Geography
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Objective: L.O: To understand why and how earthquakes occur
- Look at Folkstone news article- children generate some enquiry questions relating to this event
- Brief summary about earthquakes in the UK where there is an opportunity to research British Geological Survey
- Re-cap plate boundary knowledge from previous lesson
- Look in more depth at ‘Transform Plate Boundaries’
- Learn about structure of an earthquake and then research how they are measured
- Learn about San Andrea fault (video clip to dip in and out of).
- Understand how people and countries prepare for earthquakes
- You are living in an earthquake zone. You need to be prepared in order to keep safe and survive any disaster. Make a leaflet or poster with some top tips