Key Stage 3 Geography

Geography Pathways Year 9 Pupil’s Book

Course Information:

Geography Pathways is a brand new book-per-year course that makes Geography for 11-14 years relevant, engaging and progressive. Each book offers complete coverage of the new CCEA Key Stage 3 curriculum and has been written especially for Northern Ireland to contextualise pupil’s knowledge and understanding. A unique feature of the series will highlight the pupil-centered approach of the new curriculum by providing opportunities for developing pupils as individuals and as contributors to society, the economy and the environment.

Key Features

  • A thematic approach to learning enables pupils to develop ideas and skills using relevant, real-life contexts that they can relate to.
  • Clear learning intentions for each chapter to enforce a personalised learning experience.
  • Get Active! tasks to promote understanding through progressive thinking and learning strategies using the five CCEA-defined skill categories for research; managing information, decision-making, demonstrating creativity and team work, in addition to map work and enquiry skills.
  • Extension activities including weblinks to develop a deeper understanding of concepts by providing further opportunities for research.
  • A Geography in the News chapter and issue-based enquiries to provide opportunities for coursework and fieldwork using a range of methods for undertaking geographical investigation.

Authors:

Anne Fegan, Peter Corr, Stephen Roulston

Contents:

  • About this book
  • Developing your internet skills
  • 1 What a disaster!
  • 2 We’re part of the union
  • 3 Meeting the future energy demands of our world
  • 4 Our crowded world
  • 5 Rivers
  • 6 Cities
  • Geographical Investigation: Can we all get about town?
  • Map work and decision making
  • A GIS system: Google Earth
    Geography in the news: Hurricane Katrina
  • Geography and careers
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Acknowledgements