Staffing
Geography is taught by the following members of staff ;
| Ms C McGeown |
Head of Department |
| Mrs J Carter |
Teacher |
| Mr D Phillips |
Head of Religious Education / Geography Teacher |
Geography at Moorside is all about ;
Geography is an ideal subject for developing a full range of skills ;
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You live in a world – why not find out more about the challenges and opportunities it offers, and how to get involved?
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Discover how people are using different environments, both your own and those in other parts of the world.
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Investigate issues of sustainability – will the Earth still be able to provide us with all the resources we take for granted now?
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How have different landscapes developed – what are the great natural forces involved?
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What really causes ‘natural disasters’ like floods, earthquakes and volcanoes? How can people cope with them?
Geography is an ideal subject for developing a full range of skills ;
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You will learn how to research information from a range of sources and present it in a variety of ways, both written and in diagrams.
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You can get experience of manipulating data, using statistics and ICT software such as databases, spreadsheets and graphic packages.
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Your fieldwork will help you to develop the skills of organising your own time, and working and co-operating with others.
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You will also learn to review your own work and progress.
Aims/ Objectives
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To develop pupils knowledge of place.
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To further their understanding of some of the processes that affect our Earth.
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To further their understanding of how humans interact with and affect their environment.
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To develop an understanding of sustainable development.
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To develop the pupils' ability to pursue their own lines of enquiry and to handle and analyse information.