Geography · KS3 Y9 · Rivers & Coasts
Glaciers shaped Britain
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What you need to know
- During ice ages, large ice sheets spread across land that is now ice-free.
- Glaciers move downhill under their own weight.
- Ice erodes by plucking and abrasion, carrying rock with it.
In this clip
3:20–5:26The last ice age and how glaciers workgcse-geog-3-1-3-4a5:26–7:49Glacial landforms of transport and depositiongcse-geog-3-1-3-4c7:49–9:18Glacial landforms of erosiongcse-geog-3-1-3-4bHeddy ScoreSeven checks every clip must pass before students see it: trusted, on the map, accurate, focused, accessible, safe, and proven by students.3/7, Below the standard
- Trusted source · passed. The creator's own upload, live and playable here.
- On the map · not judged yet. A teacher watched it: it mainly teaches this map topic.
- Spec-true · not judged yet. Accurate, and right for the current UK specification.
- Focused · passed. One idea, short enough to watch in one go.
- Accessible · passed. Good captions, clear sound and pictures.
- Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
- Proven · not judged yet. Earned from our students: they learn from it, find it helpful and watch it to the end.
Our students
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Our own students' answers. These are what move ★7 Proven.Why we picked it
Explains how glaciers work and the landforms they leave, using US examples; Year 9 to GCSE.
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