CBA 1
Geography in the News
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Introduction
Introduction
Geography in the news provides opportunities for students to engage in practical, authentic learning experiences that reflect the relevance of the study of geography to the world around them.
Geography in the news provides opportunities for students to engage in practical, authentic learning experiences that reflect the relevance of the study of geography to the world around them.
Geography in the news provides students with opportunities to actively observe the interactions and interconnections between people, places, environments, and spatial patterns.
Geography in the news provides students with opportunities to actively observe the interactions and interconnections between people, places, environments, and spatial patterns.
This Classroom-Based Assessment asks students to research and draw conclusions on the implications of geographical events through a real-life example.
This Classroom-Based Assessment asks students to research and draw conclusions on the implications of geographical events through a real-life example.
What is required of students for this CBA?
What is required of students for this CBA?
Students will select a recent geographical event of significance on a local, national or global scale, as reported in the media.
Students will undertake a structured inquiry into their chosen geographical event and analyse the significance of this event through the lens of the elements: processes, patterns, systems and scale, geographical skills and sustainability.
It is envisaged that the structured inquiry process will encourage students to investigate beyond their original chosen media source and widen the scope of their research to consider a broader range of sources and perspectives.
Finally, students will craft a response to this event to be presented at the end of the three-week period.
Students may shape their response using a range of different formats, to be decided upon in agreement with the teacher facilitating the CBA.
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes assessed will, to an extent, depend on the topic chosen and the medium in which the work is presented.
Students will prepare a response that demonstrates engagement with the key geographical questions of who, what, where, when, how and why.
Students will demonstrate the interactions, interconnections and implications active in the chosen geographical event.
Students will engage in research from a variety of sources to develop information that will inform responses and conclusions.
Students will interpret and organise their research to demonstrate how their response has been informed.
Students will analyse their research findings to prepare their response addressing how the media source relates to a geographical process, pattern and system, and why it is geographically significant.
Learning Intentions
Learning Intentions
Section 1: Getting Started
Section 1: Getting Started
Learning intentions:
To be able to identify recent geographical events in the media
To compose a relevant title for CBA and decide how work will be presented
To be able to construct success criteria to be used to assess work
Section 3: Review of CBA
Section 3: Review of CBA
Learning intentions:
Learning intentions:
Self assess work based on features of quality
Reflect on the CBA experience
Evaluate the process of completing the CBA and final project
Success Criteria
Success Criteria
Section 2: Completing the CBA
Section 2: Completing the CBA
Learning intentions:
To identify the key geographical questions of who, what, where, when, how and why
To investigate the key geographical questions about a chosen geographical event.
To practice research from a variety of sources to develop information that will lead to conclusions.
Be able to research a variety of sources to ensure I have a balanced and broad understanding of the event
To ensure that the information researched is reliable & credible.
To investigate the main environmental, economic or social concerns with this geographical event
To investigate links in the geographical event between people and the environment
To investigate if chosen event has any connection with other recent geographical events
To identify the consequences of the geographical event
To investigate what this event mean for the people living close by
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