Geography at Ark Kings
Nursery
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Who am I? Human Geography: School environment and local area Creating simple maps |
What happens at night? Understanding that people come from different countries |
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Can you make it work? Exploring and comparing countries: China |
Where do animals live? Physical Geography: oceans Mapping a simple journey (We’re going on a Bear Hunt) |
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What can we do to help? Physical Geography: farmland Human Geography: farm, different buildings near us (linked to people who help us) |
How do things change over time? Using positional and directional language to follow and create simple maps |
All Nursery subjects Next Nursery Subject - Religious Education
Reception
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| Who am I? | What happens at night? |
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| Can you make it work? | Where do animals live? |
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| What can we do to help? | How do things change over time? |
All Reception subjects Next Reception Subject - Religious Education
Year 1
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My Local Area |
My Local Area |
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The United Kingdom |
Contrast Kings Norton with non-European location |
All Year 1 subjects Next Year 1 Subject - Religious Education
Year 2
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Planet Earth Case study: hot vs. cold – Kenya vs. Antarctica |
Planet Earth Case study: hot vs. cold – Kenya vs. Antarctica |
All Year 2 subjects Next Year 2 Subject - Religious Education
Year 3
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Climate Zones and Biomes, incl. Rainforests (Geography focus) |
Climate Zones and Biomes, incl. Rainforests (Geography focus) |
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Australia |
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All Year 3 subjects Next Year 3 Subject - Religious Education
Year 4
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Settlements and Land Use (incl. Rivers and European Case Study: Italy) |
Settlements and Land Use (incl. Rivers and European Case Study: Italy) (Geography focus) |
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The USA (comparison with Chicago) |
All Year 4 subjects Next Year 4 Subject - Religious Education
Year 5
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Asia: Mountains, Volcanoes and Earthquakes (Geography focus) |
Asia: Mountains, Volcanoes and Earthquakes (Geography focus) |
All Year 5 subjects Next Year 5 Subject - Religious Education
Year 6
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Global Challenges |
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World Organisation (trade, governance, empires) |
Orienteering (fieldwork and map skills focus) |
All Year 6 subjects Next Year 6 Subject - Religious Education
Year 7
What are the key physical and human processes on our planet?
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| Geography and Me? | Our planet |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| Resources and trade | Brilliant Biomes |
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| Fantastic Landscapes of the UK | UK Coasts |
All Year 7 subjects Next Year 7 Subject - Religious Education
Year 8
Does humanity live sustainably with the environment?
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| River rivals | Food and famine |
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| Endless Energy? | Climate Change |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| Polar Environments | The Middle East – A Regional Study |
All Year 8 subjects Next Year 8 Subject - Religious Education
Year 9
How globally connected is the world?
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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| Global Oceans (tectonics and global processes) | Ocean Biomes and Governance |
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| The Global Economy | Development Disparity |
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| Glacial Landforms and Processes | Independent Project – My UK Region |
All Year 9 subjects Next Year 9 Subject - Religious Education
Year 10 (AQA)
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| Tectonic Hazards, Weather Hazards, Climate Change |
Urban issues and challenges (Case study cities: Rio and Birmingham) Human geography fieldwork: Urban Issues |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Living world: Ecosystems, rainforests and deserts |
Living world: Ecosystems, rainforests and deserts |
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UK: Landscapes (Rivers, Coasts) Physical geography fieldwork: rivers |
UK: Landscapes (Rivers, Coasts) Physical geography fieldwork: rivers |
All Year 10 subjects Next Year 10 Subject - Religious Education
Year 11 (AQA)
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| Resource Management |
Changing Economic World |
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Revision and KS4 review |
Pre-release issue evaluation (28/03) |
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Revision and exams |
Revision and exams |
All Year 11 subjects Next Year 11 Subject - Religious Education