Geography
In Geography, there are five key areas of opportunity to develop you super-curricular knowledge for studying Geography at a higher level.
1. Online Lectures and videos
2. Recommended reading
3. Fieldwork
4, School trips
5. Case studies
1. Online lectures and videos
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Deepen your knowledge of the Challney Curriculum by clicking on one of the links below:
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How megacities are changing the map of the world
What if gentrification was about healing communities instead of displacing them
Why This 3D-Printed House Will Change The World
The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren't exploring
Getting Ready for KS5 (A Level) Geography
The best stats you’ve ever seen
Global population growth, box by box
2. Recommended reading
Each day there is something on the news, in magazines, books, television documentaries about poverty, natural disasters, political events, political changes, global and local differences, and even new technologies.
Below is a list of reading all around geography. It is a combination of books, articles and websites.
Books
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics Paperback by Tim Marshall
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Geography: Ideas in Profile by Danny Dorling & Carl Lee
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What is radical about geography by Danny Dorling
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How I Learned to Understand the World by Hans Rosling
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Hans Rosling, and Ola Rosling
Digital newspapers, magazines and websites
3. Fieldwork
Independent fieldwork/trips
Forbes - The 25 Top World Destinations To Visit In 2022 According To National Geographic
Sustainable destinations for 2021 and beyond
Fieldwork is an essential feature of geography because it provides a ‘real-world’ prospect for students to progress, extend their geographical thinking, and add value to classroom experiences. All GCSE students are now required to participate in two field trips. The exam specification asks that students collect a range of primary and secondary data. As a result, we have organised a field trip for each class in year 9 and 10 to conduct an urban transect study of human and physical fieldwork.
Generally, learning outside of the classroom helps adolescents to develop a real understanding of what place and environment by opening their young people’s minds to what is around them.
4. School trips
Year 7’s – The Royal Park
Year 8 – Kew Gardens
Year 9 – Kew Gardens / the Royal Park and Dorset
Year 10 – Stratford (London) and Southend on sea
5. Case studies
Case Studies on Volcanoes and Earthquakes