KS3 Glaciation Lesson - The Ice that Moved like a river (Story + Activities)
An engaging story-based geography resource for KS3/Year 9 that explains glacial processes and landforms through a narrative school trip to Snowdonia. Includes comprehension questions, quizzes, activities, and an extended writing task—ideal for World Book Day, revision, or cover lessons. Ready to use with minimal preparation.
Bring glaciation to life with this engaging story-based geography resource designed for Year 9 / KS3 students. The Ice That Moved Like a River follows a school trip to Snowdonia, using narrative to help students understand key glacial processes and landforms in an accessible and memorable way.
The resource includes a complete lesson package featuring the illustrated story, comprehension questions, multiple-choice quizzes, fill-in-the-gap activities, sequencing tasks, and extended writing challenges. Students explore important geographical concepts such as erosion, deposition, corries, arêtes, ribbon lakes, drumlins, moraines and erratics while developing their geographical vocabulary.
Perfect for World Book Day, revision lessons, cover work, or engaging introductions to glaciation, this ready-to-use resource requires minimal preparation and encourages both literacy and geographical thinking.
