Year 9 Curriculum Information Booklet 2018-2019
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Unit 4 – GCSE Unit 1: The Challenge of<br />
Resource Management<br />
Students will study the following:<br />
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why water, energy and food<br />
resources are so important to our<br />
economic well being<br />
organic food, agribusiness, food<br />
miles and the growth of nonseasonal<br />
products<br />
water supply and demand in the UK<br />
water transfer schemes in the UK<br />
pollution of water courses and<br />
management of this pollution<br />
energy in the UK – current sources<br />
of energy<br />
issues concerning energy security<br />
the future of energy use in the UK<br />
and the move to renewables<br />
Additional <strong>Information</strong><br />
The end of year exam will be a GCSE exam question on the Challenge of Resource<br />
Management, and will also involve some GCSE style questions related to fieldwork. It will be<br />
a mixture of multiple choice, short answer questions and extended responses.<br />
As part of our National parks unit, the whole year group attends a trip to Castleton to collect<br />
data as part of their fieldwork assessment. The trip involves data collection in the town itself<br />
and a trip down Treak Cliff Cavern to learn about limestone.<br />
Miss E. Eeles – <strong>Curriculum</strong> Leader for Humanities/<strong>Curriculum</strong> Leader for Geography<br />
geography@stretfordgrammar.com
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