environments there is variety in the presentation shared via a way they are managed. (Possible VLE. link here to the idea of ‘Global For a chosen cold Commons’ and students could environment (possibly assess the present management of Antarctica) students to study Antarctica). resources about current and Students will understand there are future management alternative viewpoints about future strategies. Followed by an management strategies for cold exercise to assess the success environments; Antarctica could or otherwise of such serve as an illustrative example. strategies. Opportunity for Q&A/group discussion/role play/debate about the views of different stakeholders involved in the future management of cold environments. Opportunity to use a range of styles and tariffs of exam style questions to assess learning. Week 6 Collect, analyse and Students could either study a local An opportunity to create a Many of the accompanying textbooks will Case studies interpret a range of glacial landscape in the UK, or one fieldwork have illustrative examples of possible “virtual Case study 1 qualitative and beyond the UK, through the use of investigation” and provide glacial fieldwork opportunities. Other Case study(ies) of glaciated quantitative data secondary data sources including students with a range of data guidance may be found below: – environment(s) at a local from a range of online digital mapping, secondary relating to a local glaciated scale to illustrate and primary and data, local authority websites and environment for students to Ideas from the FSC on analyse fundamental glacial secondary sources. text book resources - or engage investigate and address the processes, their landscape first hand or complete fieldwork to themes of the enquiry. Ideas from the FSC on Present, analyse, outcomes as set out above collect primary data, or a draw conclusions and Or, an opportunity for and engage with field data. combination of both. RGS example of evaluate those students to conduct a short findings using a range The aims of such work are to: fieldwork enquiry of a local of geographical Illustrate how the glacial glaciated environment to techniques (see skills landscape is distinctive and investigate the main themes checklist). is the unique combination of the specification. Students
environments there is variety in the way they are managed. (Possible link here to the idea of ‘Global Commons’ and students could assess the present management of Antarctica). Students will understand there are alternative viewpoints about future management strategies for cold environments; Antarctica could serve as an illustrative example. presentation shared via a VLE. For a chosen cold environment (possibly Antarctica) students to study resources about current and future management strategies. Followed by an exercise to assess the success or otherwise of such strategies. Opportunity for Q&A/group discussion/role play/debate about the views of different stakeholders involved in the future management of cold environments. Opportunity to use a range of styles and tariffs of exam style questions to assess learning. Week 6 Case studies Case study 1 Case study(ies) of glaciated environment(s) at a local scale to illustrate and analyse fundamental glacial processes, their landscape outcomes as set out above and engage with field data. Collect, analyse and interpret a range of qualitative and quantitative data from a range of primary and secondary sources. Present, analyse, draw conclusions and evaluate those findings using a range of geographical techniques (see skills checklist). Students could either study a local glacial landscape in the UK, or one beyond the UK, through the use of secondary data sources – including online digital mapping, secondary data, local authority websites and text book resources - or engage first hand or complete fieldwork to collect primary data, or a combination of both. The aims of such work are to: Illustrate how the glacial landscape is distinctive and is the unique combination An opportunity to create a “virtual fieldwork investigation” and provide students with a range of data relating to a local glaciated environment for students to investigate and address the themes of the enquiry. Or, an opportunity for students to conduct a short fieldwork enquiry of a local glaciated environment to investigate the main themes of the specification. Students Many of the accompanying textbooks will have illustrative examples of possible glacial fieldwork opportunities. Other guidance may be found below: Ideas from the FSC on Ideas from the FSC on RGS example of
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