KS3 Geography Overview

With so many Key Stage 3 Geography videos in the gallery, I thought it might be helpful if, over the next few posts, I provided a quick run through of what our content covers. At the moment, clips are organised according to the QCA schemes of work  but we are currently working on a whole set of fresh clips in line with the new Programmes of Study that come into force in September this year. More on those later….

We’ve already made a few clips available through our YouTube channel  but these really are only the tip of the iceberg of what Heinemann Video Gallery has to offer. The best thing is for you to take out a free 30-day trial and see exactly what there is for yourself.

The sample clips on earthquakes can be found in Unit 2 of the gallery: the restless earth – earthquakes and volcanoes. This is a subject that really lends itself to video, enabling the topic to be brought into the classroom in a way that words or photos could never do. There are BBC news reports on earthquake devastation and volcanic eruptions, as well as expert explanations and animations on the processes behind them, looking at plate tectonics and the Pacific Ring of Fire, for example. Other clips in the unit examine what can be done to reduce the effects of these terrible natural disasters, from predicting when they are likely to occur, to constructing buildings that will withstand them, and on to looking at the role of aid agencies after the disasters have happened.

One of the most pertinent clips from this unit is composed of two news reports on people who live in the shadow of active volcanoes in Ecuador and Montserrat. Despite the real and constant threat, many families still live in the danger zone as they simply have nowhere else to go. They carry on with their daily lives knowing that there could be a major eruption at anytime. If this were to happen, they would almost certainly be killed in an avalanche of molten rock and ash travelling down the mountainside at up to 115mph….

 

Please note that this is an example clip provided through our YouTube channel and does not reflect the actual quality of clips in the gallery.