Restless Earth scheme of work, tgaw, no2

Tudor Grange Academy Worcester – Scheme of Work Template

Scheme of Work

Subject: Geography

Year Group: 9

Half Term: 2

Course / Qualification: GCSE Geography

Unit / Module Title: Unit 1b The Restless Earth

Outcomes: Students who have completed this scheme of work will:

Understand the causes and distribution of volcanoes Evaluate the potential consequences of a super volcanic eruption. Explain how earthquakes link to plate tectonics to describe where they occur. Evaluate the different methods used to measure earthquake activity. Compare the causes, effects and responses to a severe volcanic; earthquake; tsunami event in

the rich world and poor world to evaluate the differences. Complete a GCSE Past paper for Unit 1: The restless earth.

Assessments:

Assessment Title: Formative Assessment 1 Formative Assessment 2 Common AssessmentWhat is a Supervolcano?

In groups, students

How can earthquakes be measured?

GCSE End of Unit 1: Restless Earth (past) paper

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analyse different information resources to decide the most/least extreme human and physical impacts of super volcanoes before presenting their findings to the class.

Students complete living graph exercise by deciding where different events go onto richer scale.

File Location:

Feedback to students: Peer Assessment of presentations; focus- communication and analytical skills.

Written comment with 2 Targets.

Attitude to learning grade.

Written Comment – Mark out of 15 for correct placement and extra marks for rationalisation.

Using success criteria linked to official GCSE mark scheme.

Full diagnostic written comment – 2 Targets.

Self assessment and targets for next unit.

Attitude to learning grade.

eMarkbook: Please record your grades as outlined above in your eMarkbook, which can be found in the following location:

Sequence of Learning

Lesson Number / Title Key Outcomes Resources Independent Learning(Homework)



Week 1

Lesson 1a:

What are the likely effects of a super volcanic eruption?

Students will…

Know that a super volcanic eruption would have global consequences.

Be able to describe what the consequences would be.

Categorise the consequences into social, economic and environmental impacts.

Resources Location:

Resources Available:PowerPoint Lesson/sWorksheet/sVenn DiagramWindows media clipExam Pro: AQA Practise GCSE QuestionsAQA Core Textbook: Unit 1

Literacy Tasks:

Students access publisher to design poster to advertise their film. Poster summarises what the film is about and integrates key terms.

Exam pro question: Super volcanoes

GIS and ICT Task:

Students use ICT to identify and locate the volcanoes that do not lie on plate boundaries

Lesson 1b:

What are the causes and distribution of volcanoes?

Common Assessment 1

Students will…

Identify the main parts of a volcano.

Describe the distribution of volcanoes.

Explain the types of volcano that lie on each boundary.

Week 2

Lesson 2a: Students will… Resources Location: GIS and ICT Task:



What are earthquakes and where do they occur?

Know what an earthquake is.

Be able to describe where they occur.

Locate named examples of recent earthquakes onto a world map.

Resources Available:PowerPoint Lesson/sAQA Core Textbook: Unit 1Desk top world mapSlinky (demonstrate P&S waves)BBC News report clipsLiving graph activityBoard works animation

Students research and locate 10 earthquakes that have occurred in the last 50 years and label them on their earthquake location map.

Students access earthquake quiz and take online:

http://quakequizsf.org/

Numeracy Task:

Students record their own example of a recent earthquake (Christchurch) onto their own living graph.

Lesson 2b:

How can earthquakes be measured?

Students will…

Know how earthquakes are measured.

Be able to describe the differences in the equipment used to measure earthquakes.

Create a representation of part of the Mercalli Scale to show different levels of earthquake intensity.

Week 3


Websites:http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4140000/newsid_4 146100/4146125.stm

http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizatio ns/es1002/ es1002page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/animations/eart hquakes/index.html

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/animations/earthquakes/index.html




http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1002/es1002page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization






http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4140000/newsid_4146100/4146125.stm





Lesson 3a:

Would the 1995 Kobe earthquake be the same if Kobe was located in a LEDC?

Students will…

Know what caused the Kobe 1995 earthquake.

Be able to describe what the effects were.

Suggest how economic position may impact the effects of an earthquake.

Resources Location:

Resources Available:PowerPoint Lesson/sCase study news reportsBBC news clipsAQA Core Textbook: Unit 1

Literacy Task:

Students design earthquake proof building by drawing series of annotated field sketches.

Students self assess design by using success criteria established as a class.

Or

GIS and ICT Task:

Students locate Kobe using Google earth archives to locate evidence of restoration after the earthquake (e.g. earthquake proof buildings). They then annotate the map to display the evidence of management they have found.

Lesson 3b:

Why did so many people die in the Haiti earthquake?

Students will…

Describe causes of the earthquakes.

Explain why the effects of the earthquake

Analyse why so many people died in the earthquake.

Week 4

Lesson 4a:

Is there a difference between disasters in the

Students will…

Students compare the Kobe earthquake to the Haiti

Resources Location: Literacy Tasks:

How could the outstanding problems be resolved? Students



rich world and poor world?

Formative Assessment 2

earthquake and answer the overall learning focus:

How do the effects of earthquakes and responses to them differ due to constraints in levels of wealth?

Success criteria and support writing frame is given to aid students with answers.

Resources Available:PowerPoint Lesson/sThinking hatsExam Pro question: comparison of disastersAQA Core Textbook: Unit 1

design leaflet for own aid campaign to suggest possible solutions to the outstanding problems.

Or

Exam pro question: 6 marks

Writing frame work given to support students.

Lesson 4b: What were the causes and effects of the 2011 Japanese Tsunami?

Students will…

Know why tsunamis occur.

Explain the effects of the 2011 tsunami.

Analyse the short and long term effects of the event.

Week 5

Lesson 5a:

What were the responses to the 2011 Japanese Tsunami?

Students will…

Know what the responses to the Tsunami were.

Resources Location: Literacy Tasks:

Students write a newspaper report outlining the causes, impacts and responses to the



Identify how the responses of the tsunami impact so many peoples lives.

Evaluate what lessons can be learnt from this disaster.

Resources Available:PowerPoint Lesson/sExam Pro: AQA Practise GCSE QuestionsAQA Core Textbook: Unit 1Newspaper clippingsNewspaper writing templateVideo clip

disaster.

Writing framework provided to support students.

Lesson 5b:

How was the Japanese tsunami different to the boxing day tsunami in 2004?

Students will…

Compare the impacts and responses of a tsunami disaster in the rich world to the poor world.

Week 6

Lesson 6a:

End of unit Revision:

NUMERACY FOCUS

Students will…

Be able to draw an accurate cross section of a volcano.

Describe what geographical features the cross section is showing.

Analyse your cross section to suggest links with shield and composite volcanoes.

Resources Location:

Resources Available:PowerPoint Lesson/sCross section templateAQA Core Textbook: Unit 1AQA Revision Guide Geography pg…BBC Bite size revision

Revision activities:

Students revise for end of unit exam using AQA revision guide.

Idea: How are Shield and Composite volcanoes formed?

Students have AQA revision guide to produce revision cards

Produce a mind map to demonstrate everything student already knows about topic in new Lesson 6b: Students will…



End of unit assessment Practise working independently in exam conditions.

Be able to answer all GCSE questions.

Achieve a successful end of unit grade.

unit.

ICT support:

BBC Bite size revision: geography


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