Year 7 · Geography · beta

Coasts: what shapes life at the coast?

This unit teaches pupils how physical and human processes shape our coastline. Pupils will also learn about the threats and challenges coastlines face in a warming world.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

This Oak index uses an earlier export and lists 4 source lessons. DASKEREL has 12 original lessons for this unit, including 8 linked to source lessons absent from that export. Read the full DASKEREL unit.

Prior knowledge

  • The coast is where the land meets the sea.
  • Waves are caused by wind blowing over the sea.
  • Some coastlines have sandy beaches, while others have rocky cliffs.
  • Erosion can change the shape of the coastline over time.
  • Tides are the regular rise and fall of the sea level.
  • Different animals and plants live in coastal areas.
  • People use coasts for activities like fishing, tourism, and transport.
  • Coastal areas can be affected by storms and flooding.

Source curriculum references

  • Extend locational knowledge and deepen spatial awareness of the world’s countries using maps of the world.
  • Understand key processes of physical geography relating to glaciation, hydrology and coasts.
  • Build on knowledge of globes, maps and atlases.
  • Use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to view, analyse and interpret places and data.
  • Communicate geographical information in a variety of ways, including through maps, numerical and quantitative skills and writing at length.

Oak source metadata. DASKEREL has not independently verified school-level coverage.

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