Runnymede College: Geography: Key Stage 3

Geography
Key Stage 3

Field Trip
A Geography Department field trip.

The Geography Department at Runnymede has the following aims at Key Stage 3:

To stimulate pupils' interest in their surroundings and in the variety of physical and human conditions on the earth's surface.

To give pupils a broad based knowledge of the physical and human landscapes and the processes which contribute to them, at a variety of scales, from local to global.

To help pupils to understand the complex inter-relationships between people and their physical, socio-economic, cultural and political environments.

To contribute to the pupils' development in such cross-curricular areas as literacy, numeracy, graphicacy and information technology.

To enable pupils to play a thoughtful and responsible role in the future of society based on their understanding of their planet and of the part of humans in responding to it, shaping it and acting as its custodians.

To promote the formation of pupils' own values and attitudes and ability to empathise with other points of view.

Geography is compulsory in Year 7. Pupils have 3 lessons and 1 homework a week.

Skills:

The use of geographical vocabulary
Making maps, plans and sketches
Presentation of information in a variety of forms such as graphs, charts etc.
To become proficient in the use of a variety of geographical techniques.
To identify relevant geographical questions and be able to conduct geographical investigations.
To be able to analyse and evaluate, draw conclusions and communicate them effectively.
To be able to undertake fieldwork.
Use Information Technology in a geographical context.