Essential questions
- What are the causes of tectonic activity? (Causality)
- What are the effects of tectonic hazards and how do these vary in different locations? (Time, place and space)
- What are the responses to tectonic hazards and do these vary by place? (Innovation, power)
- What are the causes of tectonic activity? (Causality)
- What are the effects of tectonic hazards and how do these vary in different locations? (Time, place and space)
- What are the responses to tectonic hazards and do these vary by place? (Innovation, power)
The location of tectonic activity
What: The location of earthquakes/volcanoes
Why: To understand that different types of plate margins cause different types of tectonic hazards
How: To explore maps of the maintectonic plates and plate tectonic theory
All of the #earthquakes over 100 years show on this amazing spinning globe .... this is a great way of showing the areas of #tectonic activity #geography #geographyteacher pic.twitter.com/ylXxfmRsPP
— Geography made easy (@easygeography) February 6, 2020
Why do earthquakes and volcanoes happen?
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TASK 1:
Why do earthquakes and volcanoes happen? Plate boundaries investigation: A plate boundary is where two plates meet. Volcano and earthquake activity tends to occur in these locations. There are 4 types of plate boundary: DESTRUCTIVE, COLLISION ZONE, CONSTRUCTIVE, CONSERVATIVE Volcanoes can also happen at HOTSPOTS You will be allocated one of the plate boundaries above or volcanic hotspots. In groups, please produce a presentation to explain the following: 1. In what direction do plates move at your chosen boundary OR describe how tectonic activity at a hotspot works? 2. Include a map to show examples of this type of plate boundary OR to show the global distribution of hotspots 3. Include an annotated diagram to show how and why earthquake/volcanic activity happens 4. Describe what tectonic activity occurs at this plate boundary/hotspot e.g. earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis. 5. Can you give examples of any well known disasters that have occurred at this plate boundary or at particular hotspots? Resources: Use the PowerPoint file attached below and the video clips opposite to help you with your research. There are also a number of useful websites with information about plate boundaries/hotspots linked below. TASK 2:
STUDENT SUMMARY WORK: Use the video clips (right) and powerpoint (below) to complete the worksheet (below) to summarize how earthquakes and volcanoes are formed at the different plate boundaries. 
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Destructive/convergent boundary (oceanic - continental)
Collision zone (continental - continental)
Constructive/divergent boundary
Conservative/transform boundary
Volcanic hotspot
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Example student video work
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| tectonicsy7.pptx |
What makes some earthquakes deadlier than others?
What: What makes some earthquakes deadlier than others?
How: An investigation into the relationship between earthquake magnitude and death toll
Why: So that we can practice geographical skills e.g. data handling, drawing scatter graphs, data analysis
How are earthquakes measured?
| guess_richter.ppt |
| using_the_richter_scale_to_measure_earthquakes.doc |
| mercalliscale.doc |
Comparing two earthquake events
Comparing two earthquake events
What: A comparison of two major earthquake events
How: Use a range of resources to investigate the causes, effects an management of two earthquake events
Why: To understand the factors that influence the severity of earthquake events
What: A comparison of two major earthquake events
How: Use a range of resources to investigate the causes, effects an management of two earthquake events
Why: To understand the factors that influence the severity of earthquake events
Japan vs Haiti Earthquake https://t.co/C1qOJGV5T3 #StoryMaps
— BISHGeography (@BISHGeography) February 11, 2020