Geography Year 8 term 1 Order of lessons

Theme: - Tectonics
Week
1

Title
Structure of
the Earth

Walt
To discover and
identify the
different layers
to the Earth.

Plate
movements

Earthquakes

To explore the
plate location
and movement
of the Earths
crust.
To explore how
earthquakes
occur and there
impacts.

Haiti
Earthquake

To explore the
effects of the
Earthquake to
Haiti in 2010.

Volcanos

Living near a
volcano

Monserrat

To imagine
what it would
be like to
experience a
volcanic
eruption.
To explore ways
to monitor and
protect areas
from volcanic
eruptions.
To understand
the causes and
effects of the
Montserrat
eruption.

Coping with
earthquakes
and volcanos

To explore how
people respond
to natural
disasters.

Main Tasks
Read layers of the Earth
sheet, complete
worksheet. (Level 4).
Compare layers of the
Earth and crust types.
(level 5)
Kung Fu plate tectonics.
Complete map of tectonic
plates and worksheet on
plate movement types.
(level 3)
Earthquake diagram,
comparison of 2 different
earthquake impacts
writing.
Progressive questions from
level 3-7 potential.
Presentation/overview
statements.
Case study sheet
completed.
Discovery lesson with lots
of videos/sounds/cartoons.
Students complete sensory
task and present ideas on
volcanos from a range of
methods.
Students investigate
Sakurajima volcano in
Japan. Complete a
presentation and complete
the reading sheet.
Progressive case study
looking at causes and
effects. Students then
complete a newspaper
article on the event and
futures.
Complete a priorities
timeline and response
timeline.

Assessment
Written or
drawing
annotations. (Up
to level 5/6)
Peer assessed
comparisons.
Correct map
placement.
Peer/Self assess
worksheet
answers.
Level assessed
writing piece.
(Up to Level 6).
Diagram selfcheck.
Peer/self-marked
questions.
Level assessed
presentations/lo
nger answers.
(Up to level 7)
Assessable piece
from end of
lesson task.
Notes check of
key terms.
Peer check of
presentations.

Level assessed
piece. (up to
level 6)

Peer assess/selfassessment of
judgements.