Year 8 Curriculum Handbook
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<strong>Year</strong> 8 Geography Overview<br />
Cycle 1<br />
BIG QUESTION<br />
What are the world’s biggest killers?<br />
Topic Overview<br />
Within this topic you will investigate a number of<br />
different subjects. This includes natural disasters,<br />
diseases and poverty. You will also learn about<br />
what is being done to reduce the effects of these<br />
different threats to the human race.<br />
Key Skills<br />
Within this topic you will improve your skills of<br />
interpreting numerical data. You will also<br />
improve your map skills and drawing labelled<br />
sketches and diagrams.<br />
Assessment<br />
GCSE Style Questions<br />
Cycle 3<br />
BIG QUESTION<br />
Water. Why is it so important?<br />
Topic Overview<br />
Within this topic you will study the oceans and<br />
the importance of this ecosystem for a variety of<br />
animals and plants. You will also study global<br />
water security and how we are ensuring we have<br />
enough water for everyone.<br />
Key Skills<br />
Within this topic you will improve your skills in<br />
interpreting information and data presented to<br />
you. You will also improve your analysis of<br />
photographic evidence and using atlas maps.<br />
Assessment<br />
GCSE Style Questions<br />
Cycle 2<br />
BIG QUESTION<br />
How do animals survive there?<br />
Topic Overview<br />
Within this topic you will be studying different<br />
ecosystems found around the world. You will<br />
investigate how plants and animals have to be<br />
adapted to live there and what threats they are<br />
facing.<br />
Key Skills<br />
Within this topic you will improve your skills of<br />
creating graphs as well as analysing numerical<br />
data. You will also improve your skills of<br />
describing patterns shown in diagrams and<br />
graphs as well as interpreting photographs.<br />
Assessment<br />
GCSE Style Questions<br />
Cycle 4<br />
BIG QUESTION<br />
How will we keep the lights on in the future?<br />
Topic Overview<br />
Within this topic we will look at the global energy<br />
crisis and how we are ensuring that we are able<br />
to provide energy in the future when nonrenewable<br />
resources run out. We will also<br />
investigate the problems associated with the use<br />
of non-renewable and renewable energies.<br />
Key Skills<br />
Within this topic you will improve your numerical<br />
skills as well as your skills of interpreting data<br />
presented through graphs and infographics.<br />
Assessment<br />
GCSE Style Questions
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