1. Unit 3: Making Geographical Decisions
“Sustainability and London’s 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games”

2. Unit 3: Making Geographical Decisions
How is unit 3 different? Unit 3 is a decision making exercise. It will examine your ability to analyse a number of different solutions to a problem and to reach a justified conclusions. Do not worry, we have lots of time to go through the pre-release material and to perfect our decision making skills!

3. Unit 3: Making Geographical Decisions
Why is Unit 3 important?
Good decision making skills are one of the best qualities that help a person tread through all walks of life with ease and confidence
In this exam you must show that you:
Fully understand the issue
Evaluate the pros and cons
Assess sustainability
Reach justified decisions and conclusions

4. Unit 3: Making Geographical Decisions
What will the exam be like?
1-hour exam
3 sections and 50 marks
25% of GCSE
Based on pre-release material, which you must LEARN, ENGAGE WITH and UNDERSTAND!

5. Unit 3: Making Geographical Decisions
SECTION A
Short questions and open ended questions about the pre-release material
SECTION B
Slightly longer questions which need detailed evidence, using the information from the booklet
SECTION C
Involves decision making, based on advantages and disadvantages of the options.
What will the exam be like?

6. Unit 3: Making Geographical Decisions
Pre-Release Booklet June 2012:
“Sustainability and London’s 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games”

7. Sustainability and London’s 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
You must keep your Pre-Release booklet safe! Make sure you read it thoroughly! Feel free to make annotations, you will get a new copy for the exam Keep a glossary of all the key words in the booklet Do some additional reading around the subject. Watch programmes on the TV relevant to the topic e.g. BBC news and local news Research each of the six options for the future, reach your own justified conclusion about which you think is best!

8. Sustainability and London’s 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

9. Sustainability and London’s 2012 Olympics
Introducing some of the wider issues:
What does Sustainability mean?
How can an olympics be sustainable?
Video
Sustainability
Video
Sydney
‘Green Games’

10. Sustainability and London’s 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Your Task: Read through your Pre-Release booklet. Complete the Glossary of key terms Check out london2012.com to see more detail on HOW the Games plan to be sustainable