Why do volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

This is a fully resourced KS3 aimed lesson focusing upon why volcanoes and earhquakes occur. The lesson includes:

• Introducing pupils to a plate margin distribution map and discuss the fact that tectonic activity occurs at plate margins.
• Showing pupils a map of the distribution of tectonic activity and the distribution of plate margins and ask them to make links.
• Pupils need to be aware of the three plate margins: Destructive, Constructive and Conservative margins and need to know how volcanoes and earthquakes are created here.
• Pupils should be able to draw annotated diagrams and/or create a sequence of steps to explain the formation of hazards at all three margins.