Geography A Level AQA
These courses have been specifically developed for those studying AS and A2 geography following the AQA specification to enable teachers to quickly and easily book a residential fieldtrip, safe in the knowledge that it will be directly related to work taught in the classroom and will contribute to achieving AQA specification requirements.
Achieving AQA AS specification requirements
At AS, students will carry out fieldwork to collect case-study material for Unit 1 (Physical and Human Geography) and to develop the skills that are assessed at Unit 2 (Geographical Skills). Unit 2 is a 1 hour exam based on the content of Unit 1 with two questions (both compulsory): a resource-based question and a second question based specifically on the student's own fieldwork. We aim on AS courses to prepare students to answer that fieldwork question effectively.
There is considerable evidence that a fieldwork trip is a highlight of students' geography A-level. Therefore, offering a fieldwork experience at AS level may increase recruitment to A2 level.
Applied Skills in Physical Environments (Cold Environments)1 day
Fieldwork focuses on exploring the impact of ice on the landscape, observing the features created in glacial and peri-glacial environments and relating these to ice movement, periglacial and fluvio-glacial processes. Students will identify a number of different landforms, outline how these landforms were created.
READ MORE CASE STUDY CHECK AVAILABILITYApplied Skills in Physical Environments (River Environments)1 day
Students carry out an investigation on changing channel characteristics with distance downstream and consider how variables interrelate. By the end of the river investigation all students will have developed river fieldwork skills and have used different methods to collect data. This study will explicitly aim to prepare students for the AS Geographical Skills Paper - Unit 2 (Geog2).
READ MORE CASE STUDY CHECK AVAILABILITYAchieving AQA A2 specification requirements
At A2, students will carry out fieldwork to collect case-study material for Unit 3 (Contemporary Geographical Issues) and for Unit 4A (Geographical Fieldwork Investigation). Unit 4A is assessed in a 1.5 hour exam, which may include questions on any stage of the fieldwork investigation process.
Succession, Fieldwork Investigations1 day
Students carry out an investigation across a succession ecosystem, sampling along a transect to collect data on vegetation, soil and micro-climate. Students explore how the environment is changing over time, preparing students for the Geographical Fieldwork Investigations Paper at A2.
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