Fantastic Places

Theme: Conquest

Totem Pole and the Toothfish

How are sea stacks formed?

Starter

What is the link?

Starter

Totem pole used by climbing

campaigners to highlight

illegal fishing of Toothfish!

Climbing the Totem Pole Movie

Main Part

The Totem Pole is called a costal

Stack. Landforms like the Totem Pole

form very slowly over thousands of years and change

over time.

Totem Pole

Main Part

Cut out the images of the ‘life of a stack’ and stick them in order that explains the process of a stack being

formed.Give each image a title and a

written description using the worksheet for help.

How do stacks form?

Use the next slide as help.

CRACKCLIFF CAVE

STACK

STUMP REEF

PILLAR ARCH

COASTAL RETREAT

cliff

crack

cave

arch

pillar

stack

stump

reef

coastal retreat

Plenary

Totem Pole: Hot Seat!

Give a 1 minute talk on how ‘costal stacks’ form.

Homework

Climbing the Totem Pole!

Write a piece of creative writing

about climbing the Totem Pole.

You can use this website as inspiration.