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Advanced Higher Geography SQA
Advanced Higher Geography courses at FSC Millport
• FSCScotlandoffersbespokeresidentialcourseswhichprovidetheframeworkforstudentstodevelopanddemonstratetheirknowledgeandskills,coveringphysicalandhumangeographical gathering and processing techniques.Weplananddelivereachdaytoreflectageographical project,visitingandinvestigatingenvironmentsstudiedintheclassroom.
• Studentsofallabilitiesleaveuswithanimprovedknowledgeoffieldskillsandanunderstandingoftheirapplicationandanalysis.Weaimtoprovideeachstudentwithaunique,engagingandentertainingoutdoorlearningexperience.Theresidentialfieldworkexperienceintegratesthedevelopmentofhealthandwellbeing,andbuildsonlearners’fourcapacities.
Advanced Higher Geography at FSC Millport Example Course Timetable
Please visit http://www.field-studies-council.org/outdoorclassroom/
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DAY MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING
1 ArriveMidday
Students will be greeted by FSC staff, with a welcome talk followed by a brief tour of the Centre and the local area.
OutlineoftheCourse
Allocation of wellies/waterproofs.
SoilCatenaInvestigation
Investigate the relationship between soil characteristics down a slope and vegetation, collecting biotic and abiotic primary data including soil pH and % moisture. Sampling strategies will be discussed and implemented.
FollowUpSession
Analysis of soil samples, data presentation, Spearman’s Rank correlation coefficient and evaluation.
2 Coasts:PhysicalandHumanGatheringandProcessingTechniques
We will visit the coastline of Cumbrae to carry out a wide variety of human and physical gathering techniques. The context of the investigation is ‘How Millport’s coastline is changing over space and time’. Field work techniques include beach profile analysis, pebble analysis, environmental quality survey, questionnaire and interview.
FollowUpSession
Data presentation, analysis, and evaluation.
3 FollowUp:Coasts
Students will be guided through a wide range of data presentation and analysis techniques appropriate to the data collected on the previous day.
HydrologicalCycleInvestigations
Around the centre grounds, students will investigate aspects of the hydrological cycle including interception rates in different vegetation types – woodland and scrub land, with an uncovered collection as a control. Infiltration rates will be measured in grassland and woodland. Storm hydrographs on land uses including concrete, bare soil and grassland.
FollowUpSession
Students will graph their data and draw conclusions about how land use impacts the hydrological cycle and flood risk.
4 UrbanInvestigation:TourisminLargs(transportrequired)
An introductory session introduces students to the maps, stakeholders, land uses and conflicts that are found in the local area. We then travel to Largs to investigate how tourism has shaped this west coast town, covering human gathering and processing techniques. The impact of tourism will be assessed using pedestrian surveys, environmental quality surveys, questionnaire/interview, land use mapping, and traffic survey. (transport required)
FollowUpSession
Students will write up their methodology, display and analyse their data to make valid conclusions on Largs’s regeneration.
5 DepartAfterBreakfast
A final farewell from FSC staff as the students depart.Pleasenote: to ensure safe and quality learning experiences for students, the timetable may alter depending on weather conditions and local factors at Centres.
This potential five day course is based on our most popular options and designed to meet the requirements of SQA Advanced Higher Geography. Further descriptions, curriculum links and alternative sessions can be found below.
Advanced Higher Geography at FSC MillportSession Details
Please visit http://www.field-studies-council.org/outdoorclassroom/
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Slope Catena Investigation (half day)The afternoon and evening sessions introduce students to the process of completing a geographical project. We begin in the classroom to briefly recount the topic of soil development and plan the fieldwork approach.
Outdoors, students work in small groups to collect biotic and abiotic data at systematic intervals. The soil catena follows a systematic transect through different vegetation zones and students will collect enough data so that they will be able to morphologically map the profile of the hill and represent the vegetation progression.
LEARNINGOUTCOMES GATHERINGANDPROCESSINGTECHNIQUESGEOGRAPHICALDATAHANDLING
Learners will have/be able to:
• Knowledge and use of a variety of techniques to gather data in a physical environment.
• Knowledge and exemplification of the use of one statistical technique to process and analyse geographical data.
• Knowledge and exemplification of the skill of analysing information displayed on maps and diagrams.
• Knowledge and use of a variety of techniques of presenting information using maps and diagrams.
GATHERING
• Soil pH
• Soil profile
• Slope analysis
• Vegetation sampling
• Transect
PROCESSING
• Descriptive statistics
• Statistical testing: Spearman’s Rank
DATA HANDLING
• Kite diagrams
• Nominal, ordinal and interval data
• Sampling methods: systematic, random and stratified
• Scattergraphs
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
• Spearman’s Correlation
Coasts: Physical and Human Gathering Techniques (full day)A full day which includes a wide variety of human and physical gathering techniques.
How is Cumbrae’s coastline changing in space and time? What impact will global climate change and sea level rise have? Students will visit a wide variety of coastal defences on the Cumbrae coastline and evaluate their effectiveness using bipolar analysis and cost benefit analysis. We will carry out a beach analysis in several locations to look at the profile and pebble characteristics. Finally we will evaluate the risk of coastal flooding in Millport looking at the likelihood and severity of flooding in 20 zones, using GPS and Geographical Information Systems. We will also consider the £12.1 million investment in coastal defences in the area.
LEARNINGOUTCOMES GATHERINGANDPROCESSINGTECHNIQUESGEOGRAPHICALDATAHANDLING
Learners will have/be able to:
• Knowledge and use of a variety of techniques to gather data in physical and human environments.
• Knowledge and exemplification of the use of one statistical technique to process and analyse geographical data.
• Knowledge and exemplification of the skill of analysing information displayed on maps and diagrams.
• Knowledge and use of a variety of techniques of presenting information using maps and diagrams.
GATHERING
• Beach profile analysis
• Pebble analysis
• Environmental quality survey
• Questionnaire/interview
• Transect
PROCESSING
• Descriptive statistics
• Statistical testing: Standard error of the mean
MAPPING TECHNIQUES
• Transects
DATA HANDLING
• Nominal, ordinal and interval data
• Sampling methods: systematic, random and stratified
• Bipolar analysis
• Measures of dispersion
Advanced Higher Geography at FSC MillportSession Details
Please visit http://www.field-studies-council.org/outdoorclassroom/
For alternative courses
Follow Up: Coasts (half day)This session gives students the opportunity to further present and interpret data collected on the previous day. Using IT where appropriate students will use a wide variety of graphical presentation, and be guided through the transferrable skills they have acquired so far.
LEARNINGOUTCOMES GATHERINGANDPROCESSINGTECHNIQUESGEOGRAPHICALDATAHANDLING
Learners will have/be able to:
• Knowledge and use of a variety of techniques to present data collected in physical and human environments.
• Knowledge and exemplification of the use of one statistical technique to process and analyse geographical data.
• Knowledge and exemplification of the skill of analysing information displayed on maps and diagrams.
• Knowledge and use of a variety of techniques of presenting information using maps and diagrams.
PROCESSING
• Descriptive statistics
MAPPING TECHNIQUES
• Choropleth map
• GIS
DATA HANDLING
• Nominal, ordinal and interval data
• Statistical analysis
• Measures of dispersion
Hydrological Cycle: Physical Techniques (half day)Around the centre grounds, students will investigate aspects of the hydrological cycle including interception rates in different vegetation types – woodland and scrub land, with an uncovered collection as a control. Infiltration rates will be measured in grassland and woodland. Storm hydrographs on land uses including concrete, bare soil and grassland.
These techniques have proved useful for students carrying out investigations in a variety of environments including sand dunes, woodlands and urban areas.
LEARNINGOUTCOMES GATHERINGANDPROCESSINGTECHNIQUESGEOGRAPHICALDATAHANDLING
Learners will have/be able to:
• Knowledge and use of a variety of techniques to present data collected in physical and human environments.
• Knowledge and exemplification of the use of one statistical technique to process and analyse geographical data.
• Knowledge and use of a variety of techniques of presenting information using maps and diagrams.
GATHERING
• Micro climate: rain gauge
• Vegetation sampling
PROCESSING
• Descriptive statistics
• Statistical testing: Standard error of the mean
MAPPING TECHNIQUES
• Transects
DATA HANDLING
• Nominal, ordinal and interval data
• Sampling methods: systematic, random and stratified
• Measures of dispersion
Advanced Higher Geography at FSC MillportSession Details
Please visit http://www.field-studies-council.org/outdoorclassroom/
For alternative courses
Downstream River Changes (full day)A full day to cover the different variables that change as distance down a river increases. We begin in the classroom with a plan of the geographical study, including clear aims and structured research questions. We have a choice of rivers, depending upon the weather, which allow us to combine a variety of sampling strategies for data collection.
Small groups of students work to collect data from several sites independently. At the end of the day, everybody’s data is collated together to calculate variables that help describe the river’s efficiency.
Data representation techniques are combined with map skills to profile the day’s findings in an accessible, accurate and relevant means, with GIS skills introduced. (transport required)
LEARNINGOUTCOMES GATHERINGANDPROCESSINGTECHNIQUESGEOGRAPHICALDATAHANDLING
Learners will have/be able to:
• Knowledge and use of a variety of techniques to gather data in a physical environment.
• Knowledge and exemplification of the use of one statistical technique to process and analyse geographical data.
• Knowledge and exemplification of the skill of analysing information displayed on maps and diagrams.
• Knowledge and use of a variety of techniques of presenting information using maps and diagrams.
GATHERING
• Stream analysis: river depth, width, wetted perimeter, flow rate
• Pebble analysis
PROCESSING
• Descriptive statistics
• Statistical testing: Spearman’s rank or Pearson’s product
MAPPING TECHNIQUES
• Transects
DATA HANDLING
• Nominal, ordinal and interval data
• Sampling methods: systematic, random and stratified
• Measures of dispersion
• Scattergraphs
• Cross-sections
Largs: Impact of Tourism (full day)An introductory session introduces students to the maps, stakeholders, land uses and conflicts that are found in the local area. We then travel to Largs to investigate how tourism has shaped this west coast town, covering human gathering and processing techniques. The impact of tourism will be assessed using pedestrian surveys, environmental quality surveys, questionnaire/interview, land use mapping, and traffic survey. (transport required).
LEARNINGOUTCOMES GATHERINGANDPROCESSINGTECHNIQUESGEOGRAPHICALDATAHANDLING
Learners will have/be able to:
• Knowledge and use of a variety of techniques to present data collected in physical and human environments.
• Knowledge and exemplification of the use of one statistical technique to process and analyse geographical data.
• Knowledge and exemplification of the skill of analysing information displayed on maps and diagrams.
• Knowledge and use of a variety of techniques of presenting information using maps and diagrams.
GATHERING
• Questionnaire/Interview
• Urban land use mapping
• Traffic survey
• Environmental quality survey
• Pedestrian survey
PROCESSING
• Descriptive statistics
• Statistical testing: Standard error of the mean
MAPPING TECHNIQUES
• Transects
• Annotated diagram
DATA HANDLING
• Nominal, ordinal and interval data
• Sampling methods: systematic, random and stratified
• Measures of dispersion
• Bipolar analysis
• Map based presentation
Advanced Higher Geography at FSC MillportCourse Options
Please visit http://www.field-studies-council.org/outdoorclassroom/
For alternative courses
MIL Millport 01475 530581
To book this course, simply: 1. Choose the time of the year you would like to attend2. Check availability online or contact FSC Millport directly To book this course the minimum size of your group must be 12 students and one member of staff.
FSC MillportMillport
Isle of Cumbrae KA28 0EG
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Head Office contact details:
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If you would like to book a course to meet your exact requirements, please contact us to discuss this. Wecanworkwithyoutoplananddeliveryourownfullyflexiblecourse.
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