This is the free planning overview for Volcanoes & Earthquakes. A vocabulary page and topic title page are also included.
The unit is designed for KS2 students and includes twelve fully-planned lessons complete with differentiated activities and worksheets.
All the resources described in this unit plan are available on Teach It Forward, either as individual lessons or as a bundle. Lessons include:
L1 – Understanding the structure of the Earth
L2 – Investigating the structure of a volcano
L3 – Locating the world’s famous volcanoes
L4 – Investigating the five deadly features of a volcanic eruption
L5 – Understanding tectonic plates
L6 – Exploring the effects of volcanic eruptions on Montserrat
L7 – Why do people live near volcanoes?
L8 – Understanding the causes of earthquakes
L9 – Investigating the five deadly features of an earthquake
L10 – Researching the world’s biggest earthquakes
L11 – Locating the world’s biggest earthquakes using latitude & longitude
L12 – Writing a fact file about a famous earthquake
A FREE newspaper report template is also included in this unit.
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Great ideas for lessons on Volcanoes and Earthquakes! Thank you.