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GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) (9-1) - J384 Teaching from 2016

Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) (9-1) - J384 (from 2016)

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Planning and teaching

Changes for 2021

  • Guidance and support for 2021 These presentation explain the guidance, resources and support available for the summer 2021 assessments. PPTX 6MB
  • Joint Awarding Organisation guidance and support 2021 J383/J384 - A joint awarding organisation update, providing guidance about fieldwork and assessment as well as highlighting support available. PDF 143KB
  • Your guide to the changes for 2021 PDF 125KB

Planning

  • Support highlights A comprehensive collection of resources to help you quickly get up to speed in the classroom and support your students in preparing for exams. These materials will focus your teaching on individual abilities of students, help determine their capabilities and above all save you time. PDF 752KB
  • Embedding geographical skills - OS maps learner activity J383 - Two OS maps (upper and lower course of a UK river) to be used alongside the OS maps activity within the Embedding geographical skills activities resource. DOCX 5MB
  • GCSE fieldwork skills factsheet J383/J384 - This factsheet is designed to provide guidance for teachers to support the delivery of fieldwork skills through the content of the GCSE A and B specifications. DOCX 1MB
  • Investigating urban change - virtually J383/J384 - This resource explores opportunities for virtual fieldwork. It investigates urban change through a variety of fieldwork techniques. This resource has been donated to OCR to support teachers during the COVID-19 period. PDF 3MB
  • Course planning guide J384 - A useful resource in planning the delivery of GCSE (9–1) in Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds). PDF 337KB
  • Embedding fieldwork skills activities J384 - A range of activities which can be embedded into teaching to help support delivery of the fieldwork skills that students need to understand and use. DOCX 311KB
  • Embedding geographical skills activities J384 - A range of activities which can be embedded into teaching to help support delivery of the geographical skills that students need to understand and use. DOCX 243KB
  • Extreme Weather Teaching and Learning Resources J384 -

    A scheme of work to support the delivery of geographical skills and specification content related to extreme weather. DOCX 853KB

  • IMF classifications of ACs, EDCs and LIDCs Classification tables for advanced, emerging and developing and low-income developing countries PDF 306KB

Delivery guides

  • Distinctive landscapes This guide will help teachers plan for and teach the topic of 'distinctive landscapes' by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities. PDF 603KB
  • Distinctive landscapes student resources This folder contains all the resources required for delivery of the suggested classroom activities. ZIP 6MB
  • Dynamic development This guide will help teachers plan for and teach the topic of 'dynamic development' by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities. PDF 455KB
  • Dynamic development student resources This folder contains all the student resources required for the delivery of the suggested classroom activities. ZIP 1MB

Interactive resources

  • Geographical skills - graphs and charts J383 J384 - Can be used to introduce the different graphs and charts to students or as a revision guide of the various types of graphs and charts that students will need to know and understand.
  • Geographical skills - maps to be studied J383 J384 - Can be used to introduce different types of maps to students or as a revision guide of the various types of maps that students will need to know and understand.

Teaching activities

  • Does sea ice matter? An activity to aid teaching and learning of 'is there more to polar environments than ice?' This is part of the sustaining ecosystems topic. DOC 213KB
  • Does sea ice matter? Teacher instructions Teacher instructions to support the set up and running of the 'does sea ice matter' activity. This is linked to the sustaining ecosystems topic. PDF 439KB
  • Does sea ice matter? Teacher presentation A presentation to support the teaching and learning of 'does sea ice matter' activity. PPT 703KB
  • Extreme ecosystems This activity focuses on the Arctic and it is designed to aid teaching and learning of the 'sustaining ecosystems' topic. DOC 5MB
  • Extreme ecosystems teacher instructions Teacher instructions to support the set up and running of the 'extreme ecosystems' activity. PDF 270KB
  • The development game: why is development uneven? An activity to aid teaching and learning of the factors responsible for uneven development. DOC 1MB
  • The development game: why is development uneven? Teacher instructions Teacher instructions to support the set up and running of 'The development game, why is development uneven?'. PDF 649KB

Teacher guides

  • Geographical skills handbook J383/J384 - Produced in association with the Field Studies Council, this teacher guide includes lots of information and activities to support you in delivering the GCSE geographical skills. The activities give you an opportunity to embed and contextualise the listed geographical skills within the content of the specification.  PDF 7MB
  • Geographical skills student workbook J383/J384 - Produced in association with the Field Studies Council, this student workbook includes a variety of activities to help students develop and practice the geographical skills listed in the GCSE specification. These activities give students the opportunity to interact and use lots of resources which they can do in class or at home. DOCX 12MB
  • Strategies to support students in tackling level marked questions With worked examples, this resource provides strategies for students to use for tackling level marked questions in GCSE Geography. - interchange login required
  • Supporting the delivery of geographical skills for OCR Geography A and B Designed to help teachers fully support students, ensuring that they maximise their potential with the AO4 Skills questions across their three GCSE Geography exams. - interchange login required
  • Command words This guide is intended to help teachers and students understand the command words used in GCSE Geography A and B. PDF 426KB
  • Explaining the GCSE geography 'explain' questions This resource has been written to support teachers in understanding the requirements of explain questions for GCSE geography. PDF 408KB
  • Moving from modular to linear qualifications The guide provides a general introduction to the differences in the two models (linear versus modular) across GCSE and A Level and the impact on you as a teaching professional. PDF 1MB
  • Skills guides

Practical activities

  • Using GIS in geographical enquiry This is a support resource from the Field Studies Council for using GIS within geographical enquiry. PDF 1MB
  • Delivery guides

    Find guidance on key concepts and creative approaches to delivery with activities in our delivery guides.

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  • Scheme of work builder

    Create and export your own schemes of work based on specification statements and our new teaching and learning resources.

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