Semester One 2015
Year Level(s): 11
Subject: Geography
Week
Week
Beginning
1
26 Jan
Rainfall influences in Australia
2
02 Feb
Rainfall influences in Australia
3
9 Feb
4
16 Feb
What are catchments?
5
23 Feb
The characteristics of catchments
Unit
Concepts Covered
The Water Cycle
Managing Catchments
6
02 Mar
School Event /
Public Holiday
26 Jan - Australia Day Holiday
27 Jan - Years 7, 8, 9 Commence
28 Jan - Years 10, 11, 12 Commence
11 Feb - Inter-House Swimming
24 Feb & 25 Feb Year 9 Literacy &
Numeracy Trial
27 Feb Clean up Wavell Day Pd 4
Human impacts on catchments
Managing catchments
9 March Yrs 7 – 11 Problem Solving
Challenge Pds 1 – 3
10 March Yr 12 Maths A&B Exams in
Hall: Form, Pds 1 & 3
16 Mar
Assignment and Exam Preparation
16 March School photographs Prefects,
SRC, Instrumental Music, Summer
Sports in Hall: Pds 1 - 3
9
23 Mar
Exam Preparation
24 – 26 March Yrs 7 & 9 Literacy &
Numeracy Trial
10
30 Mar
Assignment Preparation
31 March Yr 12 QCS Practice Test in
Hall & Cert 1 Workshop: All Day
2 April Mid Semester Reports issued
7
9 Mar
8
Assessment Due
Autumn Vacation (3 - 19 April)
Short Response Exam
Semester One 2015
Week
Week
Beginning
11
20 Apr
12
27 Apr
13
04 May
14
11 May
15
18 May
16
25 May
17
01 Jun
18
08 Jun
19
15 Jun
20
22 Jun
Year Level(s): 07
Unit
Subject: Geography
Concepts Covered
School Event /
Public Holiday
What are Natural Hazards and why do they occur?
25 April - Anzac Day Public Holiday
Why do natural hazards occur – associated processes?
What are the effects of natural hazards?
What priority should be given to responding to each of these effects?
Natural Hazards
How should individuals/communities/governments manage the prediction
and impact of natural hazards?
Brisbane Floods 1974 – Causes and lessons learnt
Brisbane Floods 2011 – Causes and lessons learnt
Revision for exam
Exam Block
People and Development
Introduction to People and Development
Assessment Due
Assignment Due
27 April – School Photographs for Yrs 7
– 9 Individual & Yr Level in Hall: 9 am
28 April Parent Teacher Interviews
30 April - Inter-house Cross Country
8 May Yr 12 QCS Feedback Writing
Task in Hall: Pd 2B
12 - 14 May – Yrs 7 & 9 National
Literacy & Numeracy Assessment
Program Test
18 May District Cross Country – Kedron
19 May Yr 12 QCS & Cert 1 Workshop:
Pds 1 & 2
27 May – 3 June Nat Reconciliation
Week
27 May Yr 10 Careers Expo in Hall:
Form – Pd3
05 June – Yrs. 11 & 12 Sem 1 Exams
Commence
08 June – Queen’s Birthday Holiday
12 June – Yr. 10 Sem 1 Exams begin
15 June – Yrs. 08 & 09 Exams begin
17 June – Yrs. 08-11 classes resume
18 – 19 Jun – Yr. 12 QCS Practice Test
& Cert 1 Workshop
19 June Yr 12 Sem 1 Exams conclude
22 June - Yr. 12 normal classes resume
23 - 26 June - Yr. 10 Work Experience
24 - 26 June - Yr. 7 Camp at Noosa
26 June Sem 1 reports finalised
Stimulus Response
Essay