{"id":82,"date":"2022-05-30T16:14:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T15:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2022-05-31T09:24:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T08:24:38","slug":"s2-3-geography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/s2-3-geography\/","title":{"rendered":"S2\/3 Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COURSE CONTENT \u2013What will I learn?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Geography is <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">open to all students<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0 The course will focus on a local and global variety of human and physical aspects that make up our diverse planet.\u00a0 You will develop the knowledge and skills that you learned in S1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In S2 you will study<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are the World (Geography of fashion)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Development\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mapping Skills<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Biosphere<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In S3 you will study:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My Footprint on the World<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Weather<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">South American Survival<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Food and Farming around the World<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We believe that the events and themes covered in the study of these topics are fundamental to understanding the world we live in today.\u00a0 The course will provide you with the answers to these questions and more:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the human price for my clothes?<\/li>\n<li>Why aren\u2019t all countries equal?<\/li>\n<li>What is threatening our rainforests, deserts, polar regions and more?<\/li>\n<li>How will we power our countries in the future?<\/li>\n<li>How do people survive in favelas in South America?<\/li>\n<li>What is threatening our food supply?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There will also be an opportunity for students to participate in <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fieldtrips<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in S2 and S3, which will be confirmed at the beginning of the year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">TEACHING METHODS \u2013 What will I do?<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the Geography department we use a variety of teaching methods. You will be working as an <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">individual<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but often in <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pairs, groups<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> or as a <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">whole class<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0\u00a0 You will certainly be doing a lot of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reading, writing and drawing diagrams!<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> You will also do <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">presentations, posters, debates and investigations<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0 Your teachers will make your learning as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">active and fun<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> as possible.\u00a0 Geography helps you to understand the world in which we all live. It brings our environment as well as foreign lands alive and will give you a thirst to go out and explore!\u00a0 Geography also teaches you many <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">skills<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that you will use at university and in later life, such as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">critical thinking, evaluating, debating and arguing<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ASSESSMENT AND HOMEWORK<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ASSESSMENT<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assessment in Geography will focus on your knowledge and understanding, thinking skills and research, evaluation and presentation skills.\u00a0\u00a0 There will be opportunities to show what you have learned in a variety of ways including reports, newspaper articles, ICT work and at times end of topic tests.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HOMEWORK<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Regular homework will be set, increasing as the course progresses.\u00a0 Geography Department resources are available via Glow, which can be easily accessed from home.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:2552}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COSTS<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are no costs for Geography, excluding the cost of the fieldtrips which will be kept to a minimum.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COURSE CONTENT \u2013What will I learn? Geography is open to all students.\u00a0 The course will focus on a local and global variety of human and physical aspects that make up our diverse planet.\u00a0 You will develop the knowledge and skills that you learned in S1.\u00a0 In S2 you will study:\u00a0 We are the World (Geography &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/s2-3-geography\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">S2\/3 Geography<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9235,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-82","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82\/revisions\/120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}