KS3 Urban Geography

The course normally runs 10am – 3pm.  There will be an allocated lunch slot, the timing will depend on the final course programme.

Pre Visit / Prior Learning 

• An awareness of the location being studied.
• Awareness of the route to enquiry.

Introduction 

• Welcome and Introduction
• Setting and sharing Objectives
• Discuss the route for enquiry
• Introduction to the location to be studied, summarising the pre course work.

Morning / Afternoon 

• Planning the fieldwork
  • In groups, plan the investigation including making predictions and methodology.
• Fieldwork in two locations, or along a transect (Centre booked dependent) :
  • Carry out fieldwork data collection, including land use, pedestrian counts, traffic counts, environmental quality assessment, questionnaires.
  • Carry out qualitative fieldwork data collection including field sketch.
• Analysis and evaluation
  • a verbal data review to interpret observations, draw conclusions, with reference to predictions.

Depart 

Key Stage 3 Geography 

• Human and physical geography
  • understand, through the use of detailed place-based exemplars at a variety of scales, the key processes in: human geography relating to: population and urbanisation; economic activity
  • understand how human and physical processes interact to influence, and change landscapes, environments and the climate
• Geographical Skills and fieldwork
  • use fieldwork in contrasting locations to collect, analyse and draw conclusions.

• Develop personal skills
• Have fun
• Be inspired by a passion for the subject
• Build friendships