Geography
Welcome to the Boys' Model Geography Department. We support the School's overall aims of encouraging pupils to develop tolerance and respect for others, as well as furthering their own development and preparing them for life and work in a future in which global issues are becoming increasingly relevant.
KEY TOPIC AREAS
YEAR 8
- Our local area - Ballysillan
- NI as part of the UK
- Why use maps?
- Employability
- The Weather in NI
- Micro-Climate Project - Fieldwork
- Why live in Belfast?
- Laganside Project - Fieldwork
- Revision Skills
YEAR 9
- NI as part of Europe
- More on maps
- Rocks & Landscape
- The World of Work
- The Holdernesss Coast Project
- Global warming - Fact or Fiction?
- Recycling Project
- Revision Skills
YEAR 10
- NI in the World
- More on Maps
- Population Explosion!!
- The World of Word
- How Rich are We?
- Natural Disasters
- Earthquakes & Volcanoes Project
- Revision Skills
KEY SKILLS
- Managing Information
- Thinking, Problem-Solving, Decision-Making
- Being Creative
- Self-Management
- Working with Others
- Using Maths
- Communication
- ICT
- Map Skills
- Atlas work Skills
- Enquiry Skills
- Describing, analysing and interpreting
- Investigative
- Understanding