(New AQA) Coasts Lesson 2: Weathering and Mass Movement

Lesson 2: Weathering and Mass Movement

Students start with a picture showing cliff collapse, they must explain what has happened and why? Students are to write down their own definition of Weathering, students give their answers which are developed using the activity 'Support, Develop, Challenge'. Students are introduced to physical, chemical and biological weathering - a range of activities are used to explain these including draw, questions, putting information into the correct order. To show their understanding students are to then complete a learning check where they answer three questions regarding the information they have just been taught. Students are then introduced to Mass Movement; Rockfall, Landslide, Mudflow, Rotational Slip. Students are to carousel around the classroom collecting information about the different types of movement. Students complete an exam question: Explain three reasons why weathering and mass movement are hazardous. Then to check the learning students are to recall what the key words mean.