The course involves a general background in physical Geography and some aspects of the 3 Sciences. You must have a general interest in the history of Earth and how it has evolved. Geology is a Science and requires at least a C grade in your GCSE.
Schemes of Work - 3 modules in each year;
1) AS Unit F791: Global Tectonics (sat in January of y12)
This unit provides students with a knowledge and understanding of the Earth, its structure and its place within the solar system, including earthquakes, their effects, the issues around predicting earthquakes and the evidence for plate tectonics. The material covered in this unit forms the basis for understanding the tectonic environments in which rocks are formed and geological structures develop.
The unit consists of four teaching modules:
- Module 1: Earth structure
- Module 2: Earthquakes
- Module 3: Continental drift, sea floor spreading and plate tectonics
- Module 4: Geological structures
2) AS Unit F792: Rocks – Processes and Products (sat in June of year 12)
The aims of this unit are to provide candidates with a broad knowledge and understanding of the rock cycle and the processes that produce igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Material covered in this unit forms the basis for understanding the environments in which the rocks are formed and the plate tectonic settings.
This unit consists of four teaching modules:
- Module 1: The rock cycle
- Module 2: Igneous processes and products
- Module 3: Sedimentary processes and products
- Module 4: Metamorphic processes and products
3) AS Unit F793: Practical Skills in Geology 1
This unit develops practical and investigative skills within contexts encountered during AS Geology.
Candidates are required to carry out two task types:
- OCR provided Centre-based task
- Evaluative task
The OCR provided Tasks are practically based and candidates carry out these task under controlled conditions in the laboratory/classroom – similar to ISA’s carried out in GCSE Science.
4) A2 Unit F794: Environmental Geology
This unit provides candidates with a knowledge and understanding of the applications of geology to water supply, energy resources, metallic mineral deposits, engineering geology and construction materials. It also covers the main environmental, technological, safety and economic issues related to these areas of geology.
This unit consists of four teaching modules:
- Module 1: Water supply
- Module 2: Energy resources
- Module 3: Metallic mineral deposits
- Module 4: Engineering geology
5) A2 Unit F795: Evolution of Life, Earth and Climate
This unit provides candidates with a knowledge and understanding of the evolution of fossils and climate.
This unit consists of five teaching modules:
- Module 1: Formation of fossils
- Module 2: Morphology of fossils and adaptation of organisms to live in different environments
- Module 3: Fossil evidence of the evolution of organisms and mass extinctions
- Module 4: Dating methods, correlation and interpretation of geological maps
- Module 5: Changing climate
6) A2 Unit F796: Practical Skills in Geology 1
This unit develops practical and investigative skills within contexts encountered during AS Geology.
Candidates are required to carry out two task types:
- OCR provided Centre-based task
- Evaluative task
