Year 10 A Globetrotter's Guide to Geography
SSCGC1 Course DescriptionThis course is a semester long and will be offered in both semester 1 and 2.
The Big Question: How do different environments impact peoples' lives?
"A Globetrotter's Guide to Geography" is our year 10 Social Studies course that takes students on a journey across Earth's diverse landscapes and cultures. We will explore Earth's unique features and ecosystems, especially extreme environments. We will develop our understanding of the world by creating and interpreting maps, exploring the causes, impacts, and responses to natural disasters like volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis. Take this course if you want to explore the globe and learn more about our planet's unique geography.
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Assessment Information
MANA REO (COMMUNICATING)
Students will be assessed on their ability to communicate their knowledge, understanding and skills.
• Pre-structural - I need support to describe ideas and/or information.
• Uni-structural - I can describe an idea and/or information.
• Multi-structural - I can describe ideas and information.
• Relational - I link ideas and information together and explain my understanding.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my understanding to discuss my ideas in new ways.
WHAKAARO (THINKING)
Students will be assessed on their ability to develop their levels of thinking in a variety of learning experiences.
• Pre-structural - I need to support to think of an idea.
• Uni-structural - I can think of an idea.
• Multi-structural - I can think of several ideas.
• Relational - I link ideas together to organise my thinking.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my thinking in creative ways.