Year 7 - What are Tornadoes? (PPT + Worksheet)

Extreme Weather

This comprehensive bundle brings together a full sequence of lessons exploring the causes, impacts and responses to extreme weather in the UK and around the world. Designed for clarity, creativity and strong progression, the unit helps pupils understand how atmospheric processes create hazards — from rainfall and flooding to tropical storms and tornadoes — while developing analytical and evaluative skills. Across the lessons, students learn how weather systems form, investigate real‑world case studies such as **Carlisle Floods (2005)** and **Typhoon Haiyan**, and explore how communities adapt to and prepare for extreme events. Each lesson includes high‑quality PowerPoints, worksheets, diagrams and retrieval tasks to support all learners. --- **What’s Included in the Bundle** - **Lesson 1: Why It Rains** – The “recipe” for rain and UK rainfall patterns - **Lesson 2: What Creates Wind** – Air pressure, convection currents and global circulation - **Lesson 3: Air Masses and UK Weather** – How air masses shape our climate - **Lesson 4: Flooding in the UK** – Causes, dangers and community impacts - **Lesson 5: Carlisle Floods Case Study** – Physical and human causes, responses and protection - **Lesson 6: From Floods to Tropical Storms** – Linking UK hazards to global systems - **Lesson 7: Typhoon Haiyan Case Study** – Formation, impacts and responses - **Lesson 8: Preparing for Tropical Storms** – Forecasting, protection and resilient design - **Lesson 9: Tornadoes and Global Patterns** – Formation, measurement and reflection --- ### **Why This Bundle Works** - **Clear progression** from local to global weather hazards - **Strong visual modelling** with diagrams, maps and data tasks - **Real‑world case studies** connecting science and geography - **Analytical and evaluative writing** built into every lesson - **Differentiated resources** for all learners, including EAL and SEND support This bundle is **engaging**, **comprehensive**, and **ready to teach**, helping pupils build confident geographical understanding of how extreme weather shapes our world. **Some visuals in this resource were made with AI to help bring ideas to life and support student understanding.**