Teach KS3 and KS4 Geography with the Nature Park

KS3

• Physical geography relating to: ...weather and climate, including the change in climate from the Ice Age to the present...
• Understand how human and physical processes interact to influence and change landscapes, environments and the climate; and how human activity relies on the effective functioning of natural systems.
• Use fieldwork to collect, analyse and draw conclusions from geographical data, using multiple sources of increasingly complex information.
• Use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to view, analyse and interpret places and data.
• Interpret…topographical and other thematic mapping, and aerial and satellite photographs.

GCSE

• 16. Changing weather and climate – The causes, consequences of and responses to extreme weather conditions and natural weather hazards, recognising their changing distribution in time and space and drawing on an understanding of the global circulation of the atmosphere. The spatial and temporal characteristics, of climatic change and evidence for different causes, including human activity, from the beginning of the Quaternary period (2.6 million years ago) to the present day
• 17. Global ecosystems and biodiversity – An overview of the distribution and characteristics of large scale natural global ecosystems. For two selected ecosystems, draw out the interdependence of climate, soil, water, plants, animals and humans; the
  processes and interactions that operate within them at different scales; and issues related to biodiversity and to their sustainable use and management.
• 23. The following areas of knowledge, skills and understanding should be assessed through the fieldwork assessment.
  i. understanding of the kinds of question capable of being investigated through fieldwork and an understanding of the geographical enquiry processes appropriate to investigate these
  ii. understanding of the range of techniques and methods used in fieldwork, including observation and different kinds of measurement
  iii. processing and presenting fieldwork data in various ways including maps, graphs and diagrams
  iv. analysing and explaining data collected in the field using knowledge of relevant geographical case studies and theories
  v. drawing evidenced conclusions and summaries from fieldwork transcripts and data
  vi. reflecting critically on fieldwork data, methods used, conclusions drawn and knowledge gained
• Use of mathematics and  statistics in geography, specifically: Cartographic skills - use and understand gradient, contour and spot height on OS maps and other isoline maps (eg weather charts, ocean bathymetric charts) -interpret cross sections and transects
• 18. Resources and their management – An overview of how humans use, modify and change ecosystems and environments in order to obtain food, energy and water resources. Detailed study of one of either food, energy or water, recognising the
  changing characteristics and distribution of demand and supply, past and present impacts of human intervention, and issues related to their sustainable use and management at a variety of scales.