Home Learning Guide: KS3
SUBJECT:
Year
Group
Term and
Topic(s)
7
Autumn term
Around the
World in 80
days
7
Autumn term
Around the
World in 80
days
Details of main assessed
pieces of work / tests
needing input at home
with approximate date
Antarctica project
work (October)
Wider research to back
up class learning into
the threats to
Antarctica,
particularly from
tourism and mineral /
natural resource
prospecting.
Report may need to be
typed / put together
at home having been
drafted in class.
Plan your own route
using an OS map
Create a leaflet that
gives a route to follow
for a walk in the local
area. Use an OS map
to plot the route,
GEOGRAPHY
Suggestions of how
parents / carers
could support this
work
Use of library
books about
Antarctica.
Watch BBC Frozen
Planet
programmes.
Other information
(if applicable)
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
Please check that the pupil is answering the question set rather
than producing a generic project.
This piece of work should require no more than 2 hours work at
home (it may be set over a two week period).
Assist with
Useful information can be found at:
research on the
www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk
‘Discovering
Antarctica’ website
and BBC sites.
Assistance with
including grid
references,
information about
contour heights,
direction using
points of a
compass and scale.
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
Please check that the pupil is answering the question set rather
than producing a generic project.
This piece of work should require no more than 2 hours work at
home (it may be set over a two week period).
include local points of
interest and make sure
you put in some
contour heights and
grid references.
7
7
Water, water
everywhere
(Spring term)
Water, water
everywhere
(Spring term)
Research project into
the formation of a
famous waterfall
(Victoria Falls, High
Force, Niagara Falls
etc.) and how humans
use the river that has
created the
waterfall.(Februrary)
An essay into the
causes of flooding
looking at both
physical and human
factors. (March)
The essay requires a
balance of physical
and human causes and
at least one example
of a flood as case
study evidence.
7
Location,
location,
London Docklands
museum information
Assistance in
finding maps,
photos and any
facts and figures to
add to the leaflet.
Assist pupils to
incorporate their
class notes into
their project.
Assist with wider
research into the
chosen waterfall
from library books,
encyclopaedias,
internet etc.
Assist pupils in
structuring their
work.
Assist by helping
pupils incorporate
their class notes
into their work.
Useful information can be found at
http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/PagesHomeworkHel
p/index.htm
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
Please check that the pupil is answering the question set rather
than producing a generic project.
This piece of work should require no more than 2 hours work at
home (it may be set over a two week period).
Useful information can be found at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/waterfalls-geology-andformation/4314.html
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
Please check that the pupil is answering the question set rather
than producing a generic project.
This piece of work should require no more than 2 hours work at
home (it may be set over a two week period).
Useful information can be found at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/?q=floods
Assist with internet
research into
recent floods in
the UK or abroad.
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Assist with wider
internet or library Geography books where relevant in the project.
location
(Summer
term)
7
Location,
location,
location.
(Summer
term)
boards (May)
A portfolio of themed
information boards to
show the changes that
regeneration has
brought to the London
Docklands (and or the
Olympic Park
depending on teaching
groups)
St Albans fieldwork
write up work. (June)
Pupils present their
findings from the
fieldtrip in the form of
a mini project with the
following title:
St Albans is an
important service
centre with a wide
sphere of influence.
True or false?
research.
Arrange to go to
the Docklands or
the Docklands
museum.
Assist with
structuring the
report and helping
pupils include their
class notes in the
report.
Assist with
constructing pie
charts, bar charts
etc.
Use the
information in
their fieldtrip
booklets to help
inform the written
work.
This may simply
need to be typed
or complied at
home as much of
the work might
have been done in
Please check that the pupil is answering the question set rather
than producing a generic project.
This piece of work should require no more than 2 hours work at
home (it may be set over a two week period).
Useful information can be found at
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Docklands/
http://www.london2012.com/search/index.htmx?q=REGENERATION
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
Please check that the pupil is answering the question set rather
than producing a generic project.
This piece of work should require no more than 2 hours work at
home (it may be set over a two week period).
8
8
Money makes
the world go
around
(Autumn
term)
Money makes
the world go
around
(Autumn
term)
Quarry role play
(September)
Pupils have covered
the positive and
negative impacts of
quarrying on the
environment in class
and should create a
script of their class
presentations. The
script should include a
balance of positives
and negatives of
quarrying, as well as
solutions of how to reuse quarries after the
extraction has ceased.
Transnational
Corporations – Rosa’s
diary task (November)
Pupils are investigating
the impacts of
globalisation and
producing goods
cheaply in factories
(and sweatshops) in
Asia. The diary looks
at the positives and
negatives for a
fictitious worker in
class.
Assist with the
structure of the
report.
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
This should take approximately 1 hour to complete.
Assist with relevant
Useful information can be found at
local information http://www.bbowt.org.uk/reserves/College-Lake
e.g. visit College
Lake Nature
Reserve near Tring
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Assist with
incorporating class
notes into the
diary format.
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
Assist with topical
examples in the
news e.g. Primark,
Gap etc.
Useful information can be found at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7824291.stm
This should take approximately 1-2 hours to complete.
8
8
Environmenta
l concerns
(Spring term)
Human
traffic
(summer
term)
one of these factories
as well as the impacts
on his/her country and
how factories in the
developed world (UK )
have suffered losses as
a result.
Endangered Species
project/essay
(February)
Each pupil is asked to
investigate one species
of their choice and
present information
about why that animal
is endangered, the
location of its habitat
etc. the effectiveness
of any conservation
work.
Population change
(May)
Pupils are investigating
the reasons behind the
global population
explosion as we head
towards 8 billion
people on the planet.
They will look at the
differing causes of
pressure in the
Assist with internet Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
and library
research into their
Please check that the pupil is answering the question set rather
chosen species.
than producing a generic project.
Assist with the
assimilation of
their class notes
into the project
and the overall
structure of the
work.
Assist with
structure and
incorporating class
notes into the
work.
Assist with
background
research into the
issue and the
potential
consequences.
This piece of work should require no more than 2 hours work at
home (it may be set over a two week period).
Useful information can be found at
http://www.wwf.org.uk/
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
Please check that the pupil is answering the question set rather
than producing a generic project.
This piece of work should require no more than 2 hours work at
home (it may be set over a two week period).
Useful information can be found at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15391515
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/01/seven-billion/kunzig-
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9
The Restless
Earth
(Autumn
term)
International
development
(Spring term)
developed and
developing world of
ageing population
structures and rapid
growth.
Why did so many
people die in the Kobe
(or Haiti) earthquake?
(November)
Having studied natural
disasters in depth
pupils are asked to
evaluate the range of
factors that lead to a
significant number of
deaths in Kobe, Japan
in 1995. It is important
that pupils discuss the
scientific theories
behind earthquakes as
well as trying to
identify the most
important factors from
a number that they
discuss in their essay.
Aid for Babati exercise
(February)
Pupils should devise
their own appropriate
aid scheme to suit the
needs of the Babati
text
Assist with wider
research e.g.
which websites
contain the best
information.
Assist with
structure of the
report and
incorporating class
notes.
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
Please check that the pupil is answering the question set rather
than producing a generic project.
This piece of work should require no more than 2 hours work at
home (it may be set over a two week period).
Useful information can be found at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography
http://www.georesources.co.uk/kobehigh.htm
Visit the Natural
History museum,
London.
Assist with the
structure of the
report.
Use of examples
from BBC website
and other NGO
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
This should take approximately 1-2 hours to complete.
Useful information can be found at
http://www.excellentdevelopment.com/home/home
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9
International
development
(Spring term)
Weather,
climate and
ecosystems.
region in semi-arid
Tanzania. This work
supplements their
classwork where they
have evaluated a
range of existing
proposals for
improving quality of
life in the area.
The rise of China –
economic growth but
environmental damage
essay ( March)
This piece of work
looks at the positives
of rapid economic
growth in China in
recent years and the
negative impacts that
result (largely for the
environment). A
balanced essay is
written to assess
whether the economic
success has caused
environmental
damage. Pupils can
include their own
ideas and opinions.
Jungle Journal (causes
of rainforest
destruction in the
(charities websites)
http://www.unicef.org/
to help them
create their own
aid project idea.
Assist with the
structure of the
report.
Background
research into the
rise of China from
a variety of
sources.
Assist with
incorporating class
notes into their
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
This should take approximately 1-2 hours to complete.
Useful information can be found at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/asia/china/
Please check that the student is using key terms from his/her
Geography books where relevant in the project.
(Summer
term)
Amazon basin) (May)
work.
Pupils investigate the
structure of the
rainforest and the
threats it faces
globally and
specifically in the
Amazon region. They
are asked to discuss
the relative
importance of each
threat they discover
and what the future
holds.
Wider internet,
library, news
article research
into rainforest
destruction.
This should take approximately 1-2 hours to complete.
Useful information can be found at
http://www.livingrainforest.org/
Watch Bruce Parry
in the Amazon BBC
series.
Perhaps visit the
Eden Project,
Cornwall or Living
Rainforest in
Berkshire RG18
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Assistance is always appreciated to help pupils
revise for end of unit tests at the end of the
Autumn and Spring terms in KS3. Revision
checklists and key word sheets can be found in the
pupil’s exercise book.
Other homework tasks set for each unit of study are likely to include a selection of the following tasks:
Autumn term
Year 7
Year 8
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Year 9
Latitude and longitude worksheet.
Worldwise quiz – make a
Geography quiz.
Antarctica levelled project.
Mapskills worksheets.
Local walk guide level task.
Spring term
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Conserve water leaflet.
Walter water droplet cartoon
strip.
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Flooding newspaper article
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Ecotimes newspaper articles
about threats to the planet.
Summer term
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Historic Harpenden presentations.
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Migration story.
Greenbelt urban sprawl essay
St Albans fieldwork write-up.
Megacity story of life in the slums
Causes of flooding essay.
Revision for test.
Make a contour model.
Revision for test.
Quarry GCSE exam question.
Quarry role play level task.
The farming year wheel/ decision
making exercise.
Hill farming poem.
Report on food miles – what’s in
your basket.
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How global am I? Look at where
your clothes etc come from.
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TNC level task Rose’s diary.
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Worksheet about plate margins.
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Endangered species level task.
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Development questions.
Essay about threats to coral reef.
Honfleur energy island design.
Migration essay.
Incredible human journey map
and evolution.
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Population change level task.
Cross-curricular project work.
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Weather diary.
Ecohome level task.
Revision for test.
Revision for test.
Is the earth a more hazardous
place? Essay.
Pompeii story/essay
GCSE volcanoes exam question.
Fair trade advert/leaflet.
Poverty cycle essay.
Babati level task.
Changing China
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Cloud spotting/how we monitor
the weather leaflet.
Wild weather newspapers article.
Rainforest level task.
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Earthquake protection leaflet.
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Revision for test.
Kobe/Haiti project.
Earthquake exam
question/tsunami storyboard/
presentation
essay/presentation.
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Two-speed India slumdog film
review
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Tropical cyclone levelled task.