Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Name all four layers of the Earth in the correct order, stating one fact about each layer.
- Explain one or more ways a mountain can be formed.
- Give a correct example of a mountain range and its continent.
- Describe a tectonic plate and know that mountains occur along plate boundaries.
- Correctly label the features of shield and composite volcanoes and explain how they form.
- Name three ways in which volcanoes can be classified.
- Describe how volcanoes form at tectonic plate boundaries.
- Explain a mix of negative and positive consequences of living near a volcano.
- State whether they would or would not want to live near a volcano.
- State that an earthquake is caused when two plate boundaries move and shake the ground.
- Explain that earthquakes happen along plate boundaries.
- List some negative effects that an earthquake can have on a community.
- Observe, digitally record and map different rocks using a symbol on a map.
- Identify rock types and their origins based on collected data.
Lesson 6 involves fieldwork on the school grounds. It is important to risk-assess the proposed route taking into account any relevant school risk assessment policies and procedures. Refer to the Before the lesson section in Lesson 6 to prepare for this lesson. Please be aware this lesson may take longer than 1 hour.
Lessons 3 and 6 require a device (one per pair).
Suggested prior learning
Y1/2 (B): What is it like to live in Shanghai?
Get startedLessons
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: How is the Earth constructed?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: Where are mountains found?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: Why and where do we get volcanoes?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: What are the effects of a volcanic eruption?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: What are earthquakes and where do we get them?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: Where have the rocks around school come from?
Key skills
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Key vocabulary
active volcano
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Assessment – Geography Y3/4 (A): Why do people live near volcanoes?
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