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Aim: Design an Outdoor Classroom experience on soils for Junior Cycle Geography Students

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Aim: Design an Outdoor Classroom experience on soils for Junior Cycle Geography Students

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Design an Outdoor Classroom experience on soils for Junior Cycle Geography Students

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Student Cohort: 2nd Years

Aspect of geography: Underground Karst Landscape, Folding and Glaciation

Unit of Learning Title: Galtee Ramblings

LO's: 1.5 explain how the processes of erosion, deposition and transportation shape our fluvial, marine, and glacial landscapes

1.10 investigate a range of physical processes active in a chosen location and the connections between them

1.3 analyse the processes and effects of weathering and mass movement on our landscape

2.9 assess the interrelationships between the physical world, tourism and transport

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Student Cohort:

Aspect of geography:

Unit of Learning Title:

LO's:

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Student Cohort: 2nd Year

Aspect of geography: Coastal Landscapes

Unit of Learning Title: Coastal Landscape

LO's:

1.3 analyse the processes and effects of weathering and mass movement on our landscape

1.5 explain how the processes of erosion, deposition and transportation shape our fluvial, marine and glacial landscape

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Aspect of geography:

Unit of Learning Title:

LO's: Distinguish between different categories of rock types, referring to composition and formation

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Student Cohort: 2nd Years / 1st Years

Aspect of geography: Economic Activities : Primary, Secondary and Tertiary

Unit of Learning Title: From Farm to Fork the journey through Economic Activities

LO's:

2.5, 2.3

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Student Cohort: 2nd Years

Aspect of geography: Climate Change in Food Production

Unit of Learning Title: Food Miles from Farm to Fork

LO's: 1.

2.4 , 2.5 , 2.6 , 2.9

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Site: Myrtleville Beach

Equipment: ranging poles, measuring tape, compass, calipers, quadrat, soil tester, clipboard, pen, pencil

Geographical Skills: measuring, observation, recording data, drawing field sketch.

Methods of Gathering Data: using the equipment above, working in pairs or groups

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How would you plan for the Outdoor Classroom?

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How would you plan for the Outdoor Classroom?

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How would you gather the Data?

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How would you plan for the Outdoor Classroom?

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How would you plan for the Outdoor Classroom?

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How would you plan for the Outdoor Classroom?

Introduce areas of local produce

Take students out to polly tunnel

Engage with Mahon Community Gardens - food mile talk

Risk and safety assessment

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Student Cohort: 1st Year Group

Aspect of geography: Soils

Unit of Learning Title: Soil: An Essential Resource for Life

LO's:

1.4 assess a soil type in a local area in relation to

composition and vegetation

2.4 assess the exploitation of water, fish stocks, forestry, and soil as natural resources

3.4 consider the factors affecting the location and origin of rural and urban settlement in Ireland

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Site: Mitchelstown Caves & Hike in Galtee Mt.s

Equipment: Clipboards, workbooks, pens, pencils, coats, boots,lunch, water, backpacks

Geographical Skills: Observing, recording, sketching, mapreading

Methods of Gathering Data: Sketches, writing, photos

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Site:

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Geographical Skills:

Methods of Gathering Data:

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Site: Hanly Quarries

Equipment: Cameras, Hydrochloric acid, notepads and pencils, clipboard, pens,

Geographical Skills: Sketching, testing, measuring, analysing, camera skills, group work, communication, maps skills.

Methods of Gathering Data: Sketching, measuring, recording, using viewfinders, observing and identifying rock strata.

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Site:

Equipment:

Clip Board

Data Recording Sheet

Phone for Pictures

Wellies and Rain Gear

Packed Lunch

Any medication

First Aid Kit

Soil Sampler or Soil Data

Geographical Skills:

Observation

Questioning

Data Recording

Lab Work

Methods of Gathering Data:

Survey 123 or Survey

Photos

Interview Questions

Soil Sampling ( Farm Visit to own Farm)

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Site: Cork roof top farm

Equipment:

Geographical Skills:

Methods of Gathering Data:

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Site: School Grounds

Equipment: Soil Sampler, Soil pH tests, glass beaker, thermometer, soil thermometer, measuring tape, trundle wheel, soil samples.

Geographical Skills: measuring, observation, recording data, drawing field sketch.

Applied Geographical Skills: engage with geographical questions (who, what, where, when, how and why), gather data, organise and interpret data, analyse geographical information to find patterns and connections, present geographical information.

Method of Gathering Data: Survey 123 questionnaire

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How would you gather the data?

1. Visit caves and listen to guide

2. Fill in questions in workbook while listening to guide

3. Make sketches in workbook during cave visit

4. Complete cave workbook immediately after cave visit outside in covered area

5. Proceed to hike

6. Observe and identify Armorican Folding

7. Take photos along hike

8. Back to bus

9. Take out workbook and answer the questions based on glaciation during the hike

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How would you gather the Data?

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How would you gather the Data?

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How would you gather the Data?

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How would you gather the Data?

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How would you gather the Data?

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Data to be collected:

Identifying underground features in Karst Regions

Identifying Folding features

Identifying Glacial features

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Data to be collected:

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Data to be collected:

Observation coastal landscape (Take an image of different observations for sketch map)

Observation of erosion and deposition process

Measure wind direction

Using a quadrant collect data found in each section and log in record book

Field Sketch of site - to show human interaction with

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Data to be collected:

Sketching, measuring, recording, using viewfinders, observing and identifying rock strata.

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Data to be collected:

List of inputs, processes and outputs on the farm.

Factors that influenced the type of farm enterprise.

Images to correspond with inputs processes and outputs.

Observation of how one economic activity leads to another.

Observe how a system operates in both PEA and SEA

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Data to be collected:

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Data to be collected:

Observation of local soil particles (soil in glass beaker with water)

Observation of local soil particles texture and colour

Compare local soil to texture and colour of other soil types

Measure Soil pH

Observation of human interaction with soil on school grounds

Observation of changes in uses of soil over time - historic maps

Observe the aspect of school polytunnel (compass direction)

Measure soil temperature (in and outside polytunnel)

Field Sketch of site - to show human interaction with soil in school

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What questions could you ask to support students to make connections and identify patterns in their data?

How has glaciation influenced the local landscape?

Is their a link between glacial features in the upland area near the lake and the lowlying area near the bus?

Is their a link between the rock type in the local area and the cave system?

Can you think how the local area might benefit from the Fold Mts., Glaciated Features, and the Caves?

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What questions could you ask to support students to make connections and identify patterns in their data?

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What questions could you ask to support students to make connections and identify patterns in their data?

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What questions could you ask to support students to make connections and identify patterns in their data?

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What questions could you ask to support students to make connections and identify patterns in their data?

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What questions could you ask to support students to make connections and identify patterns in their data?

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What questions could you ask to support students to make connections and identify patterns in their data?

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Data Analysis Questions:

All in the workbook

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Data Analysis Questions:

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Data Analysis Questions:

1. What features of coastal erosion are evident on this beach?

2. What landforms are formed due to coastal erosion?

3. What type of sediment can be found on the beach?

4. Was there any human interaction with coastal landscape? In forms of coastal defences

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Data Analysis Questions:

Can you identify methods of rock extraction

Identify characteristics of the rocks

Interview a work at the quarry

Uses of the rock

Identify economic, environmental and social impacts of the quarry in the local area.

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Data Analysis Questions:

What is the main enterprise on this farm?

What are the inputs in creating cheese/ ice-cream / fudge

What are the processes involved in making cheese/ ice-cream / fudge

Are there any by products ?

Has the local bedrock/ soil affected the type of farming practiced? How?

How/ why this farm choose to practice goat farming ?

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Data Analysis Questions:

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Data Analysis Questions:

What characteristics did you observe in the local soil?

What soil type is this?

Has the local bedrock affected the local soil? How?

Why is soil temperature important?

Why is aspect important for the polytunnel?

Has the use of the local soil changed over time? Why?

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Presentation:

Take home workbookbook, complete it and submit it.

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Field Sketch of the beach and coastal landscape

Record all data into a record book/log of all findings

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Presentation:

Students complete a sketch map and written report based on the field study.

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Presentation:

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Presentation:

PowerPoint, poster, video (Powtoon)

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Presentation:

A poster with:

Description of local soil formation and characteristics and a soil profile diagram

Soil measurement results: pH, colour, feel, results of particles experiment

Graph from Survey 123 results about soil use

Field Sketch

Answers to analysis questions

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How would you plan for the Outdoor Classroom?