Welcome to A Level Geography

1. Welcome to A Level Geography Learning Objective: To understand what the A Level course entails ( basically becoming organised A Level geographers!) Mrs Edwards and Miss Gibson/ Miss Wood

2. 7 Expectations at A level Geography 1. Bring your folder and text book to every lesson 2. Complete work set to your best ability in class and homework 3.Always put your hand up 4. Show me and your fellow students respect by not talking over one another 5. If you miss a lesson, let us know before hand and catch up on missed work. hgb@ coopers led@cooperscwo@coopers 6. Put the effort in and reap the rewards in 2018! 7. Enjoy it! 

3. Getting organised is key ! In total you will need 3 folders and label them ( you will sit 3 exams)! • Physical Systems ( Miss Gibson/ Miss Wood) • Human Interactions ( Mrs Edwards) • Geographical Debates ( Mrs Edwards/ Miss Gibson/ Miss Wood) In your next lesson, your teacher will want to see that you have a folder with the booklet I am about to give to you in it.

4. The geography guide- what are we going to learn? Coastal Landscapes ( Miss Gibson/ Miss Wood How people, economy and society create places. Global Migration and Power and Borders ( Mrs Edwards) Carbon and Water Cycles ( Miss Gibson/ Miss Wood) Climate Change and Hazardous Earth ( Miss Gibson/ Miss Wood and Mrs Edwards * Indicates synoptic assessment

5. Let’s get started!

6. Investigative Geography 60 marks- 20% of A Level Dorset 5th- 9th June 2017 Your task: In groups of max 4. you are going to plan and execute your own investigation around the school site/ Upminster.

7. Groups Insert groups here Teacher to decide groups

8. You have 7 lessons to complete this task Lesson 1 ( today)- Planning your investigation Lesson 2- Planning your investigation and starting your introduction Lesson 3- Collecting data Lesson 4-Methods, Presentation of results, Analysis Lesson 5- Conclusion and Evaluations Lesson 6- Putting together pupil presentation Lesson 7- Presentations and peer assessment.

9. Lesson 1- Planning your investigation Think of topics you have studied in geography and how you could carry out research on a local/school scale, for example, pupil perceptions of climate change? Flood risk at school? Peoples perceptions of services in Upminster? Investigating pollution around school?

10. Lesson 1- Planning your investigation Task: Using your planning and guidance sheets, design your own investigation. Read the instructions carefully because there are certain things we want you to include and hints as to where you can find information.

11. Homework • Pre-reading- Route to Enquiry from A Level Glacier textbook (Pg. 352- 360). Make notes on key terms and answer questions 1,2,3, and 6 on Pg. 360. Due:

12. To start: Homework out to self- assess answers Explain why there are several stages in the route to enquiry? There is not just one stage but instead a series of linked stages which complete the enquiry because we want to be able to build and reflect from one stage to the next. If there was just one stage, this reflection and evaluation could not occur and your investigations wider geographical significance would not be found.

13. To start: Homework out to self- assess answers 2. Why is there no ‘magic number’ in terms of how many samples should be taken? There is no magic number because there are a variety of factors that will determine how many samples you need to take to ensure you have reflected the statistical population. The more samples you collect the more reliable your results will be but this can take a lot of time and resources.

14. To start: Homework out to self- assess answers 3. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of the 3 different approaches.

15. To start: Homework out to self- assess answers 6. Explain the difference between a “good” and “ bad” sample in terms of reliability and validity. Reliability- A good reliable sample would be able to produce the same results if the experiment was replicated. A bad reliable sample would mean only a few repeats had been carried out and therefore limits the statistical relevance of the data. Validity-A good valid sample would actually measure what it claims to measure and this can be done by increasing randomisation of results to reduce bias. Having a bad valid sample would not measure what you intended to find out.

16. Lesson 2-Completing planning and starting introduction Task: Continue planning your investigation and starting to write your introduction. You should add any key words that you found in your pre-reading to your planning sheet in the relevant places. Pick 1 statistical test to carry out from geographical skills and fieldwork pg. 62- 67. Use your help sheet from yesterday’s lesson!

17. Before you go… Homework To print maps of your study location. Please let me know of any equipment you need for your investigation.

18. Lesson 3-Collecting data You have this lesson to collect your data. Make sure you have all the equipment you need. You need to be at a respectful noise level whilst on the school site. You must come back to the classroom at the end of the lesson to be dismissed.

19. Lesson 4- Methods, Presentation of results and Analysis You can use the methods table you created in your planning and insert that into your report but remember to add any other methods you may have used and your secondary data. For your presentation of results, you can include graphs and remember you must include at 1 statistical test. On your guidance sheet, there are the 8 steps to analysis which you can follow. You can also look back at the A Level Glacier Book ( Steps to fieldwork) Pre-reading.

20. Lesson 5- Conclusion and Evaluations Conclusions should mainly summarise the main geographical outcomes that you have discovered and be backed up with evidence. Ensure you relate back to aims/focus of your investigation! A Level Glacier Book ( Steps to fieldwork) Pre-reading on FRONTER Pg. 358 and 359

21. Lesson 6- Pupil presentations Task: You must put together a 4 minute presentation on your investigation to present to the rest of the class. This is similar to what you may be asked to do at university or at work! N.B Next lesson, you must hand in your written investigation ( 1 copy per group)

22. Lesson 7- Pupil presentations Task: To present to the class our investigations and to peer-assess each others using the peer-assessment sheet. . Please hand in your copy of your investigation.

23. Baseline test- Monday 18th Sept Based on the skills you have acquired during your summer holiday work and what you have done in your first 2 weeks in geography at Coopers’. HINT! Think about SUCCESSES in your investigation and what the LIMITATIONS were