This lesson is designed for KS2 children. It can be taught as a stand alone lesson but is also available as part of two wider units, both of which are available on TES:
-Earthquakes
-Volcanoes & Earthquakes
First the presentation looks at how the Earth’s crust is split into tectonic plates. It then examines the causes of earthquakes, how they occur at the fault lines between tectonic plates and what the hypocentre and epicentre of an earthquake are.
There are three different activities to choose from which can be done in Geography and/or Literacy lessons. These include:
Quiz Activity
Students watch a video clip about earthquakes and answer comprehension questions about it. This is differentiated two ways.
Cloze Procedure Activity
Students fill in the blanks in an explanation text about earthquakes. This is differentiated two ways.
Writing Activity
Student write an explanation text about earthquakes. This is differentiated three ways and comes with vocabulary and sentence starter prompts.
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Earthquakes - KS2
Earthquakes is an exciting Geography unit designed for students in KS2. The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free [here](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/earthquakes-ks2-planning-overview-12199501). Lessons include: **L1** – Understanding the structure of the Earth **L2** – Understanding tectonic plates **L3** – Understanding the causes of earthquakes **L4** – Investigating the five deadly features of an earthquake **L5** – Researching earthquakes using Wikipedia **L6** – Locating the world’s biggest earthquakes using latitude & longitude **L7** – Writing a fact file about a famous earthquake Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
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Volcanoes & Earthquakes - KS2
**Volcanoes & Earthquakes** is an exciting extended Geography unit designed for students in KS2. The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free [here](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/volcanoes-and-earthquakes-ks2-planning-overview-12206798). Lessons include: **L1** – Understanding the structure of the Earth **L2** – Investigating the structure of a volcano (FREE) **L3** – Locating the world’s famous volcanoes **L4** – Investigating the five deadly features of a volcanic eruption **L5** – Understanding tectonic plates **L6** – Exploring the effects of volcanic eruptions on Montserrat **L7** – Why do people live near volcanoes? **L8** – Understanding the causes of earthquakes **L9** – Investigating the five deadly features of an earthquake **L10** – Researching earthquakes using Wikipedia **L11** – Locating the world’s biggest earthquakes using latitude & longitude **L12** – Writing a fact file about a famous earthquake Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. A FREE [newspaper report template](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/newspaper-report-template-12229391) is also included in this unit. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
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Excellent and easy to use resources. Thank you.
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This is a well thought out and differentiated lesson. Thank you very much.
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