Autumn Term
Autumn Term
week 1-2
week 1-2
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Physical characteristics of hot deserts
Physical characteristics of hot deserts
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
Interdependence in hot desert environments
Interdependence in hot desert environments
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
How do plants adapt to the hot desert environment?
How do plants adapt to the hot desert environment?
week 3-4
week 3-4
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
How do animals adapt to the hot desert environment?
How do animals adapt to the hot desert environment?
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
How have plants and animals adapted to deserts?
How have plants and animals adapted to deserts?
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
What are the opportunities for northern Africa due to the Sahara Desert?
What are the opportunities for northern Africa due to the Sahara Desert?
week 5-6
week 5-6
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Challenges for development in deserts
Challenges for development in deserts
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
Causes of desertification: Population growth
Causes of desertification: Population growth
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
Causes of desertification: Soil erosion
Causes of desertification: Soil erosion
week 7
week 7
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Strategies for reducing the risk of desertification
Strategies for reducing the risk of desertification
Spring Term
Spring Term
week 1-2
week 1-2
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
What is the structure of the Earth?
What is the structure of the Earth?
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
What evidence is there that the Earth's crust moves?
What evidence is there that the Earth's crust moves?
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
How do the Earth's plates move?
How do the Earth's plates move?
week 3-4
week 3-4
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
The global distribution of eartquakes and volcanoes
The global distribution of eartquakes and volcanoes
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
What are the different plate boundaries?
What are the different plate boundaries?
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
Types of plate boundary: constructive
Types of plate boundary: constructive
week 5-6
week 5-6
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Types of plate boundary: destructive and conservative
Types of plate boundary: destructive and conservative
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
What are composite and shield volcanoes?
What are composite and shield volcanoes?
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
How can we predict, protect and prepare for volcanic eruptions?
How can we predict, protect and prepare for volcanic eruptions?
week 7-8
week 7-8
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
How can we predict, protect and prepare for volcanic eruptions?
How can we predict, protect and prepare for volcanic eruptions?
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
What are the positive and negative impacts of volcanoes?
What are the positive and negative impacts of volcanoes?
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
How can we measure and predict earthquakes?
How can we measure and predict earthquakes?
week 9-10
week 9-10
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
How can we prepare and protect against the impact of earthquakes?
How can we prepare and protect against the impact of earthquakes?
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
What happened in the 2010 Haiti earthquake?
What happened in the 2010 Haiti earthquake?
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
What are tsunamis and how do they form?
What are tsunamis and how do they form?
week 11-12
week 11-12
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Where is Japan and what is it like?
Where is Japan and what is it like?
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
What happened during the 2011 Japanese tsunami?
What happened during the 2011 Japanese tsunami?