--- title: "Year 5 - Young Geographers-What lies beneath the surface of the Earth?" url: "https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-03-09-year-5-young-geographers-what-lies-beneath-the-surface-of-the-earth" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 5 - Young Geographers-What lies beneath the surface of the Earth? ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/activitymore-C44D12A3-62D4-496C-9E8B-ECAF542A2D16(1).png) 9 March 2023 This afternoon in our Geography lesson, the Year 5 geographers watched a short clip on how Earthquakes occur. We then used a boiled egg to grasp a deeper understanding of how tectonic plates move. The plates come in different sizes and shapes and move when there is too much pressure. The children moved on and worked in pairs to identify the Earth's surface on a map and explore why they think earthquakes happen. They noticed that the plates were either moving in the opposite direction, away from each other and towards each other which created a fault. They also labelled the core, crust, and mantle parts of the Earth in their books. ![](https://st-barnabas-primary-school.schudio.com/images/news/activitymore-C44D12A3-62D4-496C-9E8B-ECAF542A2D16(1).png) [Year 5](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-5) [Geography](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/geography) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/29938C66-C4BD-4A6F-8A3F-3DEE493E37AC.jpeg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-03-09-year-6-science) Previous ### [Year 6 science ](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-03-09-year-6-science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/activitymore-87B54921-D289-4349-A6D6-DDED581D27F7.png)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-03-09-year-5-collective-worship) Next ### [Year 5- Collective Worship](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-03-09-year-5-collective-worship) ### Personal Development - [News](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)