Outdoor Classroom | For Scotland Geography

Standard Grade Geography Programmes

Experience shows that fieldwork can play a vital part in enthusing Standard Grade students.  Its ‘hands on’, practical approach, investigating real life situations, supports their understanding of geography with case studies, while also developing their enquiry skills.  Both aspects of fieldwork, will help students maximise their performance in Standard Grade coursework, and examinations.

As well as covering specific elements of the course arrangements, programmes also place a strong emphasis on developing core skills and informed attitudes, with an opportunity to participate in activities relating to enterprise, health, well being, and citizenship

Three day programme:
Physical Environments

This three day programme focuses on the Physical Environment and Human Environment units of the arrangements.

  • Introduction to geographical investigation and sampling methods
  • Data collection using a range of fieldwork techniques and equipment - observation, measurement and recording
  • Analysis, presentation and interpretation of data
  • Rivers and flooding
  • Weather and Climate
  • Upland glaciated landscapes
  • Team building and problem solving activities such as ropes challenges and orienteering

Within the context of investigating the local environment, including:

  • Rivers and flooding
  • Weather and Climate
  • Upland glaciated landscape

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Five day programme:
Physical and Human Environments

This five day programmes focuses both the Physical Environment and Human Environment units of the arrangements.  This longer programme covers similar content to the above course, but in more depth.  A greater range of techniques may be covered, and presented within a broader set of contexts, including human geography options:

  • River dynamics and flooding
  • Weather and Climate
  • Upland glaciated landscapes
  • Rural Settlement – retail/tourism
  • Rural Land Use
  • Team building and problem solving activities such as ropes challenges and orienteering

 

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