{"id":84,"date":"2022-05-30T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2022-05-31T10:04:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T09:04:44","slug":"national-4-5-geography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshssocial\/national-4-5-geography\/","title":{"rendered":"National 4\/5 Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AWARD RECEIVED<\/strong><br \/>\nNational 4 Geography is an SVQF Level 4 course.<br \/>\nNational 5 Geography is an SVQF Level 5 course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ENTRY LEVEL \u2013 What do I need to do it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anyone can choose Geography at the end of S3 and most pupils will be able to do National 4 or 5.<\/li>\n<li>Your S3 teacher will tell you what your recommended level of study would be at the end of S3.<\/li>\n<li>The topics are the same for National 4 and 5, so everyone will do the same course and a decision about your final level will be made towards the end of S4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COURSE CONTENT \u2013What will I learn?<br \/>\n<\/strong>There are three units (topics) for National 4 and 5:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unit I \u2013 Physical Geography:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Rivers<\/strong> &#8211; river landforms, processes, problems and management.<br \/>\n<strong>Limestones<\/strong> &#8211; limestone landforms, processes, problems and management.<br \/>\n<strong>Weather<\/strong> &#8211; why Britain experiences such varied weather, depressions, anticyclones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unit 2 &#8211; Human Geography:<br \/>\nPopulation<\/strong> &#8211; global population distribution, how to measure development, causes of high\/low birth and death rates, consequences of rapid\/slow population growth.<br \/>\n<strong>Urban<\/strong> &#8211; characteristics, problems and management of ELDC and EMDC cities.\u00a0 Focus on Edinburgh and Mumbai.\u00a0 <strong>Involves a day fieldtrip to Edinburgh.<br \/>\nRural<\/strong> &#8211; characteristics, problems and management of farming in EMDCs and ELDCs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unit 3 &#8211; Global Geography:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Natural Hazards<\/strong> &#8211; volcanoes, earthquakes, tropical storms: how they happen, what problems they cause, how we can manage them.<br \/>\n<strong>Climate Change<\/strong> &#8211; learn about causes and impacts of climate change: what the different human and physical factors are, the impact this has on people and the landscape, and how these can be managed to prevent further damage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In all units, we cover key skills that are useful for Geography but also important for later life, like reading different kinds of maps, interpreting diagrams, interpreting graphs, writing reports etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TEACHING METHODS \u2013 What will I do?<br \/>\n<\/strong>In the Geography department we use a variety of teaching methods. You will be working as an individual most of the time, but often in pairs, groups or as a whole class. You will certainly be doing a lot of reading and writing, but you will also do presentations, posters, debates and investigations. Your teachers will make your learning as active and fun as possible, including a fieldtrip to Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ASSESSMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"756\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><strong>National 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"425\"><strong>National 5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Added Value<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a piece of\u00a0 course-work.)<\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">The Added value for National 4 is a <strong>project<\/strong> on Urban Geography: a fieldtrip to Edinburgh.\u00a0 This will be <strong>marked by your teacher<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"425\">The Added Value for National 5 is a <strong>project<\/strong> on Urban Geography: a fieldtrip to Edinburgh.\u00a0 You will have to write an <strong>essay<\/strong> under exam conditions, but with a <strong>two sides of paper with your graphs, maps etc. on them <\/strong>to help you<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0 This is <strong>marked by the SQA<\/strong>.\u00a0 It is worth <strong>20% of your final mark.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Exam<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">There is <strong>no end of course exam for National 4 Geography<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve a National 4 qualification, you will need to pass all three unit assessments and your Added Value Project.<\/td>\n<td width=\"425\">For National 5, there is an <strong>end of course exam.<\/strong>\u00a0 This is <strong>marked by the SQA<\/strong> and it is worth <strong>80%<\/strong> <strong>of your final mark<\/strong>. Your final mark will be the sum of your Added Value Assignment score and the final exam mark.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOMEWORK<br \/>\n<\/strong>You will be given regular homework for National 4 and 5 Geography \u2013 about \u00bd to 1-hour a week. Extra study will also be required at assessment times. We use Show My Homework to set homework pieces and will upload resources to Glow too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROGRESSION IN THE SENIOR PHASE<\/strong><br \/>\nA National 4 pass would lead to National 5 in S5.<br \/>\nA National 5 pass would lead to Higher in S5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AWARD RECEIVED National 4 Geography is an SVQF Level 4 course. National 5 Geography is an SVQF Level 5 course. ENTRY LEVEL \u2013 What do I need to do it? Anyone can choose Geography at the end of S3 and most pupils will be able to do National 4 or 5. 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