Terms 1 & 2 Restless Earth Lesson Objectives Scale & case studies Numeracy/literacy focus & key terms Skills Resources 1 Why is the earth’s crust so unstable? To know the structure of the Earth To understand the crust is unstable, especially at plate margins To contrast oceanic and continental crust To describe the distribution of plate margins and tectonic activity Global Literacy focus Key terms: Crust, plate, plate margin, mantle, oceanic crust, continental crust, convection currents, destructive-subduction boundary, boundary, constructive boundary, conservative boundary Labelling atlas maps Annotating diagrams Independent Enquiry Description Exam Technique describing distributions (sheet), How the Earth was formed (clip), Layers of the Earth (rap), The Plates (sheet), The Structure of the Earth (sheet), ppt 2 What happens at plate margins? To know what happens at a destructive-subduction, constructive and conservative margins To understand how plate margins create different types of tectonic activity International Juan de Fuca plate, North American plate, Pacific plate, Literacy focus Key terms: subduction, ocean trench, mid-ocean ridge, volcanic islands, collision, fault, friction Labelling diagrams Reflective Learning Explanation How plates move (clip), Mid-Atlantic Ridge (clip), Plate boundaries diagrams (ppt), ppt 3 How are our highest and deepest places created? To know how and why fold mountains form at collision boundaries To know how and why ocean trenches form at destructive subduction margins International The Mariana Trench & Challenger Deep Literacy focus Key terms: geosyncline, collision boundary, destructive-subduction boundary, Atlas maps Labelling diagrams Reflective Learning Description How do mountains form (sheet), world map, ppt
of the eruption To distinguish between the primary and secondary effects To appreciate both the positive and negative impacts To distinguish between the immediate and long term responses to the eruption blast, pyroclastic flow, ash, lahars, tourism, USGS (clip), Mount St Helens Pyroclastic flows explained (clip), ppt 7 How can we monitor volcanoes and predict eruptions? To reflect on the positive impacts of volcanic events To know the ways volcanologists can monitor and predict volcanic eruptions To understand that USGS are responsible for the monitoring of Mt St Helens, and the way they do this National Mount St Helens, Numeracy focus Key terms: USGS, seismograph, seismogram, COSPEC, tiltmeters, digital cameras, thermal imaging Independent enquiry Explanation Monitoring of Mt St Helens capture sheet (sheet), Mount St Helens USGS monitoring 2004 (clip) Independent Study To create a report on the eruption of Mt St Helens, . To outline the causes, primary effects, secondary effects, positive impacts, immediate responses and long-term responses. How do USGS predict and monitor the volcano today? 8 What is a supervolcano? To know what a supervolcano is and how it differs from composite and shield volcanoes To understand the National Yellowstone Literacy focus Key terms: caldera, fissures, geothermal, geyser, hot spot Labelling diagrams Reflective Learning Explanation 2012 Super Volcano Eruption (clip), Mega Disasters- Yellowstone (clip), Supervolcano Video Notes (sheets),
potential impact of a supervolcanic eruption in contrast to a volcanic eruption Sketch map supervolcano (sheet), ppt 9 What are earthquakes and where do they occur? To know the features of an earthquake and how they are measured To describe where earthquakes occur and understand why they occur at constructive, destructive and conservative margins Global Numeracy focus Key terms: Focus, epicentre, shock waves, Mercalli scale, Richter scale Atlas maps Sketch diagrams Labelling Annotating Describing seismograms California Quake (clip), Christchurch Earthquake (clip), ppt 10 What were the causes, effects and responses to the earthquake? To understand the causes, effects and responses to the earthquake in To explain the ways that engineers in have tried to reduce the impact from earthquakes National Literacy focus Key terms: Destructive subduction, shallow focus, epicentre, CBD, liquefaction, Nojima fault, Hanshin Expressway, suburbs Independent enquiry Explanation Synthesis (sheet), what were the causes of the damage (ppt), student slides (ppt), Seconds from Disaster (documentary), ppt 11 What were the causes, effects and responses to the Port au Prince earthquake? To understand the causes, effects and responses to the Port au Prince earthquake in To understand why the country’s responses were so slow and uncoordinated National Port au Prince, Haiti Literacy focus Key terms: Conservative, shallow focus, epicentre, CBD, liquefaction, cholera, temporary accommodation Independent enquiry Explanation Synthesis Al Jezeera (documentary), student slides (ppt), ppt
Policy introduced and how was it enforced? introduced in 1979 To know what is meant by an anti-natal policy To understand the severity of the rules imposed overpopulation, famine, forced abortion Explanation Child Policy – China (clip), ppt 8 How has the One Child Policy changed and has it been successful? To know how the One Child Policy has changed since the 1990s To understand the consequences of the One Child Policy and whether the population is more sustainable today National China Literacy focus Key terms: Little Emperor syndrome, infanticide, gendercide, gender skew, ageing population Graphical interpretation Independent enquiry Explanation 37 Seconds (clip), One Child Policy (sheet), Two Child Policy – China (clip), ppt Independent Study To create a report on the One Child Policy. 9 What alternative birth control programmes exist? To understand that birth control programmes do not take the same approach To understand the problems of overpopulation in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the need for transmigration To know how the emancipation of women and education of adults in Kerala, India has lowered birth rate To compare China’s One Regional Jakarta, Indonesia Kerala, India Literacy focus Key terms: Transmigration, emancipation, equality, adult literacy Map annotation Reflective learning Explanation Comparison Kerala India. BBC Horizon (clip), Transmigration in Indonesia (clip), ppt
Lesson Objectives Scale & case studies Numeracy/literacy focus & key terms Skills Resources 1 Why has tourism grown? To explain the factors affecting the growth of tourism To understand the physical and human attractions of cities, mountains and coastal areas Global National France Numeracy focus Key terms: physical attractions, human attractions, mass tourism, adventure tourism, ecotourism Graphical analysis Annotating photographs History of Tourism Quiz (sheet & clip), ppt 2 How important is tourism in different countries? To know that tourism has greater economic importance in poorer parts of the world To outline benefits of tourism in Dubai and understand why as a sector it is growing Global/National Dubai Numeracy focus Key terms: Sector, Gross National Product (GDP), multiplier effect Graphical analysis Explanation Changing Dubai (sheet), Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol (clip), Piers Morgan on Dubai (sheet & documentary), ppt 3 How do we manage tourism in the UK? To describe the changes in the UK’s holiday pattern To understand the impact of external factors on visitor numbers to the UK To understand the Butler tourist resort life cycle model and apply it to Weston-Super-Mare National/Regional UK Weston Super Mare Literacy focus Key terms: Exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, stagnation, decline, rejuvenation Graphical analysis Model/graphical interpretation The Butler Model (sheet), Tourism in North Somerset and Weston Super Mare (sheet) 4 Why are effective To know the reasons for the growth of tourism in Regional Weston-Super-Mare Literacy focus Key terms: rejuvenation, ICT Evaluation Weston Strategies Evaluation Sheet
management strategies needed to ensure the future of tourism in ICT LESSON Weston-Super-Mare To explain the factors that have led to its decline as a coastal resort To outline and evaluate the plans in place to ensure the continuing success of tourism in redevelopment, evaluation (sheet), ppt Controlled Assessment Begin the background teaching for the controlled assessment task ‘Is Weston-Super-Mare a declining coastal tourist resort?’ 5 What attracts people to extreme environments? To know what is meant by an extreme environment To understand which environments are classified as extreme To understand the link between extreme environments and adventure tourism International Numeracy focus Key terms: Extreme environment, adventure tourism, niche market Independent enquiry Explanation Description Evaluation 10 Most Extreme Places On Earth (clip), 127 Hours trailer (clip), Extreme Environments (sheet), Extreme World Top 10 (sheet), ppt 6 How is tourism managed in Antarctica? To know how tourism is developing in Antarctica and the recent impacts of this growth To understand the management strategies in place to deal with tourism Regional Antarctica Bird Island, South Georgia Numeracy focus Key terms: Extreme environment, adventure tourism, quota, SSSI, IAATO Graphical analysis Explanation Description Evaluation Nature of wandering Albatross birds - David Attenborough (clip), The Frozen Planet Moves Like Jagger (clip), Tribute to the MS Explorer (clip), Voyage to
Antarctica on board MS Explorer (clip), ppt Independent Study To write a report on tourism in Antarctica 7 Why do so many countries want mass tourism? To know what is meant by mass tourism To understand why tropical tourist destinations like Kenya attract so many tourists To explore some of Kenya’s most famous honeypot sites Regional Kenya Masai Mara Mombasa Literacy focus Key terms: Masai Mara, Mombasa, mass tourism, honeypot, safari, physical and human attractions Annotating maps Explanation Description Evaluation Kenya (sheets), ppt 8 What are the impacts of mass tourism in Kenya? To understand the positive and negative impacts of mass tourism on the economy, the people and the environment Regional Kenya Masai Mara Mombasa Literacy focus Key terms: honeypot site, mass tourism, safari, Masai Mara, Mombasa Explanation Evaluation Reflective learning Kenya_Tourism Exposed (documentary, sheet and notes), ppt 9 How is ecotourism leading to sustainable development in Kenya? To understand the strategies in place for maintaining the importance of tourism in Kenya and reducing its negative effects. To know what is meant by conservation and stewardship Regional Kigio Conservancy, Kenya Literacy focus Key terms: ecotourism, social, economic, environmental, reclaimed Explanation Independent enquiry Ppt