To understand the key foundation for Introduce the concept of convection currents using an how the Earth’s plate motion. animation (Boardworks). From the animation, students internal heat draw their own diagram and answer the following question: source causes Keywords: plate movement. Explain how convection currents cause the movement of Inner core tectonic plates. Outer core Provide students with a key terminology box to encourage Mantle them to use in their answer. Crust Asthenosphere Lithosphere Convection currents Plenary Radioactive decay Summary tweet Students summarise two key learning – points from the lesson in the form of a tweet. Use and 1 lesson Key idea 1.8: 1.8a Starter interpretation (1 hour) There are different Distribution and Can you name? Show students a map of the world’s – of world map plate boundaries, characteristics of the major plates. Students try to name the plates and the showing each with three plate boundary teacher reviews ideas as a whole class. distribution of characteristic types (conservative, plate volcanic and convergent and Main activity boundaries earthquake divergent) and hotspots. Teacher introduces the three main plate boundaries and plates. hazards. (conservative, convergent and divergent) as well as Key words: hotspots theory. Provide students with a copy of the Suggested following table (A3 in size): Continental learning Oceanic objectives: To know the Plate boundary distribution and characteristic features of plate boundaries. To understand the how the interaction of
To understand how the Earth’s internal heat source causes plate movement. the key foundation for plate motion. Keywords: Inner core Outer core Mantle Crust Asthenosphere Lithosphere Convection currents Radioactive decay Introduce the concept of convection currents using an animation (Boardworks). From the animation, students draw their own diagram and answer the following question: Explain how convection currents cause the movement of tectonic plates. Provide students with a key terminology box to encourage them to use in their answer. Plenary Summary tweet – Students summarise two key learning points from the lesson in the form of a tweet. 1 lesson (1 hour) Key idea 1.8: There are different plate boundaries, each with characteristic volcanic and earthquake hazards. Suggested learning objectives: To know the distribution and characteristic features of plate boundaries. To understand the how the interaction of 1.8a Distribution and characteristics of the three plate boundary types (conservative, convergent and divergent) and hotspots. Key words: Continental Oceanic Plate boundary Use and interpretation of world map showing distribution of plate boundaries and plates. Starter Can you name? – Show students a map of the world’s major plates. Students try to name the plates and the teacher reviews ideas as a whole class. Main activity Teacher introduces the three main plate boundaries (conservative, convergent and divergent) as well as hotspots theory. Provide students with a copy of the following table (A3 in size):
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