Give your pupils a deep understanding of how scientists measure, predict, and prepare for earthquakes through this engaging and fully interactive lesson. What’s Included: Key Vocabulary Starter: Build confidence with a Word Wall activity to secure key terms before diving into the topic. Class Discussion: Explore how earthquakes and other natural disasters are predicted and measured. Famous Buildings Focus: Examine well-known earthquake-proof buildings. What makes them effective? Which features would work best in real life? Three Differentiated Challenges: Challenge 1: Match the feature of an earthquake-proof building with how it protects the structure. Challenge 2: Identify which features would benefit different aspects of a building to make it more earthquake-proof, and explain how they would help. Challenge 3: Research examples of earthquake-proof buildings. Which features have they included? Book task: Design your own earthquake-proof building (paper provided). Kahoot Quiz: Reinforce and check learning through a competitive and fun online quiz. Interactive PowerPoint/Google Slide: Clear, engaging, and easy to deliver. Why this lesson? This resource blends discussion, interactive tasks, real-world examples, and creative problem-solving, ensuring learners not only gain knowledge but also apply it. With differentiated challenges, every pupil is supported and stretched. Perfect for keeping pupils engaged while developing both their scientific understanding and critical thinking skills.

Bring the topic of earthquakes to life with this fully interactive, differentiated lesson designed to challenge and engage learners at every level. What’s Included: Key Vocabulary Starter: Kick off with a Word Wall activity to secure key scientific terms and spark curiosity. Class Discussion: Explore the different types of earthquakes, their names, and causes, encouraging pupils to share and develop ideas together. Three Differentiated Challenges: Challenge 1: Label the parts of the Earth to build secure subject knowledge. Challenge 2: Take on an Escape Room activity (interactive through Google Slides or Powerpoint), using information from the provided text to solve clues and demonstrate understanding. Challenge 3: Tackle a Hexagon Assessment Task, making connections between concepts and justifying reasoning in a higher-level thinking challenge. Book Task: A written explanation consolidating how different types of earthquakes are caused. Kahoot Quiz: End the lesson with a fun, competitive quiz to assess knowledge and check progress. Why this lesson? This resource combines collaborative discussion, active problem-solving, independent written work, and digital interactivity, ensuring that all pupils are stretched and supported. The mix of challenges guarantees differentiation, while the engaging activities promote both knowledge and critical thinking. Perfect for keeping learners motivated, curious, and confident in their understanding of earthquakes.

Bring maths to life with this engaging, curriculum-aligned escape room challenge! Pupils solve a series of clue-based puzzles-including Roman numerals, angles on a straight line, fractions, and more -to crack the 6-digit classroom code and ‘escape.’ Perfect for transition days, revision, or end-of-term fun. Includes Google Slides, an answer sheet (with hints and tips) and Google Form to self-mark answers and ‘escape’. Includes a puzzle slide for ‘all about your teacher’ which can be edited.