Geography
Geography at St Edward’s Church of England Academy.
Geography is taught in all years within the school. Year 5 and Year 6 receive one lesson per week. In Year 7 and 8 pupils receive two lessons per week.
Pupils learn a variety of geographical skills: using and building an extended geographical vocabulary, selecting and using appropriate fieldwork techniques, such as atlases, globes, OS maps, selecting secondary sources of evidence including photographs, satellite images, GIS and evidence from ICT based resources.
Pupils develop a knowledge and understanding of places including their national, international or global context. The study of physical and human features ensures that pupils understand the process of change and development within our world. Pupils gain a knowledge and understanding of geographical patterns and processes which they will be able to relate to the character of the place and environment in which they occur, along with their impact on the human and physical landscape.
Finally, the course includes opportunities to develop knowledge and understanding of environmental change and sustainable development.
Geography Faculty Team:
Mrs T Dickinson
Mrs R Smith-Ruscoe
Mr Simm
Mrs Rose
Mr Hutchinson
Curriculum Overview for Key Stage 2 and 3:
Key Stage 2:
What is Geography? Ice and Fire
Love where you live Brazil
Water and Carsington Fieldwork Three Gorges
Deserts Rivers
Chocolate
Key Stage 3:
Weather and climate Globalisation
Kenya Map skills
Where is everyone? Dovedale and Ashbourne Fieldwork
Russia Coasts
Liverpool Fieldwork Earth’s story
Extra-Curricular Activities and Opportunities
In Year 6 all pupils study the Water Cycle at Carsington Water
In Year 7 all pupils undertake fieldwork at Dovedale and Ashbourne
In Year 8 a local study to complete fieldwork
Useful Websites for Geography:
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/riversandcoasts/index.shtml
http://passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/main.html
https://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html
https://www.quia.com/jg/235.html (Water cycle games)
http://www.sln.org.uk/trentweb/