Year 11 Cleethorpes coursework

DeadlinesFinal deadline 23/10/09Coursework will be marked, assigned a preliminary grade and suggestions for improvements will be madeYou will then be given your coursework back and in your own time/time after school you can improve your courseworkShould you fail to meet the final deadline, after school detentions will issued every week until you have caught up to the sufficient standard

Section deadlinesIntroduction 11/9/09Methodology 25/9/09Data presentation 15/9/09Data analysis 22/10/09Evaluation and final deadline 23/10/09Failure to meet the deadlines will result in after school detentions being issued till you have finished the required section

Help sessionsAfter school on Tuesdays there will be help sessions which will go on till 16:30Mr. McCrae and myself aim to be at each sessionIt is incredibly important that you attend the sessions should you need help as coursework is worth 25% of your final grade

New websitehttp://onlinegeography.wikispaces.com/This also contains all the materials you will need to help you reviseThere is a coursework section where you can find hints and all the information that I have given youThis is to used in conjunction with your revision guide(issued later) and exercise book

What should be in each section?

Introduction 11/9/09description of Cleethorpeslocate Cleethorpes - maps3-way maphypothesispredictionsdefine quality of lifethe theorydescribe the Burgess and Hoyt modelsthe characteristics of different urban zonesproperty guideCo-ordinates survey

Methodology 25/9/09basic tablemap showing the location of the 3 wards, 6 sites and survey streetdetailed write up should include some photosthe 10 predictions with data collection method identifiedoriginality your own surveyphotographs of survey sites

Data presentation 15/9/09tally chartbar graphs for each sitecompound bar graphusing the maps of central, north and south could use a variety of graphs to show housing type per ward using pie charts or bar chartsbedrooms and pie chartsphotographs graphs on top of the photo

Data analysis 22/10/09take each site for the environmental survey - describe and explain the answersdescribe the results of the questionnairefor each prediction you have made describe what the results show and how they relate to the hypothesisanswer the hypothesis

Evaluation 23/10/09

The introduction

Section 1: Where is Cleethorpes/What is Cleethorpes like?A thorough description of Cleethorpes in terms of its:Specific location in the UKSurrounding towns and citiesIts specific site factorsName of countyPhysical geography rivers, relief, coastline

In paragraphs

Section 1: Where is Cleethorpes/What is Cleethorpes like?Describe what the town of Cleethorpes is like in terms of:History of the town Tourism?!PopulationMain roads/transport connections how do these help with tourism?Facilities/services

A3 3 way map1st Map: On the A3 sheet I have given is a map of the UK. You should mark on key urban areas e.g Hull, London, Manchester and Cleethorpes2nd Map: A regional map of the Cleethorpes area showing Leeds down to Lincoln3rd Map: A local scale map showing Cleethorpes in more detailYou must have a title: 3-way map clearly locating Cleethorpes at a national, regional and local scaleYou must have a scale bar for each map

Aims and ObjectivesThe aim is to answer the hypothesisThe objectives are the predictions

Hypothesis and predictionsThis is your hypothesis: The people living in the south of Cleethorpes will have a higher quality of life than those in the north. The hypothesis will be made up of a number of predictions (10)

Example predictionsHypothesis: The people living in the south of Cleethorpes will have a higher quality of life than those in the north. In the south there will be more detached housesIn the south most people will own their own housesIn the south there will be less vandalism than in the north

In the north there will be more terraced housingIn the south most houses will 3 bedrooms or moreIn the north, very few houses will garagesMost people in the south will have holidays abroad

Your own questionMost people in central will have cars aged between 3-6In the north there will be very little open space

What is quality of life?How can we measure quality of life?You need to state what quality of life isYou need to state what criteria you are going to use to determine the areas quality of life

The theoryYour coursework will be based on a settlement so you will need to talk about the theories you have learnt about in this unit.There are various land use zones recognised in MEDC settlements:Central Business District (CBD)Zone of transition (Industry)Inner city (Lower class residential)Inner suburbs (Middle class residential)Outer suburbs (rural-urban fringe)

I suggest you lay it out like this...

Land use zoneCharacteristicsExamples in CleethorpesCBDYou must give 5 characteristics for each urban zone. This includes types of housing, facilities and amenitiesYou will be given a photocopy of an OS map. You will have to mark on the location of the zones on map. Write down the grid reference in this box and the name of the road

The modelsYou need a diagram of the Burges and Hoyt models.You need to write down description of both models

Property ResearchThere are five main housing types in the Greater Grimsby areaDetachedSemi-detachedTerracedBungalowsFlatsFor each type of housing you have a picture, a description of the housing type and two examples of where you might find the different types of roads in Cleethorpes road names and prices

Cleethorpes Coordinates surveyYou will need an OS map of CleethorpesFor each of the three wards you will look at in Cleethorpes you will need to identify examples of:AmenitiesOpen spaceModern housingTerraced housingOld part of Cleethorpes

Cleethorpes Coordinates survey

Land useNorthCentralSouthAmenitiesEnter the example e.g. School and the 6 figure grid reference e.g. 349673Open spaceModern housingTerraced housingOld part of Cleethorpes