This lesson is designed for KS2 students. It can be taught as a stand alone lesson but is also available as part of three wider units which are available on TES:
Volcanoes
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Mountain Environments
First the presentation looks at the features of a volcano, how they are formed and the causes of volcanic eruptions. In the activity, which is differentiated three ways, students identify ten features of a volcano.
Easier – Students identify ten features of a volcano (with prompt boxes and arrows).
Medium – Students identify ten features of a volcano (no prompt boxes or arrows).
Harder – Students identify ten features of a volcano and write a sentence explanation for each one.
Extension – Children complete a cloze procedure activity (differentiated two ways).
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Mountain Environments - KS2
**Mountain Environments** is a Geography unit suitable for KS2 (Y4-6) and has everything you need for covering a mountains topic. The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free [here](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mountain-environments-ks2-planning-overview-12203523). Lessons include: **L1** – Identifying the key features of mountains **L2** – Identifying the world’s major mountain ranges **L3** – Locating the world’s famous mountains using latitude and longitude **L4** – Understanding how fold mountains are formed **L5** – Investigating the structure of a volcano (FREE) **L6** – Researching famous world mountains (FREE) **L7** – Investigating mountain climates Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
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Volcanoes - KS2
**Volcanoes** is an exciting Geography unit designed for students in KS2. The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free [here](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/volcanoes-ks2-planning-overview-12181290). Lessons include: **L1** – Understanding the structure of the Earth **L2** – Investigating the structure of a volcano (FREE) **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? Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. A FREE [newspaper report template](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/newspaper-report-template-12229391) is also included in this unit. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
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Volcanoes & Earthquakes - KS2
**Volcanoes & Earthquakes** is an exciting extended Geography unit designed for students in KS2. The planning overview, topic title page and vocabulary page can be downloaded for free [here](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/volcanoes-and-earthquakes-ks2-planning-overview-12206798). Lessons include: **L1** – Understanding the structure of the Earth **L2** – Investigating the structure of a volcano (FREE) **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 earthquakes using Wikipedia **L11** – Locating the world’s biggest earthquakes using latitude & longitude **L12** – Writing a fact file about a famous earthquake Each lesson includes a presentation and differentiated activities/worksheets. A FREE [newspaper report template](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/newspaper-report-template-12229391) is also included in this unit. If you like this resource, we would appreciate a review! We will happily send you a free resource in return for a review or useful suggestions/feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
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