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Environmental Science Course Structure
Environmental Science:
Title
Type of Assessment
Overview
Percent of Final Grade
When
A1 Population and Sustainability
Exam
Why is the human population increasing so fast? Are some lifestyles more sustainable than others? How may food supplies be increased to provide for the growing population? Are the developments in world food production sustainable?
75%
Summer
A2 Energy resources
Exam
How are energy resources used? How can energy consumption be reduced? Why is the continued use of fossil fuels unsustainable? What alternative energy technologies are available?
A3 Global Climate Change
Exam
Why is the greenhouse effect important for life on Earth? How may human activities change the global climate? What are the potential effects of global climate change? Can global climate change be stopped?
B1 The Management of Wildlife resources
Exam
Why is there a need to manage wildlife? How is wildlife conserved? Can the wild food sources of the oceans be exploited sustainably?
B2 The Management of Water resources
Exam
How is water allocated to different uses in the UK? Where do supplies of drinking water come from and how are they treated to make them safe? What happens to waste water?
ISA
Investigative Skills Assessment
With an excellent set of resources on campus and extensive links with environmental organisations across the city and beyond, there are ample opportunities to make real and relevant investigations. This work will cover the skills and knowledge of How Science Works: fundamental ideas, observation, investigation design, measurement, data presentation, identifying patterns in relationships and any social aspects or limitations of scientific evidence.
25%
June Yr10 and Sept Yr11
Assessments
Assessment
Structure
Description
Name of Topic
Unit
:
(1)
Exam
2 hour exam with 120 marks
Written paper based on five topics outlined above.
Wednesday 10th June 2015 at 1.15p.m
Unit
:
ISA
(1)
ISA
One lab and one fieldwork investigation each with 45 min test sat in class under exam conditions.
2 ISAs are carried out over the year based on topics outlined above. The higher of the two marks are submitted.
ISA
How you can help your child....
How you can help your child
Explore the resources available in the Env Sci curriculum area on the SLG. You can find this by going to the Subjects dropdown menu on the right hand side of the yellow bar above.
AQA GCSE Environmental Science Textbook
ENV SCI Curriculum area on SLG. Click on Subjects on the right and choose Env Sci for a wide selction of keywords, powerpoints, past exam questions and websites.
GCSE Science and Geography Revision Books also cover some of the topics in detail.