Volcanoes: KS2 Natural disasters - powerpoint lessons

Detailed explanations of how volcanoes are formed, how they erupt and where they are found, plus a case study of the 2010/2011 eruptions in Iceland.
What are volcanoes? - Includes a historical background to the name volcano; explains what a volcano is; what they release; what they are like; what happens in an eruption; can they be predicted; and volcano facts.
How and why volcanoes erupt - An explanation of: where magma comes from; tectonic plates; divergent and convergent plate boundaries; hot spots; and location of the world's volcanoes.
Volcano classification - Identifies and explains the different ways in which volcanoes can be classified - Type of lava (runny or thick); Type of volcanic eruption (Hawaiian, Strombolian, Vulcanian, Pelean, or Plinian); Shape of volcano (focusing on just 2 types - Shield volcano, stratovolcano / composite, plus talks about under water volcanoes); and whether they are active, dormant or extinct.
Volcano glossary - Explanations and pictures of vocabulary relating to volcanoes (Magma chamber, vent, conduit, flank, cone, lava flow, pyroclastic flow, ash cloud, volcanic bomb, crater, caldera)
Living near a volcano - Looks at the reasons why people live near or on volcanoes, and asks the children to think about what hazards there could be.
Are there volcanoes in Britain? - A brief explanation of volcanic activity in Britain, and examples of extinct volcanoes in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Volcano questions - 11 photographs of volcanoes and their effects, with questions.
Make a volcano - instructions for making an eruption