Choose any of the following tasks which will earn you one KMS Bacc Knowledge point.
7.1 History Castle Building
Create a motte and bailey castle, using materials of your choice (you can be as creative as you wish here - it may be papier mâché, cake, recycled materials, clay - the choice is endless)! Your castle must include a motte, a bailey, a moat, a drawbridge, a fence, and a keep.
7.1 Geography Memory Mapping
Draw a ‘Mental Map’ of Wales – a map you’ve drawn from scratch which includes mainly features you are familiar with.
Your map could include the following:
Human geography of Wales (cities, towns, villages, counties, roads).
Physical geography of Wales (rivers, mountains, coasts, national parks) landscapes, weather).
Make it as colourful as possible, it could be presented as a poster.
7.1 RS - Discovering the Unfamiliar
Pick one religion that you are unfamiliar with and create a fact file on the religion of your choice which fills an A4 sheet. This could include, but is not limited to, number of followers, place of worship, holy book, key people, interesting facts, origins and key festivals.
7.1 History Battle Script
Create a script about the Battle of Hastings. You must include the following in your script: the 2 contenders, the location, the date, methods of attack and the outcome. You should seek to include the following key words: William Duke of Normandy, Harold Godwinson and Norman Conquest
71. Geography How to Avoid a Flood Guide
Research and produce a guide that helps people protect their homes from floods.
You could include:
Things people can do to protect their homes.
An emergency bag which includes items you might need if you are forced to evacuate your home.
Make it as colourful as possible, using plenty of pictures to encourage people to look at it.
12.1 - Visit
Cardiff University – Public Open Series - Free Topic: Archaeology and Environmental Challenges - 12th December 2023 – 6.30 pm
https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/earth-environmental-sciences/events/public-lecture-series
12.1 - Watch
David Attenborough – Climate Change: The Facts. (58 Minutes)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00049b1/climate-change-the-facts
12.1 Visit
National Museum Cardiff – Exhibitions
https://museum.wales/cardiff/whatson/
12.1 - Listen
The Climate Question Podcast. (30 Minutes)
Choose any of the following tasks which will earn you two KMS Bacc Knowledge points.
12.2 Read and Review one of these books by Tim Marshall
Prisoners of Geography
Power of Geography
Future of Geography
An amazing series of books supports units of global governance, global powers and identifying how China, the USA and Russia are taking human exploration to Space.
12.2 - Read and Review
Adventures in the Anthropocene – Gaia Vince
Humans have caused a different epoch of time, the Anthropocene. Human activity has enhanced climate change, looking at studies around the Earth that can depict the future.
Most AS/A2 Units will include aspects of climate change, understanding human actions and what the future would hold as a result of human interference.
Choose one of the following tasks which will earn you three KMS Bacc Knowledge points.
12.3 - Write
Enter the Royal Geography Society Essay Competition.
https://www.rgs.org/schools/competitions/school-essay-competition
12.3 - Write
Essay Question - What risks are associated with climate change and what should we be doing about it?
12.3 - Evaluate
Identify any Unit of Work with the student planner to revise for your AS/A2 Exams – Using Blended learning to develop your answers for exam questions.
12.3 - Evaluate
Work through an online Lecture, ensuring to write notes summarising the lectures content.
https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events?filter=online-5535&filter=open-to-all-7548&pageIndex=1