Volcanoes
This geography teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to identify, describe and compare the effects that volcanoes can have on different landscapes and populations in communities around the world. The class can explore how volcanoes are the same or different than other physical features in the world.
Identify, describe and compare the effects that volcanoes can have on different landscapes and populations in communities around the world
Lesson One : Volcano Quiz
Conduct and present geographical research to investigate how volcanoes work and how they can impact life and landscapes on Earth
Lesson Two : World Volcanoes
Identify and describe how to build a database to identify and record the location of some of the different volcanoes on a world map
Lesson Three : Volcano Scrapbook
Describe and compare some of the physical features including volcanoes that can be found in different locations around the world
Lesson Four : Volcano Pen Pal
Describe and compare some of the special physical features of volcanoes found in different locations around the world by responding to a letter providing information about living next to volcano
Lesson Five : Volcanic Eruption
Design and produce a model using a range of materials to illustrate the different physical stages that can occur during a volcanic eruption
Lesson Six : Volcano Expedition
Describe and compare how a volcano is different from other physical features found around the world by recounting what might happen during an expedition to a volcano
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Rounding Hundreds
Explain and model how to round some different numbers to the nearest hundred based on the place values of the digits in each number
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Rounding Tens
Identify and record how to round some different numbers to the nearest ten based on the place values of the digits in each number
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Classic Animal Stories
Investigate the structure and content of classic works of fiction by significant authors with animals as the main characters
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Cities, Towns and Villages
Research and present the history of a range of different buildings and people that are part of the local community using a school exhibition