SHS3 Geography · Semester 1 Week 6: Rocks, Weathering, Soil and Mass Wasting

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.1.2.LI.3 - Discuss the socio-economic and environmental effects of mass wasting

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Categorise the effects of mass wasting into socio-economic and environmental effects, using specific examples from Ghana and around the world.
Explain how mass wasting events disrupt livelihoods, including agriculture, transport, housing, and trade, with reference to both rural and urban settings in Ghana.
Analyse a case study of a specific mass wasting event (e.g., the 2021 Nyabum landslide in the Eastern Region) to identify and discuss its socio-economic and environmental effects.
Evaluate the relative significance of socio-economic effects compared with environmental effects of mass wasting, using evidence to support their reasoning.
Design a group presentation that proposes mitigation and adaptation strategies for a community at risk of mass wasting, integrating social, economic, and environmental considerations.

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Curriculum details

Strand: The Earth and Its Neighbourhoods (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Rocks, Weathering, Soil and Mass Wasting (1.2)
Content standard: 3.1.2.CS.1 - 3.1.2.CS.1 Demonstrate knowledge of mass wasting as a geomorphic process 3.1.2.LO.1 Examine the factors, types and effects of mass wasting
Indicator: 3.1.2.LI.3 - Discuss the socio-economic and environmental effects of mass wasting
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 6 (Week 6 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 99

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Collaborative Learning: Conduct group research and create PowerPoint presentations on socio-economic and environmental effects of mass wasting for class presentations. Learners working in a group should allow their colleagues to develop interpersonal and communication skills, and to create a community where Learners assign themselves specific roles.

Assessment (3.1.2.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Use pictures, videos, field observations and other learning resources to show evidence of mass wasting.