Geography at key stage 3 (Year 7)
Unit 2: The restless earth - earthquakes and volcanoes
Section 3: What are volcanoes?
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Objectives |
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- to use appropriate graphical techniques
- to identify the characteristics of volcanoes and volcanic activity
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Activities |
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Children: |
- Arrange for pupils to watch video footage of volcanoes and volcanic activity. Ask them to create 'wordscapes' from selected 'stills' using nouns and adjectives (the pause button allows wordscapes to be constructed on a sketched outline from a television 'still'). Discuss the geographical vocabulary used and identify key words for pupils to define and learn.
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- define and spell 'key' vocabulary correctly to identify the characteristics of volcanoes
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Points to note |
- Science: links with work on the formation of igneous rocks.
- Display key words in the classroom for the duration of the unit - add to them as appropriate. Pupils may add them routinely to glossaries.
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