IB Geography (Internal Assessment Skills and Opportunities): International Baccalaureate Geography

Day 1

Morning
Students will be greeted by their tutor, with a welcome talk followed by a brief tour of the Centre. Allocation of wellies and waterproofs.
Afternoon/Evening

Students will familiarize themselves with the concepts and models appropriate to the course. Engagement with the geographical enquiry process and environmental issues surrounding these sites.
Objectives will be set for the course which:

• Make links to the IB Geography syllabus
• Consider geographical skills needed for a geographical fieldwork enquiry
• Consider wider global and local geographical issues
• Set personal learning goals (linked to the IB learner profile)
• If time/day light allows some of this session can be delivered outdoors including:
• Selecting and collecting geographical information
• Sampling
• Making observations
• Thinking like a Geographer
• Use of GIS

And how this can all be linked to the requirements of the Internal Assessment

Day 2

Freshwater (Drainage basin hydrology and geomorphology) Part 1 Option A
During this investigation students will study a small scale drainage basin to explore the relationship between discharge, stream flow and channel shape. There will also be opportunities to observe landforms resulting from stream channel processes such as erosion, transportation and deposition.

Evening
Integrated geographical skills, options can include:

• Justification, review and evaluation of method.
• Data presentation (e.g. channel cross-sections)
• Statistical analysis of primary information (e.g. Spearman’s rank)

Day 3

Morning and Afternoon
Oceans and coastal margins (Coastal places and managing coastal margins) Part 2 Option B
Students will use secondary data and collect primary fieldwork data to investigate the relationship between coastal processes, sub-aerial processes and lithology and their impact on the resulting coastal landforms of erosion and deposition on a stretch of coastline.
Investigations will then continue into managing coastal margins including the stakeholders and decision making process involved with flood management strategies
OR
Extreme Environments (Physical processes and landscapes- Glacial) Part 1 Option C
By immersing students in an inspiring local environment, students will gain an understanding of the glacial processes and systems and their role in shaping the present landscape. Students will piece together the processes and chronology that has created these landscapes, exploring the resulting landforms of erosion and deposition (cories, glacial troughs, roche mountonees, hanging valleys, truncated spurs, morraines, erratics, drumlins, kames and eskers.
Evening
Integrated geographical skills, options can include:

•  Justification, review and evaluation of method.
• Data presentation (e.g. channel cross-sections)
• Statistical analysis of primary information (e.g. Spearman’s rank)

Day 4

Morning and Afternoon
Leisure, tourism and sport (Tourism at a local scale) Part 1 Option E
During this investigation students will visit a rural tourist honeypot site. Students will investigate how physical and human factors have shaped this place.
The focus will be on assessing the impact of tourism in the area and reflecting on the management strategies that can be used to promote sustainable tourism for the future. Students will consider the need to balance economic and social/cultural effects of tourism and the consequences of unsustainable touristic growth in this rural area. Management strategies will be investigated to minimize conflicts, environmental damage and increase resilience of the place.
OR
Urban environments (Character of urban places) Part 1 Option G
During this investigation students will focus on the investigating the characteristics and distributions of urban places, populations and economic activities.
Patterns of urban land use including economic activity and residential areas will be assessed alongside measures to assess urban environmental and social stress
Evening
Integrated geographical skills, options can include:

• Justification, review and evaluation of method.
• Data presentation (e.g. channel cross-sections)
• Statistical analysis of primary information (e.g. Spearman’s rank)

Day 5

Morning
Follow up from Investigations
Further Analysis, Evaluation and Conclusion
Afternoon
Course ends at 12.30

Develop skills

• Communication | Resilience | Independent thinking | Leadership
• Numeracy | Literacy | Investigative skills | Observation

Enhance Knowledge

Ask questions.

• Apply knowledge in the real world and make links.
• Make sense of new places and understand our place and role within this.

Enjoy

• Have fun | Make friendships | Connect with nature