Year 8 Curriculum Handbook 2021-2022

GEOGRAPHY During Year 8, students consolidate the skills they learnt in Year 7 as they study the physical and human parts of our subject.

It starts with the journey into the center of the Earth, and how plate tectonics have shaped our planet for millions of years and are still impacting on the planet today. We then discover where people live on planet Earth, why they live where they do, and why some people choose to move and the impact these moves have. Finally, we will go on to study the different biomes found around the world, their individual characteristics and features.

COURSE CONTENT Term 1 ● Angry Earth Term 2 ● Population and migration Term 3 ● Russia SKILLS DEVELOPED ● Atlas skills ● Map skills ● Spatial awareness ● Enquiry based learning ● Extended and Argumentative writing ● Comparison making ● An understanding of how the Earth was made, how it has developed physically and how the processes inside the Earth continue to shape our planet today. ● An understanding of settlement, how and why people are spread out across our planet, why they often choose to move and the consequences these movements bring and the importance of different biomes of the world.

RESOURCES ● Mapzone Website ● BBC Bitesize - KS3 Geography ● GeoGuessr ● Geography Map Games SETTING Teaching will be delivered in form groups.

ASSESSMENTS Formative mini assessments happen throughout the year when the class teacher deems appropriate.

Each topic will have an end of unit assessment and then a final end of year exam will cover all content that has been studied throughout the course.