Newton International Academy Teacher Peter David Richards W/C Key Stage 4 Secondary School Mid Term Planning Subject Environmental Management Content Chapter 1 Introduction: The lithosphere. Sunday 7th September Sunday 14th September Unit 1.2 Impact of exploiting minerals and environmental conservation. Sunday 21st September Class N/A Objectives Unit 1.1 The Earth, its rocks and minerals. Year 10 All pupils MUST know and understand the health and safety risks and precautions associated with studying/entering any science lab or classroom. All pupils will be given the basic outline of the two year Environmental Management iGCSE. Look at Masdar City as an example of a fully sustainable city and future. The structure of the Earth. The three types of rock and how they are formed. The distribution, types and reserves of major minerals. The methods of search and extraction of rocks and minerals. The uses of rocks and minerals in industrial processes. The impact of mining on environments. The impact of mining on people (negative and positive). How supply and demand affects mining. The economic consequences of overexploitation of mineral resources. Term 1 AFL No. Of Weeks 14 Topic The Lithosphere Resources Quiz/mini whiteboards. No hands up. Feedback using comments. Choice of answers. No hands up. Diamond ranking. Fortune graph. VENN diagram. Feedback using comments. Increase thinking time. Learners set questions. Homework http://www.cleapss.org.uk/ Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister. http://youtu.be/NIaz61zpLfs http://youtu.be/G4ohXTnIxzA Research the definition of lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 2-10. Create poster of the structure of the Earth. Complete unit 1.1 worksheet. Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 10-18. Research the impacts of mining on environments. Complete unit 1.2 worksheet. 2014/15 Newton International Academy Secondary School Mid Term Planning Unit 1.3 Fossil fuels as sources of energy. Sunday 28th September Unit 1.4 Alternative energy sources and other conservation strategies. Sunday 12th October Unit 1.5 Plate tectonics. Sunday 19th October Sunday 26th October Unit 1.6 Soils: formation, composition and uses. The conservation of environments damaged by mining. Fossil fuels: formation, search and extraction. The types of energy production. Energy production and patterns of global trade. World trade in oil. The environmental problems from energy production. Alternative energy sources. Examples of alternative energy sources. Strategies for conservation and management of fossil fuel reserves. Strategies for saving on energy use. Tectonic activity. Earthquakes and their impacts on people. Volcanoes (economic uses and impacts on people). The strategies for managing the impact of volcanoes and earthquakes. Case study: Earthquake in Bam (December 2003). The elements of soil. The mineral particles, soil texture, and farming opportunities. Group response. Memory diagram. Peer assessment and review. Think-pairshare. Big questions. No hands up. Poker face. Big questions. VENN diagram. QuADS. Peer review. Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 19-29. Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 29-35. Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 36-46. Random partners/random learner to answer question. Questionnaire. Peer assessment and review. Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 47-51. Are we friends of the Earth? Complete unit 1.3 worksheet. Create five minute presentation on alternative energy sources. Complete unit 1.4 worksheet. Study and assess the impact of an earthquake that has affected humans in the past five years. Complete unit 1.5 worksheet. Create a poster to illustrate the effect pH has on the productivity of faming land. 2014/15 Newton International Academy Sunday 2nd November 9th Sunday November Unit 1.7 Causes and consequences of land pollution. Secondary School Mid Term Planning Unit 1.8 Renewable and non-renewable resources. Chapter 1 Review: The lithosphere. 16st Sunday November Sunday 23rd November Sunday 30th November Revision week/role over for any additional lessons required (catch up). Land pollution from farming. Land pollution from industries and urban areas. Case study: Land and water pollution in Pakistan. Renewable and nonrenewable resources (energy, minerals, and ecosystems). Review all work covered and learn/finish any unfinished work. Pupils MUST learn all work covered throughout term 1. Complete past paper questions. Think-pair-share. Group responses. Exploring wrong answers. Basketball not ping-pong. Think-pair-share. Mind-mapping. Temporary comments. Group responses. Peer assessment and review. Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 51-55. Research how everyday life is affecting land and water pollution in Qatar. Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister, pages 55-56. Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister. Create diagram to illustrate renewable and non-renewable resources. Complete any unfinished work. Revise for end of term exams. Quiz/mini white boards. Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister. Exam week one. N/A N/A N/A N/A Exam week two. N/A N/A N/A N/A End of term review. Revise for end of term exams. Complete past paper questions. 7th Sunday December Sunday 14th December Pupils MUST review all work learned throughout term 1. Quiz/mini white boards. Environmental Management, A Core Text for Cambridge O Level and iGCSE, John Pallister. 2014/15