Outdoor Classroom | Geography | A Level

OCR Geography: Day Provision

AS | AS/A2 | A2

FSC programmes are fixed length courses with clearly stated outcomes linked to curriculum specification requirements.

Specific programmes have been developed for those studying AS and A2 Geography, following the OCR specification, to enable teachers to quickly and easily book a residential fieldtrip, safe in the knowledge that it will be directly related to concepts taught in the classroom and will contribute to achieving OCR specification requirements.

Achieving OCR specification requirements

For AS, students will collect case-study material to help them answer questions in both Unit 1 (F761: Managing Physical Environments) and Unit 2 (F762: Managing Change in Human Environments).

For A2, fieldwork skills are explicitly assessed in Unit 4 (F764: Geographical Skills). Therefore, students will undertake a fieldwork investigation for the 1.5 hour exam. In addition, students will collect case-study material to help them answer questions in Unit 3 (F763: Global Issues).

Since the assessment of fieldwork does not take place until the end of Year 13, three of the four FSC programmes outlined below are available to students at any stage of their AS/A2 course. The final programme (A2 Geographical Skills) is aimed specifically at Year 13.

AS Programmes

One day Programme: Cold Environments, Applied Geography Skills

This programme will focus on cold environment processes and landforms. Students will observe a range of landforms created by ice, freeze-thaw weathering and fluvio-glacial processes. Whilst studying these ‘classic’ cold environment landforms students will also be asked to consider the local factors which have made the area’s glacial features unique (including geology).

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AS/A2 programmes

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One day Programme: Rivers, Applied Geography Skills

This programme will focus on river processes and fluvial landforms. There will be opportunities to explore what factors help to create different landforms in order to explain their spatial distribution. Students will develop a thorough understanding of where different landforms are likely to be found in the drainage basin, and why they may be present elsewhere.

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A2 Programmes

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One day Programme - Succession, Applied Geography Skills

Students will study the change in vegetation over space and time in an ecosystem, and relate this to abiotic measurements they have taken on the soil and micro-climate.  Students will consider how the ecosystem is developing and how people are affecting it. This will give students a good understanding of succession and the influences on this process.

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The FSC prides itself on being flexible.

If you can't find a programme to meet your exact requirements a course specifically tailored to meet your needs can be developed. To discuss this, contact the centre of your choice.