Pupil resources | LAUNCH Humanities Summer 1 Week 3
Make a reasoned geographical decision.
Use the evidence cards and blank spaces to give your own response. Speak, point, draw, type or write.
Start here: read the two authored options. Environmental concerns resources; Social concerns people and access; Practical concerns carrying out a plan.
Check the source and limit before using a detail
AUTHORED OPTION A: put clean spare paper in an accessible classroom tray for suitable drafts. Assume the teacher approves the paper and a pupil checks the tray daily. Intended resource benefit: use spare sheets before taking new ones. Disadvantage: it does not suit every task.
Source: Authored school-option scenario, 21 September 2026
Limit: No measured reduction or emissions saving is claimed. Never reuse paper with personal information.
AUTHORED OPTION B: ask an adult to assess an accessible shaded break space. Assume a suitable space can be checked but permission is not yet given. Intended social benefit: a usable option during hot weather. Disadvantage: it needs adult assessment before use.
Source: Authored option; NASA Mitigation and Adaptation gives heat planning as an example
Limit: This is a proposal, not evidence that a particular school is safe, cooler or at risk.
For these authored options, a statement about using spare sheets fits Environmental. A statement about who can reach the break space fits Social. A statement about obtaining permission fits Practical. Some statements fit more than one category; explain your main reason.
Source: Authored sorting criteria, 21 September 2026
Limit: A category organises evidence. It does not decide which option everyone must prefer.
Compare A and B against all three criteria. Name the evidence behind each judgement, one disadvantage of your preferred option, and what must be checked next. The options solve different immediate problems, so explain your priority.
Source: Authored decision framework, 21 September 2026
Limit: Do not present assumed benefits as measured outcomes or judge the people who prefer another option.
Supported
Start here: read the two authored options. Environmental concerns resources; Social concerns people and access; Practical concerns carrying out a plan.
Help: Read its intended benefit.
My response
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Help: Look for who can use the space.
My response
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Help: Read card B.
My response
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Help: Read card D.
My response
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Standard
Start here: read the two authored options. Environmental concerns resources; Social concerns people and access; Practical concerns carrying out a plan.
Help: Use the glossary.
My response
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Help: Use the three labels.
My response
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Help: Check their labels.
My response
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Help: Read card D.
My response
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Stretch
Start here: read the two authored options. Environmental concerns resources; Social concerns people and access; Practical concerns carrying out a plan.
Help: Compare access and permission.
My response
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Help: Weigh access against immediate feasibility.
My response
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Help: Think about confidence.
My response
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Help: Consider the same evidence.
My response
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Use the evidence; explain and check together
1. Sort the three statements into Environmental, Social or Practical. Read options A and B and discuss statements that could fit more than one criterion.
2. Build a two-option grid across all three criteria. Model a choice with a disadvantage, then compare another justified priority.
| Evidence statement | Category and reason |
|---|---|
| Option A uses spare sheets before new ones | |
| Option B must be accessible to users | |
| Option B needs adult assessment and permission |
| Criterion | Option A | Option B |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | ||
| Social | ||
| Practical |
My preference and one disadvantage
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Supported
Make a reasoned geographical decision.
1. Read the two option cards with a highlighted criterion.
2. Complete the two-option grid using one detail per option.
3. Independently choose an option and name one disadvantage.
Help: Use highlighted evidence and the frame. An adult may read or scribe your own words.
Option and stated priority
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Environmental social and practical evidence
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Preferred option and disadvantage
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Assumption and next check
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Further challenge: Explain a second detail if ready.
Standard
Make a reasoned geographical decision.
1. Compare both options using Environmental, Social and Practical criteria.
2. Explain a trade-off with details from the authored cards.
3. Independently choose and justify an option, naming a disadvantage and a needed check.
Help: Use the cards and organiser. Choose your own evidence and explanation.
Option and stated priority
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Environmental social and practical evidence
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Preferred option and disadvantage
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Assumption and next check
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Further challenge: Compare your reasoning with one alternative.
Stretch
Make a reasoned geographical decision.
1. Compare the two options across all three criteria and identify an assumption.
2. Explain how giving access a different priority could change a decision.
3. Evaluate the strength of the scenario evidence and propose a local check.
4. Independently justify your choice while fairly explaining an alternative.
Help: Use the source limits and test a different priority or assumption.
Option and stated priority
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Environmental social and practical evidence
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Preferred option and disadvantage
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Assumption and next check
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Further challenge: Propose a further evidence check and explain its value.
Use your chosen route and give your own response
1. Which option do you choose and why? Use a named detail and your own explanation.
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2. Name one disadvantage. Use a named detail and your own explanation.
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1. Justify your choice using two criteria. Use a named detail and your own explanation.
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2. Which trade-off or uncertainty matters most? Use a named detail and your own explanation.
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1. Why is your preferred option stronger under your priority? Use a named detail and your own explanation.
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2. What evidence could favour the alternative? Use a named detail and your own explanation.
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