Year: 7
Topic: Tectonic hazards
Lesson
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Title
Introduction to plate
tectonics
Haiti Earthquake
Key questions
 How does the Earth’s surface change?
 How has the Earth’s surface change?
 What happens at plate boundaries?
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Earthquake mystery
Montserrat volcano
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What caused the earthquake?
What are the effects of the
earthquake?
What were the responses to the
earthquake?
“Why did Toby’s house fall down while
Marina’s house did not?”
What caused the eruption?
What were the effects of the eruption?
What were the responses to the
eruption?
Teaching ideas
Look at the key questions of the lesson.
What do we already know?
Assessment opportunities
SNOT task
Work through PPt. Complete activities
either on own or in groups.
Starter image – think of questions.
Peer and self-assess
answers.
Take feedback from class.
Go through the causes of the earthquake.
Students write a summary.
Peer assess.
Do slide 9 and 10 as a card sort of
primary and secondary effects.
Go through as a class and
self-assess.
Look at responses and video. Students
work in pairs/groups to do a role play for
a news report.
Complete mystery activity.
Students write up answers to the
questions.
Peer assessment of role play.
Watch the videos.
Location of Montserrat. Draw a sketch
map of areas affected.
Peer assessment during
lessons and students
improve answers using
feedback.
Teacher assessment of work.
Questioning based on video.
Choose range of students.
Self-assessment.
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Asian tsunami
Tsunami DME
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What causes a tsunami?
What were the effects of the tsunami?
What were the causes and the effects
of the tsunami?
Complete table on the effects of the
eruption.
Look at causes of a tsunami using BBC
Bitesize. Discuss how they are caused.
Peer assessment.
Watch video and students complete
notes on the effects of the Asian tsunami
and facts about it.
Complete DME.
Stop documentary at regular
intervals and question
students.
Self-assessment.
Feedback from students.