive introduce as “Glaciers models. Flows/Connections feedback system and a natural systems”. If this is Elements negative feedback system. the first physical geography Labelling and Attributes element studied, then annotation of Repeat group discussion to Relationships complete an introductory diagrams. now think of any more lesson covering the “systems
Scheme of work Physical geography: Glacial systems and landscapes This resource is a scheme of work for our accredited AS and A-level Geography specifications (7036, 7037). It 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 3.1.4 Glacial systems and landscapes 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 (If students have already studied the unit on Water and Carbon cycles, then they should revisit the introductory section of that unit on “Systems in Physical Geography”. Then return to the end of this section to introduce “Glaciers as natural systems”. If this is the first physical geography element studied, then complete an introductory lesson covering the “systems Use of key subject specific and technical terminology. To identify connections and interrelationships between different aspects of geography. Constructing and using systems and models. Labelling and annotation of diagrams. An overview of the concept and use of 'models' by geographers as simplifications of a complex world. Understanding of the concept of 'systems frameworks' as a type of 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 now think of any more
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