1. Ext. Write a sentence in your book, using your partners adjectives.
Year 7/8 GEOG Miss Black
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
The Amazon Rainforest
L/O
To understand what is the climate like in the rainforest
Starter
Write down as many words as you can think of to describe the Amazon rainforest from what you already know.
Swap with the person next to you. Highlight the 5 adjectives you like the most.
Ext. Write a sentence in your book, using your partners adjectives.

2. It gives the average for each month of the year.
L/O – To understand what is the climate like in the rainforest
Bronze – Identify key features of a tropical climate, create a climate graph with help Silver – describe key features of a tropical climate, create a climate graph independently Gold – describe the key features of a tropical climate using a climate graph, create a climate graph with accuracy
Platinum – in detail describe the key features of a tropical climate using data from a climate graph, make comparisons to the UK’s climate.
This is a climate graph. It shows the average temperature and the average rainfall for a place.
It gives the average for each month of the year.
The red line is the temperature.
The blue bars show the rainfall.
In pairs answer the questions
Which month has the highest temperature?
Which months have the highest rainfall?
What is the temperature in December?
What was the average amount of rainfall in February?
Equator, Tropical, hot and humid, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn Convectional rainfall

3. L/O – To understand what is the climate like in the rainforest
Bronze – Identify key features of a tropical climate, create a climate graph with help Silver – describe key features of a tropical climate, create a climate graph independently Gold – describe the key features of a tropical climate using a climate graph, create a climate graph with accuracy
Platinum – in detail describe the key features of a tropical climate using data from a climate graph, make comparisons to the UK’s climate.
Which month has the highest temperature? July (17 °C)
Which months have the highest rainfall? (Jan & Dec)
What is the temperature in December? 8 °C
What was the average amount of rainfall in February? 50mm 1 2 3 4
Equator, Tropical, hot and humid, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn Convectional rainfall

4. Follow the instructions carefully.
L/O – To understand what is the climate like in the rainforest
Bronze – Identify key features of a tropical climate, create a climate graph with help Silver – describe key features of a tropical climate, create a climate graph independently Gold – describe the key features of a tropical climate using a climate graph, create a climate graph with accuracy
Platinum – in detail describe the key features of a tropical climate using data from a climate graph, make comparisons to the UK’s climate.
Today you are going to create your own climate graph for the Amazon rainforest.
Follow the instructions carefully.
Turn over the sheet and choose one of the tasks to complete.
Equator, Tropical, hot and humid, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn Convectional rainfall

5. Choose a task from the plenary board
L/O – To understand what is the climate like in the rainforest
Bronze – Identify key features of a tropical climate, create a climate graph with help Silver – describe key features of a tropical climate, create a climate graph independently Gold – describe the key features of a tropical climate using a climate graph, create a climate graph with accuracy
Platinum – in detail describe the key features of a tropical climate using data from a climate graph, make comparisons to the UK’s climate.
Plenary
Choose a task from the plenary board
Equator, Tropical, hot and humid, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn Convectional rainfall

6. L/O – To understand what is the climate like in the rainforest
Bronze – Identify key features of a tropical climate, create a climate graph with help Silver – describe key features of a tropical climate, create a climate graph independently Gold – describe the key features of a tropical climate using a climate graph, create a climate graph with accuracy
Platinum – in detail describe the key features of a tropical climate using data from a climate graph, make comparisons to the UK’s climate.
Roll a Plenary 1 2 3 4 5 6
Write a text message explaining your learning.
Pick 5 key words from the topic/lesson and explain how they link together.
Draw a diagram to show what you have learnt today.
Tweet what you have learnt using 140 characters.
Draw a small dartboard in your book. Draw a dart where you think you are.
Today I learnt…
Complete the sentence.
3,2,1
Write down 3 key words, 2 things you learnt and 1 question
5-5-1: write 5 sentences based on learning, then 5 words then 1 word to summarise the lesson.
Write 5 quiz questions for somebody to answer.
Create a menu of what you have learnt today (starter, main, dessert).
Just a minute – talk about what you have learnt for 1 minute in pairs.
Give me 5
Write down 5 key words from the lesson and their meanings
On the post it write a sentence of what you have learnt and a question for class.
Check and correct
Swap work, check their SPaG and correct any errors.
Summarise your learning in 3-5 bullet points.
Peer assess somebody’s work using success criteria/L.Os.
Be the Teacher
quiz the class
Write down 3 things that you have learnt today.
Pick 5 key words from the lesson and write a question for each one.
Use hexagons to link your learning from today.
Write three exam questions based on your learning today.
Plenary Pyramid
Top 1 thing to improve
Middle 2 things learnt
Bottom 3 key words
Draw your brain and fill it with what you have learnt.
Create a set of anagrams with clues based on key words and descriptions
Peer Assessment
Swap you work, read it. Give a WWW and EBI comment.
Write a Facebook status update of your learning.
Instagram
Draw a diagram on the sheet to show what you learnt.
3 stars and a wish
3 things you understood, 1 thing you need to improve.
Exit Ticket
Complete an exit ticket about the lesson
Write a newspaper headline to summarise today’s lesson.
Use the jigsaw connections to link and summarise your learning.
Verbal Tennis
Play verbal tennis as a class or in pairs
3-4-5 tell 3 people 4 things things that you have learnt today in 5 minutes.
Real World
Relate your learning to the world outside the classroom.
Create a paper plane and summarise learning on each part of the plane.
Create a mind map to review your learning.
Equator, Tropical, hot and humid, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn Convectional rainfall