Coastal Processes and Landforms Unit of Work

A 6 lesson unit of work planned and taught to a Year 6, but could also be relevant and used for KS3 or adapted for KS4/5. This unit is fully prepped. Each lesson folder contains a powerpoint, a worksheet if relevant, key words in widgit/communication in print form and any other resources required.

Within the powerpoints are fully animated slides showing explicitly processes such as longshore drift, transportation and the formation of erosional landforms.

The lessons are on:

1. Coastal Processes: Erosion - Identifying different types of coastline. Introduction to types of erosion and hard/soft rock.

2. Other coastal processes - longshore drift

3. Coastal Landforms - Introduction to coastal landforms due to erosion – bays and headlands, cliffs, cave, arch, stack, stump as well as coastal landforms due to deposition – beaches

4. The Jurassic Coast - Introduction to Jurassic Coast – location, video of Old Harrys Rocks. Review of formation of headland, cave, arch, stack and stump.

5. Coastal Defences - Identifying different types of coastal defences and the pros and cons of each.

6. The Coast of West Wales - Introduction to the Coast of West Wales - the location of the largest bay in the UK.