Geography Pathways: Key Stage 3 for Northern Ireland Year 9 Pupil's Book

Summary:
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 of the series:
·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.

The author team are experienced geography teachers and advisers.

Table of Contents:
About this book
Developing your internet skills
What a disaster!
We're part of the union
Meeting the future energy demands of our world
Our crowded world
Rivers
Cities
A 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