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SUMMER TERM (Part 2) - Year 10
KING EDWARD VI CAMP HILL BOYS GCSE SCHEME OF WORK – Unit 3
The restless Earth
Topic
Learning objectives
Print resources (subheadings)
Key terms
Skills
How does the restless Earth affect
landforms and lives?
Introduction
Why is the
Earth’s crust
unstable?
Understand why the
Earth’s crust is unstable
and the characteristics
of different plate
margins
The Structure of the Earth
Types of plate margins
- Destructive plate margins
- Constructive plate margins
- Conservative plate margins
Crust
Plate
Plate margin
Mantle
Convection current
Destructive plate
margin
Subduction
Collision
Constructive plate
margin
Conservative plate
margin
Defining key terms
Appreciation of
patterns on a global
scale
Drawing and
annotation of
diagrams
Understanding of
tectonic processes
What landforms
are found at
different plate
boundaries?
Understand why fold
mountains and ocean
trenches form at
destructive plate
margins
Understand the
differences between
composite volcanoes
that are associated with
destructive plate
margins and shield
volcanoes that are
associated with
constructive plate
margins
Fold mountains and ocean
trenches
Composite and shield volcanoes
Acid lava
Avalanche
Anticline
Basic lava
Composite
Fold mountain
Geosyncline
Magma chamber
Orogenesis
Shield volcano
Syncline
Viscosity of lava
Defining key terms
Understanding of key
processes
Drawing of cross
sections
How do people
use an area of
fold mountains?
Understand how people
use areas of fold
mountains
Understand how people
adapt to the difficult
conditions within them
The Andes - location and
background
- Farming
- Mining
- Hydro Electric Power (HEP)
- Tourism
How do
volcanoes affect
people?
Understand that
volcanoes are natural
hazards
Understand that the
primary and secondary
effects of volcanoes can
be positive as well as
negative
Understand the
immediate and long
term responses,
including monitoring
and prediction
The distribution of volcanoes
Living with an active volcano –
Nyiragongo eruption
Living with an active volcano –
the eruption of Mt St Helens
Mt St Helens: the aftermath of an
eruption
Monitoring and predicting
volcanoes
Photographic
interpretation
Use of internet to
research the human
geography of the case
study exemplar
Ability to create a
sense of place
through written
description
Primary effects
Secondary effects
Research skills using
written or internet
sources to build up a
fact file on the chosen
volcano.
Interpretation of
newspaper articles
Ability to appreciate
effects on humans by
writing an account
which shows
empathy
What is a
supervolcano?
Understand what a
supervolcano is and
how it is different to a
volcano
Understand the
potential impact of a
supervolcano eruption
in contrast to a volcano
The distribution of super
volcanoes
The characteristics of a
supervolcano
The Yellowstone Supervolcano
Supervolcano
Research skills using
written or internet
sources to build up a
fact file on the chosen
supervolcano.
What are
earthquakes and
where and why
do they occur?
Understand the features
of an earthquake and
how they are measured
Understand where
volcanoes occur and
why they are found at
constructive, destructive
and conservative plate
margins
The characteristics of earthquakes
The measurement of earthquakes
Where and why earthquakes
occur
Epicentre
Mercalli scale
Richter scale
Seismic focus
Recognition of
patterns at a global
scale
Defining key terms
Analysis of stimulus
material
Thinking skills
testing sequencing,
problem solving and
‘mysteries’
How and why do
the effects of
earthquakes and
the responses to
them differ in a
rich and poorer
part of the
world?
Understand a case study
of an earthquake in a
rich and poorer area of
the world – its causes,
effects and responses
Understand how and
why the effects and
responses are different
in these two areas
Understand means of
trying to reduce the
impact of earthquakes –
the three P’s
The Kobe Earthquake, Japan
The Sichuan Earthquake, China
Prediction, protection and
preparation
Immediate response
Long-term response
Monitoring
Prediction
Preparation
Protection
Photographic
interpretation
Use of internet to
research the case
study exemplar
Ability to create a
sense of place
through written
description
Why is a tsunami
hazardous?
Understand what a
tsunami is and why it is
a secondary effect of an
earthquake
Understand a case study
of a tsunami its cause,
effects and responses to
it
Tsunami
The Boxing Day tsunami
Tsunami
Use of newspaper
articles
Research skills based
on the internet
Opportunity for role
play