Title: Volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis Entry Code: 6269/E2 Level: Entry 2 Credit Value: 4 Unit aim: This unit aims to enable learners to identify areas of the world that are affected by tectonic events (earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis) and know how people are affected by, and respond to, the hazards posed by the tectonic events. Learning Learning Outcome Tasks/Activities Resources Assessment Objective Opportunities LO1 AC1.1 Know features of Recognise tectonic Find out about the 3 layers of Photos of a wide selection of Labeled cross-section tectonic events events. the Earth. Complete a labeled natural hazards, e.g. floods, of the Earth. (earthquakes, cross-section. hurricanes, mud-slides, Labeled to a volcanoes, Find out about plate avalanches, tornados, volcanoes, diagrams to show tsunamis) boundaries. Describe how earthquakes, tsunamis etc how tectonic hazards and why plates move and Key Geography: New are caused by what happens. Interactions, p.36, 37, movements of the Watch video footage of Geog.1, p.108-109 earth. tectonic events. Talk about Identification of what is happening. Video footage of volcanic tectonic hazards from Find out about different types eruptions, earthquakes and a long list of natural of natural hazard. Identify tsunamis (use Google or hazards. tectonic events from selection Youtube search or news web Labeled diagram or photos showing natural sites like or CNN or sketch of a volcano, hazards. List other natural newspapers like Telegraph, earthquake and hazards, e.g. floods, Guardian, Times, Independent tsunami. hurricanes, mud-slides, etc) Photo montage of avalanches, tornados. Colour photos of volcanic tectonic events. Describe a volcano, eruptions, earthquakes and earthquake and tsunami?
Title: Volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis Entry Code: 6269/E2 Level: Entry 2 Credit Value: 4 Unit aim: This unit aims to enable learners to identify areas of the world that are affected by tectonic events (earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis) and know how people are affected by, and respond to, the hazards posed by the tectonic events. Learning Objective Learning Outcome Tasks/Activities Resources Assessment Opportunities LO1 Know features of tectonic events (earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis) AC1.1 Recognise tectonic events. Find out about the 3 layers of the Earth. Complete a labeled cross-section. Find out about plate boundaries. Describe how and why plates move and what happens. Watch video footage of tectonic events. Talk about what is happening. Find out about different types of natural hazard. Identify tectonic events from selection photos showing natural hazards. List other natural hazards, e.g. floods, hurricanes, mud-slides, avalanches, tornados. Describe a volcano, earthquake and tsunami? Photos of a wide selection of natural hazards, e.g. floods, hurricanes, mud-slides, avalanches, tornados, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis etc Key Geography: New Interactions, p.36, 37, Geog.1, p.108-109 Video footage of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis (use Google or Youtube search or news web sites like or CNN or newspapers like Telegraph, Guardian, Times, Independent etc) Colour photos of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and Labeled cross-section of the Earth. Labeled to a diagrams to show how tectonic hazards are caused by movements of the earth. Identification of tectonic hazards from a long list of natural hazards. Labeled diagram or sketch of a volcano, earthquake and tsunami. Photo montage of tectonic events.