Year: 7

Term: Autumn (two)

Topic: Managing earthquakes and volcanoes

Key questions:

Lesson

Learning objective

Learning outcome

1

Understand that E&V are found in zones

Map to show E&V zones

2

Understand how plates move

Labelled diagram of convection currents

3

Understand what happens when plates meet

Plasticine models of plate boundaries

4

Develop presentational skills

Plate boundary labelled diagram

5

Understand why Mt St Helens erupted

Flow diagram of the eruption

6

Understand how Mt St Helens affected people

A list of the effects

7

Understand that not all volcanoes are the same

Discursive writing – the best volcano

8

Understand how earthquakes affect people

Kashmir earthquake concept map

9

Understand why earthquakes have different impacts

Los Angeles earthquake concept map

10

Understand the causes and effects of the Asian tsunami

Written description on causes and effects

11

Understand the responses to the Asian tsunami

Classification to show the responses

12

Understand why people live in E&V zones

Extended spider diagram

13

Develop key revision skill

Mind map

14

Assessment

Test

Assessment

• Tsunami ‘project’ is assessed
• Written test