Learners do tasks and answer questions. resources on SEP website. ‘Seismology’ Show learners animations/video of destructive, constructive boundaries and fold mountain formation. Give learners blank diagrams to label. Explain to learners the difference between erosion and weathering. Background information on erosion and Show images of erosion/weathering/meteorite impact on Earth, weathering via: relate to similar images on Moon, Mars, Venus, other moons (e.g. Titan see below). Learners create image Saturn’s largest moon, – gallery of Solar System (using Powerpoint and internet search). For Google Earth images of meteorite impact Mercury, Mars, Venus, moons and asteroids find images of craters: ‘similar’ features on Earth and compare. Learners relate features on images to processes shaping the surface of the Earth. This is a good opportunity to get learners to carry out experiments Non-terrestrial impact crater images: making craters. A good resource on this is available via: You can also do lots of experiments/demonstrations on weathering/erosion search on Google or use ones from other – schemes. Un-labelled diagram of atmosphere: Describe atmosphere of Earth: Learners construct composition charts. Labelled cross-sectional diagram of atmosphere. Many articles available via google using Earth’s There are many video/animations on YouTube illustrating the keywords of the ‘evolution atmosphere’ evolution of the atmosphere. Supply learners with articles Earth’s from the internet detailing the evolution of the atmosphere, ask students to study the articles. Learners answer comprehension questions based on the article(s) supplied then learners construct simple timeline of the evolution of the atmosphere. Data on atmospheric composition Titan’s Titan: Use resources available on ESA/NASA/JPL available via: website to describe Titan: Comparison article on Titan/Earth available There is an excellent Virtual Tour of Titan. Learners compare Titan via: to an early Earth, in atmosphere. Construct particular, Titan’s piecharts illustrating the two atmospheres. Create questions for students to answer under examination conditions. Plenaries
Learners do tasks and answer questions. Show learners animations/video of destructive, constructive boundaries and fold mountain formation. Give learners blank diagrams to label. Explain to learners the difference between erosion and weathering. Show images of erosion/weathering/meteorite impact on Earth, relate to similar images on Moon, Mars, Venus, other moons (e.g. Saturn’s largest moon, Titan – see below). Learners create image gallery of Solar System (using Powerpoint and internet search). For Mercury, Mars, Venus, moons and asteroids find ‘similar’ images of features on Earth and compare. Learners relate features on images to processes shaping the surface of the Earth. This is a good opportunity to get learners to carry out experiments making craters. A good resource on this is available via: You can also do lots of experiments/demonstrations on weathering/erosion – search on Google or use ones from other schemes. Describe atmosphere of Earth: Learners construct composition charts. Labelled cross-sectional diagram of Earth’s atmosphere. There are many video/animations on YouTube illustrating the evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere. Supply learners with articles from the internet detailing the evolution of the atmosphere, ask students to study the articles. Learners answer comprehension questions based on the article(s) supplied then learners construct simple timeline of the evolution of the atmosphere. Titan: Use resources available on ESA/NASA/JPL website to describe Titan: There is an excellent Virtual Tour of Titan. Learners compare Titan to an early Earth, in particular, Titan’s atmosphere. Construct piecharts illustrating the two atmospheres. Create questions for students to answer under examination conditions. ‘Seismology’ resources on SEP website. Background information on erosion and weathering via: Google Earth images of meteorite impact craters: Non-terrestrial impact crater images: Un-labelled diagram of atmosphere: Many articles available via google using keywords ‘evolution of the atmosphere’ Data on Titan’s atmospheric composition available via: Comparison article on Titan/Earth available via: Plenaries
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