Geography AS Unit 2 Glaciation

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 Teacher Mr Steer - Glaciation & Mr Knight - Periglacial
 Unit 2
   Duration
 Term 1

Lesson Details & links Assessed work / further work
 1 Mr Steer - Glacial Processes and landforms
Overview of the course
What is a glacier
Different Types of Glaciers
Causes of Glaciation
Ice Age Cycles
The Increase in specific Gravity with depth
Ice Sheets during last Ice age
Everything you wanted to know about Glaciation ****
Chapter 10(ae) Glacial Processes **
Review of Files

Describe the major past glacial periods that have effected the British Isles
 2 Glacial Budgets - Accumulation and Ablation
Glacial Mass Balance
http://dli.taft.cc.ca.us/streams/Geography/Animations/GlacierV1.swf
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/egeo/flash/18_1.swf
http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/howell/goodies/elearning/module13swf.swf
6 Questions on Mass balance
 3
Characteristics of Ice Flow
Movement, flow rates and factors effecting flow
Valley Glaciers Video Only available to staff in school
How ice flows within a glacier
The Processes of glacier movement
4
Characteristics of Ice Flow
  • Rotational flow
  • Extrending and compressional flow


5
Video of Franz Josef glacier Only available to staff in school Franz Josef glacier - Past Question
6
Glacial Erosion
Seminar Summary Sheet
1/ Pyramidal peaks
2/ Aretes
3/ Roches Moutonnees
Glacial Erosional Landforms and Processes  ****
Research your topic and produce a short (2min) Presentation.  Hand in a 1 sided summary sheet for your topic
7
Class Based Question (Ablation & Erosion) - Module 2 Option P Q1
Question1.pdf
Module 2 Option P Q1 - Mark Scheme
8
Glacial Erosion Assement
Unseen past question and review of files
Unseen Past Paper Q1 & 2 only (Erosion)
Mark Scheme
9
Glacial Erosion Assement
Unseen past question and review of files
Unseen Past Paper
Mark Scheme Only available to staff in school
10
Cwm Idwal Fieldwork
5th November
Photographs 2005      Photographs 2007  **
Cwm Idwal Letter
Assignment - Fieldwork Write-up
Results 2007
Cwm Idwal
Nant Francon Valley
Roche Moutonnee
11
Glacial Deposition
Seminar Summary Sheet
Glacial Depositonal Landforms and Processes  ****
Review of Files
12
GCSE Questions
Understanding Geography Text Book

13
Deliver Seminars on Glacial Deposition - Thursday 22nd Nov
See Lesson 11
Seminar Summary Sheet

Work to hand in: 
Seminar Information sheet.
Cwm Idwal Write-up.
Files for marking.
 14
Deliver Seminars on Glacial Deposition
See Lesson 11
Seminar Summary Sheet
Lesson Outline
Complete and hand in Depositional grid summary of seminars
15
Review Seminars on Glacial Deposition
See Lesson 11
Unseen Past Paper Q2d only (Fluvial Deposition) Only available to staff in school
Mark Scheme Only available to staff in school
Erosion and Deposition Question
Mark Scheme Only available to staff in school
16
Model of a Glacier
Lesson Outline

17
Mock Exam
Unseen past paper - Friday 11th January 2008
Summary of Glacial and Fluvio-glacial Depostion  ***


GB2 and GB3 Morning 14th January 2008


Review Periglacial Work


Past Papers
AQA Past Papers  ****

1
Mr Knight - Periglacial Processes and landforms
Review of Files
2
periglacial region

3
permafrost

4
periglacial processes

5
periglacial landforms list
periglacial landforms powerpoint instructions

6
periglaciation essay instructions

7
periglacial exam practice questions
lesson outline
Jan 06
Jan 07
May 06

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unit assessment
answers