Yr 9 Unstable Plate Margins The effects of Volcanoes
Today’s Objectives Identify the Local and Global effects of Volcanic eruptions. Investigate, describe and explain positive and negative effects of an eruption. Work effectively to select relevant information from a range of internet resources and use this to draw conclusions. L5-6
What effects does an eruption have?
Lahars and Pyroclastic Flows Lahars in New Zealand 2007 Pyroclastic flow Mount St Helen's USA 1980
April 2010 Southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull volcano Ash Cloud effecting UK air space Effects on aircraft stm stm Eruption in Iceland and ash cloud europe/ stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/ europe/ stm Effects in Iceland stm stm
Volcano Internet Research task Work in pairs to investigate the positive and negative effects of volcanic eruptions and complete the task sheet shtmlhttp:// 4.shtml / stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/tech/volcanoes/newsid_ / stm When you have completed your task sheets glue your work into you book.
Extension Task Have a go at the BBC Bitesize revision “ test ” at: s/volcanoes/quiz/q / s/volcanoes/quiz/q / Use the 5 web pages on the site about volcanoes to help you.