What is the course?

Geography gives it’s students a unique perspective into the world around them; examining what influences where people live around the globe, how the landscape of the UK was formed, what influences the worlds climate in different areas and the impact of global warming on the globe.

The S3 Geography course will develop a variety of skills that benefit it’s students in Geography and other curricular areas, these skills include:

• Applying knowledge of Geographical issues in a variety of contexts
• Evaluating the actions of yourself and others and explaining the impact these actions can have on your own life and the lives of others
• Gathering and interpreting data from a variety of sources
• Analysing data from a variety of sources and using this data to enhance discussion and arguments

How will I learn?

• Using fieldwork and research to gather information and data which can develop an understanding of the wider world
• Students frequently have the opportunity to personalise their learning by personalising the style of work they submit or the specific focus of research tasks
• Throughout S3 students are graded at N4/5 standard with support put in place to assessments and gradually reduced as the year progresses. This gives all students an understanding of the standards they are aspiring too while ensuring they are supported while building to this standard

What topics will I learn?

• Population Geography – Where do people live and why? What influences how population has changed, and continues to change around the globe?
• Coasts – How did the landscape around Britain’s coastline form? How is that land used today, what conflicts arise at these areas and how are these conflicts solved?
• Climate Change – What are the physical and human causes of Global Warming? How is this going to affect the planet and the people who live on it?

Curricular Pathways: S3 Geography also allows progression to National level Geography, Modern Studies, History, Travel and Tourism, Business Management and Administration

What skills are developed?

Hot Skills:

• Knowledge – Describing, explaining, analysing and evaluating
• Using various sources of evidence – identifying, interpreting, comparing, evaluating data to draw conclusions

Skills for life, learning and work:

• Accurate question interpretation and concise, accurate writing
• Map reading, data analysis and problem solving

How will I be assessed?

A range of assessment techniques is used:

• Rich assessments produced as part of classwork
• Formal exam style assessments
• A final National level style research project

What might this help me with when I leave school?

Careers or further study in areas such as:

Cartography, Climatology, Leisure and Recreation, Demography, Meteorology, Conservation, Environmental Management, Rural Development, Surveying, Teaching, City Planning